Pita House

2^nd time here. today we bring my family… and today we had a blast of food!.. food for the gods!.. we had a super good Lunch here. post pics and videos later

Delicious! Food was fresh, staff was friendly. I’d recommend to anyone visiting Columbus.

I happened to be driving by here shortly after the Unilocal’s 100 best restaurants in the Columbus area was released. So I pulled over and did a quick map search and found this was the closest place on that list to where I was. Pretty random!
The place is very unassuming. It’s in a small shopping center in an area that you probably wouldn’t frequent unless it was on your regular commute or somewhere within your triangle (home, work, social). It’s pretty much fast food. You order at the counter, there is plenty of seating in there, you get your own drink from the fountain machine, and you wait for your food until they call your name.
I love falafel pita sandwiches so I went with what I knew to be tried and true. I ordered a side of fries and a coke as well. It was cheap too. I think my meal (it was filling) was $ 6.50.
There was nothing spectacular about the service or the atmosphere that would make me want to come back, but nothing that wouldn’t want me to either. The food was pretty good. The fries were some of the better fries I’ve had and the falafel was as good as most any I’ve had.
It was another one of those experiences where I thought, I should eat more falafel. Not necessarily here, but any falafel, as much as I enjoy it. I think I would only eat here again if I was driving back here and I was hungry.

This was my first time here. The food was good. It was different than what I’m use to but it was very yummy. The service was OUTSTANDING! Super friendly staff! I was with a special needs friend and my friend forgot to order their sandwich plain. The staff kindly exchanged the sandwich with lno problems at all!

I had a Groupon I still needed to use, and since this place has caught my eye several times when scanning the «100 Best Restaurants» list, I figured why not.
The gentleman at the register was very polite, nice greeting when I came in. At first, he told me they couldn’t take the Groupon I had because they got a whole new register system/​tablets. I was kinda bummed. However, he offered to call the higher up and double check. Whaala! They could figure it out — *smile*.
After trying a few of the side dishes, I loved the Matbucha and Tabouli. Light, fresh lemon tastes of the Tabouli. There made-​fresh hummus has the consistency of chocolate mouse! Pillowy soft, great chickpea flavor, not overpowered with spices/​garlic. The stewed tomato taste of the Matbucha was a personal fav! Huge chunks of the mixed-​in veggies.
I couldn’t pick, so I caved in and went with the Lamb Schwarma Plate with Tabouli and Matbukha for the two sides that flank the dollop of hummus. I’ve had moister meats at other Greek spots, but the onions and sauce cooked in with this lamb was a plus. The portions are huge, so I took some of that Matbukha bad boy and mixed it in with the Lamb Shawarma and the hummus. Good? Grrrreat!
I definitely had leftovers. The Shawarma platter cost $ 10.99, thus the $ 12 Groupon made this a happy evening :)

The best hummus in Columbus, hands down. It’s perfectly balanced and spiced. It makes all the other hummus I’ve eaten in Columbus seem so bland, boring, and flavorless. Like I said in my tip, we drive from UA to get it. Every time we even consider eating at any other Middle East/​Mediterranean restaurant (aside from King Gyro; but that’s Greek), we wind up at Pita House. The falafel is so incredibly delicious. Flecks of hot pepper and visible coriander coupled with the pillowy, yet crisp texture sets the bar so high for any other falafel I’ll ever eat. The lamb shawarma is mouth wateringly spiced as well. Tabouli, beautifully bright and of course, delicious. Tahini sauce, balanced, palate pleasing, and wonderfully complementary.

Great falafel. Very cold atmosphere. Not a relaxing Restraunt … More like a fat food or falafel stand. Also a good app is the babaganoush and humus. Very affordable and clean.

