Persian Heaven

Are they out of business? Please call first before you go there.

Very excellent food

Before I say anything else, I should mention the price. This is not fast food. But Persian heaven's kebab is good, and if you want a nice night out in Taipei, it's hard to imagine another place you'd want to come. Most dishes come with vegetables of some sort, but I would recommend avoiding their dishes with mashed potatoes, as you tend to get minimum meat on those plates. you're going with a friend, one of you should get one of their variety plates of kebab and the other should go for some of the stewed lamb. I would recommend going for some yoghurt on the side, but the flatbread leaves something to be desired. For desert, get the pudding, and if you're in the mood, smoke some of their qalyun (hubbly-bubbly, hookah). The Chinese women who work there are afraid to give you the proper amoung of coal you'll need to smoke it though, so demand big chunks of coal from them, despite the strange look you'll get in return. Often (I don't know the schedule) they bring some scantily-clad Chinese woman out to belly dance for a portion of the evening. It's a surreal sight. When she's not there, they usually play Persian pop radio that's being broadcast over the internet. You can eat inside or out, both are pleasant enough, but if you want to smoke qalyun I'm pretty sure you have to do so outside. They accept cash and cards, the food is helal, and there's almost always someone there who speaks English, Persian, Turkish, Mandarin, and Hokkien.