Persian and Middle Eastern food in Langley

For Persian food in Langley there are two places to go: Avishan downtown and X Grill in Walnut Grove. Both do the full kebab-and-saffron-rice plate. For donairs and falafel the choice is wider, with Turkish and Middle Eastern takeout shops from Brookswood to Aldergrove.

Reading a Persian kebab menu

Both Persian menus use the same names, so this saves a question at the counter. Going by X Grill’s menu:

• Koobideh: ground beef and lamb, pressed onto a flat skewer.
• Joojeh: chicken. Bandari is X Grill’s spicy chicken version.
• Barg: thin-cut lamb steak.
• Shishlik: rack of lamb, the priciest kebab on X Grill’s menu.
• Soltani: a combination plate; at Avishan it pairs koobideh with barg.

Plates come with saffron-topped rice and a grilled tomato. Avishan also has Shirazi salad, a mezze platter and baklava.

Persian restaurants in Langley

Langley City

• Avishan, 20433 Douglas Cres. A sit-down Persian grill with a menu that says every dish is halal; dine in, takeout and catering. avishanrestaurant.com · Our Shop Local profile

Walnut Grove

• X Grill, 20330 88 Ave #185. Persian kebabs plus donairs, open seven days, later on Friday and Saturday. xgrill.ca

Turkish and Middle Eastern takeout

Brookswood

• Istanbul Donair, 4061 200 St #117. Donairs, with a Turkish plate and a Lebanese plate on its online menu. Online menu

Langley City

• Donair Togo, 20631 Fraser Hwy #102. Donairs and donair poutine; order online. Online menu

Willoughby, Willowbrook and Aldergrove

• Hashtag Donair, three locations: 20689 Willoughby Town Centre Dr, 20009 Industrial Ave and 26426 Fraser Hwy in Aldergrove. hashtagdonair.com

Near Aldergrove

• Donair Hub, 26426 56 Ave, Unit E. Lamb, beef and chicken donairs, falafel and platters, described as halal on its site. donairhub.com

All the donair shops, with more detail on each, are on our donair page.

Greek and Mediterranean, next door

If souvlaki is closer to what you’re after, Walnut Grove’s Zythos is a long-running Greek grill, and the rest are on our Greek and Mediterranean page.

Middle Eastern groceries

We couldn’t find a Persian or Middle Eastern grocery store in Langley with its own current website. For halal meat, Ali Baba Fresh Mart and Memon Mart in Langley City both cut meat in-store; they’re on our halal food page, and other specialty shops are on international grocery stores. Know one we missed? Send it in.

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