Pitaland

Whether you are buying groceries or buying fresh cooked meals, this is the best Lebanese food in the Burgh. They make their pitas on site and you can see them being made. They have an olive bar that has a great selection of olives. They have fresh hummus, yogurt, babaganoush, and stuffed grape leaves. I love their gyros and the chicken shawarma. For «sauce» on the shawarma they take pure garlic and whip it until it becomes a paste. It is SO good but leaves a slow burn. You can get Tahini sauce to cut the burn.
Everything’s fresh and delicious. Love! Love! Love!

I love that this market is in walking distance to my house and has all the middle eastern spices that I need. But on top of that their lamb burgers are AMAZING. I’m here all the time getting one for lunch or dinner. I may start having the lamb burger for bother lunch and dinner haha.

We decided to take a ride back to our old neighborhood. Pitaland was a stop we had to make, it’s been so long since we’ve had delicious freshly made pitas. We also tried the homemade Baklava… Wow!!! It’s worth the 30 minute drive alone. Best I’ve ever had!

Pitaland is unbelievable. The café serves a great Turkish coffee, and the beef shawarma can’t be beat. The grocery store has a good selection of produce, dry and frozen goods, and prepared foods (hummus, taboulleh, kibbee, baba ghanoush, etc.) You won’t go home hungry!

I love this place. The hummus is great, the people are great. The lamb pies are absolutely incredible. This place will teach you anything you want to know about middle eastern food! A good friend of mine is Egyptian and moved here a few years ago and this place is the closest he said he’s come to home. Have to respect that!

Great gyros and produce. The boulevard has definitely changed in the past couple years, but Pitaland has stayed the same. The gyro’s are always fresh and they have a vast assortment of produce. If you’re in the area definitely stop here, as Brookline is on the rise!

What an absolute gem to find in Brookline. Had a bit of time to grab lunch in Brookline today. This particular neighborhood is one I don’t get to much, so since business brought me here I figured I’d come early and grab breakfast/​lunch. Not many choices for breakfast along Brookline Blvd. made PitaLand the easy choice. Once I walked through the door I was shocked to see a stocked market, bakery, and industrial pita machine in the back! PitaLand has classic Mediterranean dishes including Falafel, gyro, shawarma, and lamb. It’s so rare that I see shawarma, I had to order the chicken version. Well seasoned, just crispy enough, cool pickles, lettuce, onion, and dressing. Perfect amount of food, done well. I had to hold back ordering another. $ 8.56 with a soda is one heck of a deal for quality food like this. I will be back.

I love Pitaland. The bread is authentic and delicious. If you’re a Lebanese cook like me you’ll love the variety of bulgur, sweets, ahwi and zytoon that Pitaland gives us!

Great place for your Mediterranean needs. Best gyros ever. Everything is fresh. The employees are wonderful and will go out of the way to help you.
Anything that I have ever got there has been delicious.

Good pitas and good people. They gave my son a fresh warm pita from the conveyor and gave us a tour.
I had a falafel sandwich. The falafel was very good but, as someone stated previously, the falafel to veggie ratio is a bit off. Still tasty but not the best I ever had.

I just had the best lamb burger in Pittsburgh. I’m not usually fond of too many places that make lamb because I think lamb is tough to make. It’s also an acquired taste. The lamb burger here tastes very fresh and I had it made medium since I’ve never been here before but mine came out a little medium rare, which is actually my favorite way of having a burger. It was very juicy, flavorful and topped with some feta cheese. My mom had the chicken shwarma which was marinated with 100% flavor. If you like your food bland and you’re afraid of delicious and strong garlic taste in your food, stay away :) I had a bite and it was very tasty. I will definitely come back again some time for other items on the menu.

An awesome place to stop for lunch, dinner or even a quick grocery trip. After we moved to Brookline I stopped in to see what this place was all about. It smelled delicious and I could not wait to come back for dinner. If you need any fresh produce or bread they have it all. We finally went back for dinner this past week and I ordered the small size falafel wrap and my boyfriend got the dinner sized gyro (huge portions). The workers could not have been nicer and helped us with the menu items. We also got hummus and pita (not on menu)-they gave us a full container of the roasted red pepper hummus with pita which was very delicious. My falafel wrap, even though the smaller order, was huge and plenty for dinner. Came filled with lots of fresh veggies including some pickled veggies. I asked for the tzatziki sauce which was yummy and I highly recommend. Save room for dessert as they have many cookies and baklava. Forgot one of the best parts, the prices are very reasonable and they have a small seating area inside.

