Tried the falafel pita sandwich and was very impressed. The falafel wasnt dry which was impressive and the pita pread was amazing. I'm used to pita falling apart but this was thick enough to hold the salad, sauces and falafel. Every bite had some falafel in it which was great. Can't wait to try some of the other stuff on the menu. read more

I would like to give a shout out to the servers who finally took my list of lunch and started preparing it. It's easier for me and much easier for them. Thanks! read more

I've only had their falafel pita but it is so frickin delicious. Definitely going to try their other options.

Delicious and clean. The falafel is very crunchy and the chicken is so flavorful that I cannot have enough

Really delicious fresh food! They even make their own pita bread! It's mostly authentic with a Californian spin on it! I'm impressed!

I had seen the new pita place and heard mixed reviews. Today I tried it and was welcomed by the animated pita maker, throwing around dough, and smiling like that was the most fun he has had in years. EXCELLENT PITAS! Everything except on thing on the menu is gluten free and everything is made there fresh. My bowl with falafel, quinoa, hummas, Israeli salad, and cauliflower is so delish! It's big enough to share for two people if you add on the pita. Then on the way out, the cashier had me try a sample of the mint slushy...I turned around and got a whole one. Tastes like a virgin mojito. The cashier is right, I will be back soon! THANK YOU SABABA!! read more

Their space is a bit small, but Sababa is working with what they got to deliver delicious, fresh, satisfying food. The portions are decently sized -- expect to bring home leftovers if you're not too hungry. Some may say their food is over priced, but I truly believe you are getting what you pay for. I will definitely be back! read more

Great vegetarian options!! Cute little nice clean place to grab dinner or lunch! Got the deep fried eggplant bowl with rice and red cabbage read more

Sababa - Mediterranean Near Me - San Francisco, California

the pita game is over in sf. schedule the parade...sababa takes the title! in addition to the chewy, fluffy pita, the hummus is superb and the falafel are smaller than i've had, which gives it a crunchier texture. try the green hot sauce if you want your toes to curl a bit. came here on a weekday at around 1:30pm and waited a short 10 minutes. read more

If you are tired of salad or smoothie for lunch, maybe it's time to try Sababa. I had their chicken bowl with hummus at their two fidi locations, they are in good portion and consistently awesome. The restaurants are clean and efficient. I am going to try Pita next time. read more

This place exemplifies the word "fresh" and the staff is always friendly and welcoming. The lunch rush is to be expected but if you got the time to spare, stand in that line! The price is average for the area, so nothing to deter you there. Delicious falafel, great salads, and to-die-for hummus. Glad these guys showed up to Fi-Di. read more

Surprised I enjoyed this place. Quality ingredients and large portions really fill you up.

I'm a sucker for great Mediterranean food, and boy does Sababa fulfil my expectations. It's usually packed around lunch time but the food is worth the wait! read more

The beef patties taste like burgers at a mediocre diner. The hummus is bland. I had the carrot salad side which was overly salty and tangy. The service was also wanting. All this for an exorbitant $14 lunch. I give them 2 stars only because the pita was soft and fluffy and since I couldn't keep eating anymore of this awful nonsense, I still have more than half my plate left for another sub-par lunch tomorrow! It's also a great way to practice portion control for those that are watching their weight. read more

Love this place. Finally a restaurant with food that keep this location in business. Adding to my weekly rotation.

YUM yum yum. Eggplant so good. Lemonade sooo good. My only complaint is I walked there and was going to walk home (up the hill) and they had no bags? read more

Don't be afraid of the long line - it moves fast. Everything is delicious including the beef and falafels. Pita sandwich is a good portion for lunch, and the bowl is big enough to have leftovers. Shout out to the friendly cashier! Ps: get ready to pay almost $15 for lunch - worth it! read more

Really delicious. Got hummus, quinoa, chicken and pita. Tasted fresh. By no means a light meal...enough leftover for another meal.

