Delicious. The woman at the counter (whom I assume is the owner) is super nice! I had the dolmas and shawarma... both excellent.

Although I haven't eaten the food here, this establishment kindly leaves its chairs and tables out in front of the transportation stop in the neighborhood. They are well kept, and it is nice to have them in the community. read more

We decided to order takeout the other night from Taboun. My boyfriend lives down the block and I've always eyed this place since I love Mediterranean foods. He recommended it, but mentioned that it was on the pricier side. He said that the combo plates are the best, the wraps are so so. So we both ordered the lamb-beef combo plate. The combo plates come with two sides and pita bread. For his sides, he ordered hummus and babaghanoush. I ordered the tabouleh salad and hummus as my appetizers. I LOVE tabouleh salads because it's so refreshing! The lamb/beef gyro was more shredded vs slices like other Mediterranean spots. I liked how it was shredded more because it is easier to eat! The mean is layered on top of rice and sliced onions. So tasty! As my boyfriend warned me, it was a little over $15 per combo. Pricier foods, but if I am craving Mediterranean close by to his spot, I will definitely have to come back again! read more

Food is good here . It's tasty and fresh but some times they over burn the meat where it's black on the outside and has burn smell . Lately post COVID the prices are raised insanely over the last 3 years. Overall a good place but over priced for burnt meat wraps. 24$ for a Kebab plate is insane even for san francisco It used to be good but with the price and the burnt meat it has been disappointing lately read more

Wow this is a really nice place for some Mediterranean food. We ordered some wraps, salad and a vegetarian combo. The food was tasty. The quantity for the wraps were average but the veg combo was much more then required for an average person. I'm not a huge fan of wraps coz of the tortillas but these tortillas were very good. The falafal inside the wraps had a right balance in terms of spice and quantity. The hummus and baba gaboush were pretty decent but I should say very good for the price. I'm very satisfied overall and would come again. read more

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Perhaps the best place to eat bordering UCSF Parnassus (for the love of god, avoid the food that's actually available on campus) and, oddly, one of few places in SF you can get legitimately spicy food (try their hot sauce and ask for extra). Their wraps use lavash, which is a nice change of pace from what you see at hipster Mediterranean places, and it also lets them cram a huge amount of food into a single wrap. They're not exactly cheap, but they're a pretty good deal for SF. I'm docking this place a star for being inconsistent. When they're on, they're as good as you can find in SF. But they're not always on. read more

Clean facility, friendly staff and generous portions. The falafel is good. We ordered falafel, lamb and beef shawarma and the beef wrap. read more

Taboun - Middle Eastern Near Me - San Francisco, California

Came here on a weekday night for dinner around 8pm. Wasn't crowded and there was plenty of seating indoors and outdoors. They asked if we were UCSF students so I think they might do a discount for them Service is phenomenal. Either they have a great employee training program or hire great people (or both!) but very friendly, intuitive on what we needed and wanted, super considerate. I really want to be friends with the people who work here! Food is at a good price point. It's about $10 for a wrap that as long and hefty as your forearm. Taste was good but it doesn't blow your mind and I dont think most people come here for the taste. They def dont skimp you on portions though. Baba ghanoush topped with paprika and came with plenty of pita. Wish it was more acidic and didn't just taste like hummus Lamb shish kebab - I liked how they were upfront that it would take a bit longer to make this one. There's an option of adding spicy sauce to it when they make it (though i didn't really taste the spice at all -- they were great and nice about bringing us extra hot sauce tho! Overall flavor was fine but also not super memorable read more

Friendly environment, quick and efficient, delicious and healthy ! Would recommend the vegetarian combo. Excited to try their other stuff read more

Taboun - Vegetarian conbo - Middle Eastern Near Me - San Francisco, California

Just ate here and it was great! Ordered the dinner shish kabab and shared it. Got two kababs (1 chicken, 1 lamb) with hummus and tabouleh. The dinner comes w a bed of rice that has some bell peppers, tomatoes and onions with it. Also comes w about 6 generous triangles of pita. The food was very very fresh! We actually thought the chicken was more tender than the lamb. Lamb was slightly gamey and a bit more tough. The larger pieces were a bit more tender though. Hummus was delicious. Ask for tahini sauce and yogurt on the side! Tahini was delicious and made a big difference in taste of the meal. They are very generous with the amount of sauce they give you. But if you don't ask, you won't get any. Portions were fairly generous but it is a bit pricey, otherwise I would have given it 5 stars. I would come back. read more

