Aria Kitchen

"Excellent lamb tacos, barley soup and salad. We also enjoyed our crème brûlées desert. Highly recommended! My daughter and I will definitely come back here."

"My first time at this restaurant and it was amazing! The quality of food, service, ambiance all very pleasant. We were a large group and our food was served in a timely manner. I ordered beef koobideh taco."

"There is parking in an Underground Garage! I went with friends for the themed Sunday brunch. We ate on the patio and the heaters kept it nice and warm. I'm celiac and require a gluten free diet, so breakfast offerings with eggs, potatoes, veg and meat appeal to me. It's always a delight when places offer gluten free desserts or bread items, but it's not expected, and none were on offer today. The brunch cost $25 per person, and there was no meat. Since I'm celiac and the bread and desserts were off-limits for my strict gluten free diet, all I could eat was eggs, mushrooms, and potatoes. They were fine. My friends found the beautifully decorated cake pop and the Cupcake almost inedible, just didnt taste good. They enjoyed the Avocado toast, the yogurt with fruit and oat granola (celiacs can't have oats)and the bread pudding. I was really disappointed there was no breakfast sausage. It's a Mexican cuisine, and there was no chorizo. I lived in the Middle East before, but I'm not familiar with Persian food. I love Shakshuka. Not sure why there was none here. The ubiquitous tomato and cucumber salad in the Middle East was also missing. The servers were friendly, but inexperienced. They didn't offer drinks to us. We would have been happy to order coffees or iced teas or even a margarita. I can't have Orange juice because it bothers my stomach, so no mimosas for me. The restaurant was clean and we were there at the start of the brunch buffet and everything looked clean at the buffet."

"Aria is a relatively new comer though it is not the first restaurant operated and owned by the family. Caspian, Irvine Grill and now closed Super Irvine are other establishments belonging to the family. This is one of its own kind though. The menu is Persian/Mexican fusion. It is located on Jamboree, parking might be struggle depending on the day and time. The decor is very modern and nothing has been spared. The colors, the settings are very charming. The booth tables are small and getting in and out of the booth is a challenge due to its narrow setting. Warm chips with salsa is offered at the beginning and if you ask they refill the chips. Both were very good. The staff is attentive and service is quick. We ordered a combination of Persian and Mexican dishes and they were all good and generous in size. The price is ok for the kind of level they are trying to reach out. Nothing was impressive with desserts and definitely can benefit from an uplift. Overtime, I hope they can improve their shortcomings but overall we are very pleased with our dining experience at Aria and wish them best luck. Also to note almost everything is halal in this restaurant."