"Open since 1997, Babani’s claims to be the first Kurdish restaurant in United States. Start with a bowl of the dowjic soup — made with chicken, rice, and broth seasoned with lemon and basil. Recommended dishes include the kubay brinj — a rice-based dough filled with spiced ground beef and fried; as well as the kubay sawar — a crushed wheat dough filled with spiced beef and sautéed in olive oil." - Matthew Awad, Stacy Brooks