This is Pita Pan's second location, the original is in Astoria Queens which is known for it's Greek food and you know how much I love me some Greek, OPA! Pita Pan's tag line is "Fresh Fast Tasty", I am a fan of all three things so I decided to give them a shot.
Today was Protein Day so I could not try what I really wanted which was a Pita Pan Gyro so I reluctantly decided to get a salad; they have a great selection of Gourmet Organic salads. I chose the Mandarin Salad; baby mustard greens with sliced almonds, mandarins, raisins, and honey vinaigrette. They give you the option to add protein for an additional charge, so you know I had to get Gyro Meat lol. For me, the best way to tell if a salad is good is by choosing to leave the dressing off AND I DID! This salad was full of so much flavor that I didn't even see the point of the dressing. Another thing I liked was that it was not HUGE; sometimes a salad can be overwhelming but if you are starving, they do give you the option to double it for an extra charge.
Besides a great selection of salads, sandwiches, paninis etc; they also have a variety of smoothies. I decided to try the Berry Smooth Smoothie which is anti-oxident berries, banana, mint, and fresh low fat yogurt. This was perfect for my afternoon slump; it woke my bum up lol. It was not heavy but instead very refreshing on this 90 degree day.
Of course reviews can't be all great, I did have one complaint. When I placed my order, I requested that one of the salads come with a Whole Wheat Pita instead of regular and they forgot to make that change. I did take a bite of the pita they sent since they are Pita Pan and it was delish
I already told my sister that she has to meet me one day so that we could have dinner at the restaurant.
Let's Recap:
Fresh (check)
Fast (check)
Tasty (double check)
If you are in the NY area, give them a try http://pitapanny.com/
Namaste...
