Moby Dick (restaurant)

Moby Dick's House of Kabob
Type Privately held company
Industry Quick Service Food
Founded 1989
Founder(s) Nezameddin Mike Daryoush & Daria Keyvani[1]
Headquarters

Washington D.C., United States

Locations in Bethesda, MD.,Dupont Circle,DC., Georgetown,DC., Mclean, VA., Sterling, VA., Kingstowne, VA., Fairfax, VA., Herndon, VA., Kentlands, MD., Arlington, VA., Germantown, MD., Ashburn, VA., Rockville, MD., Silver Spring, MD., Olney, MD., College Park, MD
Number of locations 16 (as of Jan. 2011)[2]
Area served Washington Metropolitan Area
Key people Mike Daryoush (President)
Daria Keyvani(Vice President)
Hamid Rizi,Mohammad Javan, Mohammad Chehreghani, Reza Nikakhtar, Nariman Modanlou
Vafa Zarineh(General Manager)
Products Kabobs (Chicken,Beef,Lamb,Fish)
Services Catering Service Available
Website http://www.mobysonline.com/

Moby Dick: House of Kabob is a Persian kabob restaurant chain in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Named after a Tehran restaurant[3], the first restaurant opened in Bethesda, Maryland [4] in 1989.

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History

Founder Mike Daryoush emigrated to the United States from Iran in 1975. He opened a small sandwich shop in 1987 in Bethesda, Maryland, serving a few Middle Eastern dishes. He changed to a Persian menu and added a clay oven in 1989.[5]

2000 shooting

On June 7, 2000, two jewelry salesmen were shot by a robber that had followed them into the Georgetown restaurant location.[6] The shooting victims survived and the perpetrator, Zachary J. Wages Sr., was arrested and convicted of assault and robbery.[7]

References

  1. ^ Lambert, Leigh (2006-10-15). "Create Your Own House of Kebab". Washington Post: p. M02. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/13/AR2006101300936_pf.html. 
  2. ^ Korkut, Leyla (2010-12-06). "Kabob restaurant will fill empty spot in Stamp". http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/kabob-restaurant-will-fill-empty-spot-in-stamp-1.1820345. 
  3. ^ Odesser-Torpey, Marilyn (October 2007). "Cashing in on Kabobs". QSR Magazine. http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/features/107/kabobs-1.phtml. 
  4. ^ Barnett, Mark (1993-12-09). "MARYLAND DINING; Persian Fare At House Of Kabob". The Washington Post: p. WEEKLY - MARYLAND. 
  5. ^ Mcintosh, Phyllis (2003-09-30). "Washington Acquires a Taste for Persian Cuisine". Washington File (Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State). http://www.parstimes.com/news/archive/2003/washfile012.html. 
  6. ^ Lengel, Allan; Petula Dvorak (2000-06-08). "2 Wounded in Georgetown; Robber Followed Jewelry Salesmen Into Restaurant". Washington Post. 
  7. ^ Williams, Clarence (2001-04-14). "NE Man Convicted in Jewelry Heist". Washington Post. 

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