Lamb kabuli palow ($12.95) is another version of pilaf (or plov), served here with a dozen very juicy chunks of lamb, though they largely lacked the woodsy smokiness I love in Afghan grilled meats. The carrot-raisin-almond-pistachio adornment was too sweet for me. Bread was unexceptional; salad, heavy on the iceberg. A side of fresh spinach ($5), simmered with a little onion, was good.
Afghan Kebab House No. 1
764 Ninth Ave. (51st-52nd Sts.)
212-307-1612
