Lotus Falafel and Shawerma - San Bruno

Family owned since 1985, serving authentic shawerma and Mediterranean food with decades of experience using fresh ingredients.

Lotus Falafel and Shawerma offers more than one way to enjoy a Mediterranean meal in San Bruno. At its San Mateo Avenue location, a falafel pita brings chickpea fritters together with hummus, vegetables, pickles, and tahini, while shawerma plates add rice and sides. We like the attention given to the accompaniments, which make the meal about more than the meat or falafel alone. The menu also includes chicken, filet mignon, and kofta kabobs, plus arayes filled with seasoned ground lamb and beef. A vegetable platter combines falafel with grape leaves, hummus, eggplant dip, and tabbouleh. For something different, look to mansaf, a lamb dish with fermented yogurt sauce, or a back-home-style shawerma wrap cut into pieces and served with fries. Baklava and rose-water rice pudding provide a sweet finish to this varied San Bruno Mediterranean menu.