Goood Frikin Chicken, San Francisco

The chefs at Goood Frikin Chicken marinate their chicken overnight before grilling it over open flames or spinning it on a hot rotisserie. In addition to preparing their eponymous chicken, the culinary wizards also conjure up shawarma sandwiches with thinly sliced lamb gyro meat, and add sides of fried eggplant and potatoes to falafel sandwiches. For dessert, they serve kenafeh Goood Frikin Chicken, a Jordanian dish with pastry noodles, sweet cheese, and honey syrup, as well as brew strong cups of Turkish tea. Classic Mediterranean flourishes don’t stop with the food. Pastoral murals fill the dining room, offering diners a glimpse into the old world with images of the sea and the rolling hills where sheep once grazed in peaceful fields of falafel.