Zitouna is a counter-service restaurant on Clement Street serving Tunisian-Mediterranean food, geared toward casual group dinners and walk-ins. The format favors sharing: a tapas-style platter brings fried cauliflower, grilled feta with olives, and tomato-soaked kofta meatballs to the table, with plates meant to be passed and refilled.
The rest of the menu runs through kebabs, shawarma, and salads. The Mixed Kabab Plate stacks lamb, chicken, and shrimp over rice with hummus and lavash, while the Mixed Shawarma Plate and Lamb and Beef Shawarma Plate lean into the restaurant's house garlic sauce and tahini. The Special Chicken Shawarma Street Sandwich comes wrapped in lavash and stuffed with fries, and the Zitouna Salad tops romaine and pomegranate molasses with chicken shawarma and fried halloumi. A rotating dips platter rounds things out.
Regulars describe the cooking as authentically Tunisian, the portions as generous for the price, and the service as warm and attentive — themes that keep this Richmond District spot in regular weeknight rotation.
The rest of the menu runs through kebabs, shawarma, and salads. The Mixed Kabab Plate stacks lamb, chicken, and shrimp over rice with hummus and lavash, while the Mixed Shawarma Plate and Lamb and Beef Shawarma Plate lean into the restaurant's house garlic sauce and tahini. The Special Chicken Shawarma Street Sandwich comes wrapped in lavash and stuffed with fries, and the Zitouna Salad tops romaine and pomegranate molasses with chicken shawarma and fried halloumi. A rotating dips platter rounds things out.
Regulars describe the cooking as authentically Tunisian, the portions as generous for the price, and the service as warm and attentive — themes that keep this Richmond District spot in regular weeknight rotation.