Sittoo’s Pita & Salad

I love Sittoo’s! The spicy kafta sandwich is my favorite. (Kafta is ground beef molded into a sausage shape) The entrees all come with a side of pilaf and a little salad. The meats in the entrees are always delicious and tender especially in the shish kabob. It is always ready super fast and I’ve never had anything I didn’t like. Oh, and the pickles! I love those pickles.

What a great little secret on Lorain Rd! It’s a little hidden in a small shopping strip and I wouldn’t have found it if it weren’t for Unilocal!The atmosphere is great. It’s comfortable, has great natural light, plenty of comfortable tables, (some booths, but mostly tables & chairs), everything looks clean and well maintained.
The food is great! I had a salata salad and small hummus appetiser, and a cup of hot tea… all for under $ 12. And, both were huge! So large that I took half of each home.
I would definitely go there again, and can’t wait to share this little gem with others!

This place is so great in my opinion. I’ve always frequented their location in Parma, but never had the chance to visit this one until recently. It’s a bit larger than the Parma location, very spacious and extremely clean (even the restrooms were spotless!). Their menu is large, but not as large as their competitor Aladdin’s. I have always preferred this place to Aladdin’s however, as it’s significantly cheaper and I’ve personally enjoyed the food here more. I typically get one of their pitas filled with grilled meat and veggies, and I always compliment them with their sauces: garlic sauce, tahini sauce, and hot sauce. Each one is delicious, and I especially love dipping the fries seasoned with zataar seasoning in the sauces. My friend also got the business special, which was a wonderful array of falafel, pita, salad, grilled meat and rice for less than $ 6. I will also add that their iced tea is fresh brewed and fantastic. I’ve always found everything here to be very fresh and great quality, and the service has always been more than friendly. I would definitely more than recommend to others to give it a try, you’re sure to find something on their menu that you’ll enjoy and there’s plenty of healthier options.

Let me start with the good. The restaurant looked clean, and the food was reasonably priced and it tasted fine. But not much more than alright.
I ordered a lamb wrap and a vegetarian combo for take-​out. Both totaling only slightly over $ 12. A great price considering it was going to be my food for the entire day. Plus, it was ready in the amount of time they had said which I suppose is another good point.
So I get the food back to the hotel and it all looked great except that the wrap was quite small, and the lamb was not in chunks as most of the other mediterranean spots I frequent but rather it was ground and formed into something of a meat patty and cut into strips. Hmmm… odd? or maybe just me? The meat was well seasoned but it resulted in a texturally one note kind of wrap. I wish the menu would have specified that it is ground lamb but it doesn’t (I double checked). If all the wraps are similarly sized make sure you get something in addition to a wrap because just the sandwich won’t likely fill you up.
I made sure to taste one of the falafel while they were hot to be able to accurately access them, and while good I wouldn’t put them in the top 50% of falafel that I have tasted. Perhaps a 3 on the Unilocal scale. The hummus was just ok, the baba was good, but again not in the top ranks, the tabouli lacked much flavor, moisture or zing, the grape leave stuffing was kind dry or undercooked, I couldn’t tell which.
The food was edible and filling (eating it throughout the day) but other than the ground lamb it was pretty bland and none of it made me even close to going «MMMMMMMM». I will probably skip it the next time I’m in the area.

Very good. Loved the Sitoo combo and babaghanoush was very fresh! Would definitely come back. Very reasonable prices.

I had a great lunch here! Lentil soup, chili, falafel and a spinach pie were all excellent! The décor of this place does remind me of Aladdin’s but the food is better. I’ll be back!

This is one of my favorite places to go for a meal. The food is absolutely delicious and the speedy process for ordering and receiving the food is insane. It’s possibly faster than a fast food drive thru. The quality is equal or dare i say, even better than their sister chain Aladdin’s. I love this location, easy access, kind staff, and very tasty!

One of the best Mediterranean restaurants on the Westside of Cleveland! Lots of flavor!

Clean, ample seating, well decorated. Food is fresh, delicious and priced well. Owner is the chef. Service was friendly. Really great place all around. I drive past it on Lorain Rd all the time and finally stopped in for dinner, very glad I did. Will be back for sure probably to try their lunch special which appears to be a deal for all that you get.

One of my go-to’s when I am craving Mediterranean!

The food is delicious and the service is great. I have been here several times now and it is quickly becoming my favorite place to eat.

Food is very good for most of the part, but for whatever reason seems slightly less in quality compared to the Parma restaurant. My complaint isn’t about the food but the service actually. They have not accepted gift cards that I bought directly from the restaurant (really don’t understand that one) and have messed up our order and refused to acknowledge or fix it on multiple occasions. Like I said, the food is fine, maybe not as good as the other one in Parma, but I would travel an extra twenty minutes to the Parma location just for the service alone. That type of service I find there to be unacceptable and very unwelcoming for customers. I will not be going back to this location and be going to Parma one exclusively.

Fresh. Fast. Priced right. Lebanese food done very well. Clean place. Everything cooked to order. Freindly staff. Wow. Food was so fresh. Salad was crispy. Meats were very tasty. Great place. Value. Bringing family here for sure.

