Truly Mediterranean

10/10/09

great food, even better people :)

by share_info

I had the combo plate, which is very good (and vegetarian too). I got it "to go" because the few seats were already filled. The food is good in itself but the people there are truly a credit to San Francisco. I had never eaten there before, but I had dropped my wallet on the sidewalk in front of the place after having lunch next door. A passerby found it and brought it in. I returned later, retracing my steps, and the Truly Mediterranean people recognized me from my driver's license. Everything was still inside, including cash, which they wouldn't even take as a reward because they didn't know who the passerby was who had found it. Needless to say, I have a new favorite Mediterranean restaurant, and the experience makes me feel better about living in San Francisco. I am truly glad that this city has such good people, and after a fine dinner from there I can recommend the place with confidence.

• Pros: food & staff
• Cons: not much seating

10/28/07

Overrated in a city with (unusually) very little good Middle Eastern food

by gosser

This is pretty average Middle Eastern food. Runny hummus, tahini like water, dry falafel, crappy salads - all the marks of mediocrity.

But it's a hole in the wall in the Mission, so that gives it extra cred. San Francisco has almost no Middle Eastern food that's really good, so people don't have much to compare it with.

• Pros: Late night, useful location
• Cons: Mediocre Middle Eastern food

01/15/06

Great falafel, nearly no seating.

by neltor

Great falafel in the tradition of great falafel bars. Seating is at a minimum though, and they use flatbread, not pita for wraps, which is an interesting twist.

• Pros: Food, Inexpensive, Quick
• Cons: Not much seating