Sunrise Deli

Date: 8/24/2024 Time: 2:35 PM 71° SunnyNo, I did not travel to San Francisco to purchase an avocado falafel sandwich, hummus and pita bread. It is quite a way (about 10 miles) from Oakland Chinatown.There are at least four trucks at this event. Jollof is one of the vendors, and Sunrise Deli's is also at the 35th Oakland Chinatown Street Fest. Jollof does not accept cash, but Sunrise does. Okay, I opt for the latter. I want something different. I already have eaten a chicken cage pastry (gai loong) from Big Dish Restaurant. Upon perusing Sunrise's menu board, the description of the avocado falafel sandwich appears delicious. Another thing, I don't remember the last time I had hummus. Gentleman assisting me is friendly and pleasant. No line at this food truck. The food is prepared fresh. Cost is $23. I give him a $5.00 tip for prompt service.I am content and happy Sunrise Deli is here at Street Fest to serve me lunch. My sandwich and hummus are on point.

I've been going to the Sunrise Deli location in the Inner Sunset since the 1990s. It's a place I used to visit with family, friends, and anyone I wanted to introduce to what I believed was the best falafel in town. Sadly, I can't say that anymore. After my most recent visit, I will never return.My sister was visiting from out of town, and we decided to stop by for some falafel and Turkish delight (lokum). I'm Turkish and have grown up eating lokum since I was an infant, straight from Turkey. We were excited to see the offerings when we walked in and wanted to buy everything. We saw about 10 pieces of lokum on display and asked to buy all of them. The older gentleman at the counter mentioned he had more in the back and asked how many we wanted. We requested 50 pieces, and when he brought them out, he charged us $50--$1 per piece!He claimed the lokum was from Turkey, justifying the high price, but we felt completely taken advantage of. Lokum has always been sold by weight, and we've never paid anything close to this amount. Ever. Even from Turkey. When we tried to dispute the cost, we were faced with pushback, leaving us frustrated and unheard.Despite this, we decided to order 12 falafel, but our experience went from bad to worse. The falafel was undercooked, and the lokum was stale and hard. If it truly came from Turkey, it must have been sitting around for a long time because authentic Turkish delight is always soft and fresh.This was a heartbreaking experience. What once was a place I cherished has left me feeling disappointed and disrespected. It's especially disheartening to feel as though we may have been treated unfairly due to assumptions about us. Shame on the man for taking advantage of customers and serving subpar food. I can't recommend this place anymore and will not be returning. Ever.

Had the lamb shawarma from their food truck during at the sunset night market and it was not so great. The wrap didn't taste fresh and was kind of mealy. The meat had no flavor and was super dry. Seemed like maybe the lamb was missing fat so all you could really taste is the acidity of the pickled vegetables.Service was pretty nice though, adding spicy sauce to the shawarma on request. Not much to say about ambiance as you're ordering from a truck and sitting down to eat.

This location has been around for a while now since 1984.The first time I ever ate a falafel it came from here , leave it to Unc to show us the way. This is the flag ship store, It's definitely seen better days. Although the parking maybe difficult I come here for a consistent falafel. A dozen for $10 or $6 for half a dozen. It's definitely not as Prestige as it once size and taste but there's a reason why they been here the longest

Sunrise Deli offers solid Middle Eastern cuisine in the Sunset neighborhood. I went with the vegetarian combo platter. This came with Tabouli, babaghanouj, hummus, rice & lentils, tomato & cucumber salad, with falafel & dolma, served with pita bread. It was a solid meal. Lots of vegan options on the menu. Recommended if in the area.

Are you Mediterranean? Now I am because I ate Mediterranean food. So are you a Mediterranean in California? Maybe. So why did they start Yelp.com? Do you think it's normal? I have to eat lunch and I got pita with yogurt cucumber, tomato salad...vinegar-y. I also got baklava one piece and also I tried the dough-y knishy thing. He heated it. He wasn't Mediterranean and I had to wipe yogurt sauce off my shirt. I hadn't gone here before, but it's healthy and old place on Irving I guess.

Awful customer service! I ordered lunch from Sunrise Market on Haight but it gave me the website for Sunrise Deli in the Sunset. I ordered $50 worth of lunch and called Sunrise Deli immediately and let them know Google maps had the wrong website. The guy who answered the phone refused to give me a refund even though he said he wouldn't make my order. He told me to call customer service even though I ordered directly from their website. I called again and he said the same thing but refused to give me the "customer service" number. They basically stole my money and didn't have to make my order. I will definitely dispute this charge but what they are doing is illegal.

Chicken is juicy. Shawarma was delicious.Fast service to go.Recommend if you need a quick lunch to go!I would come back.

Stopped by to grab a quick bite and had it on the go. I wasn't expecting much but was definitely surprised! The lamb schawarma doesn't have as much in it as the typical schawarma you'd find but it was tasty. My friend from Saudi Arabia said this was the most like a schawarma she'd find back home! Value-wise the schawarmas are definitely on the smaller side. Service was quick and no frills.

I ordered the Falafel Plate. Falafel was tasty, Humus was delicious (slightly on the runny side) but the cucumber tomato salad had seen better days...it was just too soggy and not crisp or fresh.