CARTHAGEKITCHEN

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Persian catering in Los Angeles.

Aromatic saffron rice, char-grilled zabiha kebabs, and herbaceous stews built for LA weddings and corporate gatherings. Halal · zabiha-sourced meats, fragrant basmati, and the slow-cooked classics of the Persian table.

Persian
PERSIAN — THE JEWEL OF THE CASPIAN — SAFFRON, SUMAC, AND CHARCOAL.

Event pairings

Persian for your occasion

The menu above shows à la carte platter pricing — events book as per-guest packages built on it. Choose your occasion and we’ll tailor the spread.

Persian — Board MeetingBoard MeetingPersian — Board MeetingDiscreet, plated executive service, Persian — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.
Starting At
$21/ guest · boxed meals
Headcount
15+guests min
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Persian — Client DinnerClient DinnerPersian — Client DinnerPlated fine dining that closes the room, Persian — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.
Starting At
$81/ guest · buffet
Headcount
15+guests min
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Persian Corporate CateringCorporatePersian Corporate CateringKebab and tahdig for the office — trays that hold, per-head invoicing, and a menu Tehrangeles teams recognize on sight.
Starting At
$25/ guest · boxed meals
Headcount
15+guests min
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Persian Government CateringGovernmentPersian Government CateringPersian Government catering in Los Angeles — three per-guest packages, halal by default, sized to your guest count.
Starting At
$18/ guest · boxed meals
Headcount
15+guests min
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Persian — Non-Profit GalaNon Profit GalaPersian — Non-Profit GalaDonor-facing plated fundraiser catering, Persian — halal · zabiha-sourced, priced per guest.
Starting At
$81/ guest · buffet
Headcount
15+guests min
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Persian Ramadan CateringRamadanPersian Ramadan CateringA Persian iftar: ash reshteh and kashk-e bademjan to break the fast, saffron koobideh and jeweled rice, and baklava with tea.
Starting At
$25/ guest · boxed meals
Headcount
15+guests min
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Persian Wedding CateringWeddingPersian Wedding CateringSaffron rice with golden tahdig, koobideh and joojeh off the charcoal, and the stews that anchor a sofreh — zabiha-sourced end to end.
Starting At
$81/ guest · buffet
Headcount
15+guests min
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At catering scale

Catering Persian, honestly

Persian cooking is rice raised to an art form, and Los Angeles — home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran — knows the difference. Our Persian menu honors that standard: saffron steamed rice with a proper golden tahdig, koobideh hand-minced and charcoal-grilled, joojeh marinated in saffron and citrus, barg cut from halal · zabiha filet, and the stews that anchor a Persian table — ghormeh sabzi deep with herbs, fesenjan rich with walnut and pomegranate. Shirazi salad and mast-o-khiar keep the table bright between rounds of the grill.

This is celebration food — Nowruz gatherings, weddings, engagement parties — and it is engineered for the generous, family-style service Persian hospitality expects. The kebab line carves beautifully at live stations, the stews hold all evening, and gluten-free paths run wide through the menu since rice carries it. Every dish is labeled, and the spread prices per platter or per guest alongside any of our other kitchens.

A Persian wedding is a specific brief and worth planning as one. The count runs high, dinner is served late, and the table is expected to look untouched every time anyone looks at it — so quantities are planned against that expectation rather than against a headcount, and the line is replenished through the evening instead of being allowed to thin out toward the end. Tahdig is what the room actually judges, and it is the hardest thing on this menu to do at volume: a golden crust that works for twelve is a different problem at three hundred, so it is cooked in batches across service rather than held from the start. The kebab line carves at a live station wherever the room has space for one, and the night closes the way it should — tea, Persian sweets and bastani brought out after the dancing rather than alongside the meal.

Persian catering runs about $15–$122 per guest, all-in, and the price per guest falls as the guest count rises. Here is what a spread costs at the counts people usually ask about.

Estimated persian catering cost by guest count — all-in, before sales tax
GuestsEstimated costPer guest
25$400 – $2,475$16 – $99
50$750 – $6,100$15 – $122
100$1,500 – $11,400$15 – $114
150$2,250 – $16,650$15 – $111

All-in: the food plus the staff, delivery and setup the service style needs. Tastings, rentals, add-on services and California sales tax are the only additions, and there is no service charge. The crew, setup and delivery are shared across the room, so the price per guest falls as the count rises. Every menu halal · zabiha-sourced.

The Persian Kitchen

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Tell us your date and headcount — we’ll tailor this spread to your occasion with clear all-in per-person pricing — crew, delivery and setup included, rentals itemized. Proposal in your inbox within one business day.

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Questions

Persian catering, answered honestly

What does Persian catering cost in Los Angeles?
Kebab platters and stews run $50–$150, with sides like mast-o-khiar from $60 a pan. A full Persian spread — rice with tahdig, two kebabs, one stew — typically prices between $18 and $30 per guest depending on cuts.
Is your Persian food zabiha halal — including the barg?
Yes — barg is cut from zabiha filet, koobideh is hand-minced from zabiha beef and lamb, and the stews build on the same sourcing. No alcohol touches any preparation, and every dish is labeled for the table.
Can you serve Persian food for Nowruz and weddings at scale?
It is what this menu is engineered for — the kebab line carves at live stations, saffron rice with proper golden tahdig holds for family-style service, and ghormeh sabzi and fesenjan hold all evening. We staff the service or deliver the spread composed.
Which Persian dishes should anchor our menu?
Koobideh and joojeh anchor nearly every Persian event we cater; barg elevates the head table; and one stew — ghormeh sabzi for herb depth or fesenjan for walnut-pomegranate richness — completes the table. Rice does the rest.
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