Amazing! Not only is this place really cute with their gorgeous tiled walls, but they make HOME MADE PITA! That's right! None of that packaged cardboard super thin boring pita you get literally everywhere else! You can watch them make the pita right in front of you and then add all of your delicious fillings! I got my favorite falafel pita sandwich with everything inside. All of their veggies were super fresh and made with high quality ingredients. Then you can take your food to a little bar on the side where they had cute jars of different pickles, an amazing green hot sauce, and a mango sauce. I stuffed some pickled turnips and pickled onions inside my sandwich and well as a giant glob of the green hot sauce. Heaven! It tastes just like you would get in the Middle East, but better because it's made with fresh pita and high quality ingredients. Pickles are standard in the Middle East (unlike what the only lower reviewer said) so there's no rules broken.:) Also, the mint lemonade was my jam. SOOOOO good. Go here. The best quick lunch I've had in SF so far! They literally just opened so it's a little slow (like all restaurants are when they are brand new) so give it a little patience. read more

I love this place. Perfect for grabbing lunch while on the go. The pitas are great-right out of the oven. I love the sabik with egg and eggplant. There's almost always a line but they are very efficient and move people in and out. A taste of Israel in SF. read more

Wow! The best tasting pita sandwiches ever! Pitas are baked fresh on premise, falafels are fired on premise, the condiments that come with it are amazing. It was so good that I had two days in a row. You can't go wrong with this place. read more

Best Israeli food I've had outside of Israel. I highly recommend trying the Sabik.. It's amazing!

Amazing humus! Prime location and service was excellent. The food was fresh and most importantly- absolutely delicious! Will definitely recommend and come back soon as possible! read more

5 stars! Great flavors and very warm service. Got the hot pits sandwich with chicken. Loved the salad in it. Will come back for sure. It's a popular place so expect a line, but it moves very quickly. read more

I tried this pita shop for lunch - I highly recommend the chicken shwarma pita sandwich. The food was incredible, the portions are generous, and the pita was by far the best pita I've had in San Francisco. If you're going to go during lunch, go early - there has been a line out the door every time I've been there. read more

Sabrba has high qualily Hummus and Humble service. I Squeezed in just at closing and they were kind enough to host me. Got all vegetarian dish DISH with side of rice and extra side of hummus. Whole food ingredients with no gmo oils. Large portion and very fair prices for the ammount of food. Even with the two sides was $21. Excellent friendly staff. I love this place after my first visit. read more

Totally disappointing. Falafel, while crispy on the outside was just mushy inside. Which was even worse when coupled with the sludge-like hummus. Watery amba (pickled mango sauce) and watery schug (spicy chile sauce) did nothing to help. Nor did the Israeli salad, which didn't seem to be very fresh or crunchy. A good falafel depends on a good contrast of textures (crispy falafel, crunchy cucumbers and tomatoes, smooth hummus) and strong, flavors. This was just a big, bland mush as soon as you bit down on it. read more

LOVE this place. Line is always long, but the staff are friendly and efficient. Place is always super clean. Big fan of their hummus bowl with falafel either with roasted beets or the cauliflower. The pickled condiments are a big plus, although they could change the serving tongs (hard to pick pieces up and creates a mess). Even if you're not a big Mediterranean cuisine fan, do give it a try! read more

I can see how this place managed to get almost 5stars! Beautiful place, pretty looking food, cool looking menu and Chipotle style middlle eastern food! Awsome...Not! I tried the pita chicken sandwich with a side of falafels. They give 1/3 size of an actual falafel (9 tiny falafels $3.5!), tasty but it was over fried. You need to remember something, falafel (and falafel sandwiches) are among the cheapest foods around the world! Not here. (Yeah I get it, it's San Francisco. But $10 for a pita or $12 for falafel bowl! Common)...Pita was okay, they make a good sandwich with layers of meat and sauce. But the issue was the chicken itself. Salty boiled chicken that was hard to finish. Really liked the place and was excited to try the food but the food failed. Also it's way overpriced! Sad read more

