Rosdahl: Only INW Persian Restaurant Opens

Hey. This was a tough one – figuring whether the lead to this piece should be a new Persian restaurant or an erotic lingerie store. They’re both somewhat unique to North Idaho. Let’s go with Babak Kabab, which the owners claim is the only Persian food restaurant in the Inland Northwest. It’s in a former snack shack at 3023 Government Way. The well-known menu items are kababs, primarily barbecued kubideh or jujeh, ground beef and chicken sandwiches. They also have American and Persian breakfast items and espresso and hot dogs and chili for lunch/ Nils Rosdahl , SR Handle Extra. More here .

What kind of ethnic food is needed that the Coeur d’Alene area doesn’t already have?