Essy’s Miracle Kabob

Amazing food!!! The beef kobideh is sooo good!!! They make it quick and it tastes delicious!

Great quality tasting food. Very humble owner and overall fun experience for my mother and I.

Indescribably delicious… Rice-​the bomb. Chicken-​the bomb. Kabob– the bomb. Salad-​the bomb. Salad dressing-​the bomb. Bread-​the bomb. Get essys in your life.

Overall completely satisfied. I came through town on my way to hike. This is a hidden gem. Very clean, the family operating are genuinely kind people and the food was Amazing. Great quality food, wonderful ambience and the bread is delicious!!! Thank you for great food you’ve made two Romanians very happy, exceeded our expectations

Amazing food, fair prices, large portions, great service.
Ordered the combo chiken and beef plate which was enough food for two. Highly recommend the eggplant appetizer. Smear it on the fresh bread and enjoy the deliciousness!

The food was awesome. Kabob was delicious and tasty. Personnel atittude and hospitality was also great.

This place is delicious. Fresh and authentic. I appreciate them being flexible about portions and prices since I am a smaller person and don’t necessarily need as much food in my meals. I wish smaller size meals were on the menu though and that these smaller meals came with less rice and maybe a little salad.

Love this place! A must eat for any foodie. Essy cooks up a great Kabob be it beef or chicken. Make your way to this off the beaten path Persian must. Their hospitality will make you feel right at home. Great place for the family or take-​out. Be sure to get the fresh bread and cucumber yogurt for starters. Tea is a great way to finish your night off. Enjoy! I might just see you there.

The food is yummy. Great quality of meat is used, very fresh and fantastic flavored and just perfect amount of spices. Small family owned place, very clean and super friendly people
The food truly taste homemade and fresh. Highly highly on my list to come back. If not the best definitely one of the best cholo kabab I have ever had. 4 of us walked out super happy with our choice. Great job to the owners and the cook

Awesome food and owners are super nice :) They make their own bread! I’ve visited several times and and they’re always amazing!

Went in to get take out. The owner was so nice and helpful. The food came out fast and it tasted so flavorful and juicy. The chicken kabob was my favorite! It’s packed with flavor.

Really between 2 – 3 stars. I am being very generous with a 3. Went here for lunch excited to try a new kabob place.
Food:
Only handful of options and didn’t have the cheese for the appetizer I ordered so order cancelled.
Quality is mediocre. Lamb chops don’t have the crisp texture. Kabobs are a bit dry and bland.
Value:
Way overpriced for quality. Should be about 50% off their current prices.
Service:
Mediocre. Never asked to refill drinks. Asked but didn’t bring second order of bread.
Bottom line: Kabob combo and Lamb Chops cost $ 50 for two. Thats a lot of money for lunch and mediocre food. Better kabob places not far away.

First time visit. The homemade bread was outstanding. Same with the homemade soup. We got two beef & chicken plates and split them across three people. It was enough food we brought home a small box of leftovers. Everything was excellent… The beef, the chicken, the rice, the salad… And especially the homemade dressing that came with the salad. Some kind of yogurt-​based thing with the consistency of Ranch. Delicious on the salad and delicious on the meat. Side trivia: The server’s photos are on the wall from competing in the 2006 Olympics.
The only downside was the price. At ~$ 20 per plate, it was a bit spendy. I’ve had similar food at competing restaurants for under $ 15/​plate.
We’ll definitely be back.

Best customer service. Family runs the business. I didn’t think I could find this quality Persian food in Sacramento. In the bay there are many places, good and bad. I really like the food here. Their koobideh is amazing please. Try it.

Ordered the eggplant appetizer, lamb and beef/​chicken combo. Everything was delicious!!! I’m salivating again as I type this, lol. Will definitely visit again! :)

First visit today and definitely not the last! Ordered jooojeh as well as kobideh! Really delicious and great portion size!

Today was our first visit, but certainly won’t be our last. I foresee many excuses being made in our future, to travel there. Great little place, super friendly people, and the food? Out of this world — so good! The flat bread came out first — it came to our table steaming hot — literally — and just wonderful, and then the koobideh kabobs (chicken and beef). Moist and perfectly-​spiced, even the rice was great. Clearly fresh, light and not re-​heated leftovers. What a pleasure this place was! If you’re traveling to the area and like good Persian food, give it a shot!

I always come here for dinner, food fresh and delicious. The owner is friendly and generous. I would recommend this restaurant to my friends.

They essentially only have three items on the menu (chicken, beef, and lamb) but they do those things really, really well. I had the rack of lamb, which was phenomenal and cooked to perfection. The rice and salad that accompanied the dish was wonderful as well, and it also came with a side of this amazing egg plant/​garlic dip. Very friendly and quick service; I’d recommend this place to anyone.

Tried this place out today not knowing what I was getting into. I’ve had kabob Greek food but never Persian kabob. I bought the beef kabobs with the basmati rice and naan bread. The rice and naan were very good. I got the ground beef kabobs which were decent for ground beef. The staff were very nice and attentive. My meal was pretty good for the most part. The only thing I would recommend is that they offer a better cut of beef for their beef kabobs. I prefer beef over chicken so this place should try to offer a better alternative to ground beef.

My friends from wrk recommended this place, so I gave it a try. The restaurant is nice and welcoming, the food was great, if I wasn’t full I would have gone for a second round. Over all great food, great place and great cook.

This place has mouth watering food. I love the track if lamb it’s so tender and juicy. Everything they make taste fresh and served hot. I would recommend this place to anyone.

We visited in March of 2015. We were impressed with Essy’s extreme hospitality. The food was good, and I wish him lots of luck! Slight improvements needed perhaps in the table service end of things (waitress) and menu, but otherwise, a great find!

