Moby Dick (restaurant)

[3] The restaurant continues across from what is now the Artists' Forum in the city, becoming a popular place for many.

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.

[5] The name references one of the biggest kabob joints in Tehran, which was right near the American Embassy during the Shah's time.

Daryoush died of heart failure on May 9, 2019, only a week after the chain's 30th anniversary.