Bamiyan Kabob

Food is best. But for food you have to wait and sitting capacity is not enough, went with family had to wait for someone to leave the space, and after order wait for the food too. But when food came it was so yummy and delicious as I heard.

I had takeout at Bamiyan Kabob recently. I was really surprised that this place was so crowded on a weeknight. Pretty much all the tables were full and there was a constant line up to order. I was the only non-​Middle-​Eastern person in the restaurant. I thought that this was a good sign that the food would be excellent, but alas I was wrong.
I had the Sultani Dinner ($ 13.49), which had 1 beef kabob and 1 ground red meat kabob (probably ground beef, it could have had lamb in it, I’m not sure, sorry). The dinner also came with rice, salad and naan.
The meat was not all that great. The beef kabob was tough and chewy. The ground meat kabob tasted like cardboard. I was so disappointed. The salad was iceberg lettuce, onions and diced tomatoes. It was fresh and the vinaigrette was good. The naan was a good size and really fresh and soft. I like that they didn’t sprinkle any sesame seeds on it like they do at Watan Kabob because I can’t eat sesame seeds. The rice was not too mushy nor too dry. The dinner came with a creamy white sauce and a red sauce. The white sauce was too sour for my liking and the red sauce was reminiscent of a runny salsa.
The meat at Watan Kabob is much better than at Bamiyan in my opinion. The other stuff (salad, rice and naan) are comparable.
I have to say though that the service was excellent. Despite it being super busy the staff were very attentive. A nice lady staff member noticed that I was waiting a long time for my order (several numbers higher than mine were being called). She came over and asked me what my order number was and asked the kitchen about it. Shortly after my order came out. I’m pretty sure that I was hard not to notice as I stuck out like a sore thumb (being the only non-​Middle Eastern person in the restaurant and all), but still, I really appreciated that she followed up with me and ensured that my order was coming.
This place was super busy and crowded and loud. I would not want to eat here for that reason. I’m glad I had takeout.
I noticed that all kitchen staff had one gloved hand and one un-​gloved hand. I’m hoping they use the gloved hand when handling customers’ food.
Décor is «typical shawarma joint» kind of décor. There is lots of free parking in the parking lot as the restaurant is in a strip mall.
Overall, service was excellent, food not so excellent. Sorry.