King Falafel

She knows my order by heart. They have the best fries i always add seasoning salt perfect w ranch! They have great burgers nice dining area.

Been going here for years! Love the food the service you can’t go wrong! It’s a must in Guadalupe!

Good falafel with really nice folks running it. Fried zucchini and falafel is a great. Only one refill!

Great Mom & Pop, hole-​in-​a-​wall, in a hole-​in-​a-​wall, small town Guadalupe, CA
right on Hwy #1…in an area busting with Natural Wonders & History that very few
know about, nor appreciate!
Highlights:
1) Carnivores: Get the Big King Burger loaded with cheese bacon etc… plus fries & you will be happy camper.
2) Vegetarians: Get the Falafel & please your Vege other. (My wife ate the whole thing)
3) For the Frugal: Bargain basement prices, in a clean, almost clinical looking place.
4) History/​Nature buff: The view of the old closed down theater & the little shrine of Guadalupe is cool. Take a drive around town & you can still see some of the old history of this town which used to a Mecca for Japanese Farmers, Laborers, & Buddhists.
A) The towering antique town clock down the street is around 100 years old & had to be shipped here. It was placed & bought by the old Jewelry store.
B) There is a Buddhist temple on one of the side streets… they do a yearly festival in Santa Maria. The reverend Nakano holds services here, SLO, & I think elsewhere.
C) The tiny outdoor shrine next to the now defunct theater, has an image of Mary, and is surround by flowers.
D) This town & the nearby Dunes Park was the temporary home to the production of the old silent movie the «Ten Commandments». It had one of the biggest even sets ever made. The set complete with dozens of plaster Sphinxes sleep under the Dunes. There is now a struggling Archeology dig for these relics. I think they got one Sphinx out. Very cool.
For further info. use Google to find the website dedicated to the Japanese & for lots of info on the old Hollywood production.
Rather than film in Egypt, they used the Guadalupe Dunes (which are a amazing beautiful must see!).
E) The nearby Guadalupe Dunes Park is a must see & will amaze you with panoramic vistas that blow away the over-​touristed nearby beaches. Just do not stray, nor bother the birds, nor their eggs… the fines can range from a few hundred to 5 – 50,000 dollars!
5) Shopping Buff: The nearby California Granite Shop has plenty of slabs & remnants to fabricate for you.
To sum things up, King Falafel is a great fast food choice in this tiny town as you explore the area’s history & nature.

Straightforward falafel joint w pretty extensive menu of other choices. We got falafel and fried zucchini. Lady owner is extremely kind and gracious. We will be back. Thank you for a nice dinner experience.

Courtesy and kindness! Service with a smile! Great cheeseburgers! Great prices n 1 French fry feeds a family of 4! Yummy

Loved my first visit here and will return. I had the falafel.

Great burgers, easily one of my favs. Owners here are the kindest you’ll meet around the area.

No frills, great falafel. Stopped on our way through cycling route 1, and their falafel sandwich was just the ticket.

The best falafel I have eaten since a kiosk in Katamon Vav, Jerusalem.
Generous portion, properly seasoned.

Very very delicious sandwiches, generous great quality portions, clean, friendly service, reasonable prices, we had a great experience – My son is a picky eater but he ate every last bite of his Falafel– i recommend it to all my friends. We drive from far away to eat in this place!!!
L. Abboud

Prices are competitively reasonable. Food is delicious (Best gardenburger ever!!). Do you need any more reasons to go?

Been coming here for the majority of my life… good burger joint at a decent price and the owner is a sweetheart! She makes you feel like part of the family!

I’m giving this place five stars because the falafel are just that damn good, and so are the onion rings and fried zucchini. That’s all I’ve eaten there, but it’s more than enough to keep me coming back.
Great service, too. Very friendly and obviously owner-​operated.
Update: I love this place.

There are a few king falafels around this area: Santa Maria, Orcutt, and Guadalupe. King Falafel in Guadalupe is by far the best out of the three. the fries are to die for, the burgers are fresh and delicious, the variety of food is great (flafels, sandwhiches, salads, nachos, hotdogs, anything you can think of) the workers – which are also the owners – are so sweet, and the prices are good. Delicious!

Their turkey sandwich with avocado is delicious and you get two sandwiches per order! Sweet. And the BBQ rib sandwich is to die for. Actually, there’s not a sandwich on the menu I didn’t enjoy… even the vegetarian (falafel) was quite good! Burgers are yummy. They’re generous portion wise. I especially love the abundance of hot crispy fries at the bottom of the bag. Mmmm…
It’s a drive thru but walking inside to order isn’t a bad idea if there’s more than a few cars in line. Why? Cuz they make it when you order it so it can be a wait. There’s a few outdoor tables. Good food but place needs an update, looks raggedy.
Talked to the owner, Fred, and he takes great pride in the fact that the meats they use are locally sourced, fresh and never frozen.

The best burger around here! Great portions, and very clean dining room. Very friendly family runs the business.

I write this review under the influence of half a bottle of red wine, a few coronas (in which order I forgot), but mostly swayed by an intense craving for a falafel sandwhich.
It was 6 months ago, after a good friend’s wedding, that the one cab in Santa Maria picked us up and we ask of course «So what’s good around here». It was just after 11:00 and it probably didn’t sound that coherent, but our cabbie got the point.
He takes us to King Falafel, or should I say the gateway to heaven. I don’t remember what the place looks like, I don’t remember what anything costs, but I do remember the most delicious falafel sandwhich and fried zucchini I’ve had in my short time on this planet.
And the best part? my buddy didn’t even eat his sandwhich! (I think he forgot about it… and by forgot I mean he probably passed out) So I had a second one in the morning, and sober falafel was just as great as tipsy falafel.
I don’t ever intend on being in Santa Maria again, but if, for some fell chance I land back in the area, I know exactly where I’m heading first!