Pita Palms

This place had some wonderful reviews, so my family decided to have lunch here one day. Honestly, wasn’t the best. I would say the food was okay, but a little bland all around. My kids had the cheeseburgers, and they barely touched their meals. I had a gyro and my husband had a vegetarian plate. It was just so bland.
The hummus was good, no complaints there — but there are better places out there.

Popped in here killing time between my sons baseball games. Great place! I wish it was in my neighborhood. Had a shawarma sandwich and it was fresh and delicious. Young man behind the counter was friendly and attentive. I didn’t order a drink and he brought me an ice water. Nice family place.

First time eating there, so we had the special with fries! I was pleased the man at counter told us the fries was seasoned! I thought well let’s give them a try! My husband was only going to get the gyro but talked him into fries, he said the fries made the meal even better! We both liked the gyro, lots of meat and the right amount of sauce! The pita was soft and fresh! All our food was hot and worth the wait! Saw employee give away free food twice while sitting there waiting ! He could have been owner, don’t really know!!! He also brought our food and asked twice if everything was okay and also stated if we needed anything else let him know! It’s a very small place but it was not real busy so had seating! I always hesitate to give 5 stars when I have styrofoam and plastic cutlery! But we will be back anyway!!!

We love Mediterranean food, my wife and I, and this place prepares it well. Everything we’ve tried is excellent. Plus, we were eating fast, but not fast enough! When they noticed our falafel was still on the table, they brought us fresh. So nice.

This place has a ton of great reviews so we were excited to try it. Unilocal,you have let us down. Honestly, two stars seems generous.
The food was not great. I had the chicken shawarma and it was bland, bland, bland. The chicken was cooked well but there was no flavor to the sandwich. The server had to go back in the kitchen to find salt so I could add some flavor to my sandwich. My husband had the gyro and fries combo. The gyro meat was decent but he felt the flavor was definitely lacking overall. The fries have some sort of seasoning on them that left me with an aftertaste of that taco seasoning packet my mom used when I was little. I’m sure some people love the flavor but it was definitely not our style.
The atmosphere could use a little work to be more consumer friendly. When we pulled up to the place, there was a guy leaning against the door talking on his phone. Not the most welcoming thing. It turns out he was our server. He was friendly, but not really professional. There were a few televisions on in the restaurant, each set to different channels. This wouldn’t be so bad but the volume was up on two of them so it was a chaos of sound. The bathroom didn’t appear very clean either. There was a roll of toilet paper that was almost out of paper sitting on top of two empty dispensers. It really made me wonder how long it had been since the bathroom had a good cleaning. Ew.

This was my first visit here, I had a little trouble actually finding it so if you haven’t visited before it’s currently in between a smoke shop and an ink or printing place next to the Augies sports bar/​grill.
I was in the mood for a Greek salad but I ended up going with one of the specials they had on the window, a gyro pita with a drink for $ 6.99 and I got a side of pita chips and hummus. My son was with me and he ordered the chicken nugget kids meal; his meal came with 5 nuggets, fries and a drink. My meal was great, I loved the gyro pita and the hummus, the pita chips I wasn’t into (I normally just like to dip the pita in the hummus without them being fried) but that was my error cause duh chips are crispy but I’m going to blame that on pregnancy brain and I’ll make sure to just get an extra (un fried) pita next time. Next time we return I’d like to try the Greek salad but if you don’t know what to get on your first visit I would definitely recommend the gyro, it’s delish.
So why three stars? It was pretty warm inside so it made it a bit uncomfortable to sit and eat. The service wasn’t bad but I think there were only two people working so when you’re ready to order you have to wait for them to come out to the front and while we sat and ate there were two other customers that had to wait as well. We needed a box before we left and no one was around to help us so it was just a little frustrating.
I want to bring my husband back here so I know we will return, just hope for more attentive employees next time so we can give a better rating. The food is good!

So lucky to have such a good mom/​pop restaurant on the west side! Gyro meat is the best I’ve had west of the I-​17, hummus is fresh & yummy, kebabs tasty, chicken fresh & moist. Baklava is pretty darn fresh & not over-​syrupy as well (I’ve been quite disappointed in Phx area baklava). Service is a little slow but the staff is super nice. Yum, yum. We’ll keep coming back!

The food here is fantastic! I have no complaints. Good service, good food. I was told that management changed in last 6 months but, I ate here 18 moths ago and then again very recently and I can’t see any difference with regards to the food. So far so good. Will keep coming here. Oh, if you need more sauce just ask! They are very willing to give you more if that’s what you like.

