Authentic Persian dinners populate wide-ranging dinner menu, as cozy restaurant hosts live entertainment such as music or belly dancing

Clay-oven-roasted tandoori chicken & lamb with naan & basmati rice, bookended by appetizers & desserts such as pistachio-almond ice cream

Chefs handcraft more than 10 pastas & stone-oven-bake gourmet pizzas within open-air kitchen amid elegant digs with piano

Chefs fry & charbroil cuban seafood & steaks served in eatery with heated outdoor patio & salsa dancing on Saturday nights

Age-old family recipes with market-fresh ingredients emerge from exhibition kitchen that also crafts whole-wheat pasta & pizza dough

Booths & checkered floors set stage for warm stuffed pitas & authentic platters of lamb & fish prepped by owner with Greek roots

Aged 7-ounce filet mignon, twin coldwater lobster tails & Chicago-style sandwiches adorn tables along with caramel appletinis & wine

English china & sterling silver display house-made dainties & organic tea cultivated in century-old garden in Assam, India

Internationally inspired dishes include filet mignon with red-wine demi glaze, duck with apple cider reduction & cordial cake balls

Chefs add homegrown flair to classic Italian fare with local & regional seafood, pasta & cured meats