Ariana - Phila

Name: Ariana - Phila
Address: 134 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 19106
Telephone: (215) 922-1535
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3

67 Reviews

$30 and under

Afghan

134 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

About this restaurant

Innovative
Neighborhood gem
Romantic

Experience the unique flavors of authentic Afghan cuisine. Traditional specialties, skillfully prepared and attentively served in a cozy environment.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Afghan, Middle Eastern
Hours of operation
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 12:00am
Phone number
(215) 922-1535
Website
http://www.restaurantariana.com/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
134 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Neighborhood
Center City
Cross street
S. 2nd St.
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Takeout

Aashak$4.45
steamed scallion-filled dumplings topped with spicy yogurt and meat sauce, and sprinkled with mint
Sambosa$4.45
fried pastry stuffed with chick peas, potatoes, and spices. served with fresh cilantro sauce
Sambosa Goshti$4.45
fried pastry stuffed with chick peas, ground beef and spices. served with fresh cilantro sauce
Bulanee Kachalou$4.45
turnover stuffed with potatoes, onions and spices. served with yogurt
Bulanee Gandana$4.45
turnover stuffed with scallion, herbs and spices. served with yogurt
Ariana Combination$12.95
your choice of 3 appetizers

Soups

Aash$4.45
noodle and vegetable soup, topped with yogurt. (with or without meat sauce)
Aash-e-dal$4.45
yellow lentils cooked with onions and selected afghan spices. (with or without meat sauce)

Kabobs

Lamb Kabob$16.45
delicate chunks of lamb marinated in spices and charcoal-grilled on two skewers with onions, peppers, and tomatoes. served with brown basmati rice
Lamb Chop Kabob$16.95
two skewers of lamb mildly marinated in spices and broiled over charcoal. served with brown basmati rice
Chicken Kabob$15.45
two skewers of char-grilled white meat chicken, onions, peppers, and tomatoes. seasoned with afghan spices and served with brown basmati rice
Beef Kofta Kabob$15.45
marinated ground beef seasoned with freshly grated spices and broiled over charcoal. served with brown basmati rice
Ariana Kabob$16.95
a combination of lamb, chicken, and beef on two char-grilled skewers. served with brown basmati rice
Fish Kabob$16.95
marinated fish in freshly grated spices, broiled over charcoal. served with brown basmati rice

Lamb And Chicken Entrees

Kabuli Palow$15.95
delicately seasoned chunks of lamb or chicken under brown basmati rice. topped with almonds, pistachios, carrots, and raisins
Norange Palow$15.95
delicately seasoned chunks of lamb or chicken under saffron basmati rice. topped with almonds, pistachios, and orange strips soaked in rosewater
Lamb Corma$15.95
delicately seasoned boneless chunks of lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and special afghan spices. served with white basmati rice
Chicken Corma$14.95
delicately seasoned boneless chunks of chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and special afghan spices. served with white basmati rice
Chicken Kofta$15.95
ground chicken seasoned with freshly grated spices, cooked with onions, tomatoes, and garlic. served with white basmati rice
Badenjan Chalow$14.95
chunks of lamb or chicken and eggplant, cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic and spices. served with white basmati rice
Dal Chalow$14.95
chunks of lamb or chicken and red lentils, cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic and spices. served with white basmati rice
Sabzi Chalow$14.95
chopped spinach cooked in fresh tomatoes, onions, black eye peas and special seasonings. topped with chunks of lambs or chicken. served with white basmati rice
Facilliya Chalow$14.95
green beans and chunks of lamb or chicken, cooked with onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and spices. served with white basmati rice
Gulpea Chalow$14.95
cauliflower and chunks of lamb or chicken, cooked with onions, tomatoes, green peppers and spices. served with white basmati rice
Chefs Aashak$12.95
afghan style ravioli, filled with scallion and spices, topped with yogurt and meat sauce and sprinkled with mint. (also available without meat sauce)