There's an advantage and disadvantage working in the FiDi. You get plenty of choices when it comes to lunch/food. But the prices they charge are pretty high. I guess that's the life of living and working in San Francisco. Sababa is a new Pita Bar and every time I pass by it, there's a long line. I decided to give this place a try. I came around 11:45am and yes, there's already a line out the door. There are three bases they offer, Pita, Salad or Hummus plate. I ordered a Pita Sandwich with Kofta (ground spicy beef). After waiting for 17 mins. in line and the price was $13.05 including tax. I must say they give you a lot of food for the price. The sandwich was pretty big, Kofta was spicy, but with the sauce and salad inside the sandwich, it was very tasty. I think I will come back and try the salad next time. read more

Sababa - 17 mins wait for a $13.05 Kofta Pita Sandwich. Spicy！ - Mediterranean Near Me - San Francisco, California

I'm so impressed! Delicious and fresh. The best Mediterranean choice in the area by far. It's expensive but in line with everywhere else. Try it for dinner, there are no lines. read more

Absolutely amazing! And this is coming from a person that has not been able to find anything nearly as good as the falafel in Israel. This is the closest Falafel you will get to the one in Israel. For $12 you get a pita STUFFED with a lot of falafel balls, pickles, salad, cabbage and the important part, tahini sauce! Very good sized portion for the price. And the staff are very friendly and pleasant to talk to which is sadly rare now a days. Will definitely be coming back soon!!! read more

A cute little Mediterranean place to go to for lunch if you're looking for something light but filling! The line is usually out the door, but we got lucky today and caught them at an in between time. We got the bowl that is big enough for two whole meals! I got the sabik which was tasty roasted eggplant and what they call a 300 minute egg that was soft and full of flavor. The meal also came with a generous serving of hummus and three salads that you can choose from. My favorite was the cauliflower one! I was also able to try some of their falafel which was battered and fried deliciousness. Make time to go there and you'll be happy you did! read more

Tried all the salads, each of which was very tasty on its own - but nice sauces available. Chicken was well-spiced and tender; felafel was tasty if a little hard-fried. Overall, excellent. Get there by 1130 - the lunch line was ridiculous. read more

BEST PITA IVE EVER HAD and I've had a lot of Pita... comes in a cute and perfect pita box to keep your pita cradled until your ready to eat it. Genius packaging!! read more

Love this place. Reasonably quick service, even when it is packed, and the falafel pita is giant and super flavorful.

This place is really expensive and the meat has no taste. In fact the whole dish was bland and have no flavor. Lots of homeless in the store. Overpriced garbage. read more

How can you give this anything less than 5 stars??? AMAZING! Best lunch in the FiDi. My favorite falafel in SF, friendly staff, clean environment, everything efficient (even the packaging). This place is a serious gem. read more

Was recommended this place by our jeweler, of all people! (Jahan Diamond Imports, seriously the best!) I got there right when they opened, and I'm so glad I did - the line was out the door by the time I paid for my food! I had never been to a hot pita bar before, and now I'm hooked. Definitely my new favorite lunch spot downtown! read more

This is my favorite spot to go for lunch when I'm working nearby. The line, though it can look daunting sometimes, moves really quickly, and the staff are seriously super friendly even when hordes of customers are streaming through their doors in search of the most delicious hummus (and other tasty treats) in the land. The first time I visited, I got a falafel pita sandwich, which was so simple and delicious - not to mention surprisingly easy to eat because they've got the stuffing of the pita and takeaway packaging down to a science. That little box to hold it upright is genius! Nothing got soggy; nothing fell out, except directly into my mouth the way the lord intended. Since that first visit, I've gone 'bowl' every time because those salads are just so good, and I feel ever so slightly healthier. Great lunch spot. Keep up the good work, Sababa! read more