I never write reviews because, well, I am lazy. But today honey, at this very moment, my my my… I am full and happy. I’ve eaten less than half my food and can’t eat another bite!
So I walked into this place and it was one couple and the guy behind the register. I told him «I’ve never been here» and «I don’t eat meat». He said try the veggie platter and showed me the many things that I could choose from as we had conversation about what made me stop in today. (Everyday I want hummus or falafel.) He doesn’t know me, doesn’t know that more than two choices will give me an anxiety attack so I said, what would you get. He said «I’ll just fix you what I would eat.» Well, let me tell you, he eats good! I’ve no clue what I had other than the hummus, but it was on point. He was very nice and conversational which is rare. I am in love with Pita House. I will become a regular. You, from Palestine in the black chef’s coat who fixed my to go box. I am crushing on you.

Some of the best humus in town. Always fresh and served with a dolop of tasty olive oil.
Most of their sides stack up pretty well to what you can find around Columbus. Falafel add-​on choices seem endless and tasty.
Bathrooms could use some attention. I took off a star for this important oversight.

I’ve driven by this place local to my residence in Whitehall. I walked in the first time in months and was not disappointed. The flavors and seasonings are vivid in these dishes. I ordered the Lamb platter, Sambusas, coleslaw, and Chicken Shwarma. I’m so glad I came here and I hope to come back. The food is not greasy, is healthy and I feel so good after eating this. I can’t say this about other food in Columbus.
The associates and owners are good-​hearted people and warm towards customers. And I hope they continue on more years to come. I recommend you go here and try something different from the last time you ordered every time.
This is categorized as Lebanese, Jordanian Palestinian inspired dishes.

Not wanting to venture out much today because the cold and rain I decided to order in for dinner. Not sure of where to order from and not wanting pizza I was quite happy to find this place on Unilocal.The menu is listed on their site. I ordered a bit of everything to share with my munchkin. We had a chicken shawarma plater that came with pita, hummus, baba ganoush, and Israeli salad. I also ordered kibbeh (1), grape leaves, falafel and baklava. Needles to say I have lunch for tomorrow. The chicken shawarma plater was so good. The stand out for me was the baba ganoush. The kibbeh was interesting. I’ve never had it before and I wasn’t expecting the all spice. It was good though. The baklava was so good! Now onto the complaint section of this review. The falafel and the grape leaves were so small (there’s a dirty joke in there somewhere). One maybe 2 bites at best. I like large falafels what can I say. The flavors were great. My other complaint is my pita was dried out. I wish so bad it wasn’t. If not for those small issues (see what I did there) this would have been a 5 star all the way.

I was seriously craving a gyro and searched for «gyros» near me on Unilocal.When Pita House popped up I remembered my cousin saying how much she loved it so I went there. Ample parking in front with it being inside of a strip mall. There is an area for you to sit inside but I ordered out. He will let you try a sample if you tell him you haven’t been there before. I got the gyro plate $ 8.99. All plates come with two sides, hummus, and pita bread. The Hummus is amaaaazing, super creamy and smooth. The portions are really big, I could only eat about half before feeling stuffed. The lamb was good, just a bit too salty for my taste but im not a huge salt person. I would eat it again for sure though.
Fried cauliflower was one of my sides and the potato salad (kind of sounds like a weird combo as I type it but it was all very good together). Big portions, good pricing, will be back!

I’m not a huge partaker of Mediterranean food. That being said, I’ve never had anything against it, just never had much of an opportunity to eat it living in a small town. On a doctor’s trip to Columbus, I decided to stop in Pita House and try something new.
So I went with something I had never heard of until I saw the first Avengers movie — Shawarma. Oh, lovely, delicious, mouth-​watering Shawarma!
So, yeah, it was incredible. The location is your typical storefront eatery but the food was anything but typical. The aromas that met me when I opened the door conveyed that I was in for a treat.
I ordered the Chicken Shawarma Combo, which came with French Fries and a drink. The fries are sprinkled with a seasoning that makes them very good as well.
The Shawarma was amazing! Taz made it perfectly and I was overloaded by the flavor combinations of the chicken, the cucumbers, spices and sauce that melded together into flavor nirvana.
Kudos to Pita House, and I highly recommend checking this place out.

