Fesenjoon good, xlnt. You.... Fesenjoon good, samosas xlnt. You can buy the hot sauce to take home! Friendliness only reason to eat in outside of patio season, but it is notable, and endearing...

A Halifax treasure. Shiraz is a Halifax treasure! Unfortunately metro is pretty poor in terms of authentic ethnic restaurants. Shiraz is one of the exceptions. Located in a tiny building on Hollis Street, between Morris Street and Terminal Road, Shiraz can accommodate approximately ten dine-in customers at a time. Once you enter you feel like you're in a different world, almost everybody speaks Farsi, the owner couple is busy preparing food and chatting with patrons, there is colourful Persian art on the wall and Persian groceries are offered for sale. The menu is short, main course combos range from $9.99 to $18.99, with the median price being $12.99 (all prices as of February 2010). They also have wraps for $7.99 and various appetizers and sides. My favourite so far is joojeh kebob which in the menu is being described as "two skewers of tender marinated chicken thighs served with basmati saffron rice and charbroiled tomatoes" ($12.99). The rice is good, but what is really amazing is the chicken. Stellar. Shiraz is open Mon-Sun 11am-9pm (again as of February 2010) and they also do take-out (of course) and delivery. There is, in my opinion, only one downside to Shiraz: it is probably 25% more expensive than a comparable restaurant in Toronto. Halifax restaurants remain quite pricey compared to other Canadian cities, which is a pity. Apart from that Shiraz is fantastic. Support it or otherwise it may be gone eventually!