Mid East Market — Local services in San Bruno

Holy fresh handmade falafels, Mid East Market has a whole kitchen with delicious lamb shawarma and homemade hummus for takeout. Their falafels are SO light, doesn't leave you feeling oiled out and heavy. The falafels have a crisp first bite, and soft center, with lil sesames around the shell. The lamb shawarma was grilled fresh, and left us salivating. Taking a moment to type, free Falasteen, and liberation for the oppressed. Bay Area, come Support Palestinian-owned local biz! There's also a butcher who sells kafta, which I learned is a pre-mix of either ground lamb or beef with Palestinian traditional spices. It all looked so fresh. They also have a lil market/bodega section where they do sell Palestinian olive oil. The one the owner rec'd has a light, floral flavor and SO different from the olive oil I've grown up having at Costco or TJ's. I'm never going back to that, only getting my olive oil...

Have been back several times and introduced some friends to this place. Almost everyone of them loved it. One friend even said "It's the best I've ever had!"

The Tony's special which is basically a grilled chicken sandwich is great if you want something on the lighter side and not feel too full. A great sandwich for $8.99. The chicken shewarma plate looks and tastes great and it comes with a fresh vegetable salad, hummus and pita bread. Plus I feel like I'm eating a little bit healthier when...

In terms of freshness, you order and they make it. They don't have a large menu, mainly shawarmas and falafel. And there are generally only one or two people working the grill. But they are pretty consistently good, and relatively good prices. A shawarma plate is about $8, while wraps are slightly less. Depending on how many orders are ahead of you, the wait may be longer. And the cook is a bit stern in demeanor, somewhat intimidating. But it's worth it for a fresh, somewhat...