Darband Fifth Avenue Grill

1556 Fifth Ave, San Diego - 92101
236 reviews
Persian/Iranian
(619) 230-1001

There are big cockroaches in the restaurant! Be aware! Food is terrible, the owner is rude! Not sure how the rating is so high!

The Best and most authentic Persian food in San Diego area and a must try. Go for the Darband plate to get a sense of everything and taste the perfect kabab. Quality is top notch and yet you the prices are very reasonable. Service is quick and cordial and extremely helpful in suggesting what you should order if ypu do not know already. I could not be more pleased.

Fantastic place! Soltani plate was impeccably prepared, and the chicken barg was juicy and tender. Dolmeh was beautifully spiced and the desserts are just *chef's kiss*.

Foods Here is great, portion is in a good size, we ordered Chenjeh kebab, Soltani Kebob, Lamb rack kebob and Tah dig with Ghormeh sabzi. i can tell the chenjeh and lamb rack kebob were reallly good. Koobideh was ok and Ghormeh sabzi and Tahdig was good as well. They bring you Lavash bread, butter and Yoghurt of your choice at first and always have black tee which you can help your self. BUT this place is not well designed or even really clean. we sat outside it was ok but you do not feel relaxing inside! So, i will go there another time for sure because of food but prefer take out than sitting over there. BTW the waitresses were really friendly and helpful specially the one from Afghanestan.

This may not 'look like' a high-end restaurant with a luxurious vibe, but the food is certainly delicious! And I think it matters much more than the vibe.

Tasty Persian salmon dish! I'll have to come back for more. I bought loose leaf tea and baklava to go and enjoyed it at home.

Awesome food. Quality and quantity both are excellent. Serving size is very generous, can share with another easily. Biggest discovery was the small masque (musolla) next to the restaurant. You can udu in the restaurant washroom and pray in the musolla. It was perfect place for a Muslim. Glad I asked the restaurant's people if any prayer area nearby. The ambiance can be improved a bit to attract more tourist. Also Halal logo can be added in the signage. I am sure like me there are many muslim tourist who are looking for Halal.

Generous portions and delicious food at this humble, casual set up. One of the best chicken kebabs I have had all over the US - truly juicy , just as in the description. There's welcoming tea for all guests as you enter.

Food was fresh and great .All kinds of Kebabs we tried was tender and nice. Highly recommend this place

Their Chenjeh is great! The rice smells and tastes good. Yogurt or salad comes with your kabab and free tea is served which tastes awesome!