Vegetarian Entrees

Chalow Sabzi$12.95
chopped spinach and sun dried lemon, cooked with garlic and spices. served with white basmati rice
Chalow Badenjan$12.95
sauteed eggplant cooked in tomatoes, onions, garlic and spices. topped with yogurt. served with white basmati rice
Chalow Dal$12.95
split mung peas cooked in tomatoes, onions, garlic and spices. served with white basmati rice
Chalow Facilliya$12.95
green beans cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic and spices. served with white basmati rice
Chalow Kadu$12.95
sauteed pumpkin pieces, topped with yogurt. served with white basmati rice
Chalow Gulpea$12.95
cauliflower cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, green peppers, herbs and spices. served with white basmati rice
Kabuli Palow$13.95
delicately seasoned chunks of eggplant cooked with tomatoes under a heap of brown rice garnished with almond, pistachios, carrot strips, and raisin
Vegetable Kabob$12.95
broiled fresh vegetables on two skewers, seasoned with special spices. served with brown basmati rice

Side Dishes

Buranee Kadu$3.95
sauteed pumpkin pieces topped with yogurt and meat sauce
Buranee Badenjan$3.95
sauteed eggplant pieces topped with yogurt and meat sauce
Gulpea$3.95
sauteed cauliflower cooked with onions, tomatoes, and garlic
Dal$3.95
red lentils cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic and afghan spices
Sabzi$3.95
pureed spinach cooked with onions and spices, topped with afghan sauce
Facilliya$3.95
green beans cooked with onions and tomatoes
Mixed Side Dish$10.95
combination of any 3 side dishes
Side Of Rice$2.95
white or brown
Side Of Yogurt$2.45
home made

Desserts

Firnee$3.95
afghan pudding with ground pistachios, almonds, and rosewater
Baklava$3.95
homemade thin layers of pastry shells with syrup and walnuts
Sheeryakh$4.45
special afghan-style ice cream
Jellabee$4.25
special fried pastry, dipped in honey syrup and rosewater

Drinks

Doogh Special yogurt drink$2.95
sweet or salty, no refills
Afghan Iced Tea Refreshing Iced Tea$1.50
no refills; with lemon, and a hint of cardamom
Sodas$1.50
no refills
Juices Apple, Cranberry, Mango, Orange$2.50
no refills
Chai (Afghan Green or Black Tea)$1.95
fre refills
Coffee$1.45
free refills
Turkish Coffee$2.95
no refills

Lunch

Kabobs$8.95
A lunch Kabob includes 1 skewer of lamb, chicken, and ground beef marinated in a mildly spiced sauce, broiled with assorted vegetables. Served with spiced brown basmati rice, Afghan bread and salad
Fish Kabob$8.95
Marinated in freshly grated spices. Served with brown basmati rice, salad and Afghan bread
Chicken Kofta$8.95
Ground chicken seasoned with freshly grated spices. Served with brown basmati rice, salad, and Afghan bread
Chalow Dal$7.95
Red lentils cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic and spices. Served with white basmati rice
Chalow Sabzi$7.95
Chopped spinach cooked with Afghan spices, topped with Afghan sauce. Served with white basmati rice
Chalow Badenjan$7.95
Sauteed eggplant cooked with tomatoes, onions, and spices. Topped with yogurt and served with white basmati rice
Chalow Kadu$7.95
Sauteed pumpkin topped with yogurt and Afghan sauce. Served with white basmati rice
Aashak$7.95
Steamed scallion- filled dumplings, topped with yogurt, meat sauce and sprinkled with mint

What 67 people are saying

Ariana - Phila reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
4.1Service
3.9Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

