Shiraz Watertown

Shiraz Persian Cuisine in Watertown is located in what looks like a mostly industrial area.

It looked nice from the outside. On street metered parking only.

The inside was also nice with good quality furniture. It was empty when I got here for lunch and it remained empty.

Bar area but no bar seating.

I got a big basket of warm pita bread, nice. Less nice was the packaged butter, some hummus would have been a nice addition.

From their lunch menu, I picked the Beef Kubideh (10.99). "Two skewered ground beef grilled on open fire served with rice grilled tomato". The rice was nice and fluffy and the beef was seasoned and cooked well. I tried to substitute the grilled tomato but that was a no go. For a surcharge, I could have half rice and half salad. Some salad and hummus would have been nice. The food was tasty but since it was only rice and beef, it was a bit boring. If you wanted two different skewers they charge you three dollars more, doesn't make any sense to me. At dinner, the upcharge is four dollars.

Address 72 Bigelow Ave, Watertown, MA 02472
Phone number (617) 923-2222