Underwhelming Mirza Ghasemi — expected more

I was looking forward to Mirza Ghasemi here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The rich and saffron-gilded character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with fenugreek or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.

Iranian cuisine has a 3000-year recorded history with influences on Arab, Turkish, and Central Asian cooking. The a Tehran restaurant setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. fresh pomegranate juice was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.