I would like to share my exotic dining experience at Kashcool, a Persian Restaurant located in West Vancouver. Don't let its exterior fool you. Prior to entering the restaurant, I was worried. Worried about how I would not like the smell, the food, etc. The restaurant looked run down in a shady neighbourhood with a bodyshop being its neighbor. To make matters worse, I looked up the reviews on dinehere.ca and Kashcool wasn't rated all that well.

Once I walked in, I was amazed. Kashcool presented what I believe was a truly authentic restaurant. (I am no Persian so I can only comment on my beliefs.) The atmosphere was great, the place did not smell. There was a fish pond located on the ground, close to the centre of the restaurant. The walls are beautiful and very unique. Best of all, we enjoyed the food.. most of it at least.
Our starters included an eggplant dip with some thin Persian bread. I cannot recall what it is called. Apparently, the bread is available in Persian bakeries.

The thin bread looked like a large piece of cracker except it is soft and foldable with holes in it. After spreading the dip on it, it did not look too appetizing especially after someone mentioned it looking more like... toilet paper?

Here is the main course, 3 a la carte orders, our meal focused on a lot of meat. From the very left, we had grilled minced beef in a kabob, followed by beef kabob, chicken, and lamb rack. The chicken was most memorable, it was full of flavor and extremely tender. We enjoyed it so much, we added another order of chicken.

Each order came with a grilled tomato and a plate of rice. I believed they used basmati rice (long grain white rice). The rice was gently flavored with butter, this is the type of rice where we can eat so much with realizing we've already doubled our regular portion.

Those who know me know that I am dessert fan but I did not enjoy the Persian dessert, we ordered ice cream and a dessert with some vermicelli. Both were too fragrant for my liking. I enjoy the smell of Crabtree and Evelyn's handcream, but not if it's for dessert!

Hope you enjoyed my little dining adventure, if you are interested in visting this restaurant, here is the address.

222 Pemberton Ave
North Vancouver, BC
Tel: 604-904-3904