Taboun - Dinner Lamb/chicken Shish Kabab w hummus and tabouleh ($16+tx) - Middle Eastern Near Me - San Francisco, California

This place is awesome. My favorite Middle Eastern food in the city. You can't go wrong with their shawermas or really anything you're craving. I've never had a bad experience here read more

Taboun - Middle Eastern Near Me - San Francisco, California

I wasn't very impressed with this shawarma. The actual wrap itself was a little too dry for me. However, the tahini was very good. I think if I were to go back I would go for the falafel and not the shawarma. The people seemed nice, and the space was very clean. I didn't have to wait long at all for my food.. maybe just a few minutes. read more

Taboun - Beef Lamb Shawarma - Middle Eastern Near Me - San Francisco, California

First review since I received my shiny yelp elite badge for 2017!!!!!! Happy to say this place gets two thumbs up! From their friendly service to the delicious food, I'm delighted to give this place an awesome review. I came around 3:30pm with my coworkers and one of my coworkers came early to order & pay for our meal! She's the sweetest! Love you, Maria! Because of her, it came out when we got there so it was nice & fresh. I ordered the chicken kebab dinner plate which included rice and two sides! Just $13.95, this plate can serve as two meals. I had plenty to take home to the boyfriend. For my sides, I got two falafels & hummus which came with warm pita bread. Everything tasted delicious. My coworkers ordered the lamb which they both enjoyed. I stole some of their cucumber tabbouleh which was delicious!!!! I couldn't get enough. I would definitely come back again if I come back to work at UCSF. Sadly, I will be quitting to start school but I'll still be in the area so I may pop in for a wrap or two. There's plenty of seating areas at least at the time we went (between lunch and dinner). And best of all, I love how it's just a skip and a hop down Parnassus from the UCSF Med Center where I work. It's also very accessible by public transportation via the N or the bus (43 or 6). Any way you get here, you'll find it was worth the journey. read more

Taboun - My delicious chicken kebab dinner plate with falafel & hummus ($13.95) - Middle Eastern Near Me - San Francisco, California

Always hit the spots with the Lamb Beef Shawarma. Walking distance from UCSF and always provide us with our discount. Great service and always fast. Hope you're hungry before you come because you'll definitely be stuffed once your done here. Always moist and juicy. The hot sauce here is on point is excellent. The meat always tender and flavorful. Quick bite and quick eats. The plates are excellent too. Large plates that can be 2 meals. Staff is very friendly. read more

Excellent food, nice small neighborhood location. My daughter and I had the beef-lamb shawarma and hummus side. Both very good. Fast. Highly recommended. read more

Very disappointed experience. Nothing was fresh. Meat and falafel were cold. Tabouli looked like was made few days ago, saggy and bland. Deluxe falafel comes with eggplant and potatoes, they were old not fresh. My first time there and it will be my last. I don't recommend. Sorry! read more

We'll that was easily the best falafel I've ever had - chicken shawarma wrap was great too, I will be back on the reg!

So yummy! Fast service. Nice workers. Hard-to-find parking though. And the location is small if you have a big party and want to eat indoor. We dined outside and it's kind of on a hill so we were slightly unleveled. read more

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First time coming here and wasted $40 something for 3 wraps. I ordered falafel wrap and was so dry and first time I encountered pickles in wrap. Cucumbers are fine but that pickles?? I hate pickles and had to take out but still bad without it. In addition, my Falafel was crumbly and didn't taste fresh so ended up throwing away. My son had the beef wrap in which the beef was overdone and the sauce inside was a watery mess and lacked flavor. No need for hot sauce cause so bad and disappointing. My husband was complaining whole time bout his. Very disappointed cause picked this place for good reviews! read more

Taboun - Didn't want to take out of garbage for picture. All 3 thrown away - Middle Eastern Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is just for the food as I had mine delivered, and cannot speak about the service. Would NOT recommend this place! I bought a falafel wrap deluxe and it tasted HORRIBLE! It tasted like burnt cauliflower or something. There's no taste of falafel and the falafel did not taste fresh at all (it had the texture of being old too). Even the salad inside the wrap tasted like old cauliflower. It's not worth the price, there are better places to get a falafel wrap at and I'm so disappointed with what I received. read more

Delicious food and generous portions. I did takeout and I will be back again for sure.

