Pita Pit

Kinda sad when this place closed but it was replaced by Honeygrow so it’s tough to stay sad very long.

I like Pita Pit because they offer vegetarian options, as well as smoothies. Another pro is that they deliver.
Being that it is one of the few places that will deliver healthy food, I find myself ordering for delivery a lot, especially around exams time. They allow online ordering through
, but they also take orders over the phone. My phone experience with them has been fine, but I’m not a fan of going into order the food, even though this does occur quite frequently, too. The service is… lacking. I don’t know what it is exactly, but maybe they lack enthusiasm, or they’re tired, or they want more tips? They just seem like they don’t really want to be there helping me to get my grub on. I come in pretty often, too, that you’d think they’d recognize me by now, but no, they don’t. Sad face.
But enough on the staff. The wraps, salads, and smoothies are customizable, which earns them many stars. You can get the California Wrap, for instance, and opt to include your favorite cheese, sauce, veggies, etc. You can also choose to go with a smoothie from their list, or you can create your own. I have no idea how much they charge per ingredient bc I’ve failed to look at my receipts. It’s a pretty great thing, though, the customizability.
My favorite wrap to get is the veggie buffalo wrap with the recommended fixins. I wish they still had baba ghanoush, but this was discontinued sometime ago, even though it’s still on their online menu. If you’d like an extra snack, get their pita chips — they’re housemade and seasoned — so yumm!
I started a detox recently, and I wish they had something like grilled tuna steak salads. However, I digress. I am thankful for the Pita Pit because this place gets me through my finals.

It’s a spruced up Subway, don’t expect a lot. Some of the staff are very lackluster.
The food and prices are decent overall as long as you get fresh ingredients. They also have really good smoothies but these probably have a ton of sugar.
I don’t come here often but get dragged along in a group from time to time. Luckily there is a Subway next door in case you want to be that guy who gets food from somewhere else and eat it here. I’ve been that guy before and since it’s a bunch of eleventeen-​year-​olds working the counters I didn’t really give a crap.
If you’re really into gyros and falafels, this might become your go-​to spot. Subway has cheaper and healthier options though so that remains my pro-​health sub shop when I’m trying to cleans from a week of chipotle/​cheesecake factory.

We came here to grab a quick lunch and left full and pretty pleased overall. The food came out quickly and my Greek god pita was flavorful and nicely toasted (per request). Get the Unilocal deal and bring along a friend for a cheap meal. Plenty of veggie options although I must say that the hummus is not the best ever. If you like piña colada, try the Maui wowi smoothie.

Came here mainly due to a groupon deal and I’m glad I did. Will be buying another one today!
The pitas are huge and I love being able to customize them with whatever veggie and sauce you like. The servers were friendly and didn’t mind me wanting to add ~10 separate ingredients to my pita.
The prices are a little steep without the Groupon deal though, $ 6 – 8 for a pita. But it is good if you are craving some whole grain pitas and want to avoid some carbs.
I got the Greek God pita and it was awesome. Tender, moist, and not too messy.

I haven’t had lunch there in a while, so I decided to have lunch there today. I ordered grilled chicken on a whole wheat pita, with pineapples, olives, tomato, spinach, provolone cheese, and a little bit of honey mustard.
As you can see from my list, it’s pretty open as to what you can put on your pita. The grilled chicken has stepped up since I first started eating there. Now they give you more chicken than before. It’s possible that I got lucky and the guy cooking the meat just gave me more than usual.

I got a falafel pita on Good Friday with spinach, corn, mushrooms, and hummus. The ingredients were all very fresh and the pita was huge — I had some left over!
The pita chips that are sold by the bag are good too — I don’t know if there are different kinds available but the ones I had seemed to have been generously sprinkled with Old Bay, which I adore!
I may be mixing up my cuisines but Pita Pit doesn’t have tabouli salad like Maoz, so I was a little disappointed.
Edit: I got a message from the owner, who thanked me for my review and said he would look into getting tabouli salad added to the menu. Even if it never happens, it’s always nice when an owner reaches out to a customer!

DON’T GO HERE
Here’s an idea Pita Pit: Don’t put smoothies on the menu if you can’t be bothered to (1) make them in a timely fashion and (2) make them so they are edible.
How do you screw up a smoothie? For shame.

I am very pleased to report that things are improving at «the Pit».
Better tasting hummus (supposedly now sourced by Sabra Salads) and fresher toppings.
I tried the Greek God (no onions, no feta) and it was very good.
My faith is restored in the Pita Pit! Keep it clean, keep it fresh — and I’ll be back for sure.
Hooray!

