"The term ‘jannah’ translates from Arabic to paradise or heaven, so you’re off to a good start here from the name alone. Their signature dish is a blend of marinated cucumber, eggplant, onion, and pepper, and you can also get safeeha, or Middle Eastern pizza, here. Their Iraqi-born chef puts a local California twist on the food, and their tagline, “Baghdad by the Bay,” plays off of an old nickname for San Francisco coined by Chronicle writer Herb Caen to denote its multicultural atmosphere." - Anne Lowrey, Caleb Pershan