Quite possibly the worst Middle Eastern food I've ever had in my life. I've had the displeasure of eating food from here 3 or 4 times over the years because my colleagues love this place. Surprising? No. Laughable? Very much so! Their main flavor profile here is bitter garbage. Tahini is bitter. Pickles are bitter. Beef is flavorless. This all equates to hot 'n' bitter garbage in my opinion. I think it takes more work and creativity to actually screw up a kabob wrap. Somehow, these guys pulled it off with flying colors. I am of Middle Eastern descent and I stand by my review. Fix your food, Taboun. Don't come here if you grew up eating your mom's hummous. Come here if your mom buys cilantro hummous from Trader Joe's. read more

Very friendly staff. I usually get the chicken or lamb/beef shawarma and they are consistently delicious.

I can't say this is my favorite Mediterranean food place ever, but if you're in the neighborhood looking for something yum and filling, Taboun is a great option. The wraps are massive so you'll definitely be getting your money's worth. I tried the eggplant without hot sauce just because I'm a pansy, but I'm fairly sure the hot sauce makes their wraps taste better. The outer layer of pita was burnt so my wrap tasted overwhelmingly charry, but I enjoyed the flavor of the filling and the texture of the grilled eggplant enough that I wouldn't mind ordering the same thing again. There was a group of us waiting for our to-go orders and even though it didn't even take that long, the kind man making our wraps also gave us a whole bag of fresh falafels! What a sweetie!!! I ate mine so fast I forgot to take a picture, but they were were lovely, albeit dry. Still, I definitely recommend the falafel! read more

Absolutely BEST Mediterranean place around!! I'm Middle Eastern and I've been to many middle eastern/Mediterranean places around the country and this is by far the best I've ever had. This taste just like the food in the Middle East and is truly authentic and fresh. The Shawirma wraps are packed with meat and veggies and delicious sauce. The kebabs are tender meat cubes that taste so good over rice as a dinner plate with two sides. There's plenty of veggie options here too. Falafel, hummus, eggplant wrap, and veggie combo just to name a few. The salads are great as well. my favorite is Tabouleh which is a popular salad in the region. Please do yourself a favor and try this great place out! You won't be disappointed! read more

bomb.io Big servings Fresh food Dope Baba Fiery good Falafel I'll see you soon Taboun! read more

Lamb-Beef or Chicken Shawerma Wraps are now $8.75 (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/6ZrEklsw3WiASAUq_2DZcQ?select=yhpJkofL-dmDW-_I3ehL6A) up from $6.95 in the ourdated 2007 menu picture. For +$3 you can "Plate your wrap" which means 2 sides (dolma, falafel, hummus, etc) & pita. I got the lamb-beef wrap "plated" with dolma & falafel (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/6ZrEklsw3WiASAUq_2DZcQ?select=WPkYoNFyuxk84yNwp7BgyA). With the added pita I probably should have made hummus one of the sides. There was a good amount of flavorful meat in the wrap along with tahini and some cucumber / tomato salad (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/6ZrEklsw3WiASAUq_2DZcQ?select=lTcnJzqSuq1oqrHKs9GvDw), but the meat was pretty dry. It may have been because I was the first customer of the day and getting somewhat "twice-cooked" meat from the outside of the vertical skewer. Also, the wrap was grilled too much after assembly making the lavash super brittle. It was cracking quickly and leaking / falling apart. Not fun eats. On the plus side the freshly cooked falafel was moist and well seasoned. It looked like the cook them in batches and not to order so being one of the first customers of the day was better for the falafel. The pita wedges provided were thin and nothing special. The dolmas were good, but not exceptional. read more

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Ordered catering for an event, the food was fresh and delicious. The combo meat platter was tasty and the mezza platter was super fresh. Everyone kept telling me how much they loved the food and asked me where I ordered it from. Will definitely order for catering again read more

We are in SF from out of town, here for surgery at UCSF. We are so glad we found this little restaurant with authentic, delicious Middle Eastern food. The owners and staff are all family, and welcomed us as family as well. Food was excellent, and serving sizes were very generous. I probably would have been satisfied with only half of my chicken shawarma wrap but managed to down the whole thing. I strongly recommend the spicy sauce on that dish. The atmosphere is very cozy, food is great, and the people are warm and generous. You won't go wrong here. read more

Ordered out from them today! Great experience! The food is delicious, made quickly & a great value. Loved supporting a local eatery during this strange time. read more

