Reza's Restaurant- Evanston - Evanston, Illinois

Joan Retzloff

After 6 visits I find the quality of the food to be very inconsistent. I have ordered the same thing twice and once it was great and and next time is was not finished cooking with notably fewer vegetables included. The "vegetarian feast" dish did not list onions as an ingredient but there were many present. I am allergic to onions and this was a big problem. On my last visit, my guests reported disappointment with their choices also.

Toby King

Serendipitously walked by on my way to somewhere else and saw their “lunch special” sign. I couldn’t walk by.

The kabobs were juicy and delicious! The rice and veggies were proportioned perfectly. Even had a bite of the falafel!!!

I added their hot sauce. It was refreshing and spicy!!! Super delicious!!!

Don’t let the lower rating draw you away from this awesome place!!!

I highly recommend a visit!!!

Elahe Javadi

DoV (date of visit): 2/17/2024
Portions: huge!!!
Quality: good!

Food: 4 out of five, fresh & in generous portions; I have eaten better persian around the world and in the US. Entree comes w bread & soup. Very nice!

Service: ok; the lady was nice enough. We all know Middle Eastern restaurants don't pay their staff well.

Disaappoing: they didn't have dough (yogurt drink).

More disappointing: they didn't have Bamiye!!!

Nice seating area, clean bathrooms!

Is it worth trying? Not sure, depends on the other options you're considering!

Glome

I’ve dined with Reza’s a few times and I’ve never been disappointed. Their service and hospitality is amazing. The environment is welcoming once you walk in. When I’ve dined here, the servers always make sure to check up on us and make sure everything is okay. The portions are huge and more than enough. I’ve also used their catering services for a party of 50 people that I hosted. The general manager, Mohammad Qamar was so helpful in assisting me with choosing dishes for my party and my guests and I were not disappointed at all. There was plenty of food for everyone to enjoy. He was so patient and kind and made the negotiating part so easy, reasonable, and smooth. He also delivered the food even before the intended time it was expected to my venue and over saw the whole setup , which was beautifully done. We also had some complementary in house special that tasted so good. It’s like hummus, but not hummus. He was so respectful of us, our event, and our helpers that were there before the event started. I plan on using them for future events.

George Hengels

The service was excellant. Our waiter was very good and knowledgeable about the food. The barley soup was delicious. The baked feta appetizer in the cooked tomatoes, red peppers, and onions as well as the grilled mushrooms were amazing! Their hummus is delicately seasoned and the warm persian flat bread was perfect with it. The ground beef kebabs with the dill rice were tender and moist and very flavorful. There was almost no difference in flavor between the ground lamb kebab and the ground beef kebab. The carrot cake was dry and crumbly by itself but the cream cheese frosting was rich and decadent. I liked the persian touches in the decor but the spray paint on the upper part of the walls seems out of place. I will definitely be going back and definitely recommend this restaurant.

Kevin Ware

I've been here twice and the second was just as good as the first. Really good food served timely, and tasting great. And humongous portions that allow you to keep having great food the next day as well. (Try the salmon kabob...it's awesome.) I'll definitely be back for more when I'm in town.

Jim Beam

Great food; loved the Lamb shank; chicken & beef kabobs tasted great too; ? ? ?

Nazanin Andalibi

I am from out of town and Persian so whenever I travel I try Persian food. I ordered the tomato soup and salmon. The spoon was extremely dirty. I asked for it to be changed. They did it without apologizing and seemed annoyed. I wasn’t rude about it. The salmon was way undercooked and there was a fly hanging around the place and a weird moist smell. At this point I said I’d like to pay for the soup and leave. I hadn’t touched the salmon. And again, I wasn’t rude about it. The server said no, I can only cook or for you if you want. So I said ok. He brought back the food and was not nice about it. I’m thirsty sitting here and they don’t seem to think they should refill the water. I can’t get their attention. The salmon and rice is way too greasy and flavorless. So disappointed.