"Chef Hamid Shamshiri started working in SoCal restaurants in the 1970s. He debuted the Westwood favorite in 1981 in a casual and friendly dining room on Westwood Boulevard, where he prepares traditional and modern Persian dishes, including kebabs, lamb curry, and a hearty tahchin layered with chicken and rice. The restaurant is slightly under two miles from Royce Hall on the UCLA campus." - Mona Holmes