Samad Cafe
Samad Cafe
a plate of rice, broccoli and cheese
a tortilla with onions and sliced peppers
Parking is next door
if you drive too fast you will miss it!
three plates of food on a table
the menu for the restaurant
Eggplant and lentils
Dining room
Front
a menu on the wall
Front of restaurant
Updated Menu as of 07/12/2022 - I blame inflation.
Menu
Tomato
Amazing
Lamb
soups and chowder, chowder, food, soup
food, soups and chowder, chowder, soup
interior, sushi and sashimi
outside
Ghormeh sabzi
Harder butter faster stronger
Bleach butter have my money
Brent C.
Sep 5, 2024
Service was incredibly friendly and food was amazing. Best beef kabobs I have ever had and the lamb shank was superb. Will come back for sure.
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Soria A.
Feb 5, 2024
Loved coming here and experiencing true Persian hospitality and kindness from the owner. The food was delicious and authentic Iranian cuisine. Can't wait to come back with my family
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Harish V.
Jun 12, 2021
My buddy have been raving about this place quite sometime for their lamb Shank and I had to finally try it.Family-run place with a small dining area offering traditional Persian specialties. The owner who is and old guy who cooks and serves the food. We got 2 orders of Lamb Shanks with 2 flavored rice and some bread on the side is included as well for $17 each.Pros:-------Lamb Shank is pretty goodFree ParkingOwner is very friendlyHalalFree wifiCons:------Rice is dry and not that greatPatioNot too Many options on menu
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Askari H.
Jul 12, 2022
I love this place and that man that runs it! Home cooked Persian food at its best. Simple menu. You can sit and eat if you like as well. The owner is the nicest, most kind individual. The inside is not exactly like a nice eatery or restaurant, but it does the job. I come here for the food and not the atmosphere anyway, so it doesn't matter to me. My favorites are the Gormeh Sabzi and Lamb Shank. So good!
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Fox E.
Feb 6, 2018
This rap is Ew.Let me tell you of the best Persian I've HADHipsters haven't found it, or it would be a FADOther place cost a lot, some are really BADI'd rather go to England and eat with my Persian DADI like to go on facebook and random ADDGirls from BAGHDAD and RIYADHMafia wives and the gf of a TRIADYour sister, mother, and your GRANDDADRecently I added this UNDERGRADDoing a semester in LENINGRADShe was trying to post a Backpage ADBut her listing came up as CHADI told her to stop being so SADCause Backpage Chad would be her LAUNCH PADBut before she left for Africa, I made her GLADBy taking her out for Persian at SAMADAngelina once got food here for BRADNickelback came here and it really pleased CHADWatch out cuz the red stews stain like MADWill leave your shirt and napkins looking like a used PADSee? Ew.Get it? Pad. See? Ew.What to get: Whatever the daily special isWhat not to get: Whatever the daily special isn'tThat seems simple enough: So do youI said to my Dallas gf: So are you living in a new place now, or are you at the Samad-dress? I only ask because if you like, I'll pick you up and take you to the cutest little homemade Persian food place (that's Iran to all of you terrorist haters) (I'm Iranian so I'm allowed to say that) (we're not actually terrorists at all) (it's a lie to justify the invasion and pillaging and demonizing of an entire region) (so I'm really just making fun of you) (but anyway on with the review).Samad. Interesting. Friendly AF. Cheap like your ma was last night on the corner. Barbie says it's a weird little place with interesting decor, but the food is perfect. I really liked it too.I love Persian food and it's so nice to find a place that isn't pretentious and expensive serving home-cooked Persian food. It's sort of like Darband (Houston) in the sense of authenticity and dirt cheap prices, but totally different in terms of decor and size and popularity and products and service. Nevertheless, these 2 cheap Persian places in Texas are the best 2 Persian meals I've had in the state, and 2 of the very best in North America.Samad is a blast from the past. The Persian past, if you like. They only have one dish per day and it's always very good. Sort of like a soul food cafe where they make one thing a day and everyone orders it. Except it's Persian.The guy here is ridiculously friendly, and his products are really well-priced. It was only $9 each for dishes that filled both of us up. He brought us water in the middle of it and didn't want to take my tip that I gave him. He did the Persian "taruf" thing but was really nice about it. He wouldn't even let me force it on him. So I left it on the table so that he couldn't possibly protest, because we'd be gone by the time he found it.He brought me extra plates so we could share without me even asking him to. We didn't even ask for water and he brought that as well.I hear that Japanese people love this place too. Some of them so much, they'd die for a meal here. A death of their choice, which would probably be death by Samad-rai Sword.It's really weird ri to find this place, looking like a run-down residence, next to a train track and hidden away in the lot of an auto sales business. You will be confused about where to park, but you could always park yourself in my bedroom.And if you ever do that, here's Samad-vice. When it feels like you're about to pee, just go with it. It's not pee. It's something different entirely. You're welcome.
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Newaz A.
Dec 20, 2022
As close to a literal hole in the wall as you get. The owner is basically giving you a home cooked meal. Hours are limited (owner is an older gentleman running things on his own, so it's not unexpected) and it's not going to win awards for looking beautiful but the tood is really good and you're treated very nicely by the owner who is a very kind gentleman.
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Naimeh S.
Feb 10, 2025
If you looking for real home food just go there.You feel you are in your grandmother or grandfather home and a tasty person food.Chicken and Meet well done, no smell and tasty.
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Erin B.
Nov 17, 2024
The beef kabob and rice was delicious. The ambiance was very, very classic hole in the wall (TikTok ought to pick up on it, seriously). Samad was super nice. He also sells dates by the pound, which are very good quality.
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Ashkon S.
Jul 25, 2024
Amazing authentic Persian food. Owner is extremely friendly. He even gave me a sample of some of the food. Tastes just like home.
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D C.
Mar 9, 2024
The food is great and the owner is so kind and attentive! Really pours his heart into this!
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