Persian Kebab
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About Persian Kebab
Persian Kebab operates as a street food stand on Paul St in London, set up as tents and a stall with charcoal grills working in view of the queue. A staff member takes orders with a card reader while customers wait in line, and free samples of grilled chicken are handed out before ordering. The menu runs to chicken shish, lamb kofta, and a special mix option, with rice served alongside currants, lentils, fresh salad, and hummus. Portions come large enough that two people can share a single order. Queues can stretch back from around 1230pm, though the line tends to move quickly. It works on a walk-in basis with no reservations, in keeping with its stall format.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken shish kebab, rice with currants, fresh salad and hummus and free grilled chicken samples.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken shish kebab, rice with currants, fresh salad and hummus and free grilled chicken samples.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often come for the chicken shish kebab, described as tender and juicy, cooked over a charcoal grill with a Persian flavour. Close behind are the generous portions, with one reviewer noting a special mix was big enough for two, and the fresh salad, plenty of hummus and rice with currants. Several mention the friendly staff, the free tasters of grilled chicken offered on the street, and watching the food cook in front of them. A queue forms at lunchtime, though one reviewer says the wait isn't long, and another describes staff taking orders in the line and remembering what everyone had ordered. The one complaint is about a loaded kebab, where the lamb kofta was scrambled up and hard to tell from mince, with a reviewer wanting more lamb for the price. Several suggest arriving a little early to avoid the lunchtime queue, and one reviewer returned after trying a sample of grilled chicken.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often come for the chicken shish kebab, described as tender and juicy, cooked over a charcoal grill with a Persian flavour. Close behind are the generous portions, with one reviewer noting a special mix was big enough for two, and the fresh salad, plenty of hummus and rice with currants. Several mention the friendly staff, the free tasters of grilled chicken offered on the street, and watching the food cook in front of them. A queue forms at lunchtime, though one reviewer says the wait isn't long, and another describes staff taking orders in the line and remembering what everyone had ordered. The one complaint is about a loaded kebab, where the lamb kofta was scrambled up and hard to tell from mince, with a reviewer wanting more lamb for the price. Several suggest arriving a little early to avoid the lunchtime queue, and one reviewer returned after trying a sample of grilled chicken.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Great place for a lovely chicken shish wrap, staff very friendly, food was very fresh”
- Google user
“The food was great. We ordered one special mix and it was a big portion for two people. The shis kebab was as amazing as high quality persian restaurants”
- Google user
“Oh. My. God. I’m down from the sticks visiting London and had some meetings in Shoreditch. Never been before. Seems a nice place. I needed some scran for lunch and saw these really interesting food tents in a square. All looked pretty awesome tbh but I spotted load of juicy kebab sticks on grills with people queuing up for lunch and thought - I’ve got to try this! It was super well organised. A lovely lady went through the queue and took the orders on a card reader. I had no idea what I was doing and the suggested a mixed thing with rice and salad. Paid. Got to the front of the queue. They totally remembered what everybody had ordered. Super impressive organisation. And I’m looking at the rice and salad and it’s all lovely and fresh and I am impressed. I could barely hold the container with all this gorgeous lunch food. This is not helping my Mounjaro diet.. In short. Shoreditch is a great place because of these people. Can’t wait to get back and taste more of this AMAZING food”
- Google user
“A shish kebab that would make your Persian/Turkish/Lebanese/Georgian mother proud. Choose from lamb or chicken and I’d go for the rice with currants. Queues form from 1230pm so get there a little early to avoid waiting”
- Google user
“I really really enjoy their chicken kabob, it just so tender and juicy! It’s done just right with the right persian flavor.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
Location
Restaurants near Persian Kebab
- Sagardi4.52,1940.1 mi£30–60
txuleton steak, cheesecake, tuna tartare
- 0.2 miWheelchair accessible
jerk chicken, oxtail with rice and peas, rum punch
- Franco's Take Away4.62190.2 mi£1–20
full english breakfast, prawn mayo sandwich, bacon and egg french stick
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian KebabWheelchair accessible | 4.6234 | — | — | chicken shish kebab, rice with currants, fresh salad and hummus |
| Sagardi | 4.52,194 | 0.1 mi | £30–60 | txuleton steak, cheesecake, tuna tartare |
| Ma Petite Jamaica ShoreditchWheelchair accessible | 4.7815 | 0.2 mi | — | jerk chicken, oxtail with rice and peas, rum punch |
| Franco's Take Away | 4.6219 | 0.2 mi | £1–20 | full english breakfast, prawn mayo sandwich, bacon and egg french stick |
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