I been here few times and tried different things. Food is okey. One of the guys that works there suggested the beef shawarma but it wasn’t as I expected, the beef was chewy. Chicken shawarma was good, but you have to buy a side it doesn’t come with fries or anything. Falafel are ok, a little dry. The lemonade that they make is 85% water you can barely taste the lemon. Some of the things like the feta spinach of meat pies I find a little pricey, $ 4 and it’s as big as the palm of the hand. The place is fairly clean. I like the baklava and pastries there. I also tried the stuffed grape leaves which I liked. I absolutely love the bread here, always fresh.

much nicer inside after they renovated this former Foodland space …
the café is interesting but the food is crazy expensive for what you end up with, in my opinion… the beef schwarma is tasty as is their hummus /​kibbee balls /​etc.
i usually end up getting tacos at Las Palmas, a few doors up since it’s a much better bargain but fans of middle eastern food ought to check this joint out.

Descubrí Pitaland casualmente y recomiendo encarecidamente visitarlo y probar sus productos. Todo en la tienda está muy bien organizado y limpio. Tiene buenos precios y su comida es riquísima. Los dulces son un auténtico placer. El personal muy amable y te hacen muy cómoda la visita.

I tried both the beef shawarma and the falafel sandwiches at this place. It’s both a food counter and a middle eastern style deli/​grocery. The service at the food counter was slow and impersonal, but about what you’d expect from such a place I guess.
I wasn’t super impressed with the shawarma. The beef was tough and it felt more like a gyro with tahini sauce instead of tzatziki sauce.
I enjoyed the falafel sandwich much more. The falafel is freshly fried and while not the best texture was very flavorful with a nice crunch. The pickles on it were actually pretty good even though I’m not a pickle fan… Definitely house made and not soggy. The other veggies as a lot of flavor, although the overall veggie to falafel ratio is a bit off. Still a very tasty sandwich, though.

Finally we found a great Mediterranean breakfast with Lebanese hospitality. The price was so cheap and great taste. We always come her for grocery shopping and lunch food. Yummy

Wow! I haven’t been into the store since the remodel. It is beautiful. The pitas are world class, all of the store made food is excellent
The hummus, the desserts all of it is outstanding!
Now! They have a small walk up café serving all sorts of mid-​east food. They even have breakfast.
If you haven’t been there in a while, go back, you won’t be disappointed.

Absolutely the best Middle-​Eastern food around. I have tried most of the menu, my fav always been fattoush with chicken however, I tried the breakfast today and OMG the Shanklish: with eggs was awesome!!! Loved it!!! Great job to Greg and his team at the café ! Keep up the good work!

If you are ever in Brookline this is the place to go.
Good place to grab a sandwich and fries. Everything is very fresh!
Spinach pies are to die for. The pepperoni rolls are amazing and the price is rite.
The staff is pleasant and helpful.

Way to go Brookline! This area is turning into a pretty good lunch destination, with some great ethnic food being represented. I have shopped at Pitaland for olives and sundries in the past, but today was the first time I had lunch at the café. Not only is this a great retail store to buy Middle Eastern items you might not be able to find elsewhere, the prepared food is delicious.
The menu features lots of Middle Eastern staples, such as falafel, hummus, babghanouj and the other items that make up traditional mezze. A lamb burger and sandwiches made with their pita bread are also offered, as well as salads and platters. I had the falafel platter, which was wonderful. Their falafel is the best I’ve had anywhere, and I eat a lot of this stuff. The accompaniments on the plate were fresh and pickled vegetables with a side of tahini and their pita bread. All great. My husband offered to share his fries with me, as they give you a huge portion, and my hand kept sneaking over to his basket for more. These are perfectly fried shoe strings with a sprinkle of something like paprika… I’m not sure, but it was really nice. When I checked out with my olives and groceries, the guy behind the counter gave me a yummy fig on the house. He also sang as he rang up my order, and thanked me for coming in. The guy who took our order at the café also came over to ask us how everything was while we were eating. This would be de rigueur at a full service place, but was notable at a place with counter service. Really nice people and excellent food. I may have to give breakfast a try soon.

I want to live in Pita Land. I’m thinking of applying for dual citizenship so I can give their fantastic food permanent residence in my happy belly.
I don’t know what to recommend more highly, their fluffy glorious gyros (which were the best I’ve ever had in a city of good gyros), their juicy feta lamb burger, their fresh baked pizza flat breads, their home made baba ganooj and hummus, their massive Mediterranean grocery supply, or their fresh baked pita’s which you can watch coming off a conveyer belt carrying them fresh risen out of the oven!
Low prices, big portions, and delicious, perfectly prepared, home made fresh fare. Go to Pita Land and treat your taste buds to a magical journey to Lebanon’s finest!