Best Afghan Restaurant San Jose Near Me

4worldlovers:
In 2012 we established our first food business a food truck now known as Agha’s Gyros Express which was located in downtown San Jose about two blocks away from San Jose State University. Our first menu contained only four items - lamb gyro, chicken gyro lamb over rice and chicken over rice. Our unique sauce, also known as white sauce, compliments our style of food by enriching the flavor of our rice and various meats. Our business took on catering opportunities as we ventured into serving at a multitude of events throughout the Bay Area including many large events at locations such in Berkeley, Pleasanton, Fremont, San Jose. Now in our restaurant we have 40 items that have been a success with our customers. We hope to open more locations in the Bay Area.

All platters come with rice, bread and salad (lettuce, tomato, onion, and cucumber)


Kofta - Grounded lamb or chicken marinated in spices and molded into a kabob

Tikka - Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer

Chicken Gyro Wrap (7" pitta bread Fantanini Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, and sauce)

Lamb Gyro Wrap (7" pitta bread Fantanini Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, and sauce)

Chicken and Lamb Gyro Wrap (7" pitta bread Fantanini Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, and sauce)

Falafel Gyro Wrap (7" pitta bread Fantanini Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, and sauce)

Chicken Over Rice w/ Rice, bread and salad (lettuse, tomato, onion, and cucumber)

Lamb Over Rice w/ Rice, bread and salad (lettuse, tomato, onion, and cucumber)

Chicken and Lamb Over Rice w/ Rice, bread and salad (lettuse, tomato, onion, and cucumber)

Falafel Over Rice (veggie) w/ Rice, bread and salad (lettuse, tomato, onion, and cucumber)

4worldlovers: Afghani cuisine is noted for its succulent kabobs. Kabob-e-Gousfand is a lean cut of lamb marinated in special De Afghanan spices and seasoning, served with bread and seasoned brown or white rice. Other authentic dishses included Qabili Palu, lamb covered with brown seasones basmati rice and topeed with chopped carrots and raisins, and manto, a pastry shell with onion and beef filling and topped with curried vegetables.

I thought I had tried good afghan food in the area, until I came here! The seasoning on all of the meats is incredible, all meats are cooked to perfection and extremely tender. Not a single one is over cooked even though each meat needs to be cooked differently. There is a unique yet bold flavor with each of the meats I tried.I ordered the white rice plate with chicken, lamb, and beef. The rice is fully cooked and extremely fluffy, as opposed to other locations that sometimes slightly under cook it to give you a different texture.Bolani: this is absolutely packed with filling and flavor. I've been to other Afghan restaurants and the bolani tastes good, but it is very thin and doesn't have much filling. This bolani is extremely crispy on the outside and the feeling is so seasoned. I ordered half potato half leek and combined with the chutney, it's probably some of the best bolani I've had in the area.Con: the service. Our server forgot we placed an order and when paying the bill, they tried to charge us an extra for two lamb dishes we never ordered.

UPDATE: Haven't been here in a long time due to them having the worst customer service ever! Came in today at 3pm to eat in because I was craving it. The two servers we had acted like they were new to this job and that they didn't understand English or Dari?? I had to ask for menus after 10min of her seating us and she laughed as I asked for them (they had two tables that were already eating, so can't say it was because they were busy) We ordered appetizers and main course. We get our main course and then appetizers after, again she laughed at us when we asked for it During the entire time we were there it was super hot inside and about 85 degrees outside. They have no working AC inside the place so the door was open with a fan outside, which is fine, but while we are eating they closed the door and shut the fan off. We basically ate our food like we were sitting in a sauna. The two servers never came back to ask us if we needed anything or if everything was ok, etc. you know like normal decent servers do‍ With all the money the owners make and having numerous locations, you can't afford decent AC and train your staff?? This isn't free food you're giving out! We pay for the food you provide and service, but this is inexcusable. I've been a server for 15yrs at Afghan restaurants and American, and let me say I gave the best service to my customers... ALWAYS! Like I said I come once every few years, but after today I am totally done! It's embarrassing.

Food is delicous! Service, unfortunately, is lacking. They should probably hire one more wait staff as there were only two ladies working the floor. It is very hard to flag down one of the waitresses, and when you do, they forget to deliver what you ask. For instance, I had to ask for water, menus, and naan bread twice! Our dishes also took 30+ minutes for them to come out and that is added to the 20 minutes it took for the waitresses to take our order after we were ready. On the brighter side, my beef and chicken kebab dish was delicious! I'm not sure if it was because I was starving or because it was actually very good (could be both). The beef and chicken were both nicely grilled and well seasoned. It was nicely complimented by the warm basmati rice. I would like to eat here again, but next time I'll just order to-go.

4worldlovers: For take out and delivery orders, below are 3rd party services we work with.

Vakil Abad-Mashhad Stone Stow | Shahsavar Ghormeh Sabzi| Hazrati Gheimeh Bademjan| Gorgan Chicken Kabab and| Kobideh Kabab with Rice| Isfahan Kobideh Kabab with Rice


Monday: CLOSED | Friday & Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 08:30 PM

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