Freekeh
3126 16th St, San Francisco
(415) 553-8966
Customers' Favorites
Complimentary Chips and Dips
Beef and Lamb Shawarma
Bamia Bil Bandorah
Appetizer Platter
Chicken Shawarma
Veggie Musakhan
House Sampler
Side Falafel
Shish Tawook
Shish Kabob
Classic Mediterranean Tapas
House Sampler
Hummus, baba ghanouj, falafel, muhammara, and tabbouleh Served with warm pita bread. (muhammara contains walnuts and gluten)
Hummus
Chickpea tahini spread garnished with sumac and parsley Served with warm pita bread.
Tabbouleh
Chopped parsley, bulgur, tomatoes, and cucumbers with mediterranean dressing Served with warm pita bread.
Muhammara
Roasted red pepper and walnut dip Served with warm pita bread.
Labneh
Yogurt based cream cheese spread sprinkled with za'atar Served with warm pita bread.
Mixed Olives & Pickles
Served with warm pita bread.
Baba Ghanoush
Grilled eggplant mixed with tahini sauce served with warm pita bread.
Hot Mediterranean Tapas
Jibneh Halloumi
Fried Meditteranean salty white cheese.
Jibneh Nabulsi
Grilled Palestinian white cheese scented with mastic and mahlab.
Ful
Mashed fava beans, lemon,garlic, and olive oil.
Bamiye Bill Bandorah
Slowly simmered okra and fried garlic with spiced tomato sauce.
Zahara Bil Tahini
Lightly fried cauliflower florets tossed in sumac over our house tahini sauce.
Jawaneh (Chicken Wings)
Mediterranean seasoned chicken wings sauteed with onions and jalapeno peppers.
Skewers
Shish Tawook
Grilled chicken breast marinated with mediterranean spices, topped with sumac and parsley served with house muthawama (garlic sauce) Served with a scoop of house freekeh.
Shish Kabob
Spiced grilled beef kabob cubes topped garnished with sumac and parsley and served with house spicy tatbili sauce served with a scoop of house freekeh.
Kufta
Ground beef and lamb kabob link mixed with onions, parsley and mediterranean spices served with house tahini sauce Served with a scoop of house freekeh.
Salmon
Grilled salmon kabob served with house tahini sauce served with a scoop of house freekeh.
Jambari
Grilled shrimp and served with house tahini sauce served with a scoop of house freekeh.
Salads
Fatoosh Salad
Arugula and spinach leaves, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, red onions and olives tossed with house dressing, topped with toasted pita chips.
House Salata Arabieh Salad
Chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley and red onions tossed with romaine lettuce and house dressingtopped with avocado slices.
Salata Albinjar Salad
Red,golden, and chioggia beets served with arugula tossed in a citrus dressing, topped with crumbled feta and walnuts.
Greek Salad
Chopped green peppers, grape tomatoes, red onions, and mixed olives tossed in house dressing.
Salata Athenta
Chopped green peppers, grape tomatoes, red onions, and mixed olives tossed in house dressing.
Soups
Red Lentil Soup
Freekeh Soup
Shrak Rollers
Chicken Shawarma
Chicken, pickles, and muthawama garlic sauce (Rolled in flatbread and sliced to share).
Musakhan
Chicken, onions, and sumac sauteed with olive oil (Rolled in flatbread and sliced to share).
Mansaf
Spiced lamb mixed with saffron rice and yogurt sauce topped with toasted almonds, extra dippingsauce on the side (Rolled in flatbread and sliced to share).
Veggie Musakhan
Mushrooms, onions, and sumac sauteed with olive oil (Rolled in flatbread and sliced to share).
Beef & Lamb Shawarma
Spiced beef and lamb with tomatoes, red onions, and house tahini sauce (Rolled in flatbread and sliced to share).
Falafel Roll
Falafel, hummus, cucumbers, tomatoes, and house tahini sauce (Rolled in flatbread and sliced to share).
Desserts
Kanafeh
Baked shredded phyllo dough stuffed with cheese, drizzled with house syrup, and pistachio nuts.
Baklawa O Buza
Baked phyllo dough layered with walnuts, vanilla ice cream, and drizzled with chocolate.
Halawa O Busa
Sweet tahini dessert served with vanilla ice cream.
Qatayef
Baked "crepe" stuffed with walnuts, cinnamon, drizzled with house syrup.
Turkish Coffee
Blend of medium and dark roast scented with freshly ground cardamom.
Qahwa
El Massayah Arak, Bailey's Irish Cream - topped with whipped cream, shaved chocolate, and black licorice stick.
