Moby Dick House of Kabob

It’s not the reason we moved to Virginia, but it could be counted as a side benefit. When we first relocated to DC thirteen years ago, we discovered a “take out” Persian food restaurant in Georgetown. It was called Moby Dick and we really liked it. The kabobs, bread, and eggplant side dish were great and the price was even better. Since then we usually picked up the Persian food in Arlington about every six weeks or so because it was the closest shop. They didn’t deliver that far away and never put a restaurant on Capitol Hill - although it was talked about but never materialized. We would also pick up dinners when we had out of town as well as in town guests. Since our Capitol Hill family members moved four years ago we sometimes pick up a smorgasbord of treats and bring it with us when we visit for special occasions. There are a few other sit down Persian restaurants in the area as well. We like Yekta in Rockville the most. But Moby Dick actually tastes the best - but they don’t serve alcohol and it’s more for pick up than sit down. So when we moved to Virginia we knew Moby Dick was hardly two blocks away from our new condo. And we have gone there a few times already in the last two months. So it was sad to learn the owner of the 15 or so francises died this week. He certainly wasn’t very old. It felt like a friend of ours was gone. Hopefully it won’t affect the restaurants and his legacy continues to live on. It’s become a staple for us.