Amir's Kabob House

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Authentic Afghan Cuisine in New Monterey

Amir's Kabob House
794 Lighthouse Avenue
Monterey, CA · [ Map ]

Phone: 831-642-0231

Hours:
Dine in or Take Out!
Lunch: Tuesday-Saturday, 11:30am-2pm
Dinner: Tuesday-Sunday, 5pm-9pm
Closed Monday


Come in to Amir's Kabob House and enjoy authentic Afghan cuisine in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.  In addition to our delicious kabobs, marinated with pureed onions, garlic, and fine spices and made to order, we serve a variety of traditional Afghan appetizers, soups, salads, and desserts all priced right for your budget.  To view our lunch and dinner menus, please click here.

Owner and head chef Mukhtar Amir, whose family left Afghanistan when he was a child, bases many of the menu items on family recipes.  A graduate of the CSUMB School of Business, he opened the restaurant in 2005 as a labor of love.  He and his wife, Dolores, strive to make all their guests feel comfortable and welcome, and to offer the best meal around.  They are very pleased that Amir's Kabob House was voted Best Middle Eastern Restaurant by Monterey County Weekly readers in 2008 and 2009.

Every Saturday night, enjoy dinner and a show!  At 6:30pm and 8pm, we offer a belly dancing show by professional dancer Jamaica Sinclair.  There is no additional charge for the show beyond the price of our regular dinner menu.

Amir's Kabob House offers a 10% discount to members of the military every day.

Offering: Traditional Afghan kabobs, quabili, dal, mantu, bulani, kadu, banjan, aush, shornakhod, firnee, and baklava

Mantu
Bulani
Tikka Beef Kabob
Prawn Kabob

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bhavya k. (5/5) on Yelp
Best vegetarian Afghani food we ever had!! No visit to Monterey can be complete without visiting this place!
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:14:41 PST
J B. (5/5) on Yelp
Amir's is easily one of the best places I've ever eaten. As for the food, the pan-fried eggplant (Banjan) or pan-fried squash (Kadu) make great starters. My boyfriend and I LOVE the yogurt sauce…
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:31:09 PST
Thrill V. (5/5) on Yelp
Pretty damn good.Lunch special was delicious!
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:11:40 PST
michelle G. (5/5) on Yelp
I can not rave enough about this place! My husband and I had our Valentine's dinner here last week and we were blown away! From the service right down to the desert we gave everything an A+ :) We took…
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:13:58 PST
Sowjanya M. (5/5) on Yelp
It has the great middle eastern food that I have ever eaten. I ate the appetizer with eggplant in it. I wonder if people can also make an eggplant so tasty that I ate the whole plate. I also had the…
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:01:30 PST
anne p. (4/5) on Yelp
Ate here for the first time last night with friends. It is a small and cozy place. I ordered the combination platter with the beef and chicken kabob. Both were bursting out with flavor! My friend…
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:30:02 PST
Lizete S. (4/5) on Yelp
We came here for lunch and had the shrimp kebab and lamb kebab with rice and it was very tasty. We've had afghan food in the past and have enjoyed it... this was no different. The wine and beer…
Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:18:59 PST
Richard P. (4/5) on Yelp
What a splendid experience! If I'd just stumbled upon the place and not heard about it through Yelp, I would have been totally surprised by the entire experience. Amir's is the kind of place you…
Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:00:17 PST
Brendan S. (4/5) on Yelp
I ate here with my wife and 3 year old son after an afternoon at the aquarium. It was outstanding. I had the lamb kabob, my wife had the steak kabob, and my son had the mantu (Afghani ravioli).…
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:24:28 PST
jon s. (5/5) on Yelp
great food. a bit spicy for kids. they bend over backward to please. we'll be back!
Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:04:37 PST
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