Sides
Side French Fries
Side Saffron Rice
Side Muthawamwa
Side Falafel
Side Freekeh
Side Gaza Salsa
Side Taziki Sauce
Side Tahini Sauce
Side Sumagyia
Side House Tatbili
Beverages
Diet Pepsi
Mediterranean Tea
Pepsi
Pellegrino (Large)
Pellegrino (Small)
Espresso
Hot Tea
Beer
Taybeh Golden, 330ml beer (5.0%25 ABV)
West Bank, Palestine
Almaza Pilsner, 330ml beer (4.3%25 ABV)
Lebonon
Wines
Batroun Mountains Syrah, 750mL, Red Wine (13%25 ABV)- Organic
Batroun District, Lebanon
Batroun Mountains Rose, 750mL (Organic)
Baltroun District, Lebanon
Moletto Prosecco, 750mL Sparkling (12%25 ABV)
Motta di Livenza, Italy
Batroun Mountains Chardonnay, 750mL White Wine (13%25 ABV)
Taybeh Sauvignon Blanc, 750mL, White Wine (12.5%25 ABV)
Ramallah, Palestine
Batroun Mountains Ruby, 750mL, Red Wine (14.5%25 ABV)- Organic
Batroun District, Lebanon
Cremisan Baladi Red Blend, 750mL, Red Wine (13.5%25 ABV)
West Bank, Palestine
Taybeh Cabernet Sauvignon, 750mL, Red Wine (14.5%25 ABV)
Taybeh Syrah, 750mL, Red Wine
Cocktails
Arak Limonada
El Massaya Arak vodka, fresh mint lemonade, house nectar.Local alcohol rules prohibit merchants from fulfilling orders that contain more than 2 cocktails or non-factory-sealed wines/spirits per substantial food item. Restaurants may cancel or refund orders that do not comply with these rules.
Freeky Old Fashioned
Bourbon, Lebanese nectar, dash of orange bitters.Local alcohol rules prohibit merchants from fulfilling orders that contain more than 2 cocktails or non-factory-sealed wines/spirits per substantial food item. Restaurants may cancel or refund orders that do not comply with these rules
Turkish Coffee
Blend of medium & dark roast scented w/ fresh ground cardamom
Smoke on the Water
Tequila, fresh lime juice, rosemary nectar, ginger beer.Local alcohol rules prohibit merchants from fulfilling orders that contain more than 2 cocktails or non-factory-sealed wines/spirits per substantial food item. Restaurants may cancel or refund orders that do not comply with these rules.
Walking on Sunshine
Vodka, fresh strawberry lemonade.Local alcohol rules prohibit merchants from fulfilling orders that contain more than 2 cocktails or non-factory-sealed wines/spirits per substantial food item. Restaurants may cancel or refund orders that do not comply with these rules.
Rayhan
Gin, Persian cucumber juice, basil nectar, fresh lime juice
Qahwa
El Massayah Arak, Irish Cream, coffee topped w/ whipped cream, cocoa powder, black licorice stick Local alcohol rules prohibit merchants from fulfilling orders that contain more than 2 cocktails or non-factory-sealed wines/spirits per substantial food item. Restaurants may cancel or refund orders that do not comply with these rules.
Sidecar
Cognac, fresh lemon juice, house nectar
Recent Reviews
Our party of four came on a Wednesday evening at 7:30pm. Neighborhood parking is a bit challenging due to the popularity of the area with all the businesses there, but we found a 2 hr. spot (enforced until 9pm) after a couple loops. We ordered the house sampler plate, shish kabob, beet salad, the zahara bil tahini (cauliflower), halloumi, chicken shawarma, and for dessert, we had kanafeh, qatayef, halawa o buza. Everything, including the complimentary Palestinian dips with pita...
June 2025
I don’t know what happened. I’ve had multiple amazing experiences here but today I had the one of the worst dining experiences I’ve had ever. I don’t think it’s on the server I think it’s the fact she’s probably overworked.
They were out of the shaksuka. So I asked are you out of eggs, after all there’s still an egg shortage. And she was immediately defensive over it. I was flustered and overwhelmed and had no clue what I wanted.
I...
They were out of the shaksuka. So I asked are you out of eggs, after all there’s still an egg shortage. And she was immediately defensive over it. I was flustered and overwhelmed and had no clue what I wanted.
I...
June 2025
I rarely leave restaurant reviews because they are so subjective but this place is outstanding. Food, service, atmosphere all top notch in The Mission. We come to the Mission for burritos and will be coming back for Freekeh!
May 2025
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