Falafel, hummus, grape leaves. Plant-based, from scratch.
A full Mediterranean menu without meat. Falafel plates and bowls, mezza dips, fattoush salad, and grape leaves rolled by hand. Built for vegetarians, vegans, and anyone leaning that way.
Lebanese cooking has always had a deep plant-based tradition. Mezza dips, grain salads, fried vegetables, stuffed leaves. These are not substitutes; they are the originals.
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Cook the chickpeas
Whole dried chickpeas soaked overnight and cooked from scratch. The base for our hummus and falafel.
02
Fire-roast the eggplant
Eggplant roasted over open flame until the skin chars. Pureed with tahini and garlic for baba ghannouj.
03
Hand-roll the leaves
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, tomato, parsley, and seasoning. Rolled by hand in our kitchen daily.
04
Fry, plate, serve
Falafel rolled and fried to order. Plates built with rice pilaf or mixed greens, finished with tahini or garlic sauce.
The Vegetarian Menu
Plates, bowls, mezza. All plant-based.
Every item here is made without meat. Vegan options noted; dairy items contain labneh, yogurt sauce, or cheese.
Most Popular
Falafel Plate
$15.99
Six pieces of hand-rolled falafel served over rice pilaf with hummus, salad, pickled turnips, tahini, and warm pita. Vegan.
We cook our chickpeas from dry. We fire-roast our eggplant in-house. We hand-roll grape leaves daily. Falafel batter is mixed fresh every morning. The plant-based menu uses the same standard as the rest of the kitchen.
Hummus, baba ghannouj, tahini, and falafel: all house-made. Spices sourced from Lebanon.
Chickpeas
Cooked from dry
Tahini
From Lebanon
Eggplant
Fire-roasted in-house
Grape Leaves
Hand-rolled daily
Sumac
From Lebanon
Parsley
Fresh-cut daily
Olive Oil
Extra-virgin
Lemon
Fresh-squeezed
Order Direct & Save
Order vegetarian, direct.
Skip the third-party fees and get $10 off orders of $50 or more when you order from us directly. Pickup ready in 15 – 20 minutes.
“I'm vegan and finding good plant-based Mediterranean food in Fresno used to be impossible. Phoenician Garden has six things I can eat and all of them are good.”
Sarvenaz P. · Yelp
Frequently Asked
About our vegetarian menu.
Five quick answers. For anything else, give us a call at (559) 261-2747.
What vegetarian options does Phoenician Garden serve?
Six plates built for plant-based diets: Falafel Plate, Falafel Bowl, Hummus, Baba Ghannouj, Grape Leaves (Warak Inab), and Fattoush Salad. Most of our appetizers and mezza dips are also vegan or vegetarian.
Are your vegetarian plates vegan?
Falafel Plate, Falafel Bowl, Hummus, Baba Ghannouj, Grape Leaves, and Fattoush Salad are all vegan. Items containing labneh, yogurt sauce, or cheese rolls are vegetarian but not vegan.
What is in your falafel?
Whole chickpeas, fava beans, fresh parsley, cilantro, garlic, onion, and our family spice blend. Hand-rolled and fried to order. Vegan.
Are your menu items made without gluten?
Hummus, baba ghannouj, grape leaves, falafel (without pita), and bowls over rice are made without wheat ingredients. We are not a gluten-free kitchen and cannot guarantee against cross-contact. Ask your server for current allergen guidance.
Where is Phoenician Garden located?
1025 E Herndon Ave #106, Fresno, CA 93720, at the corner of First and Herndon, near St. Agnes Medical Center. Open Monday through Saturday 11 AM to 9 PM, Sunday 11 AM to 8 PM. Call (559) 261-2747.
