★☆☆☆☆ Very poor service ''0'' The way manager was speaking to us like we were eating for free while charging us extra for our food. We order Soltani and with lamb and they bring soltani with beef and another plate of lamb instead of saying sorry he was saying its same price :) well then bring 20 breads and dough for same price:))) So will never go there again. If you like Persian kabob go to Alborz its very close to Tysons corner much better service and better food. FYI owner Be respectful to your clients they are paying you for it. Posted on September 1, 2016

NR Hi all today i have visited this resturant after 3 visits before really excellent food and service however, we have discovered that there are 2 dishes in the menu NOT halal. Please ask first before you order. I discovered this from the waiter Posted on August 24, 2016

★★★★★ 15 years we've been coming here. The food quality has changed very very little. They have tried new bread from time to time and the green chili sauce. Service has been fine for the most part, they bring the food, they are cordial as can be for non personal service. We tip how much we want never more, never less. We aren't persian and I have never once felt different there. Of course for the past two years they have started to give us some special and personalized treatment. But the food, the kubideh is unmatched. Say what you will but show me a place that has the same quality and taste for 15 years in a row. And enough food to last for two meals for one person. We have done family events, and personal dinners in addition to take outs. There are other great places, but im not reviewing those I'm reviewing Shamshiry. Also spoke with the owners son face to face, the only thing here not Zabiha is the filet mignon kabob. If im going to ask for the packaging of the meat then i should ask every restaurant claiming to be zabiha otherwise it would be hypocritical and demonstrating a biased double standard. I asked them, they gave their answer knowing and seeing who we were, patrons of 15 years. Good enough for me. Posted on July 21, 2016

★☆☆☆☆ This is my 2nd attempt to try this place and result was no different , I ordered couple of chicken kaboob platters They will slap white rice and 5 pieces of chicken off from skewers onto the plate and call it chicken platter. Plus the portion of rice is huge, it can easily be enough for two adult males. There couple of good places near by , if someone wants have good Persian/Mediterranean food try either "Friends Kaboob" Or "Rose Cafe" they both are exceptionally good compared to Shamshiri. Posted on July 14, 2015

★★★★★ Excellent food good portions and very good service Posted on July 2, 2015

★☆☆☆☆ If you don't speak farsi, they will treat you differently and make you feel un-welcomed . My wife went to wash her hands and they took her chair to another table while they know she is coming back and her plate was just served. Finally, they forced us to leave by asking us if wanted boxes to take what was left with us WHILE we are still eating. They charged us a mandatory 18% tip, that's explain their behavior since they are taking tip anyway even with bad service. Posted on March 1, 2015

NR This place is so good, very solid Persian food. As I was eating their barg kabob/beef filet, I was literally saying to myself that there's no way this was halal. Lo and behold, it turned out that was one of the non-zabiha items on the menu. Sadface. They give great, big portions and lots of rice and even leftovers still tasted great the next day. Unfortunately, I've been turned off by the partial halal thing so I haven't been back in like 2 years, since I can't figure out what actually is halal and what isn't. Also, when they're busy it's really hard to get a table, I've had to wait for like 30 mins before to be seated. Posted on July 14, 2014

★★★★☆ Pros Confirmed with the manager that the Chicken and Kobeedah are halaal Highly recommend the Chicken and Kobeedah The doogh and pudding are also pretty good as well Cons Way too much Rice to the point that it's pretty much Israaf. Ask for less Rice so that you don't waste the food (or just take it home with you) Posted on July 7, 2014

★★★★★ My favorite Persian restaurant in DC with huge portions and great testing kabobs. Posted on July 8, 2013

★★★★☆ Great when i use to live there we used to go every month now we moved across seas but now everytime we go we must go there<3 great food but terrible waitresses Posted on July 28, 2012

★★★★★ Their best dish is their cheapest dish = kabob-e-kubideh! Posted on March 9, 2012

★☆☆☆☆ I am very suspicious of this place's halal status and have not eaten there in over a year at least because of it. I've been in the past on four separate occasions. On each occasion I was told different things about the menu. Once I was told everything was halal, at other times that only the beef items are, at other times that only the chicken items are. One time the waiter said only the chicken jujeh was halal; I asked about another chicken dish and he said its not halal....So yeah, would advise against until someone here can get solid confirmation. Posted on January 27, 2012

