Kite Runner Cafe Opening Saturday

Restaurant offers Afghan, Indian, Lebanese fusion food.

After months of hard work and planning, the owners of the Kite Runner Cafe will celebrate their grand opening Saturday. "It took us awhile to get everything done. We built out the layout of the restaurant from scratch," said co-owner Marzia Spanta.  The new restaurant, located at 3800 Lee Highway in Arlington, will offer a fusion style menu featuring Afghan, Indian and Lebanese food.  Homayon Karimy set out to fulfill his dream of owning a restaurant with his wife Marzia Spanta and his brother Timor Karimy. Homayon will serve as chef at the restaurant after previously working for years as chef at Lebanese Taverna. "Kabobs are our specialty, also the rice dishes.  The kabobs are done Afghan style, with a nice balance, not too spicy," Spanta…

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Kite Runner Cafe to Bring Afghan, Indian, Lebanese Fusion Food

Owners plan to open the restaurant at 3800 Lee Highway in April.

A new restaurant opening in Arlington will bring Afghan, Indian and Lebanese food all to one place.  “It’s fusion with a twist,” said co-owner and chef Homayon Karimy. The Kite Runner Café at 3800 Lee Highway will open in the beginning of April. The owners just received their building permits from Arlington County last week and hope to start construction soon.            Karimy, who worked his way up at the Lebanese Taverna as a chef for several years, has dreamed of owning a restaurant since working at his parent’s bakery in Pakistan when he was a boy. He was born in Afghanistan but grew up in Pakistan before moving to the United States in 1998. “My mom is a great Afghan cook so she will be doing a lot of the tasting,” Karimy said. Karimy…

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