Pop-up Persian Restaurant @ Meditrina 09.21 - SLUG Magazine

In an effort to add a bit more diversity to Salt Lake's ever growing food scene, ‎Shahrzad Jalili and Hossein Dadkhah have decided to open a new Persian sandwich shop in the heart of downtown.

Food Reviews

In an effort to add a bit more diversity to Salt Lake’s ever growing food scene ‎Shahrzad Jalili and Hossein Dadkhah have decided to open a new Persian sandwich shop in the heart of downtown. Before the brick and mortar goes up they first wanted to do a trial run to taste test the food before finalizing the deal. Read more about the night here!

Photography by Talyn Sherer

For the appetizer, guests are served a traditional sample platter consisting of lavash bread, feta cheese, cilantro, parsley, radishes and stems of green onions. Photo: Talyn Sherer

(L-R) ‎Shahrzad Jalili and Hossein Dadkhah hosted the event in order to gather response from the Persian community about the quality of the food. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Throughout the restaurant the walls are decorated with pictures from Iran in the pre-revolutionary days. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Back in the kitchen some fresh limes are squeezed into a bowl to add a light dressing to the salad shirazi. Photo: Talyn Sherer

As the karaoke starts up, a few guests take to the open space to dance in the traditional Persian style. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Some fresh tomatoes sit in a bowl waiting to be sliced and placed in the featured sandwiches of the night. Photo: Talyn Sherer

The salad shirazi is a refreshing blend of cherry tomatoes, red onions, Persian cucumbers topped with limes, salt and pepper and a mixture of finely chopped herbs. Photo: Talyn Sherer

The karaoke was a huge success throughout the night as patrons from each table took the mic and performed a song of their choice. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Mast-o khiar is a dish similar to the Greek tzatziki sauce that is made using Persian cucumbers, mast (yogurt) and blended herbs. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Back in the kitchen a mortadella sandwich is prepared. Photo: Talyn Sherer

As part of the final plating the mast-o khiar sits alongside the salad shirazi to give guests a nice variety of flavors to enhance their sandwich experience. Photo: Talyn Sherer

The mortadella sandwich, the cutlet sandwich and the veal sausage sandwich are three of the five sandwiches offered and presented without their paper wrapping. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Persian cake and ice cream topped with faloodeh (vermicelli noodles) made with a blend of saffron, spices and pistachios. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Meditrina was a perfect host to the pop-up style restaurant featuring Persian cuisine. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Kaveh Behzad signs the framed print for the Cafe Nostalgie restaurants future brick and mortar. Photo: Talyn Sherer

(L-R) Mary and Hushane Farahnakian pose for a quick photo after they dine on a few sandwiches from the menu. Photo: Talyn Sherer

(L-R) Mrs. and Mr. Sharifan were thrilled to be invited out for the event Sunday night. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Shahrzad Jalili and her brother Mohamad pose with the Sharifan family at the end of the event Sunday night. Photo: Talyn Sherer

(L-R) Hossein and Fatemeh Babazadeh are good friends of both Shahrzad Jalili and Hossein Dadkhah who hosted Sunday nights feast. Photo: Talyn Sherer

(L-R) Ashi Behzad and her daughter Orchid were in favor of the cutlet sandwich offered up that night. Photo: Talyn Sherer

(L-R) Mrs. and Mr. Farang talked bout their love for the traditional Persian ice cream and the fun they had watching the karaoke at Sunday nights event. Photo: Talyn Sherer

(L-R) Shahrzad Jalili, Hossein Dadkhah, Jalleh, Orchid Behzad and myself gather together for a quick photo. Photo: Talyn Sherer

The karaoke got everyone extremely excited as they danced and sang in Farsi at their tables. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Mahmood and Fataneh Mesdaghi were thrilled to hear about a new Persian restaurant opening up in Salt Lake City. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Zooreh and Dr. Taher are by far some of the nicest people to meet and had nothing but good things to say about the food at Sunday nights event. Photo: Talyn Sherer

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