Sahara on Adams

I am a huge fan of Sahara taste of the Middle East! I've been eating at their original location in El cajon off the 94 and loved it, in fact it's my favorite shawarma in all of San Diego and I've tried them all including the famous food truck in South Park. Sahara is better!

So I have been asking them for years when they are going to expand closer to San Diego because their original location is about a 30 minute drive from where I live. My prayers have been answered, they opened up a new location inside of heights market on Adams avenue next to Jyoti Bihunga vegetarian restaurant (another excellent place to eat that I've been going to for many many years). Thankfully the food is pretty much the same as the original Sahara location and now it's so much more convenient to get here. Anyway if you are craving some delicious shawarma, beef or chicken or kabobs or other dishes, check out Sahara, you'll be glad you did!

Great little place with such great good food, really authentic. I had the fries with beef I believe and it was so juicy. The fries were perfect not too greasy, and done perfectly with plenty of meat. A bit of a wait to get but worth the wait for sure!

Delicious falafel wrap - pressed like a panini - the falafel was very well spiced and there was generous amount of veg in there too. (Even more hummus would have made it even better BUT they had a little sauce bar thing where you can get as much tahini, tzatziki, or garlic sauce as you need, which is awesome.) The tabbouleh was also great - well seasoned and dressed - and I don’t know if they accidentally gave us extra, but it was a very generous portion for what we paid! We also enjoyed the Sahara salad - like fattoush with extra pomegranate in the dressing.

If they improved the seasoning of their food and were a bit speedier getting the fresh stuff out then this rating could be higher. Ordered all the specialty items and the best were the shawarma eggrolls. Tabouli was good. Baba ganoush needs work. The pickled turnips were terrible as they needed to be soaked but longer before serving as it was still crunchy, flavorless, and not pickled. Greek salad and Sahara salad are good. Their tzatziki and garlic sauce are fantastic. We will go back to try the other stuff and give it another shot but we are bummed cuz everything looks so good but taste needs improvement.

However, plenty of pre packed items to take to go beyond Mediterranean food - various wraps, sandwiches, meatball sub, baby back ribs, orange chicken, and more.

This place is the absolute best, and just what we needed on Adams Avenue. The staff behind the counter are great with offering suggestions and letting you know the different options for the menu. Everything is fresh and I’ve loved everything I’ve had. The food counter is in Heights Market (which is also fantastic) and they have an amazing variety of anything else you could need. I am so happy to have them in the neighborhood!!