Really cool, fresh idea here! I’ve been watching so much America’s Next Great Restaurant and I could see this idea winning if it was on there. It’s basically the Greek version of Chipotle. Replace the wraps with pitas and substitute the mounds of meats and starches for healthier options and that’s what you have here. They also have plenty of vegetarian options as well like hummus and falafel.
I had the Greek God pita with chicken souvlaki, lamb gyro, tomatoes, onions, baby spinach, feta and tzatziki sauce. I now know why its called that cuz after I bit into this glorious pita, I was in heaven. So much flavor. I really love how they grill up the meat as you order it too.
Also, if you’re a first timer here and have a smart phone, you can take a survey and get a free pita on the spot! I did this along with my Living Social $ 20 coupon that I bought for $ 10 and ended up paying just an additional 26 cents for three pitas, an order of hummus and pita to dip, chips and two drinks. That’s a whopping 10.26!
Yes, that did enhance my experience greatly, but there’s no way around how good the food tasted. I’m around that way a few times a month and I’d love to stop back in and get my Greek God pita or even try a new one. Great fast casual spot!

Pita Pit is fresh and delicious, and they offer breakfast pitas all day so +1 star in my book.
Lots of vegetarian options, including a veggie buffalo chicken which I’ve never had but have seen being made, and it looks pretty good. I usually get hummus with avocado and every other veggie.
Try to avoid the mid-​day weekday lunch rush from 12 – 1. I saw they have «happy hour» from 4 – 6 where you get some special if you purchase a drink.

I liken this spot to a Subway with different «bread.» The setup is the same-​guy standing behind veggies asking what you want on your sandwich. For a quick, semi-​nutritious lunch, this is a good stand by. if you are watching calories you can customize the pita to be as high or low calorie as you’d like. If you are in the mood for good gyro, falafel, soulvaki, etc., look elsewhere. But things that are hard to mess up (ie grilled chicken) are a safe bet at the Pita Pit.

I stopped here on a weekend afternoon and enjoyed the veggie steak pita. There were a lot of interesting flavors and I appreciated that they grill the vegetarian stuff on a separate grill from the meat. It was satisfying but not overly filling– and that whole wheat pita was more flavorful than the average whole wheat pita for sure!
I also tried the cucumber salad, which was okay, but definitely not worth $ 2.95.
The counter staff was really friendly and offered suggestions of toppings for my pita. The place was immaculately clean.
I’ll definitely be back to try another of their delicious pitas!

I was starving and this seemed like the quickest place (and I wanted falafel). Friendly staff and a lot of options but they are totally over priced for the dry, bland ‘falafels’ they serve. Just not good at all. The pita itself is also just… powdery and blehhhhh. Def will not be going back and you shouldn’t waste your time here.

I really wanted falafel but i didnt feel like heading out in the rain, so we decided to order in. I stumbled upon a listing for pita pit and it all sounded good, so we ordered.
The falafel was DRY, like the powder one would use to make falafel but with nothing added. I ordered it with feta cheese, which was tastey– hummus for an extra dollar– which I paid but did NOT receive, lettuce, tomato, and tzatziki. Overall I would rate the sandwich as alright. But in short– there are MUCH better places to grab a falafel for the cost in the city and I shoulda known better. my bad.
The bf on the other hand had a bbq chicken wrap and enjoyed it thoroughly — maybe it’s just the falafel.

Pita Pit, I love ya.
Friendly employees, speedy service, fresh ingredients… what’s not to love? The pitas are stuffed with any combination of ingredients you fancy. Big ups to the chipotle sauce they have. The chicken, falafel, and veggie steak always make for a good base. Oh, and I almost forgot about the smoothies — which are equally tasty and come in any number of combinations.
They also post a lot of specials on Twitter —
— which is always a great incentive for cheapos like me.

Yay! Imagine my surprise over two years ago when I realized Pita Pit took up residence on 16^th. It was my college go-​to for four years and I was so happy this establishment finally made an appearance in Philly.
If you can dodge the ever present Subway sandwich that tries to entice you into their doors, you can find your way to the newly-​yellow painted Pita Pit. Service is pleasant and lightning fast — and ingredients are almost always super fresh (because I go there, admittedly at least once a week, the lettuce — esp. the spinach can get a bit wilted) So make a quick inspection of the visible ingredients before you order.
Your choices of wraps — White or wheat — the content choices — almost endless. Veggies, meat eaters — everyone can get their fill here. Fresh Guacamole? Yep! Drool-​inducing Tzaziki? Yessir! Chipolte mayo? Ahoy!
A crazy selection of meats, sauces and dressings and ingredients — you can make every combination possible! They fill the Pitas right up — so you get your money’s worth — the ratio of contents to meat, is always 2 :1 — but I like it that way.
I’ve eaten here more than I’d like to admit (okay, then it’s my home away from home– you got me!) and this is my in my top 5 for cheap lunch (or dinner) eats in the city!

So many great things about pita pit: big tasty pita sandwiches, choose your own ingredients, healthy, inexpensive, they deliver, and they’re open til 3am on fridays and saturdays! Now that Wawas around this area seem to all be closing, where else can you get a turkey sandwich filled with condiments after the bars close?
Nothing to travel far out of your way for, but awesome for a tasty, quick, healthy sandwich.

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I set out looking for Pita Pocket on 16^th but stumbled into this one first.
Nice cheap quick pitas with veggie options made pretty quickly. Nothing to special but not too bad either. Mmmm… falafel.