Pita Fresh Diner

Awful. And I always order delivery so I understand it can take a while. The entire experience was just bad. After an hour we called to see what was up and they said they would be here in 5 minutes… another 35 minutes later they arrive no apology just a rude girl and really cold food. The bread was stale and the portions were small. I would rather deal with the traffic and crowds on the boulevard than ever eat here again. Don’t waste your money on this place.

Great Mediterranean food. Sports bar/​fast food vibe. Clean and courteous. Cold when the doors are left open. Might be better as take out.

What a great find!
The interior décor was very nice and clean. The service was great. Every one of them who works there was very nice. Our server (I am usually bad with names, but if I remember correctly, her name was Nare) gave us the lentil soup on the house to honor/​welcome us as a first-​timer. Not only she was courteous and nice, she is a very beautiful person and polite. We also had chicken shawarma. Every single item that we ordered was very delicious and flavorful.
We are certainly going back to this place again.

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3.5 stars, rounded up.
It’s not the best and it’s not nearly the worst. Haha. This review is off to a great start.
The delivery was fast. The food was good. I ate it all. Pita bread, rice, chicken (bit dry) shawarma, salad, hummus, beats, and garlic sauce. I have to comment I got a slight feeling the food had been sitting under heat lamps for a little (based on temperature and slight dryness). The garlic sauce was delicious, but it’s pretty hard to mess up on garlic sauce. This one was a bit more on the mayo-​y side.

It’s clean… food lacks a bit of flavor, surprisingly. I had the chicken pita wrap and it tasted bland. I would expect an ethnic place like this to taste «ethnic».
The pricing is modest and the atmosphere is friendly.
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After researching kebob in the North Hollywood/​valley village area for a kebob spot that looked to have good sized portions as well as fresh delicious food all for the fairest price possible. Pita Fresh’s menu grabbed my attention most claiming to give 2 skewers per kebob plate.
Super excited to have hopefully found out new kebob spot to go to regularly we ordered up a feast containing the combo plate and chicken plate with dolma (stuffed grape leaves) as well. They didn’t have many appetizing sides.
Unfortunately when we got our food it felt a lot lighter then I was expecting. Get home and sure enough — the portions were half the size described /​advertised. I’m not sure if it’s because we ordered to go or if they cut their skewers in half or what but we got the usual 6 tiny pieces of chicken with the chicken and a mixture of 2 – 4 each and THE tiniest skinniest ground beef kebob I have ever seen. I’m fairly sure it came out of me bigger.
With that being said everything was delicious but absolutely not filling, and we ordered hoping for left overs!!! $ 30 meal that left both myself and my girlfriend snacking all night. The meat portions are soooooooooooooo small and not made uproar with the rice. The salad is all those bitter fuzzy greens a few pieces of diced tomatoe and maybebthere was a couple slices of cucumber i dont remember but that’s it. The French fries were dry — rice was even kinda bland. Grape leaves tasted like they came out of a can– I’m used to fresh hand wrapped grape leaves and the excitement of getting some was crushed with these oily unappetizing appetizers. Not to even mention almost breaking or chipping my tooth on a broken piece of skewer left in a piece of chicken on the combo plate.
Not a spot someone used to real, fresh and delicious middle eastern food or kebob can appreciate. Maybe a decent spot if you know the chef and can get some more meat on your plate but your average person looking for a good deal on a good meal won’t leave here very happy.
My suggestions– first impressions are everything, the best first impression you can leave a customer of your resteraunt with is a satisfied full belly, I was just left with gas. Would have loved to see bigger portions and or lower prices– they just don’t match each other here. I went from being more excited then a kid at Disneyland while we waited for our order and crushed like Superman when I actually got to it. I did notice they had a lentil soup and falafel deal I think we still intend to try one day. Their lentil soup does have good reviews and lentil soup and falafel together sounds perfectly divine! But until then, I’m still hunting for the best kebob in town!

Friendly place with good service. One of the workers asked if I wanted the garlic, tahini, and pickled radish condiments when she brought out our food. Wasn’t necessary of her at all, but considerate. And I would definitely recommend trying that threesome, it’s free after all so you lose nothing :)
I thought it was cool that some of the nutritional information is under the clear glass of the tables.
Quick service and a quiet ambiance :)

Worth your money $_$
this place has the best customer service i have ever seen. hands down!
the owner turned it around the hummus is a lot tastier i have no idea what he did but its now in favor to him. the chicken combonation’s rice is now softer and moist, and the chicken is not burnt! but moist. I finished it and enjoyed it beyond words
pita fresh has turned around my opinion of them, they beasted 5 stars
GO and enjoy yourself here

This place is great! They serve awesome Middle Eastern food at a great value. The food quality is excellent and always made fresh to order with little wait. The chicken kabob is made with chicken breast and always very juicy. Definately try the beef kabob, they make it with fillet mignon (@ under $ 10 for a plate wuth sides, you can’t beat it).
The owner and his staff are always very professional and courteous and the restaurant is very clean. If you know middle eastern food, or if you wanna get introduced to it, definately check this place out

I want to eat as healthy as possible– so I want to surround myself with fresh good food… this is one of my favorite places.
You have to have the Lentil soup. If you are not a fan, trust me– this soup is different. It taste sooo good!
I do the Falafel plate (because I am a vegetarian) w/​a side of garlic. Fresh and fantastic!
I have told sooo many people about this place and you should stop by. They are friendly and accomodating. I also want to keep local businesses open. No more fast food and yes to fresh great food!

