Falafel, hummus, grape leaves. Plant-based, made in-house.
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.
01
Cook the chickpeas
Whole dried chickpeas soaked overnight and cooked from dry. 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.
Vegan
Falafel Bowl
$13.99
Six pieces of falafel with sauteed vegetables and tahini drizzle over rice or bulgur pilaf. Plant-based. Vegan.
We cook our chickpeas from dry. We fire-roast our eggplant in-house. We hand-roll grape leaves daily. Our falafel is rolled and fried to order. These plant-based dishes are made in our kitchen, not bought in.
Hummus, baba ghannouj, and falafel: all house-made. Tahini and 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 direct, skip the fees.
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.
“Yummy choice for lunch today. Friendly staff, lots of choices for vegan or vegetarian eaters too! Ordered the eggplant hot appetizer which had wonderful flavor.”
Christine T. · Yelp · Dec 17, 2017
Frequently Asked
Eating plant-based here.
Five quick answers. For anything else, give us a call at (559) 261-2747.
What vegetarian options does Phoenician Garden serve?
More than fifteen vegetarian and vegan dishes. The five we feature here are the Falafel Bowl, Hummus, Baba Ghannouj, Grape Leaves (Warak Inab), and Fattoush Salad. Most of our other appetizers and mezza dips are vegan or vegetarian too.
Are your vegetarian plates vegan?
Falafel Bowl, Hummus, Grape Leaves, and Fattoush Salad are all vegan. Baba Ghannouj is vegetarian rather than vegan, since our recipe includes yogurt. Items containing labneh, yogurt sauce, or cheese rolls are vegetarian but not vegan.
What is in your falafel?
Whole chickpeas, 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.
Do these dishes contain sesame or other allergens?
Several do. Hummus, baba ghannouj, and falafel are made with tahini, which is sesame. Our kitchen also handles milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soy, and we can't guarantee any item is free from cross-contact. Tell your server about any allergy before you order, or see our allergen guide.
