Driving the main drag in Johnson, the last thing you’d expect to see is a Persian restaurant. Farah’s Middle Eastern Foods may be the most elegant take-out only restaurant you’ve ever seen. The walls are lined in Persian rugs and a gold-plated samovar pours Sri Lankan tea to visitors. Bite Club TV producer Elizabeth Rossano and I just had to have a taste.

We weren’t disappointed. This video should not be viewed with an empty stomach. Severe tah cheen cravings are a given.

To learn more about Farah’s Middle Eastern Foods, check out my story this week, Persian Provisions.

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This article appears in Sep 2-8, 2009.

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AAN award-winning food writer Alice Levitt is a fan of the exotic, the excellent and automats. She wrote for Seven Days 2007-2015.