Sittoo’s is one of my favorite Mediterranean restaurants in Cleveland that I have tried so far. I came here for lunch on a Saturday and ordered the Vegetarian combo with hummus, baba, tabouli, falafel and grape leaves. My dining companion ordered the Sittoo’s combo that came with a sampling of a few different meats. We shared both entrees and really enjoyed everything. My personal favorite was the baba ganoush but everything was extremely flavorful and presented nicely. The service was also great, and fast! We got there a few minutes before they opened at 11:00am and they were ready to go and quick about getting our food out to us!
Another great perk was the very reasonable prices. Each entrée costs only around $ 7-​$ 9!
I can’t wait to come back!

Great little family run resturant in a somewhat obscure strip mall. Really good Lebanese offerings including kibbe, stuffed grape leaves, kafta pita sandwiches, and kabobs. Nothing fancy, just solid quality middle eastern cuisine.

There’s a reason I keep coming back here. The food is great, service is reliable, and you can’t beat the prices.
Think Aladdin’s – the same quality, similar selection, but cheaper. And waaaaay nicer people. The pita wraps are my personal favorite – easy to eat on the go (I usually stop while out grocery shopping) and packed with flavor. The tabbouleh and the hummus are both super tasty and they have above average baklava.
You really can’t go wrong here. Stop by for some Turkish coffee and a nice lunch.

Remember when Aladdin’s was new and the food was fresh and well prepared and fairly priced? Then get over to Sittoo’s. This is tasty tasty food. Love the Tawook (chicken) entrée, tabouli salad was gone in a flash followed quickly by the Lentil soup. Give it a try!

I’m sure that our take-​out choices were rare off-​dishes for Sitto’s, considering their impressive star power both here and at their Ridge Road location. Just bad luck.
But four disappointments out of four were never expected. Unsure if we’ll try them again. Too bad, since these were likely not typical results.
FRENCH FRIES
I wanted to try zatar. Because the woman over the phone said that they sprinkle it on their fries, I ordered them. Before purchasing this expensive seasoning, I’d be able to taste it first. But because very little was used — the finest of dusting over only a few of the fries — any zatar flavor was nearly non-​existent. If it’s naturally mild, much more should have been used. I still don’t know what zatar tastes like. Fries themselves were pale, soft, and limp, needing hotter oil that would have browned them a bit and made them at least somewhat crisp.
MUDJADARA ENTREE
From their menu,“Steamed lentils and rice, topped with Lebanese salata and fried onions.” Salata and rice were fine, however the lentils were firm and dry, barely beyond the raw stage. Needed maybe another 5 – 6 minutes? Not sure how long, since I’ve never prepared mine this way — always simmered in broth or water. Regardless, no one checked if they were done (soft and tender) before serving. About one tablespoon of onions. Maybe they ran out.
FALAFEL PITA SANDWICH
Bland, way under-​seasoned. OVER seasoned would have been worse, but these were definitely missing the flavor of any necessary ingredient expected in falafels. If those typically-​used components WERE added, cooks were too light-​handed. Pita, tahini-​lemon sauce, and other veggies were fine.
SHISTAWOOK PITA SANDWICH
Too meager an amount of chicken for a one-​person-​sized sandwich, but shared by two for a first visit sampling. Accompanying vegetables were likely okay, but impossible to tell since the garlic in the garlic sauce had been burned, permeating every bite with intense bitterness. Burned garlic. Among the worst mistakes in the kitchen. Anyone who has experience preparing dishes with it knows that sauteed or roasted garlic doesn’t require tasting to know immediately. If it has become dark brown, you’ve gone too far. I love garlic — a staple that I always have on hand — and know that once the damage has been done, it’s irreversible. This batch should have been thrown out before other ingredients were added, and a new sauce started.
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Having the highly-​rated following that Sittoo’s has, I can’t imagine that these beginner mistakes were made by regular, experienced employees — unless they were way understaffed or rushed that day. Or maybe newly-​hired or untrained kitchen workers were responsible.
Anyone who enjoys Lebanese foods — or has never tried them, but would like to — should check out Sittoo’s. We just happened to visit on a likely rare off-​dish day.
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I stopped at Sittoo’s one day for lunch. I had intended just to pull in, walk up and place my order, but the tiny, tiny parking lot was full. I ended up parking next door at Starbucks and calling in my order. I went in the bux for my java and tried the parking lot again at Sittoos with luck, this time.
When I stepped inside the restaurant, I felt like I was walking into a more country version of Aladdin’s. I think they may be the same family. Very cute and quaint, this place was very clean, even on a snowy day.
I ordered a simple Fatoush salad with chicken. It was delicious. I was pleased with the value for my $. I even had left-​overs for a snack later that day.
If you like Aladdin’s, I think you’ll be happy here at Sittoo’s. While the menu isn’t as grand, there are still the staples you’ll want as well as a few nice surprises (like Turkish coffee).

The proximity of Sittoo’s to my workplace and the amazing array of Lebanese food that is offered here makes this a very dangerous place for my hips and my wallet!
I came here for a group work lunch a week ago and had a hard time choosing what to get because there were so many great options. The ambiance and ordering process is a little like a Panera — you place your order at the register and then they bring out your food when it’s ready.
I ended up with the Mujadara plate (that is probably spelled wrong and don’t even ask me to pronounce it) which is a hot dish made of lentils, onions, herbs and other great things. A few other people got the sampler platter which I will definitely be trying next time — you get a little bit of all the best things.
The one thing that I noticed they didn’t really have was dessert. I am probably being a little unfair by comparing it to the spread at Aladdin’s, but all I saw at Sittoo’s was a few brownies. Not that I even need dessert after my amazing meal!
Can’t wait to come back here and try new things!