Tahini Authentic Middle Eastern Street Food
Middle Eastern restaurant · San Diego ·
Build-your-own bowls, pitas, and salads with shawarma
Build-your-own bowls, pitas, and salads with shawarma
"This Middle Eastern street food sensation offers a quick-service menu that allows diners to build their own pita, rice bowl, or salad with falafel or chicken or steak shawarma which are both halal. The Esquire pita, which was featured on the Food Network, contains chicken with French fries, herbs, tomatoes, and pickled cucumbers with garlic and sriracha tahini." - Ligaya Malones, Candice Woo
"I've long known the popular Middle Eastern street-food spot Tahini; it moved into a larger location last fall and recently launched an outpost on the UCSD campus. The founders, Osama Shabaik and Mahmoud “Moody” Barkawi — who are Egyptian and Syrian — have now opened a new cafe in Tahini's original Kearny Mesa storefront to share more of their food and culture with San Diego." - Candice Woo
"Tahini’s built-to-order offerings span hefty bowls, sandwiches, and salads that for some double as next day’s lunch. The Middle Eastern street food, fast casual spot in Kearny Mesa carves same day spit-roasted shawarma, made-to-order falafel, and pita bread that’s baked every hour." - Ligaya Malones
"Tahini, Clairemont Mesa's Middle Eastern eatery, is expanding with a second location. The popular street food spot is known for its freshly-baked pita bread and a menu that features build-your-own sandwiches, bowls, and salads with homemade falafel or chicken and steak shawarma." - Candice Woo
"From gas station food stand to modern brick and mortar, Mahmoud Barkawi and Osama Shabaik combined their Egyptian and Syrian backgrounds when creating Tahini’s menu of authentic Middle Eastern street food. The Food Network’s Guy Fieri was said to be a big fan of the shaved chicken shawarma here." - Keri Bridgwater