taste-of-persia

"It is a lot of work, but I can't say no to my customers, and they are very, very, very happy that I'm cooking for them."

"He copied my name, he copied my recipes, exactly the same way that you see, this is what I did for the past eight years."

They estimate they'll need to raise $95,000 for Saeed Pourkay to be able to reopen nearby.

'I have to leave the space by the end of the month. I have to find a new spot, I have to start looking.'

One of these Iranian food spots is located in Bushwick's Punk Alley, the other in a nondescript pizza joint near Union Square.