Marjan in Vienna

One of the reasons we moved to northern Virginia almost ten months ago was that Moby Dick is located just a couple of blocks away from our new house. We used to have to drive to Arlington from DC to pick up and bring home the best Persian food around. We are always on the look out for other options and found Yekta in Rockville. We usually go there on Sunday afternoon when the weather is bad rather than go out in the evening. A few months back we tried Marjan in Vienna. It is more of a take out/catering and very a ethnic, one if a kind type of place. It’s near Yas - a bakery/grocery store we go to for cookies, cucumbers, jelly, and a hot relish mix my husband loves. So today we went back to Marjan for tonight’s dinner - especially for the fall off the bone and tender chicken dish with little berries and rice. Aside from that we always get eggplant, but also the noodle/vegetable soup and potato salad. Everything looks so fresh and healthy. So we are looking forward to having dinner this evening. If you haven’t tried these wonderful recipes, you really don’t know what you are missing. 

Olivier Salad - Found!

Last Friday we went to Alborz restaurant in Tyson’s for lunch. I wanted to get the Olivier salad. It’s basically a potato salad with eggs, chicken, peas, etc.  My husband doesn’t care for anything “mixed up” unless he does the mixing up himself. So we asked for an order of Olivier salad  “to go” instead.  Invariably we end up taking home most of the lunch because we just don’t eat that much. So we also asked for his preferred kabob “to go” as well since he would only take a bite or two and then we would just split my order - which ended up being too much as well. So the waiter brought out all the “to go’s,” and what was left of my order. We didn’t check the bags to see if everything was there. When we got home, my husband said they forgot the Olivier salad as he unpacked the bags. I was a little perturbed because I was really looking forward to having it for dinner! I also remembered hearing something perhaps fall out of the bag when we were driving home - as everything was on the floor in the back seat. So my husband checked the car to see if the salad may have been displaced and somehow was left in the car. He returned empty handed. I was bemoaning not having that salad all weekend. Yesterday we went for a ride with three people and I ended up in the back seat. And wouldn’t you know - what was in plain view? The Olivier salad was sitting on the floor under the front passenger seat. So, after cursing the restaurant for getting our order wrong, it was rather embarrassing. Unfortunately by that time it was inedible. Next time I’ll order the salad for lunch and take the rest home. At least I’ll have a chance to have tasted it in the event it gets lost again.