Pita Cafe

Great food, easy for to go to eat in hotel room later. glad we tried it!

Yummy! Sitting in the restaurant right now as a first time customer. I love gyros so my boyfriend and I decided to come try this place. I just got a regular gyro pita and it was exactly what I was craving, more fresh than gyros usually are! The pita was very soft and all of the veggies were crisp. My boyfriend got the chicken schwarma and it looked so good! He also got the side salad and it was so zesty and fresh. I will definitely get a side salad next time.
Restaurant is clean and much bigger than I expected. The guy at the register (no name tag so I didn’t catch his name) was so friendly and helpful. He got us signed up for the rewards program so we are exited to come back and try their other items and sides.

Love the place! It’s the perfect lunch spot, the food is great and I love that they offer the $ 5 special every day!

This is our go to place for Greek food. We normally order for pick up and take it home. Their food is fresh and it tastes good. Its about a 10 minute drive from home and we pass another Greek restaurant that is just not as good when coming to Pita Café. They are always friendly and their portions are generous and the price is very economical. My Mom who is picky about Greek food always wants to get food from here when she is in town.

Our first visit off a Groupon and we really enjoyed the pitas and talking with the staff. I ordered the gyro and it was HUGE. I have never seen so much food for $ 10. I was stuffed and the lamb had a very good taste with a hint of salt. Most gyros I have had in the past were bland and needed the sauce to give it taste.
My guest had the salad which was also two meals.
See my pictures to see what I am talking about.
I would recommend regular fries unless you like the Greek style with sauce on it.
Probably the best value around for what you get in taste and quantity.
Love the soda as they have the old fashion type of ice you do not see that often anymore.

Updating to 4 stars because the manger said they do allow substituions of tzatziki to hummus. He also offered 20% my next visit. Great to see that they respond to their feedback.
I’ve been a few times now… The food is pretty good but only giving three stars for their services and prices. I ordered my meal and told them to hold 3 of the items (dressing, tzatziki, and feta) because I don’t eat dairy and asked for hummus instead. They said they don’t do substitutes and I would have to pay extra. Really??? I mean cmon I am already saving you a bunch of ingredients.
So I ended up paying $ 10.75 for some rice, three pieces of falafel, and some raw veggies. Not worth the price for the amount of food.

We daughter and i had an original and a grilled veggie gyro and they were both delicious. Service was friendly and fast.
Groupon brought us in this first time but we will definitely be back again and again. Can’t wait to try their other items.
Extra kudos for having FOX News on their TVs!
DADDY!!!

The food here is so-​so. Nothing amazing and nothing horrible at the same time. There are other comparable restaurants in the neighborhood, but this one is the closest to my office. The gyro is pretty good, but it doesn’t come with nearly enough tzatziki sauce, making it kind of dry and hard to eat. I always have to get an extra side, in which they charge you .50 cents for… The girl who works the register also has some what of a «can I help you» kind of attitude, which I don’t really care for.
Will I come again, yeah, but not because it’s anything extraordinary. Gyro House on 32^nd and Shea is much better.

Was a decent Lunch. Had the chicken kabobs with rice. Not much chicken for the price and was a bit dry. But all in all. Was a good meal.

Pita Café was a pleasant surprise! My husband loves Greek food and was in the mood for a delicious gyro after church on a Sunday. Most places are packed on Sundays with long waits for food, but not Pita Café. There were plenty of diners in the café but the service was quick and very friendly!
My husband was impressed with his gyro and french fries, and I loved my chicken pita. (I also tried his fries: they were nice and hot with a yummy seasoning salt on them) Everything was very fresh. My pita was soft and tasty, and the chicken was seasoned perfectly. Prices are reasonable. Thank you Pita Café for a wonderful lunch!

A good «fast-​food» Greek option. I would liken it to a Firehouse Subs if Subway were the low end sandwich shop. Good quality, fast, and friendly. The front staff was very helpful and made a couple of suggestions as to portion sizing mid-​order that really helped out my wallet and waist line. I would frequent this spot for a quick lunch if I lived local.
Location is super clean as well!

Pita Café knows how to make great Greek food! I’ve eaten here three times just to make sure it was really consistent, and I wasn’t disappointed.
The pita bread is fresh and soft, the meat tasty, and the sauce fabulous.
The service was friendly and full of lots of smiles. The restaurant is clean and nice decors too.
I would strongly suggest this quick serve greek restaurant to anyone!

