Mediterranean Wraps

About Mediterranean Wraps

Mediterranean Wraps is a casual restaurant on California Avenue that serves falafel, shawarma, kufta and a long list of vegetarian dishes, either rolled into a wrap or spread across a plate. It is built for a quick, casual meal rather than a long dinner. It has also been on the street for decades. Its website has used the tagline "A Palo Alto Hit since 1997."

The menu reads like a tour of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. Chickpeas, tahini, eggplant, lentils and grilled meats appear again and again. The kitchen opens at 11 a.m., so it covers lunch and dinner on the same day.

What is on the menu

The menu is split into vegetarian wraps, vegetarian plates, meat wraps, meat plates, vegetarian combo plates with meat, salads, soups, sides, drinks and desserts. Some of the wraps it describes:

• Falafel Wrap. Falafel with Mediterranean salad, lettuce and tahini.
• Falafel Deluxe Wrap. The falafel wrap with eggplant and fries added.
• Hummus Wrap. Hummus with tabouleh salad.
• Veggie Wrap. Falafel, hummus, zucchini and cauliflower with tahini.
• Shawarma Wrap. Marinated lamb and beef.
• Kufta Kabab Wrap. Minced lamb and beef with parsley, onions and house spices.

Plates are the bigger meal. The menu says they come with broiled tomatoes, hummus, salad and hot pita. Choices include a Falafel Plate, a Hummus Plate, a Baba Ghanoush Plate made with charbroiled eggplant, a Dolma Plate of vegetarian stuffed grape leaves and a Mujaddara Plate of rice, whole lentils and grilled onions. Meat eaters can pick a Shawarma Plate, a Chicken Shawarma Plate or a Kufta Kabab Plate. Combo meat plates let you choose any two or any three.

The online menu flags the items it lists as most ordered. They are the Chicken Shawarma Plate, the Chicken Wrap, the Shawarma Wrap, the Falafel Plate, the Falafel Wrap, the Shawarma Plate, the Veggie Combo Plate and the Falafel Deluxe Wrap. Menus change, so check the website for the current list.

A quick guide to the dishes

A few names on the menu may be new. Baba ghanoush is a dip of roasted eggplant blended with tahini, the sesame paste that also goes into hummus. Tabouleh is a parsley salad with bulgur wheat, tomato and lemon. Dolma are grape leaves rolled around a filling, here a vegetarian one. Mujaddara is a homestyle dish of rice and lentils topped with onions. Kufta, also spelled kofta, is seasoned minced meat shaped and grilled. Shawarma is meat marinated and cooked on a vertical spit, then sliced thin.

Vegetarian and gluten-free

Vegetarians do well here. Two full sections of the menu are meat-free. The Veggie Combo Plate brings hummus, falafel, tabouleh, baba ghanoush, dolma, salad and pita together on one plate. The restaurant's website also lists gluten-free options and healthy options among its features. Ask the staff about specific ingredients if you have an allergy, since the website does not give full allergen details. Our vegetarian and vegan guide covers more meat-free meals around town.

How to order

Mediterranean Wraps takes orders for pickup, delivery and groups through its own website. It also has a free app for iPhone and Android, a rewards program and gift cards. The site also has a catering menu and an events page. Ordering on the restaurant's own site, rather than a third-party app, is the most direct route.

Who it suits and tips

This is a good choice for a quick lunch, a takeout dinner or feeding a mixed group of vegetarians and meat eaters. Wraps are easy to eat on the go, while plates make a fuller meal. The website lists easy parking among its features. Even so, California Avenue gets busy at lunch and during Sunday's farmers market.

• Check the website for the day's closing time before an evening visit.
• Order a Veggie Combo Plate to try several vegetarian dishes at once.
• Use group ordering for an office lunch, or the catering menu for a bigger event.
• The California Avenue Caltrain station is a short walk away.

Our California Avenue guide covers the rest of the street. For more inexpensive meals around the city, see our cheap eats guide.

Location and getting there

Mediterranean Wraps is at 433 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, in the California Avenue area of Palo Alto. Our California Avenue guide covers what else is around.

The California Avenue Caltrain station is less than a quarter mile away, a walk of a few minutes.

Parking: street spaces and city garages with posted limits (see parking in Palo Alto).

What is nearby

• Vin Vino Wine, food shop, under 0.1 mi
• Lotus Thai Bistro, restaurant, under 0.1 mi
• Leaf & Petal, store, under 0.1 mi
• UMe Tea, cafe, under 0.1 mi
• Ramen Kowa, restaurant, under 0.1 mi
• College Terrace Library, 0.3 mi
• Bowden Park, 0.3 mi
• Peers Park, 0.4 mi

Other quick bites and takeout nearby: Kali Greek Kitchen (under 0.1 mi); Square Pie Guys (under 0.1 mi); Panda Express (0.1 mi); Jack in the Box (0.1 mi). Browse the full quick bites and takeout list.

Before you go

• Ordering ahead online or by phone saves time at lunch, when downtown and Cal Ave spots get busy.
• Delivery apps cover most of Palo Alto, but prices and menus there can differ from ordering in person.
• Check the posted hours before a late-night visit, since closing times vary by day.

About this listing

Checked October 29, 2026 against Mediterranean Wraps official website; Mediterranean Wraps menu. How our listings work. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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