Moby Dick (restaurant)

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Moby Dick's House of Kabob
Type Privately held company
Founded 1989
Founder Mike Daryoush[1]
Headquarters Bethesda, Maryland, United States
No. of locations 12 (as of 2007)[2]
Area served Washington Metropolitan Area
Key people Mike Daryoush (President)
Mohammed Javan (Vice President)
Industry Food
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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[edit] 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]

[edit] 2000 shooting

On June 7, 2000, two jewellery 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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lambert, Leigh. "Create Your Own House of Kebab", Washington Post, 2006-10-15, p. M02. 
  2. ^ Greeley, Alexandra. "A taste of Persia right in your neighborhood", The Examiner, 2007-09-05. 
  3. ^ Odesser-Torpey, Marilyn. "Cashing in on Kabobs", QSR Magazine, October 2007. 
  4. ^ Barnett, Mark. "MARYLAND DINING; Persian Fare At House Of Kabob", The Washington Post, 1993-12-09, p. WEEKLY - MARYLAND. 
  5. ^ Mcintosh, Phyllis. "Washington Acquires a Taste for Persian Cuisine", Washington File, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, 2003-09-30. 
  6. ^ Lengel, Allan. "2 Wounded in Georgetown; Robber Followed Jewelry Salesmen Into Restaurant", Washington Post, 2000-06-08. 
  7. ^ Williams, Clarence. "NE Man Convicted in Jewelry Heist", Washington Post, 2001-04-14. 

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