Fast food Mediterranean food. Yes please.
I got their chicken pita and a side Greek salad. It was so good, I inhaled it. My husband got a gyro double meat and the size of that thing was ridiculously huge. He was a happy camper. Facilities are clean and service is prompt. I did think it was cute they have siracha as their condiment next to the ketchup.

Wow. Sorry I tried to help. The last thing I was expecting from a 3 star reviews (that pinpointed exactly what could be improved on) was being attacked, blamed and not believed by the owner (see comment by business owner below).
If you can’t take constructive criticism well from your own REPEAT customers then how can I feel confident that next time I visit your business that I would have more than .0002 seconds to look over the menu or I won’t have to eat watching an employee using her cell phone (that I doubt she washes every times she uses it) in the front of the house. If that is going on in the front then I don’t want to know what nastiness if happening in the back?
Blaming a customer that requested time to actually be fully in the store before asking what she wants is completely unacceptable.
So Business Owner let go of your ego, stop attacking customers that give three stars and perhaps listen to us.
I won’t ever go back. I have updated my review to a one star because of the ill response I received from the owner.
I’ll go spend my money where my concerns or suggestions are appreciated.

Nice small family owned café close to Nothing Bundt Cakes.
We ordered the Gyro and Chicken Pita which each were $ 5. Both were very good and tasty. Just enough mayo on the gyro where it complimented the taste rather than took over.
This is a small café with around 15 tables and you walk in to a aisle leading to the counter to order your food.
I liked this place and for $ 5 how can you beat the price and this is a great alternative for burgers or pizza.
Will definitely be back again and try other items from the menu.

Very clean well run restaurant. Many Mediterranean and Greek alternatives in the neighborhood. They are always pushing their $ 5 pitas which is a great price for a gyros or whatever protein you choose but they fill it with mostly vegetables and only a few pieces of steamed gyros meat? I like my gyros fresh off the spit and crispy. Many other similar restaurants right in the area charge another $ 1 or $ 2 for the same but give you three times the amount of protein. I would rather pay $ 6 or $ 7 and have more than vegetables and bread.

This place has good pita bread and good tatziki sauce. But other than that, my partner and I were not impressed. I ordered the veggie platter: The hummus tasted off and the grape leaves and falafel were just OK. I ordered a side of baba which was good. My partner ordered the fattoush salad with chicken kebabs. It wasn’t prepared like traditional fattoush salad and seemed just like a green salad with a few sparse chicken chunks. In fairness, the chicken was good but nothing special. This place just seems like a fast food wannabe Greek place. Maybe the gyros are good? But no tahini sauce yet they have siracha sauce? Even the things I liked — the pita and tatziki sauce — I’m not convinced they were made in-​house.
Prices are high for a self-​serve mediocre restaurant with OK portion sizes. Service was friendly and the place was clean. But overall, if I want Greek food I’ll just go across the street to The Persian Room.

I have eaten here four times, having arrived at different times of the day and ordering something new each time. I have been extremely happy with the food, prices, and service. The quality of the food is a cut above other Greek places I’ve had in the area. It’s obvious they use high-​quality ingredients and take care in preparation and cooking. I’m not sure what kind of cooking style they use but it’s definitely working!
The house salad dressing is great — good blend of olive oil and spices. The grilled veggies are a must. The grilled chicken is both flavorful and juicy. Good-​sized portions on everything.
While the venue isn’t anything particularly special, the food certainly would stand the test of any high-​priced restaurant.

There aren’t any Greek or Mediterranean restaurants in the immediate area, so I was excited to give the new Pita Café a try.
Pros:
— They have an easy online ordering system where you can order and pay. I love this convenience when I’m working. So much easier than having to call in and have my co-​workers listen to what I’m having for lunch.
— Portion size was large, I ordered the south west Greek salad and the chicken & gyro slices were cooked perfectly, and the tangy tzatziki dressing was delicious
— The staff was very nice and gracious
— My order was ready quickly, and I was able to pick it up right away with no wait time
Con:
— The salad was a little on the pricey side at $ 10, but I think that’s par for the N. Scottsdale area
I will return to try some more of the menu! It’s nice to have a decent Greek option in the neighborhood.