67 Reviews

DD
DinerDan
Philadelphia21 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 7, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Always so good.
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PhillyGuy VIP
Philadelphia41 reviews
2.0
Dined on February 5, 2020
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
It took over an hour to get our main course. We had to rush through it to not miss the concert we had tickets for.
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KimberlyW
Philadelphia1 review
1.0
Dined on January 27, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
This review is based on the fact that we arrived and the restaurant was dark and closed. There was no sign saying this was an emergency, anyone was on vacation, or that the restaurant had new operating hours.
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DebK
New York City4 reviews
3.0
Dined on January 19, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
I haven't come here in years and was sorry i waited so long to return. We loved all the dishes and cleaned our plates
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ChristinaS
New York City4 reviews
1.0
Dined on November 12, 2019
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We had an open table reservation on a Tuesday night but when we arrived at Ariana, it was very dark and closed. So the rating is just based on that.
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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia1 review
5.0
Dined on October 20, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Insanely good authentic Afghan food. Super good for vegetarians and meat lovers. Really sweet and pleasant waiters. Will definitely be dining there again. 10/10 would recommend :))
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docreview VIP
Philadelphia40 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 17, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
This is not a fancy restaurant. In other words, not the place to take someone you want to impress. However, the service was lovely, the foods delicious and varied. It is a byo and very affordable. I would definitely go again for a casual meal. By the way, the eggplant was amazing
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Live2eat
Philadelphia22 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 4, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful food!! For vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.
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JohnR
Philadelphia1 review
2.0
Dined on August 10, 2019
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
the food was not what as good as i rememmber very poor.would not go back.
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nancyB
Philadelphia28 reviews
2.0
Dined on July 13, 2019
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
I was A loyal Kabul patron and since they close, I decided to give Ariana a try. I was very disappointed. Considering it’s basically a lot of the same food and the people that own it used to work with the people that had Kabul, I thought the food would be as good. We went last Saturday night and the restaurant was extremely hot and uncomfortable. Instead of opening the bottle of wine at the table it disappeared for about 10 minutes before it resurfaced opened up without the cork. Make sure you make them open the wine at the table. My chicken kebab and brown rice was just so-so. Again, I am comparing it to Kabul. Even the Ashak was somewhat tasteless. I will not be returning And feel very badly since Afghani food is probably my favorite cuisine.
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Ariana - Phila offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (215) 922-1535.

Ariana - Phila is rated 4.3 stars by 67 OpenTable diners.

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134 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Additional information

Cross street
S. 2nd St.
Neighborhood
Center City
Hours of operation
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 12:00am
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Afghan, Middle Eastern
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Takeout

Website
http://www.restaurantariana.com/
Phone number
(215) 922-1535

Ariana - Phila

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

There’s more to explore

Additional information

Appetizers

Aashak$4.45

Sambosa$4.45

Sambosa Goshti$4.45

Bulanee Kachalou$4.45

Bulanee Gandana$4.45

Ariana Combination$12.95

Soups

Aash$4.45

Aash-e-dal$4.45

Kabobs

Lamb Kabob$16.45

Lamb Chop Kabob$16.95

Chicken Kabob$15.45

Beef Kofta Kabob$15.45

Ariana Kabob$16.95

Fish Kabob$16.95

Lamb And Chicken Entrees

Kabuli Palow$15.95

Norange Palow$15.95

Lamb Corma$15.95

Chicken Corma$14.95

Chicken Kofta$15.95

Badenjan Chalow$14.95

Dal Chalow$14.95

Sabzi Chalow$14.95

Facilliya Chalow$14.95

Gulpea Chalow$14.95

Chefs Aashak$12.95

Vegetarian Entrees

Chalow Sabzi$12.95

Chalow Badenjan$12.95

Chalow Dal$12.95

Chalow Facilliya$12.95

Chalow Kadu$12.95

Chalow Gulpea$12.95

Kabuli Palow$13.95

Vegetable Kabob$12.95

Side Dishes

Buranee Kadu$3.95

Buranee Badenjan$3.95

Gulpea$3.95

Dal$3.95

Sabzi$3.95

Facilliya$3.95

Mixed Side Dish$10.95

Side Of Rice$2.95

Side Of Yogurt$2.45

Desserts

Firnee$3.95

Baklava$3.95

Sheeryakh$4.45

Jellabee$4.25

Drinks

Doogh Special yogurt drink$2.95

Afghan Iced Tea Refreshing Iced Tea$1.50

Sodas$1.50

Juices Apple, Cranberry, Mango, Orange$2.50

Chai (Afghan Green or Black Tea)$1.95

Coffee$1.45

Turkish Coffee$2.95

Lunch

Kabobs$8.95

Fish Kabob$8.95

Chicken Kofta$8.95

Chalow Dal$7.95

Chalow Sabzi$7.95

Chalow Badenjan$7.95

Chalow Kadu$7.95

Aashak$7.95

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