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    Chicken bowl with Hummus.
    Matthew T.

    Great Israeli restaurant. Basic menu. Start with your type, bowl or plate or pita. Add your base, your side, and any extras. Price is ~$15. But you will not leave hungry. Very good portion size. Super tasty sauces too. Try the hot green. Delicious! Simple but very clean seating area. Bustling downtown lunch crowd. Very fast and friendly service. Worth checking out. You'll likely be back, like me.

    Rice Bowl with chicken and Israeli Salad
    Emily H.

    Sababa -- what a delightful, fast and filling lunch! I grabbed lunch here while in SF for work recently. It was highly recommended by coworkers, and I see why. I immediately liked how easy it was for me to figure out the menu and order. Really hate being a deer in the headlights when it comes to deciphering a fast casual menu. I got a Rice Bowl with chicken and Israeli salad. The chicken was perfectly cooked, and the salad plus rice went really well with it. This is a larger lunch portion, but I ended up eating it all. I was really hungry that day, plus it was just so good. The group I was with was able to order and have our food to-go within five minutes, which left us plenty of time to find a great spot outdoors on the lovely day to eat and enjoy it. Clutch lunch option. I'll be back when I'm next in SF.

    James F.

    A wonderful place to grab lunch in the Financial District. I generally go with the pita sandwich, but I've tried their bowls and some sides, too. They're quick and friendly and flavorful. I'm not a connoisseur of falafel by any means, but these are the best I've ever had. And they're not stingy- they put around ten falafels in the sandwich, and layer the filling so that you get a bit of everything in each bite. You get plenty of good grub for the money. This is also a fast place to grab lunch. Even when the line is long, things go quickly.

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    Jon L.

    A lunchtime staple pre-pandemic so good to see Sababa back for the slowly growing lunchtime crowds. It's perfect for lunch - light but flavorful and filling. It will satisfy for lunch but not weigh you down the rest of the day. Love the charred bits of cauliflower and kofta, creamy hummus, paired with the bright tabouli, carrots, and couscous. I like the falafel but it loses it's crispiness in the bowl. One thing I miss is the variety of pickles that you could add to your meal before you leave - a pandemic casualty I guess. Hardly downtown anymore for lunch but happy to pop by if so. Quick, efficient, tasty and on the healthier side of lunch.

    Bad food, bad price, bad service. Avoid.
    Nick F.

    Bad food, bad price, bad service. We stopped in here because we were in a rush and thought it would be fast, cheap, and decent enough on taste. We were wrong on all counts. Below mediocre. Avoid.

    David K.

    Sababa is a downtown SF lunch spot offering Israeli street food in a quick, counter-service restaurant. Their simple menu offer bowls and pita sandwiches built with a custom selection of proteins and salads. The Chicken Shawarma was chargrilled chicken strips flavored with shawarma spice; and the Falafel were small round fritters made of chickpeas and herbs. Both were flavorful proteins, but the Falafels were too hard and crunchy for my liking. The salads I tried included the Israeli Salad (cucumbers, tomatoes, onions); Roasted Beets mixed with labne and za'atar; Roasted Cauliflower mixed with pine nuts, celery, and serrano peppers in a creamy dressing; spicy shredded Moroccan Carrots with feta and orange; and pickled Red Cabbage with sumac. Israeli cuisine is known for its assortment of fresh salads, and these did not disappoint! Finally, to round out the meal, I tried their creamy hummus and freshly-baked pita bread, which had a nice chewy texture. On the side came several sauces including creamy tahini, spicy zhoug, and sweet and sour amba (fermented mango sauce). Overall, this was a fantastic lunch spot with quick service and decent prices for the office crowd.

    Falafel bowl
    Molly L.

    They have really fresh falafel bowls and bread. The bread when we got it was fresh out of the oven and still hot. Definitely something worth getting for only $1.50 on the side. The falafel has great flavor to it and so did the tomatoes and carrots and hummus that came with the bowl. The serving is generous and my partner says it's his go-to place when he is in the City. He really enjoys the food here. I would definitely come back to visit the next time I'm in town and craving falafel!

    Nice piece of Baklava for dessert!
    Jimmy C.

    I haven't written a review of Sababa in Kearny st recently. So I thought I had the time to write one for Sababa in SoMa, next to Yank Sing as a second location. I wanted to have a small meal before I waited last evening to visit the dentist and have my upper right wisdom tooth removed. I'll probably buy a lunch box from Proper Foods another time. Sababa's pita pocket packed enough punch before my afternoon stroll towards Oktoberfest at Schroeder's. I liked how every staff member even things up to the pita pocket, ranging from falafel to assorted vegetables, and topped it off with shredded parsley. With all the good quality ingredients, every bite was wholesome goodness to-go. Want quick bite? Head over to Sababa for some Middle Eastern twists that never disappoint.

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    Divya S.

    Their falafel sandwich (Pita sandwich) is really good for vegetarians and it's very filling. It's my go to lunch spot everytime when I'm at workplace.

    Bowl- so good!!
    Stephen D.

    Wow! I had Sababa bookmarked on Yelp for 34 eons, but haven't been able to try it due to how far of a walk it was from my office. Luckily, this new branch of Sababa has opened recently, and damn am I happy it's here! The bowl they offer is filled with a nice mixture of 3 different salads, all tasting super fresh and presenting a diverse combo of flavors and textures. Their food is a little pricey (my bowl was $12, +$2 for chicken $1 for cheese, and additional charges for chickpeas and pita that I can't remember off top.) All in all, it was super delicious and I would love to stop by and eat in to enjoy it while piping hot. Great place to stop by during the lunch rush that I hope doesn't become overcrowded now that it's launching in the FiDi!

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    Reviewing from memory from years ago, but it was delicious. The sabich/sabik was especially great.

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    Wow. So good. Big portion of veggies with nice flavors of Israeli food. Highly recommend.

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    Very good (but not great) Israeli food in quick serve format. Would eat there again.

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    2 years ago

    This food makes me do a happy dance with every bite!! My go to for lunch downtown with enough leftover for the next day.

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    2 years ago

    Food is good but giving 3 stars for hours. Only open 3 hours. If you have a late meeting then forget about eating there. Too bad.

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    This place is a hidden gem. It is affordable, healthy and pretty delicious. The pitas were super fluffy.

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    3 years ago

    Great place for lunch. Great flavors and very filling. The bowl looks a little messy since they pack it in but it's delicious.

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