So I got recommended here by my exercise trainer…
I brought my boyfriend who really never eats anything healthy and we both loved this place. For starters I got the lentil soup and the girl that took our order gave my man a free small one to taste.
This must be the best soup ever! I loved this soup and can’t wait to have it again it was truly very delicious. He ordered the chicken breast plate with hummus and rice, I had a taste and it was really healthy tasting & delicious which is why I am surprised my boyfriend liked it.
I had a Greek salad and it was really fresh and really good.
We will definitely come back! I highly recommend this to anybody that is in the area.

Had the opportunity to spend a full day (open ’til close) at Pita Fresh while working the Election Polls (yup it also has served as a precinct polling site!). Was happy to be situated here so I could enjoy some of the items on the menu throughout the day. Had lots of time to observe this spot.
Pros & Grows…
Pros:
+ Very friendly customer service. This stood out the most and I think they do a great job catering to their customers.
+ Delicious lentil soup
+ Love the sweet sweet tea
+ Enjoyed the falafel pocket
+ Outdoor/​indoor seating
+ Have a hookah night
+ Take out menu available along with delivery
+ Free wifi
Grows:
–For late night cravings be aware that it closes at 8pm
Conclusion:
I typically am not in this neighborhood so I am glad I had the unique opportunity to spend all day in this little corner of the city. If ever I’m back in the area I will certainly pop in and scoop up some food.

Pita Fresh is fast becoming my favorite lunch and take-​out dinner spot! I usually eat chicken, but today I tried the beef. The beef kebob is made up of quality filet mignon pieces. Tender, flavorful — and easy on my wallet!
Few more good things:
— They don’t charge extra for pickles, peppers, garlic sauce, etc.
— FREE PARKING on the side of the building

The Lentil soup is very very good. I had the falafel wrap which was amazing. It was not over cooked or undercooked, it was just right with the hummus inside the wrap. Delicious. I had the chicken kabob plate and it was o.k. I prefer Zanku’s kabobs because they are much more flavorful than the ones that are served by Pita Fresh. If you want great Lentil soup and falafel in North Hollywood this is the place to go.

Best Falafel in North Hollywood, maybe the valley, maybe LA…
I recently went on a Falafel tour of North Hollywood…
I ate Falafel from
Zankou
Pita Grill
Pita Fresh Diner
And a couple more places…
And Pita Fresh blows away the competition…
Sometimes (Ironically) a place can’t live up to a word in the name of the restaurant, like a place called Healthy Express is not healthy and the service is slow…
Well Pita Fresh lives up to the Fresh in it’s name… the pita, fresh, the falafel, fresh, veggies, fresh, hummus, garlic dipping sauce, fresh and there is this perfect balance/​harmony in the flavors…
I’m not gonna bad mouth any of the other falafel places above (I respect how hard it is to run a business, and don’t want to cost them customers… but…for falafel), one of them is too salty (And it is the most popular) you may know which one I’m talking about… some are not fresh, some places seem to be cutting corners, phoning it in…
Don’t waste your $ 5 on sub-​par falafel… get the best falafel you ever got addicted to at Pita Fresh in NoHo on Lakershim, off street parking…
In closing this place believes in the fresh in their title and they take pride in seriously each ingredient, I even talked to the owner and you could tell this guy was serious about all natural, and fresh, and quality… and trust me… the guy who just spent 3 weeks on a falafel tour… this is the best falafel you’ll be lovin in Los Angeles…

Best Hummus Ever, Great customer service.
Lentil soup is Fantastic! never would have known had they not offered us a sample while waiting one evening. They had No idea how Starving we were. It was like they read it all over our face and it was totally worth it.
I Love this place!

This place is consistently good. Really good.
I wasted years as a Zankou devotee until the «industrial pine scented cleanser in my salad» incident…
That would never happen here. Immaculately clean, the food is always fresh, flavorful, reasonably priced and served with a smile.
Standouts are:
1. Tender/​moist Chicken Shawarma
2. Crunchy flavorful Felafel
3. Great Kafta Kabob
4. The best Babaganouj (here called «Mutabal») I’ve ever tasted in CA
5. KILLER Lentil Soup.
For those who live nearby, they deliver (and to our house, frequently). Double thumbs up.

My bf and I had dinner here last night. We used a
coupon thing.
Parking is kind of confusing. If you pull into the drive way closest to the building there are 3 mini lots in the back. I wasn’t sure if we could just part anywhere so I parked in the super baby lot directly behind the place.
We entered through the back and was led down a hallway with images of musicians on the walls. I totally thought we were in the wrong place, but it was all good. The first thing I noticed was how it looked like none of the tables have been bussed since lunch time. 90% of the tables had left over trash. Also, the guy who rung us up had no indication that he worked there. Anyways, I asked which shwarma was better and he said the beef, so we each got a beef plate.
One of the people that worked there brought us our plates and some yogurt sauce and pita. The food looked and smelled really good! I tried the yogurt sauce first and OMG it is AMAZING. I don’t know whats in it that makes it so good, but it is definitely better than Zankou or Daphnes. The beef was flavored great and cooked up nicely. It wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. The only other place I’ve had shwarma was at Zankou which is shaved off a rotisserie thing. This was like thin long chunks of meat. Not a bad thing, just different. The meat is placed on top of the rice, which I didn’t like, but some people may. The salad lettuce was wilted. The hummus was really good though. The pita bread was burned and really chewy, not fluffy at all. Overall I was full and satisfied. Oh ya! They have the cute little apple shaped apple juice bottles too.
I am not sure if it is worth it to come back just for the beef, hummus, and yogurt sauce, but the prices were really good. So 3 stars it is!

This place is so cheap and so good.
The food is really authentic and the people that work there are so nice.
They really try hard to please the customer.