Mirage Restaurant
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The Scene
Mirage's decor is simple but comfortable: Doric columns, black metal furniture dressed with white tablecloths, sedate artwork and a tasseled swag above the windows facing the patio and parking lot. A table at the front of the restaurant features Iranian magazines and Farsi ads. Traditional music plays as the smiling servers circulate through the room, happy to answer any questions the descriptive menu doesn't.
The Food
Start with a sampler combination of refreshing shirazi salad spiked with lime juice; two different smoky eggplant spreads; and savory dolmeh, peppers stuffed with minced lamb. Khorescht-e-Fesenjan, a rich chicken, minced walnut and pomegranate stew, is sweet and sour; Shireen Polo, "the jewel of Persian rice dishes," features orange peel, saffron, barberries, slivered almonds, pistachios and raisins. Meat lovers will adore the Sultan's Kabobs, with juicy filet mignon and ground sirloin skewers. For dessert, try intoxicating rosewater ice cream studded with pistachios.
User Reviews
AnneStephenson44
April 01, 2009
I love Mirage because the food is so good and authentic. The kabobs are all wonderful, I recommend the chicken barg kabob or the fish filets, those are my favorites. I also love the rice because it is fluffy and it tastes so good with the kabob. The best part about Mirage is that it is definitely reasonably priced for the quality and the amount of food that you get. The wait staff are all really nice and the owner is especially welcoming. Will definitely be eating here often.
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RobertoC
March 21, 2009
Best Koubideh(it's that minced meat thing shaped kind of like a long sausage) in Atlanta. Shireen Polo(chicken chunks with rice, a few vegetables, orange rind, raisins, etc) is another great entree. They do a pretty good with the rest of the entrees. I did notice the flatbread varies from one Persian restaurant to another. Very different, but most of them are good. They serve unlimited hot flatbread which is nice. For lunch, they serve a soup that is great to have on a cold rainy day. My only bad experience has been the owner. Some big fat guy who looks like he could be an Iranian version of Tony Soprano just sits in a corner doing his own work on a computer. Whenever there are any problems, he has a weird way of handling with things. Once our waiter made the mistake of serving dinner equivalent of a lunch item and then charged us for the dinner price. When we pointed out to the server that we requested it from the lunch menu, he changed the price back to lunch. The owner then comes to our table and tells us that he will deduct the price differential from the waiter's pay. Very unclassy way to deal with the customer. It was 2 extra chunks of lamb. The server's mistake ended up in me getting 2 extra small chunks of lamb - probably a dollar in meat costs at most. For that, the owner ruined our mood as we left because we felt bad for the waiter. The owner should have handled it internally. Other times too, I just notice a bored looking owner kind of serving as a damper in the corner. Whenever a waiter forgets my table and I need more water, he just sits there without making sure a waiter is there for me even though he has seen me trying to flag down a waiter. I preferred the guy in suspenders who used to be the manager(?) presence in the restaurant a few years ago.
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October 17, 2008
I love the Mirage, I live far away so anytime I am in that area I always stop by for Lunch.. and get one to go for the next day..
read full reviewThe Details on Mirage Restaurant
On the Menu:
Mirage's menu appeals to vegetarians with more than a dozen choices, including a homemade vegetable soup.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Family-Friendly Dining, Outdoor Dining
General Info:
Cuisine:
Smoking Permitted:
No
