Abraj Mediterranean Restaurant in College Area occupies a strip-mall storefront at 6475 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115, where the kitchen builds combo platters around house-made hummus, lentil soup, fresh-cut salad, and half-pita alongside protein options that rotate through chicken kabob, beef kabob, and a slow-turned shawarma spit. Established in 2010, the restaurant runs under owner Nadhir Alias, whose menu pulls from a seasoning range spanning Lebanon, Morocco, and the Indian subcontinent. El Cajon Blvd through College Area carries a concentration of Mediterranean kitchens, and the same corridor hosts Fattoush, whose fattoush salad and falafel wrap draw from a similar Levantine pantry a few blocks west. Every combo plate ships with a complimentary bowl of lentil soup, a thick, cumin-heavy puree that regulars order as a standalone alongside the house garlic sauce — a mayonnaise-forward emulsion whipped with raw garlic that the kitchen also bottles for retail. The shawarma pita sandwich layers thinly shaved chicken or beef with pickled turnip, tahini, and fresh vegetables inside a warmed half-pita, and the gyro plate swaps the flatbread for a bed of seasoned rice. The combination platters typically feed two people despite being priced as singles, a portion weight that keeps regulars returning across San Diego's competitive Mediterranean dining field. The restaurant runs a catering operation out of the same kitchen, handling platters for campus events and private parties across the 92115 ZIP. SDSU sits less than a mile west, and the lunch crowd splits between students walking east on El Cajon Blvd and delivery drivers staging in the free parking lot. Barakah Coffee House pours Turkish-style coffee and karak chai a short drive east, giving the boulevard's Middle Eastern dining cluster a post-meal coffee anchor. The baba ghanouj is fire-roasted in-house, charring the eggplant skin before blending with tahini, lemon, and olive oil into a smoky puree served alongside warm pita triangles.