Khyber Pass Restaurant

Everything in this place is tasty. Go for the choocha sampler to start with. The Aush soup is also amazing.

The fact that this place is not Zagat rated is beyond me, If you like ethnic food this as good as it gets.

Came here with the wife on date night and cannot say enough great things. Good service and deliciously rich foods has us wanting to come back.

Excellent food quality and taste. I do recommend this place. friendly staff. food portion size is good.

It's a neat and clean place to dine with. Food is good and at reasonable price. Good for family as well as with friends. Staffs are very polite and good. Overall a good restaurant.

This place deserves 5+ stars! Warm welcome, Excellent & fast service! High end very modern afghani restaurant!

Excellent out of the blue discovery. Bold flavours in their sambozas with a lovely light and crispy shell, interesting combination of sweet and savoury veggie platter and all very reasonably priced. Attentive service despite a packed house on Saturday night. Tasteful decor. My first 5 star review!

There is really good food, and the restaurant is decorated very well

This place has been an Oak Park institution for the last 20 years for a good reason. The food is delicious, the portions are generous, and the price is reasonable. I honestly have never had a bad dish here, so don't be afraid to try something new. Or you could give the lunch buffet a try, they always have a selection of their most popular dishes available for a great price.

Stay away from this place they will charge you for service charge with your bill without your knowledge and ask for full service charge payment. Its a ripp off place and they always recommend the most expensive menu.

The food is excellent! I enjoyed the Chicken Matar and will definitely order it again in the future. The environment is very upscale but the price is reasonable. I'll be recommending this to my friends!

Khyber Pass is a wonderful eatery in the heart of Hillcrest. It is under new ownership, however the dishes remain largely the same. The owner, Cyrus, is very personable and obviously is invested in making customers happy. He was very attentive and the food was delicious! We ordered the appetizer platter and kebabs, which were perfectly made. The menu pricing is a good value as well. 10/10 highly recommend!

I have had nearly every meal on the menu and they are all fabulous. Amazing flavor for both vegetarians and meat lovers. If you're a tea drinker, the chai and the black cardamom are loose leaf and rich.

Food is good and tasty but portions served are less.

Great food, best meat I tasted in a while. Very friendly staff, quick service, and just great food. Go there!

Khyber Pass has quickly become one of my family's favorite restaurants! The food is some of the freshest, tastiest and most flavorful I've ever had. The unique seasonings bounce off your taste buds leaving you begging for more. Even more, the restaurant staff are some of the sweetest, nicest, most accommodating people you could ever meet. They will bend over backwards to make your entire experience as comfortable and relaxing, as possible. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone inquiring. I continue to bring more and more friends with me, whom themselves come back for more. My personal favorite menu items are the Cherry Lamb, appetizer sampler, Kofta kabobs and chicken curry. Also, don't leave without trying their baklava!

Disclaimer: I’ve never tried their food. I was visiting San Diego and decided to get some Afghan food, called this place to ask if they’re open and the man who answered started randomly ranting for a good 5 minutes about how they had to close the restaurant and repaint the walls while I waited quietly for him say no we are closed. I’d just like to wish him good luck! He seems to care very much for his customers! Next time I’m in San Diego this is where I’ll be going!

In the ever changing restaurant landscape of the area this has lasted the test of time and it's clear why. They had a simple menu of very authentic afghan dishes that they do really well. The staff is super nice and the place is very nicely decorated and always well maintained. I love coming here for a date night. Highly recommended!

afghani food, mmm, super tasty. Visited about four, it was not full. Had a friend come into town and she asked me to take her here again. The place has a nice feel to it.

Very delicious cuisine and careful personnel.

I've been to their old location on Convoy, many moons ago, and surprisingly found them in Downtown SD! Brought the family here, their first time, and they absolutely, loved it!! Same delicious food as I remember! I highly recommend the Kyhber Pass Special Platter!! Mantu or Aushak for the app!!

Food is very good. Friendly servers.

Excellent food, great service, must try this place to have fun

Due to acoustics of the place, it gets very loud. Food is good. If you want your meat med-rare, better ask 3 times because it will come back well done.

Great restaurant with delicious flavors m big lamb selection

One of my favorite restaurants. You must try the manto.

Perfect dining, I love the variety and excellent food quality. The bolani is an amazing appetizer, the lamb kebabs are some of the best I've ever tasted, and the cherry blossom tea goes really well with the Firnee

Simple, fresh Afghani food. Clean restaurant and good service.

This is the best afghan and persian food that you can ever taste, I really recommend to everyone

Love the food and great service. Very nice atmosphere. Great authentic Afghan cuisine

I love this place. So much baraka from the staff and owners. Wonderful food made with love and reasonable prices. Ambiance is clean, warm and inviting. I only wish this place was busier to due justice to the quality of the food and service. Excellent everything on the menu.

Second time at Khyber Pass did not disappoint. Appetizers are ultra fresh and tasty. Good entree portions. Kafta kabob is excellent. Green chai tea is not to be missed. Authentic and friendly. Perfect place for a quiet date.

Afghan food is so exotic and delicious and these guys have mastered it. Their service is just as great as their food. I am very grateful for this place in San Diego. They are also vegeterian friendly with a great variety of rice dishes stews, and appetizer and of course tasty kabobs for meat eaters

Yummi. I love this place had lunch here and everything was perfect!

Food was good. Serving size was very small and all items were quite overpriced.

Great tasting food, I enjoyed the grilled chicken over rice. I will definitely come and get again.

Best Persian/Afghi food in town

Lovely restaurant and excellent service. The vegetarian platter was delicious and the garden salad with salmon was so fresh.

Wow this place is good! On our first visit here we ordered a vegetarian appetizer sampler and the veggie qormah plate. The flavors were complex but mild. We were completely mind blown. Such a good introduction to Afghani food!

This restaurant and food were spectacular! The soup alone was mind boggling, as was the chicken and lamb kabobs! The appetizers, from the spinach to the mushrooms, and the rest were breath taking! Also, try the cardamom tea! There is a dash of Earl Grey with it that sends it straight over the top!Service was top notch and very, very helpful if you have questions about the food! Owner is very, very friendly and loves to discuss the food and history if you are interested and so inclined! Moderately priced and quick service without rushing you, especially for a busy Saturday night!Can't go wrong!

My girlfriend and I were walking around Hillcrest and read the menus. Next thing we noticed we were brought inside and introduced to Afghan food for the first time. The food is delicious, the staff are great, restaurant has a great environment. We will be back

Excellent food loved the ambience and lamb chops were beyond perfect.

It was my first time trying Afghani food. They did not disappoint. Food and service was excellent! Wish I took photos but we were too busy eating. Delish!

Great food and fun to be there. Try pomegranate stew.

Fantastic food!!! So many options on the menu; we recommend going with a few people so you can share. Decent amount of vegetarian options and everything is so flavorful. Excellent service too! We love this little place.

Food and service was EXCELLENT. Definitely stop in. Will be coming back next time I am in San Diego.

Tasty Afghan food. Warm service. Street parking can be disastrous. Will visit again when in town.

Nice decor, flavorful food. Lots of choices on the menu. Parking can a bit tricky, however there are pay lots all over the place.

One of my favorite restaurants! Everything delicious and fresh.

It was good. They could do some work around customer service but other than that, the food tasted really good. My favorite part was the starters. Very tasty.