🍗🔥 Off-Radar Eats #3 - Persian night in North Van

Why we picked it

### **🍗🔥 Off-Radar Eats #3 - Persian night in North Van (Akbarjoojeh 19th)** **Small group restaurant meetup (4–6 people). Everyone pays their own bill.** **Short summary** The first two stops in this little series did exactly what I wanted them to do. **Caffè La Tana** gave us a genuinely good night out. **Dinesty** gave us dumplings, good table energy, and a reason to keep going. So now we cross the water. This stop is **Akbarjoojeh 19th** in North Vancouver - the kind of place people keep talking about because the portions are big, the room has some life to it, and the menu is built for showing up hungry. OpenTable lists it as **casual Persian dining**, generally **CAN$30 and under**, and says **weekday / early weekday dinners** are the calmer time to go, which is exactly why I’m doing this one midweek and early. The obvious move is to try the **namesake Akbarjoojeh chicken**, but the menu and reviews point toward a few other strong bets too: **Koobideh Kebab** is currently the