Alforon in College Area bakes made-to-order Lebanese flatbreads from unbleached hard-wheat flour at 5965 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115. Founded in 2009 by George Salameh, who grew up around his father's restaurant kitchen in Lebanon, Alforon builds eighty percent of its flatbread menu from original recipes developed in-house — the zaatar, lahm bajeen, fatayer, and sfeeha are Salameh's own formulations rather than standard-issue reproductions. The soujouk flatbread tops a thin, blistered crust with a cumin-heavy ground-meat blend and white Lebanese cheese, a combination that earned a segment on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The dough uses no animal products, making every base vegan before toppings are added. El Cajon Blvd through College Area carries one of San Diego's strongest international dining corridors, and Alforon sits within a half-mile stretch that also includes CoCoCurry — Thai Curry Cafe and its made-to-order curry pastes. The ouzi lamb — a slow-braised shank served over spiced rice with toasted almonds and pine nuts — runs as the highest-ticket entree and also appeared on the Food Network segment. Salameh's menu extends to eight distinct preparations of kibbie, including kibbie labaniyeh in hot yogurt sauce, baked kibbie, vegan kibbie, and a beet kibbie that is the chef's own creation. The sayyadieh, or fisherman's rice, layers pan-seared white fish over caramelized-onion rice with a tahini drizzle. Restaurants near SDSU compete for the same lunch crowd that walks east from campus along the boulevard, and Alforon's women-owned designation reflects co-owner Samia Salameh's role running front-of-house operations and the catering arm. The 92115 ZIP anchors a Mediterranean dining cluster where Alforon's oven-baked format contrasts with the wood-fired Neapolitan approach at Love Letters Pizza a few blocks east. The aaysh essaraya dessert tops a cloud-like syrup-soaked cake with crushed pistachios and a rose-water-lavender syrup reduction that Salameh developed as the house signature — each layer is assembled to order from a batter mixed that morning.