"Ate here a few weeks ago during a spring break college tour visit for my daughter to check out Berkeley. Alborz is located right by the main entrance to campus. It was very good! I ordered us the paneer sabzi and combo plate appetizers, and they were wonderful. Honestly, if I went back there I would get those again, and some other salads or appetizers and thrill to all of those flavors. I'd skip ordering the entrees, which were meat and rice centric and just not as joyful to eat. I was there with my two daughters, we were the first lunch customers, and there was a touch of sadness to the atmosphere which compelled me to over order. One entree is definitely enough to share if you order appetizers. My overall impression of dining here, and also in the Bay Area in general during March 2022 is that the pandemic has wreaked hell on these restaurants existing in sky high rent conditions, that couldn't pivot well enough to takeout for their security. There were a lot of worried proprietors, which made a weird pressure on us visitors. But still, this was good for Persian food and location proximity to UC Berkeley, and outright excellent for the wonderful appetizers which were all truly stellar."