This is right around the corner from me. I ran up one evening to grab something for dinner. It was super fast — they were very friendly.
I got a falafel sandwich with fries and tabouli salad with a side of pita.
Everything was delicious — especially the tabouli!
The man forgot my extra pita at first but ran out after me to my car to make sure i got it!

Excellent, quick Greek food. This is a «fast food» style Greek place, but the food is far better than fast food quality. I would go here for lunch anytime.
I highly recommend the gyro, which I consider the litmus test of any Greek place. Also, Pita House boasts many different baklavas. While we ate there, one of the ladies there gave out free samples!
We stumbled into this place traveling from Dallas, TX, and Pita House almost makes it worth making a special trip to Columbus.

Amazing lamb shawarma platter!!! The best I’ve had since leaving the Middle East. Authentic Lebanese cuisine, salads were amazingly delicious. Babaranough was to die for. I’m only visiting Columbus for the weekend but planing to eat here everyday. Oh I don’t want to forget about the Bakhlavah, we got a mix of 10 different pastries, they were so good, my taste buds are screaming. I’m going to order a large tray to take home.
This is my spot every time I visit Columbus from now on. Awesome food, atmosphere, and service is phenomenal.

Great little find as we were preparing to leave Columbus. Had the lamb shawarma platter with hummus & pita, cauliflower, & Israeli salad. Good portion size, tasty, and freshly made. Noshed on a couple of falafel balls we ordered for the table and they were amply crispy on the outside yet fluffy and very well seasoned and flavorful inside. Was a quiet Sunday afternoon so it was dead inside although more people did venture in later. Location is a little weird — in the middle of a strip of stores — so you would have to know it’s there or you may miss it if you were driving by.

Pita House is not the best Mediterranean I’ve ever had, but it’s very good. The friendliness of the staff is also a plus. The lady running the show was super nice and put together a little sampler plate for me, since it was my first time there.
The baba was awesome, as were the meats and tabouli. I thought the hummus was the weakest thing on the plate, because it lacked flavor. The baklava on the side was really subpar: dry and bland.
Upon a second visit, I’d go with the kabobs or schwarma, which both looked fantastic. Not far from the airport, if you’re willing to make a two mile detour.

The Falafel sandwich was pretty solid and I would recommend it over a few other med. places in Columbus. I really liked the presentation of the sandwich as it did look pretty good. The sandwich artist seemed to take pride in making it the correct way and having it look presentable. And for $ 4.99 it comes in at a good value that won’t set one back.
I also ordered the Eggplant Salad which was a nice compliment to the falafel. My only complaint is the sign on the outside stating free WiFi but it was a secure password and I was already sitting down. Ok, Im lazy and didn’t feel like getting up to ask. This is a nice option to get a quick meal on Broad or in the Bexley area.

I went here for lunch today and really enjoyed it! I work in the area, but I hadn’t ventured down this way yet, and I’m shocked I hadn’t, because it was delicious. My buddy and will totally be frequenting this place from now on.
I was being conservative and stuck with their jumbo lamb gyro (the bigger of the 2). I got the combo, which came with fries and a drink, and what’s this? Free baklava? Apparently, it’s free baklava Tuesday. what a delight. I also put in a side order of falafel just to try it out.
I have to say that I’ve been to quite a few Mediterranean places in Columbus, and Ohio for that matter, and the lamb here was phenomenal. The sauce was fantastic, and all of the ingredients on the gyro tasted really fresh. The fries were cooked perfectly and had some tasty seasoning on them. They were really nice and crispy with a soft center.
The baklava wasn’t incredible, but it was free, and it wasn’t super sticky like most of the baklava I’ve had. It wasn’t overly sweet either, so that was kinda nice.
By the time I was done eating the combo, I barely had room for the falafel, but I muscled a few of them down and brought the rest back for co-​workers. They were pretty damn good, and a side order of 12 is only $ 2.99. So much food. I brought them back to work, and everyone here enjoyed them, although they will leave your breath quite pungent, so make sure you have some gum.
Overall, this place will definitely go into our lunch rotation at work. I only wish I had tried it out much sooner.