Very delicious, friendly staff, great price. Will see you soon. On our way back from Reno we stopped here to try the food and we loved it.

I have traveled around the world and tasted food from many different cultures. This place is definitely in my top 10 places to eat. If I could give them 10 stars I would.
My wife and I ordered the beef & chicken entrée. It came with a veggie soup that was delightful and I’m not a fan of soup but I tried it and liked it.
We also had what looked to be some type of home made bread that was also amazing.
Our entrees arrived with fresh salad greens and a good amount of dressing that didn’t overpower the salad. The chicken and beef were seasoned and cooked to perfection. My taste buds where very excited. The rice was just as flavorful.
When we got done my wife still had meat left on here plate the waiter boxed it all up nicely for us. His customer service was 10 for 10. We ARE definitely going to return again and suggest to others to give this place a try.

Ate here once and the food was not appetizing at all. The best part was the soup. Would not go back here again. They don’t get much business because we were the only ones there on a Friday night at 6:30.

This review is strictly for the service. I placed an order for 5:00 PM through Eat 24, and I pre-​paid and asked my roommate (who was out running a few errands) to pick it up for me. Well, when she got there, the lady behind the counter claimed I had ordered three items and nearly forced her to pay $ 44. My roommate had to come back home (because I was asleep due to being sick) and confirm with me that I had not in fact, placed the order.
I didn’t. Finally, a phone call to the restaurant cleared it all up and the husband slash owner apologized. He’s a good guy, but the poor review is for his wife who treated my roommate and I this way. Even if the food is good, I’m probably not gonna order from this place again.

Very good food. Chicken kabobs were delicious, rice was great. The beef kabob could be a bit more tender but very nice flavor. We’ll definitely be returning.

SO GOOD!!! love this place

Excellent service by family run business.
Great tasting food, everything on my plate was delicious, from fluffy rice to fresh salad and juicy kabobs. Free soup of the day for Unilocal checkins.
The only drawback was the price. My combo plate was $ 18.99. It’d be more fair at $ 10-​$ 12 for lunch (I came in at 3pm) and maybe $ 14 for dinner. The photo they took which is the first photo featured is not indicative of what you get. You don’t get any of the small sides like the peas, vegetables, crispy rice from the bottom of the pot, or what appears to be two tomatoes I was told was cut in half (still, I got ½ tomato).
If they can find a way to cut their prices or increase their portion to make up for the high prices I would return. If that’s not possible, perhaps offer half off coupons once in a while through Groupon? Otherwise, for the same price, M Shahrzad and Famous Kabob offer larger portions and the food is just as good.

Nice food. enjoyed my mixed grill with rice meal
Bit pricey
Average looking restaurants in terms of décor
Kind of under illuminated

I went to this place at 8 and they close at 9, however they were already starting to pack up. Ordered lamb kabob plate and it had way Too much rice. Lamb had no flavor, tasteless lamb. The salad was shit with no tomatoes and cucumbers. It was plain lettuce with regular dressing. Yuck. Never returning.

Reeeeally good food. I only gave it 3 stars because i came around 8pm, apparently they were closing up, and I think maybe they were rushing to serve me.
I ordered to-​go. I thought it came with a salad, but I received half of a tomato, a lime, tons of rice, and bread.
At first I was upset about the rice not being so good and the salad missing, but the BREAD IS AWESOME. Mmmmmm… And the flavor of the kabob was great. I paid $ 16.99.
Do I feel like I overpaid? Yes.
Would I return? Hell yes :) maybe I should come during lunch tho.
Will update on my next visit.

I am a huge fan of Persian food and have been coming to Essy’s since it opened. I
Actually frequent there so much I feel like family when I’m greeted at the door. The food is always great and big portions. Essy is very friendly and a great cook and host. If you like Persian food you will love this place. 5 stars!

Took the family here twice, both times were a success.
We got the beef kabob both times, it was consistently good, the meat was well cooked, not too dry as some kabobs can be. The cucumber salad was good as well.
Essy was friendly both times. The interior is not flashy, but it’s clean and the service was great. There were not too many other diners in the restaurant. Seems like this is a hidden gem, I hope more people get the 411 on this place, because it’s about as good as it gets for Persian food.

Went here for lunch. Lunch menu has 6 things on it and when I tried to order one of them (eggplant) they didn’t have it. Bummer.
Unilocal check in offer was for soup — they didn’t have that either. They did apologize and try to make up for it, but ended up providing us a small bowl of some sour, greek-​like yogurt… not sure what to do with that?
I am a fan of Persian food, but this experience didn’t do it for me. My chicken kebab was seasoned well but on the dry side. Basmati rice was good. Salad was just lettuce with ranch dressing — not the typical side salad/​dressing at a Persian restaurant.
This is the first time I’ve gone to a Persian restaurant and not been given the typical flatbread with a plate of fresh herbs and cheese to share with lunch companion. The $ 9 lunch special here is slightly higher than their competitors (Famous Kebab, Sharzad, etc) who will include it.
Overall, a miss for me. This place is really a 2.5 star, but I rounded up for the decent service. I probably won’t be back.

Firt time to Order here. Got beef kabob for dinner to go. Sooooo good!!! Will def be back to try the other items on their menu

Fantastic food fantastic owners.
The service was quick and everything we ordered was DELICIOUS!

Wow what a deal? The place is very reasonable and almost too cheap
The koohbadeh is just right and the portions are huge
The atmosphere is the best The service is nonstop amazing My water was never less than ½ full. The waiter gave us extra items to try which were amazing
Definitely a place I will see next week