Vanak Restaurant

Vanak Restaurant in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, is a restaurant focused on Iranian cuisine, offering a menu that includes a variety of kebabs, traditional stews, rice dishes, and Iranian appetizers alongside several seafood dishes and vegetarian options. The restaurant’s menu starts with appetizers and salads and continues with kebabs, main dishes, side dishes, beverages, and desserts. As a result, the food selection at Vanak is not limited to kebabs and covers various aspects of Iranian cuisine.

The appetizer section includes dishes such as hummus, Mast-o Musir, Mast-o Khiar, walnut labneh, Kashk-e Bademjan, and Mirza Ghasemi. Stuffed grape leaves, falafel, saffron chicken wings, and grilled shrimp are also among the choices in this section. For those interested in seafood, calamari is also featured on the menu. Salads such as Shirazi salad, Greek salad, fattoush salad, and beet salad are also offered alongside the appetizers. Shirazi salad is prepared with a combination of tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions, seasoned with lemon.

The kebab section makes up an important part of Vanak Restaurant’s menu. Chicken koobideh kebab, beef koobideh kebab, beef Barg kebab, Joojeh kebab, Joojeh Soltani, Vaziry, beef Soltani, lamb kebab, beef chenjeh, lamb chenjeh, and Shishlik are included in this section. Vanak also offers a kebab called Vanak Naghdi, which is prepared with ground beef and the restaurant’s special spices. Most of the kebabs are served with basmati rice, while some are accompanied by Iranian rice dishes such as Adas Polo or Baghali Polo.

Alongside the kebabs, several other main dishes are also included on the menu. Grilled salmon is served with saffron, onions, and Baghali Polo, while grilled shrimp is served over basmati rice with zhug sauce, garlic, and Mast-o Khiar. A whole Cornish hen is served with saffron, Vanak’s special spices, rice, and salad. Ghormeh Sabzi stew with beef, red kidney beans, and basmati rice, saffron lamb shank with Baghali Polo, and Vanak’s special dish are among the other choices on the menu.

Iranian rice dishes can also be ordered separately. Baghali Polo, Adas Polo, Shirin Polo, Zereshk Polo, and saffron rice are included in this section. Tahdig is also offered as one of the side dishes, along with vegetable kebab and Vanak’s special potatoes. The vegetable kebab includes vegetables such as zucchini, butternut squash, onions, and mushrooms.

For dessert, saffron ice cream with rosewater, pistachios, and cardamom, walnut baklava, and kunafa are available. Alongside these Iranian and Middle Eastern desserts, chocolate mousse and cheesecake are also included on the menu. Beverages include Iranian tea, Iranian mint tea, Vanak’s special tea, coffee, espresso, and doogh in both regular and mint varieties.

Overall, Vanak Restaurant has a menu centered on Iranian cuisine, particularly kebabs and rice dishes. Alongside these dishes, it also offers traditional stews such as Ghormeh Sabzi, Iranian appetizers, seafood dishes, vegetarian options, and a selection of desserts and beverages.