Fantastic, authentic Mediterranean food for a very reasonable price. Falafel pita is great

So my bf and I both ordered a wrap. I had a lamb kebab wrap and he had a chicken shawarma wrap. It seemed like the wraps were missing hummus or something. We eat middle eastern food quite often and this didn't taste authentic and was actually kind of bland even with pickles in it. We were the only ones at noon on a Saturday. Maybe they have more customers during the week and less during the weekend? Anyway, for 2 wraps, it came out to about $24. We didn't order any drinks or sides. In my opinion, it was just ok. We've definitely had better elsewhere for that price. read more

Overall impression: Average food, friendly but not the most organized service. Expect to wait a while if there's a large group before (or even after) you! Small restaurant close to UCSF. After passing by this place for a year I thought I'd drop by and try it! My friend and I ordered the vegetarian platter with tabbouleh, cucumber and tomato salad, dolmas, hummus, babaganoush, and 2 pieces of falafel (~$11), and the lamb wrap. The flavors were ok, sides to the platter were a bit too sour for my taste. I wish the pita was fluffier and less flat but overall for the price I guess it's not bad for SF. The biggest mishap was the wait time. At the end of the meal I ordered another side of fries on a sudden craving, and I was told the wait would be 10 minutes. There was a large group of maybe 6-7 people behind me that ordered a variety of wraps. 10 minutes goes by, then 15, and somehow, the entire group got their orders before I got my lone order of fries. I checked on my order and one of the workers told me that I was told it would've been a wait and that it still wasn't done. After over 20 minutes passed I had to run back to campus, without my fries, and was late to conference. Tldr, really wish management could prioritize the line system a little better. read more

Soooo good! The combination of ambiance, service, food, food quantity, and prices has me smiling with two thumbs up. This place is just amazing. I had the vegetarian combo plate - all of the expected items were there; falafel, hummus, dolmas, taboule, baba, and cucumber/tomato salad - plus pita! Everything was so good! I had enough food for two meals! Friendly service - I was eyeing the eggplant, and as a surprise, they added a few pieces to my plate! So nice of them! Cute spot. Il go back for sure ! read more

Taboun - Falafel & pita - Middle Eastern Near Me - San Francisco, California

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If you are a fan of shawarma or falafel, I do not recommend. The veggies in the wrap were crisp and the lavash was good, but the shawarma and falafel were dry and had very, very little taste. We only ate 1/4 of our sandwiches and tossed the rest. I expect WAY more from a Bay Area diner with so many options to choose from. I am being generous with 3 stars for fresh veggies and good service but can't give more. read more

I got the beef shawarma wrap with fries to go. The fries were hot and fresh but lacked salt. The wrap was decent but a little dry, I wish it had some extra sauce. But I'm willing to come back for more since the food was fresh and very reasonably priced. read more

We loved the most of the food here and staff were a delight. However, when it came to consistency, there was none with my kabobs. The first bite was amazing and the rest was either extremely pink/red or overdone chewy. Basically I had 1 kabob on a spectrum of various cooking levels. Other than that, we loved our dinner. The presentation was beautiful as well and looked delicious. read more

Taboun - Middle Eastern Near Me - San Francisco, California

The falafel wrap is amazing!! So happy to have found this gem. The falafel is perfect the wrap perfectly filled. Definitely will be back. Thanks for a great find Taboun. Unfortunately this is an unmanned ship. I just went back. Falafel was dry and not up to Par. They have a Bad way of handling the freshness of the falafel. When fresh amazing unfortunately never will be back. Going to just wait for the best falafel in town at blue front cafe on Haight. read more

I ordered take out twice this week from Taboun. I got the chicken shawerma bowl and a couple of the dolmas (both times). The bowl and dolmas were fresh and delicacies, hence why i went back 2 days later. The bowl was nearly large enough for 2 meals for me. I just added some extra lettuce. Pretty good prices for SF, especially Cole Valley. Would eat here again for sure. My only criticism was the hot sauce. Seemed more like Buffalo wing sauce than Mediterranean hot sauce. Perhaps I need to be more specific as to which hot sauce? read more

The food was just okay , the lamb beef shawarma was good . The place was not organized and cleanliness needs attention . Staff were friendly . The location is good and the area seemed safe . I think the place needs some organization and attention . It has potential , but as of now , I hesitate going back ... read more