Hummus & Grill · Torrey Highlands, San Diego

Hummus, shawarma and pita baked fresh every day

PITA 22 is all about delicious pita bread, hummus, shawarma, kabobs and salads, cooked from scratch and made from the freshest ingredients. Enjoy it in our famous house-made pita, in a bowl or on a plate.

Why it tastes this goodSee the menu
  • Cooked from scratch daily
  • House-made pita and hummus
  • Halal meats, vegan options
Falafel hummus with house-made pita, pickles and a pink lemonade at PITA 22
A table covered with PITA 22 dishes: shakshuka, falafel, shawarma fries, kabob, hummus, rice and salads

Why it tastes this good

Made from scratch, every single day

No shortcuts, and nothing hidden in a jar. Everything at PITA 22 is cooked in our kitchen from whole ingredients, the way Avi learned it at home. Here is what that means on your plate.

  • Baked and blended from scratch

    • Pita and challah made from scratch, no preservatives
    • Hummus from dry chickpeas and fresh lemon juice, no preservatives
    • Tahini with fresh lemon juice, no preservatives
    • Falafel made from scratch, no MSG, gluten-free

  • Sauces and sides, made in house

    • Tahini, harissa, sahug, amba and tzatziki, all made in house
    • Baba ganoush from fire-roasted eggplants, never from a can
    • Shakshuka cooked from fresh vegetables, never from a can
    • Fries and baked sweet potato fries cut from fresh potatoes only

  • The meat and fish

    • Grass-fed ground beef and lamb
    • Halal chicken, no hormones, no antibiotics
    • Wild-caught tuna

  • Real dairy, real oil

    • Feta made from sheep’s milk
    • Yogurt 100% natural, no additives
    • 100% olive oil in every marinade, salad, lentil, organic quinoa, yam and sauce: no seed oils, no blends

Nothing artificial. Ever.

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Welcome

Taste all 22 of our dishes

Try our original house-made hummus with a choice of toppings for a burst of flavor, then come back to work your way through chicken shawarma, beef kabobs, falafel, shakshuka, salads and more.

Restaurant owner and chef Avi grew up in Haifa and brings the flavors of the Mediterranean and the Middle East to San Diego: recipes from his mother's and grandmother's kitchens, cooked from scratch every day.Meet Avi

From the menu

Hummus with every topping, shawarma and kabobs off the grill, falafel fried to order, and salads chopped fresh. All served with our famous pita.

Original Hummus

Original Hummus

$12

Hummus with garbanzo beans and a drizzle of olive oil.

Vegan
Chicken Shawarma Pita

Chicken Shawarma Pita

$15

Tomatoes, pickles, garnished with onion, fresh parsley drizzled with tahini sauce and amba sauce on the side.

Halal
Falafel Plate

Falafel Plate

$19

Served with hummus, tahini sauce, chopped salad, Mediterranean coleslaw, rice or fries, and house made pita bread.

Vegan
Shakshuka Plate

Shakshuka Plate

$20

A poached egg slow cooked in a savory sauce of roasted bell peppers and tomatoes, sprinkled with feta cheese and za'atar spice.

Spicy
Salad 22

Salad 22

$36

Tabbouleh salad, matbucha, baba ganoush, fried eggplant, hummus, tahini sauce, roasted cauliflower, green cabbage, red cabbage, pickles, falafel with house made pita. No substitutions.

Lamb Kabob Plate

Lamb Kabob Plate

$23

Halal, grass fed lamb kabob served with hummus, tahini, chopped salad, coleslaw, rice or fries, and pita.

Halal
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Shakshuka plate with poached eggs, hummus and pita

Weekends

Breakfast, Saturday & Sunday

Omelets, shakshuka, burekas, sabih and sweet challah French toast, served 9:00 to 11:30 am.

Breakfast menu
Chicken shawarma plate with hummus, salad, rice and pita

Let us do the cooking

Catering for any occasion

Family platters from six guests, shawarma and falafel bars, appetizer spreads and full-service events with proteins grilled on site.

Catering packages
Chef Avi in the kitchen, with his mother, and with his family on the California coast

Our story

A tribute to tradition and good, wholesome cooking

Avi learned to cook in his mother's and grandmother's kitchens: his father's Greek dishes, passed down for over 600 years, and the Middle Eastern meals of his mother's family from Tiberias. Fishing in the Mediterranean, picking mangos by the Sea of Galilee and working the family farm shaped how he cooks today.

PITA 22 is his way of sharing that table with San Diego, with family and friends.

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Greek salad with falafel, chopped salad, kabobs, fries and dips on a white table

Visit us

Highlands Village Plaza, off the 56

Hours
MondayClosedTuesday – Thursday11:30 AM – 8 PMFriday11:30 AM – 8:30 PMSaturday9 AM – 8:30 PMSunday9 AM – 8 PMBreakfast is served Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 to 11:30 am.
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7825 Highlands Village Pl, Ste E105
San Diego, CA 92129

Highlands Village Plaza, Torrey Highlands · Camino Del Sur, just off the 56 freeway. Free parking in the plaza.

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