★★★☆☆ I work down the street so figured I'd give it a try, chicken kabob was ok,still tryingto figure out why the spice is minimal if any, the salmon was good. Only downside is the bread is more like a taco tortilla than any afghan or iranian place I've been. Maybe if I go back I'll save it to make a burrito. Lol. Food was good though. Needs to have halal sign, or at least somewhere inside. Posted on February 23, 2011

★☆☆☆☆ No taste Posted on January 10, 2011

★★★★☆ Went here for dinner. This place is considered fine dining compared to the other Persian restaurants in the area that serve food on paper plates. The kubideh and chicken jujeh were both very good. Service was impressive. We were assured that the meat was halal. Posted on December 1, 2010

★★★★★ The heart of the Persian menu is the spit-fired kebabs and the lovingly gilded rices, called polos—dishes for which this tiny restaurant in a Tysons office building has almost no peer. The kubbideh, or beef-kebab platter, is a marvel—two long flanks of luscious, assertively seasoned minced meat. A mound of fluffy, buttered white rice alongside the meat waits for you to crack in a raw egg—you order it extra—and stir until the grains are glossy and rich. To say that no other dish approaches this pinnacle of deliciousness is not a slur. The soft, pink salmon with herbed rice is excellent, as are the chicken kebabs, succulent cubes crusty with char from the grill. Rice is an end in itself in Persian cooking, and Shamshiry honors the tradition with its shirin polo, a fragrant dish studded with pistachios, almonds, and candied orange peel and suffused with saffron. The prices are so reasonable and the surroundings so plain that you don’t expect to be taken care of. But there’s elegance in eating here, from the white tablecloths to the lovely pot of hot tea available for the end of the meal. It’s a fine companion for the cream roll or the saffron-and-rose-water ice cream—a dish as simple and luxurious as Shamshiry itself. Posted on November 15, 2010

NR This restuarant is not Halal.Dont decieve yourself.If you think halal is saying bismillah before eating than it is halal. Posted on December 8, 2009

★★☆☆☆ I talk to Br. Saleem he said everything Halal except the steak cheese. I ask him where you buy you Meat , he said i'm not going to tell you . Every place i ask they had no problem telling me where they get their meat from. Did not order Posted on June 5, 2007

★★★☆☆ the food was very good. first time, we will come again. Posted on April 2, 2006

★★★☆☆ I ate there a while ago. I was not impressed with the food and found it overpriced. Posted on March 2, 2005

★☆☆☆☆ My father knows owners and this place is NOT halal. The staff and management tell each customer something different. Please take off zabihah.com. Posted on October 20, 2004

★★★★★ Everything is zabeeha except for the steak. That is exactly what they will tell you if you call or eat there. Please put back on the zabeeha list -- it is an excellent restaurant. Posted on October 5, 2004

★★★★☆ We confirmed with a previous employee and discovered that Shamshiri restaurant does not use Halal meat as they verbally claimed. If the carry Halal meat then they should post the Halal meat sign on their door or in their menu like other Halal restaurants in the area. Posted on May 11, 2004

★★★★☆ Great food rice is great, but Bread and kabob in Vienna has better Bread Posted on April 27, 2004

★★★★★ My first Persian food, and it was wonderful. We shared steak, ground beef and chicken with tadeeg rice. Great food, especially the green stuff with the flat bread! Posted on April 21, 2004

★☆☆☆☆ They cook Haraam and supposedly Halal meat in the same area. So regardless the Halal meat becomes Haraam when mixed with the juices of the Haraam Posted on March 9, 2004

★☆☆☆☆ Still not halal, please put on non halal list. Posted on February 23, 2004

★★★★★ Excellent service. They say the only dish that is not halal is the filet mignon. Posted on January 31, 2004

★★★☆☆ good food, but mobys is better Posted on January 19, 2004

★★★☆☆ Most dishes are not halal... Posted on November 17, 2003

★☆☆☆☆ Meat is not Halal they buy from SISCO I asked one of the server. Please be careful Posted on November 1, 2003

★★★★★ Very beautfiul and delicious, the tadeeg is great Posted on January 24, 2003

★★★☆☆ the food is good...the service is slow and under staffed Posted on January 9, 2003

★★★☆☆ Food is typical Persian. Posted on December 10, 2002

★★★☆☆ Some dishes are not halal - to be safe, ask first. Posted on June 30, 1999