Liba

Falafel restaurant · Downtown

Liba

Falafel restaurant · Downtown

380 17th St, Oakland, CA 94612

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This unpretentious spot in downtown Oakland serves up delicious, customizable falafel in pita or bowls, with a vibrant salad bar and friendly vibe.

380 17th St, Oakland, CA 94612 Get directions

$$ · Menu

@onthegrid

"Liba Falafel, Uptown by Arcsine. Liba Falafel is the first brick-and-mortar location of the beloved gourmet food truck of the same name. The fast-causal restaurant offers fresh falafel which customers top off with rotating offerings of various seasonal sides, salads, and sauces in a DIY style falafel bar. The restaurant is colorful and eclectic, with counter style seating on the ground floor, as well as a small mezzanine overlooking the din of the usually packed space."

Oakland

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@eater

"Food truck Liba Falafel was a street food pioneer, one of the region's first mobile restaurants beyond the standard taco truck or lunch coach. In 2016, owner Gail Lillian opened a permanent location in downtown Oakland, a fast-casual falafel bar that was packed on the daily." - Eve Batey

San Francisco’s Saddest Restaurant Closings in 2020 - Eater SF

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@eater

"They found that at the former site of fast-casual falafel bar Liba, which closed in June." - Eve Batey

Funds Tapped by COVID-19, Cult Fave Vegan Pop-Up Crowdfunds a New Location - Eater SF

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Naor Wallach

Google

Totally unpretentious place focusing on serving falafel. You can have these tasty chickpea balls in a pita, or in a bowl. You then add to them from their salad bar and selection of sauces. Add a drink or fries and call it a combo. From all appearances, the salads and sauces cycle. On my visit there were at least 15 salads and 8 sauces to choose from. Those that i tried, i liked. Definitely a place to come back to. Only negative is lack of seating. Thus is pretty much only a take out place.

Dayton Pickering

Google

This place is a gem! Perfect for a quick lunch, such a great concept and the food is amazing. You pick pita or salad, and there's a bar full of little salads and toppings so you can customize it to your liking! The beet hummus is so good, as were all the toppings. Will be back!

LaTanya H

Google

Delicious! First time going. 3 items on the menu - soup, falafel s as lad or falafel pita sandwich. I always get the salad. You make your own from fresh, homemade, delicious toppings. Healthy, nutritious and very tasty. I would definitely return again and again. Wish they were open for dinner.

Cameron Maddux

Google

The concept is beautiful. I approached not knowing. It all was clearly explained to me - the options for topping were so plentiful and diverse. It was a delicious, healthy, bowl.

Lafia Morrow

Google

Absolutely amazing! Fresh, with many many different topping choices from the salad bar. Explosion of flavor in my mouth! Sweet potato fries are perfection, falafel is nice and crispy, and the space is pretty rocking!

Nina Petrovic

Google

Delicious falafel, with all kinds of pickled goodness for you top your pita sandwich or salad. The sweet potato fries with garlic, lime and cilantro are amazing. Very cool vibe and really friendly staff. One of my favorite places in downtown Oakland.

Jeff Martin

Google

My first visit. They did a good job on a falafel & soup combo. Falafel was not dry like a lot of other places and they have an excellent toppings and sauce bar.

Paul Hellemn

Google

Really good selection and salad bar. All they have is falafel, in bowls or in pita sandwiches. The good part is the bar of cooked chickpeas, carrots, cabbage salad, pickles, cheese, peanuts, roasted eggplant etc that you can choose to fill out your bowl or sandwich with. You can take as much as you want. Even extra falafel is on the bar if you want. It's easy to get a good variety and to feel really healthy here. If you're looking for a more simple falafel experience, then falafel boy around the corner has imo slightly better falafel. Their rice bowls are standard rice, falafel, some onion and tomato. I usually come to Liba for the better salad bar selection though, even though I think the falafel itself is better around the corner.

@onthegrid

Oakland

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@eater

San Francisco’s Saddest Restaurant Closings in 2020 - Eater SF

View Postcard for Liba

@eater

"They found that at the former site of fast-casual falafel bar Liba, which closed in June." - Eve Batey

Funds Tapped by COVID-19, Cult Fave Vegan Pop-Up Crowdfunds a New Location - Eater SF

View Postcard for Liba

Naor Wallach

Google

Dayton Pickering

Google

LaTanya H

Google

Cameron Maddux

Google

The concept is beautiful. I approached not knowing. It all was clearly explained to me - the options for topping were so plentiful and diverse. It was a delicious, healthy, bowl.

Lafia Morrow

Google

Nina Petrovic

Google

Jeff Martin

Google

My first visit. They did a good job on a falafel & soup combo. Falafel was not dry like a lot of other places and they have an excellent toppings and sauce bar.

Paul Hellemn

Google

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