Shundeez Restaurant
8705 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia , PA 19118
(215) 242-0665
Neighborhood: Chestnut Hill
Parking: There is a pay lot (complimentary parking available) out back.
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At Shundeez Restaurant in Chestnut Hill, Mohsen (Maurice) Lavasani brings the taste and culture of his Iranian homeland to the table. All you need to do is see the joy on his face as he parades through the restaurant offering crisp rice scraped from the bottom of the cooker at the end of the evening. You understand that this wafer-thin treat is part of his rich heritage that goes all the way back to ancient Persia.
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This affordable Persian grill is one of the best spots on Chestnut Hill, with careful cooking and confident flavors.
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Tadik is the dangerously addictive cracker of toasted basmati that forms a golden crust at the bottom of a proper pot of Persian rice. And a plate of it, poised one recent Saturday night atop the open kitchen's counter at Shundeez in Chestnut Hill, was going really fast.
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Cuisine type: Middle Eastern
Meals Served: Dinner; Lunch
Alcohol:
BYOB. A rustic red is a nice match for the grilled kabobs. There is a $5 corkage fee per bottle, maximum $8.50. Or go for the Persian tea or minted "dough" yogurt soda.
Smoking:
No smoking.
Hours: Lunch Tuesday to Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner Tuesday to Thursday, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, until 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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