Kabul Kabob House
Address: 514 Van Dorn St., Alexandria, VA 22203
Phone: 703-751-1833
Neighborhood:
Alexandria
Cuisines:
Middle Eastern, Afghan
Opening Hours: Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Nearby Metro Stops: Van Dorn St.
Price Range: Inexpensive
Dress: Informal
Noise Level: Intimate
Reservations: Not Needed
Best Dishes Sultani Kabob platter, with both lamb and chicken kebabs and rice dusted with sumac; qabli palaw, lamb chunks with rice, shredded carrots, almonds, and raisins; daal chalaw, a stew of yellow lentils with herbs; sambusa, a fried pastry filled with spiced m
Price Details: Appetizers $2.99 to $4.90; entrées $5.99 to $11.95
Special Features:
Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
Why go: Forget the plastic tablecloths. Where it counts, this Afghan diner delivers, with excellent breads, well-tended meats, and richly layered stews.
What to get: Fried sambusa and bolonee appetizers filled with meat or potato and served with a vinegary cilantro dipping sauce; gablie palou, tender lamb chunks with rice, shredded carrots, almonds, and raisins; dal chalaw, curried lentil stew; cardamom tea.
Best for: A quiet lunch—servers pretty much drop the food off and disappear.
Insider tip: At $7.99, the lunch buffet is a great, quick deal, but the regular menu, also inexpensive, is the thing to zero in on.
Open daily for lunch and dinner.
