Bamiyan: Afghanistan in the Northwest

By: Kylie McCloskey

General Info.    

Hours:

Mon. - Fri.: 11:00 am- 9:00pm

Sat. – Sun.: 11:00am- 9:30pm

 

Type of food:

Afghani/ Persian

 

Prices:

Starters: 4.50- 7.50

Kebabs: 12.00- 17.00

Entrees: 12.99- 18.25

Deserts: 4.00- 7.00

 

Reservations: Not needed

 

Environment: Adult- oriented, good lighting, very quiet

 

Service: Slow, but nice

 

Rating: **˝

 

 

 
 


Bamiyan Restaurant

317 NE

Gilman Blvd.

#31 B

Issaquah, WA 98027

 

As soon as you enter Bamiyan, you taste

the aroma of many spices, for Paprika to Basil.

You see many people laughing and talking,

while enjoying a simply delicious meal! The server

asks you what you would like to order…

You don’t know  what to order?! Well, let me help

 you deicide…

 

For starters, I recommend a dish called,

Bolani, a magnificent platter with warm, crispy

potatoes filled to the top with scallion, onions,

and an assortment of spices, with smells beyond

your wildest dreams!  Bolani is absolutely the #1

choice for a starter.

 

If you’re wondering about entrees, I’ve got

some recommendations that will help you decide…

Most of the entrees will either have lamb, steak,

or chicken. I recommend one of the chicken dishes,

Murgh Kebabs. The name may sound funny, but the

dish is so rich with spices and flavor! Murgh Kebabs is a tantalizing blend of sweet, tangy chicken, vegetables grilled to perfection, and to top it all off, a heaping helping of Basmati rice!!! Mmmm…

 

Another dish is one of the steak family, the name is in Afghani, but it means Steak Stew. Although the dish seems like beans and rice, with some steak in it, the dish really has tons of steak, it’s just blended to look like the beans. The flavor is sensational! You get that rustic taste, with the beans, but then that exotic feel with the steak and rice.

 

 

 

 

Bamiyan has quite a selection of drinks, from sodas, like Sprite and Coke, to juice, like Orange and Apple, to tea; they have everything from Green tea, to a special Afghani tea!! They have an excellent selection of wine for the parents too!

They deserts are too die for!! Your best bet would  probably be the Ice Cream, rich and creamy, plus, a different flavor all the time!

 

The staff at Bamiyan is nice, but can get confused and slow at times. They make up for that though, by being extremely friendly and giving you plenty of recommendations when you have those tough decisions on what to get.

 

What I’m trying to say is, if you like food jam-packed full of spices, a nice quiet place, and generally great service, Bamiyan is the restaurant for you!!!!