As always, I’m befuddled by the myriad of 4 and 5 stars Unilocal reviewers give to establishments I consider to be «meh». Surely, it’s not fair to compare every Middle Eastern restaurant in the Valley to Haji Baba; but I admit to only being human. That «flaw» makes it hard for me to review other Middle Eastern restaurants without comparing it to the «gold standard» of Haji; but I’ll try.
For me, the star of this place is the tzatsiki. It’s loaded with lots of dill, but the spice doesn’t overwhelm. The tzatsiki is thick and tasty, but I’m at a loss to figure out everything that’s in it. There’s something thick, smooth and «buttery» in there and that’s not full-​fat yoghurt. Sour cream? Maybe. But there’s something about the consistency that is nothing like yoghurt or sour cream.
Next on the «positive» list are the people who work there: always friendly.
From there, it goes somewhat downhill. The gyro meat is tender and tasty. You’d think that wouldn’t be so big a deal. Alas, you haven’t been to The Golden Greek, where gyro meat resembles 4 year old Nikes donated to Goodwill in both texture and taste. Pita Palms’ chicken shwarma is bland. In fact, most of the food here, while good, is bland … something a bit unusual for Middle Eastern food; but I guess that leaves you the ability to spice to your taste.
I’m not saying more jihadists would try and desert from ISIS if they were fed some of Pita’s dishes; but neither would they be so willing to become martyrs, if, instead of 72 virgins, they found the chicken shwarma from here waiting for them in the next world.
For a quick, local craving of Arab food, this place works. But four or five stars? Insh’allah; but not from me.

Great value for money and tasty food. The staff we met were awesome! Gyro meat was tender and sliced perfectly coupled with perfect amount of onions and tomatoes. Fries were seasoned like they should be. Next time we will try the shawarmas. Keep in mind this is a fast food type place so you aren’t going to find a fancy place but for the price you pay we prefer Pita Palms over other gyro places in the West Valley.

Great quick stop! The gyro and garlic pita are both delicious!!! Also love the Greek salad with gyro meat or falafel.

Found this place via Unilocal and very happy we checked. Best Gyros I’ve had in years, perfectly flavored on the freshest pita. Hubby had a chicken kabob and said it was flavored excellent and it came with a perfect Greek salad and rice. We will definitely return. Hubby said his chicken was just very slightly overcooked but not enough to not come again. Everything was perfect. Great little find.

Decided to come here to get a bite to eat. We usually go to the Pita Kitchen, but since we live in Buckeye… it’s a little bit of a drive, to just get a bite to eat. We found Pita Palms, and I’ll say that we weren’t disappointed at all… the gyros pita was filled with meat and their fries are pretty good too. Love the place will definitely come back… Good stuff!!!

A+ guys seriously…
If you are looking for fresh food, look no further. I was fortunate enough to stop here last night and pick up a mixed meat platter. WOW! the food was so fresh, and hot. It was the most amazing food I have had in months. This will be a new frequent stop for me and my son. «Q» was the most helpful and friendly guy ever. He helped me choose what I should order and stayed diligent throughout. A+… If you don’t try this place, you are only doing yourself a huge dis-​service.
oh! almost forgot! THE HUMMUS!!! DEAR LORD, GO EAT ALL THE HUMMUS!!!
–Zak

Great place… Very Clean and food tastes good. Comfortable place with big TV’s. Got mix grill pretty big portion.

Great food. Close to home and extremely friendly people. I’ll be coming here all the time! My whole family loves their food. The falafel are made fresh, and they will soon make home made baklava.

This is our first time here. We ordered Gyros Pita Lamb Beef & Baba Ghanoush. There were impeccably delicious! Pita bread & meat are made perfectly — not stringy or hard. It just melt in your mouth! Baba G was very tasty! Prices are reasonable & customer service is EXCELLENT!!! We will be back. Thank you for your passion for providing a high quality of Mediterranean Food.

Had dinner with 2 of our friends last night.
3 of us had the Beef Kabob, with rice, salad, and great Hummas. I ate the Chicken Schwarma with Fries.
The new owner used to be the owner of Kabob Palace in North Phoenix, and brought his great recipes over here.

Service was fantastic! You walk in they greet you and if your dining in you get seated and someone comes and hands you a menu. The place is very clean and the people are very nice.
The food is nothing but bland. I really wanted to give this place a shot after reading all of the great reviews. But it fell very very short from all of that.
We ordered the beef and chicken kabob combo comes with rice and hummus/​salad, feta fries, and a drink. Our total was $ 18 which is not bad for Greek good.
The rice was so bland it didn’t taste like anything but the water they made it in. The pita was a little on the dry side but served it purpose. The hummus I didn’t even touch. My husband says he’s had the canned hummus and that’s what it tasted like. The chicken wasn’t anything special and the only thing I ate a side from the fries. The beef kabob was very squishy and had a weird texture and also had no flavor. The feta fries were just that I don’t know why I was expecting more. It was just French fries with pepper and a little bit of crumbled feta on top.
I wish I could give it more stars but I can’t. I would never eat here again.

I was excited to see this place open and anxious to give it a try. We both ordered the gyro special which came with a drink and your choice of fries, hummus or a Greek salad. I went for the hummus and my husband had the fries. Both sides were good but the star of the meal was definitely the gyro. I would have been more than satisfied just having that. The meat and sauce was really tasty. I definitely want to go back and try some of the other dishes.
The only thing I would caution is that it did take. While for the food to come out. More like you would expect at a sit down restaurant than a take out place.