European historians and travelers who visited Iran during the Safavid era wrote extensively about rice dishes, pickles and preserves, yet they did not mention chelo kebab. According to an account by Mirza Mohammad Reza Motamed ol Ketab, author of a history of the Qajar era, the dish may have developed at the request of Naser al Din Shah. The shah had Caucasian roots, and his cooks gradually adapted a kebab from that region into the form familiar today. Chelo kebab also appears in accounts of political life. In the year 1324 of the Persian calendar, a war between Russia and Japan drove up the price of sugar imported from Russia. Ala od Dowleh summoned sugar merchants, including Hashem Ghandi and Esmail Khan, over the price increase. After speaking with them, he ordered them whipped. Hashem Ghandi's son offered to take his father's place and was sentenced to 500 lashes. When lunch arrived, Ala od Dowleh stopped the punishment. He told the men that there was a time for lashes and a time for lunch, and that since chelo kebab was ready, they should eat before the remaining lashes were administered. The history of Alborz Restaurant Alborz Restaurant opened in 1965 on Sohrevardi Street in a space of approximately 100 square meters. The late Mehdi Barmas founded it with the help of his eldest son, engineer Malek Barmas. The family ran the restaurant and gradually expanded it as it earned its customers' trust. After more than half a century of serving guests and working in the food industry, Alborz opened another branch to serve its customers. We hope to welcome you with the same commitment to quality food that has guided us throughout the years.