I’d been anxiously awaiting their opening day, ever since I saw their signage go up in December 2014. Today was the day.
Inside is spacious and open. There is a refrigerated case stocked with bottled drinks, but there is also a fountain machine for soft drinks. I also liked that they offered different Bragg’s condiments (Hello Nutritional Yeast Seasoning!) as well as Sriracha sauce and other options. In true café style, there are a handful of tables inside and a few tables outside as well. My personal favorite here (as far as décor) are the canvassed pictures of Santorini along the wall. It makes me long for my bucket list trip to Greece.
On to the food… This was my first time at Pita Café (there is another location further north on Scottsdale Rd), and the worker (owner?) was very nice, helpful, and patient. He answered all of my vegan-​y questions. Luckily, this place is very veg*n-friendly. (There are plenty of meat options for you carnivores, but as a vegan, I will focus on their veg*n options.)
For starters/​appetizers, there are several different flavors of hummus, Veggies Dolmas, Spanakopita (vegetarian, but not vegan due to the feta cheese), veggies and dip, Veggie platter, Baba Ghanoush, etc. If you enjoy pitas, they have a Veggie Pita (omit the taziki sauce to make it vegan), Grilled Veggie Pita, Hummus & Tabouli Pita, and of course Falafel Pita. There are also quite a few (7!!) veg*n salads (if you’re vegan just remember to omit any cheeses and the taziki sauce; it contains dairy).
For bigger appetites they have platters. Veg*ns can choose from a Falafel platter or Dolma platter. Both come with your choice of 2 sides.
I ended up getting the Falafel platter and the Dipitizer. (Wait for it!)
FALAFEL PLATTER:
My Falafel platter came with 6 perfectly seasoned and cooked falafel balls, what looked like a red and white onion mix, a whole piece of falafel bread, and it normally comes with taziki sauce but he allowed me to substitute for a small cup of hummus (which was perfect). For my 2 sides, I got rice and a greek salad without the cheese. Their rice is NOT made with animal broth or animal by-​products, so it’s completely vegan-​friendly. It was very good and the portion was very generous. Same with the salad. No okie-​doke, Baby Stewie portions here. It was a full container (I had a carry-​out order) of luscious greenery.
DIPITIZER:
This is for my double-​dippers! Raise your pitas in the air! Then dip ‘em like you just don’t care! Oh yeah!
You get to try different hummus flavors plus a third dipping dish, which the menu lists as taziki, but again, the worker (owner??) was SO nice and accommodating that he allowed me to sub for Baba Ghanoush (which IS vegan).
1-​JALAPEÑO HUMMUS: Delicious AND it had some spicy kick to it (unlike some other places). Perfect!
2 — ROASTED RED PEPPER HUMMUS: yummy!
3 — HUMMUS: the original hummus flavor, but there is nothing ordinary about it. It’s very fresh and each ingredient is distinctly present. Easily the BEST hummus that I have had in the Phoenix area.
4 — BABA GHANOUSH: it’s a pureed eggplant dish, so it’s good for dipping. The flavor was amazing! The eggplant tasted as if it was fresh off the grill and into the mixer. Some of the best Baba Ghanoush I’ve ever had. (Even if you typically don’t like eggplant — like myself — I suggest trying it.)
They don’t offer Tahini sauce as a side option, nor do they have french fries. The tahini apparently isn’t popular, so that’s an understandable business decision. But the other location offers french fries (goes fabulously with a pita sandwich), but they do not… I had my mouth all ready for some fries. But regardless, I still love this place. Excellent food, excellent customer service.
FYI — they also have gluten free pita options (for an additional charge).
The owner is working on labeling items as veg*n and «gluten-​free options available.»
DD got the Chicken Pita and she loved it. In her words, «I should’ve gotten 2!» Not because it was small, but because it was so good.
(You can get the Chicken Pita or Gyros for only $ 5; available all day.)
Looking for them? They are on North Scottsdale Rd, north of FLW/​Bell (the tall blue sphere), on the right side of the street (if traveling northbound). They share the parking lot with Sushi Brokers, AT&T, Nothing Bundt Cakes, etc. If you pass the Fairmont, you’ve gone too far.