Shahyad Kababsara

I love this place, as authentic as it can gets. Simple café and appeared to have quite a list of items to order. Very slow evening when I was there so i felt totally comfortable with eating the lamb chops with my fingers. Good fluffy rice and nice grilled lamb. Salad was sad but wasn’t in the mood for it so no loss.

The food is just ok but the customer service sucks and lady in the front is not friendly and is kind of rude and does not serve you «AT ALL», i had to go to the counter and get our own spoons, fork, napkins and drinks and she did not even come to our table once to ask of we needed anything… never go back there again

The food is amazing, but the service is not.
You have to know exactly what you want other wise the cashier would lose her patient :)

I am from Chicago and also part Iranian. I’m my biggest critic. In Chicago we have about the same amount of Persian restaurants there as Toronto. This place is not what I had imagined. What is the word I am looking for… Elegant. That is not what your are going to get. To give credit, the owners are super nice but I was a bit turned off with the quality of food. You go to Iranian restaurants for the food. You go there to be killed by their kindness. What I was in for was not that. I was disturbed when the owners argued in public with each other. Yes it was in Iranian. But, you know there are others in this world who know Farsi too. Take your conversation way in the back. I hate to say that, I truly do. On to the food. I ordered Chenjeh. It was some kind of meat. Not sure what. Definitely was not sirloin. On to the rice. If you are Iranian you know Basmati rice. The Basmati rice did not exemplify attributes of an aromatic kind of rice and not flavorful. What the heck! My meal came with Salad. What about bread or pita? I ordered a coke. My glass was chipped. No quality control, I guess. I didn’t even bother asking for another glass. The owners were too busy arguing amongst themselves so I hurried and got out of Dodge. All in all it was Meh. I will say, this is the only Persian restaurant in Mississauga. So if you want to find others of better food quality and décor, go to Toronto.

The koobideh is plain. Not very flavourful. Not enough rice. Salad is ok, basically iceberg lettuce and a few pieces of tomato and cucumber. The owner lady is rude and the place is not appealing to sit. Does not compare to other persian restaurants.

I am rarely in Mississauga but it was on the drive back that we where craving some Persian food. This place was cheap! The koobideh kebab is only $ 7.99 and comes with two beef skewers with rice and salad. The place looks like hanging on by a thread since its not very appealing to sit and eat in (which we did) but the food portions, price and taste where adequate.

I was so excited to check this place out because I am in love with Pomegranate on College, in Toronto. Now that I’m in Mississauga, I called to see if anything on the menu was/​could be made without (wheat/​flour/​gluten). Anything. I’m certainly not picky!
I’m always very polite when asking because I understand it can be a difficult request and honestly, not one I make ‘by choice’. I understand the language barrier and needing to talk to three people, but when I did reach one person who understood my request, I was met with utter rudeness ‘yes we have bread here, you can’t come!’ That was the end of the call. How about, sorry we don’t’ or ‘we really don’t accommodate for allergies’? Still, it’s not something you hear often from restaurants. If you have an allergy of any kind, I would stick with a place that’s a little more hospitable and accommodating.

Good quality Persian food. Everything taste freshly prepared and made to great balanced Iranian taste.
Have been passing by this place for a while, and never got to try it (place looks small and a bit out of mode from outside). But when get in, you find a little cozy place with high quality food and friendly staff. Thumbs up.

Small, cozy restaurant. Nice open fire grill. They can cook amazing things on that fire. Be sure to order some kabobs. It’s always tasty on an open fire.

Small, decent, family run Persian food. The food taste authentic, and quality is good. I’m glad to have found probably the only Persian restaurant in Mississauga

Excellent food and service. The meat was tender and tasty. Get the homemade Ayran for sure.

We recently discovered this little Persian restaurant that offers some of the best Persian dishes on the planet!!! If you eat Persian you know there are no authentic Persian restaurants in Mississauga. There’s a couple of restaurants in Oakville and Burlington but not much in Mississauga. Shahyad is located in Mississauga about 10 minutes from Square One. It is owned by Persians so this is real deal not an Afghan owned place that tries to pass as Persians, the food is different if you are well familiar with Persian food…(it also helps if your spouse is from Iran!!!). We ordered two gheimeh stews, two koobideh meals and my favourite appetizer kashke bademjoon. To drink we bought our usual carbonated doogh. Entire bill came to
$ 45 considering all of these portions. I think the price is reasonable considering how tasty and fresh the food is! For example the koobideh comes with 2 beef skewers, salad and a generous portion of rice. It’s not a question if we will return back, it’s when, and I know it’ll be very soon. I love this place and I am glad it’s in Mississauga!!!

I’ve been a bit hesitant to check this place out since it looks really small, is relatively a new spot, and there was only 1 review. However, I’m glad that I took a risk!
There are quite a few Afghan/​kabob restaurants in Mississauga, so it’s easy for Shahyah Kababsara to get overlooked. Unlike the other places, Shahyah Kababsara is Persian. In fact, I believe it’s the only Persian restaurant in town!
I ordered the Sikh Kabobs which is supposed to be a spicier version of their Koobideh which is basically kofta kabobs (ground beef). It came with 2 kabobs, a large portion of rice, and a small side salad.
Tip: They actually squeezed quite a bit of white, creamy dressing on top of the salad. So if you’re counting your calories, ask them to omit the dressing OR for it to be put on the side.
Other friends ordered the Lamb Shank, 2 pieces of Chicken Thighs, and a side of Tandoori Bread which was good. Those dishes came with Berry Rice as opposed to just plain rice. Portion of Lamb Shank was on the small side, but then again, it was only $ 10.99.
Everything I had tasted fresh, but in comparison to Watan Kabob, the spices used at Shahyad Kababsara aren’t as ‘in your face’. The rice is fluffy, but not as tasty as Watan. Overall, there’s definitely less salt used at Shahyad.
And aside from the spicy green sauce that they provided to us, on the side, I don’t believe anything on the menu is spicy. My Sikh Kabobs certainly weren’t. So this is a good place for people who don’t or can’t handle spicy foods!
Overall, I think the only thing they need to improve on is their menu. There was only a menu posted above the register and there aren’t any descriptions. Furthermore, menu online seems more descriptive and extensive than menu at restaurant. For example, online menu says they have a few desserts, but they only had cookies.
Would definitely go there again to try other things on their menu!
Note: Parking lot is around back of plaza. CASH/​DEBIT ONLY!

Recently opened nice little place. The food selection is good and not too exhaustive. The quality of food is amazing., We ordered the kabab Chelo and it came with salad, enough rice and the presentation was great. We also ordered the lamb shank. The meat was falling off the bone. Very juicy and nice presentation ! Definitely a recommended visit for any persian food lover in Mississauga !!!