Pita Pit

The Pita pit is a wonderful late night surprise it’s right by a bus stop I have to wait for a long time to go home and it’s open late something unusual in Portland.
When I walk in all of the employees seem glad to see me they’re very polite and they let me pick out my wildest combinations. Sometimes I walk in and yelled dealers choice and they’ve never steered me wrong

I love pita pit, go out of my way to stop when we travel customer service here was awesome guys has lots of energy and pleasant to talk with, cant wait to come back to Portland beautiful city!

Really inattentive service, seems to be a pattern of the surrounding restaurants operated by PSU students.

Today I was served a felafel salad that was 90% lettuce. Lettuce is good at making room for air. I didn’t pay $ 7 – 8 to be served a bowl of air. Also, having to pay a premium for hummus should mean that I get enough hummus, not less than I got before said premium was introduced. But I digress, the worker topped the lettuce with 4 or 5 slices of bell pepper, and likewise for all other veggies. I need to get a lot of each vegetable to feel like I’m even getting a meal since I’m vegetarian. With that said what really made me want to Unilocal my experience today was the fact that there was some random rock-​hard black stuff in my food. When my teeth first encountered it I thought it was rocks, but upon examination it looked like some fossilized meat from an unclean grill. It was harder than raw peppercorns and I thought it was going to damage my teeth when I first found it in a bite of the meal unexpectedly. Did I mention I’m vegetarian and do not appreciate being inadvertently forced to eat meat?

This place was great before it closed for the summer. I work at PSU and use to eat lunch there once or twice a week. Since the place reopened with a new staff, new charges have been introduced (charging to put humus on a falafel pita is ridiculous!). Worse is that the pitas now cost more and are much smaller than they were before the restaurant turned over.

I’ve enjoyed the pitas here in the past. My favorite is the chicken souvlaki. They closed during the summer then opened up with new people working there. I visited twice since the reopen and have had some tasty, but horribly wrapped pitas.
It irks me that the workers keep ripping the pita. The most recent time I was so lucky as to get a ripped AND loosely folded pita :(. But that’s not all, the lady who made the pita got sauce all over her gloves during folding, in which transferred to the outside of the wrapping paper. She then tried to hand it off to me-​which I refused to take without a bag. I was amazed how unaware these people are in their food prep. I appreciate people who take care in how they make their food– even if it’s just a simple sandwich. So this puts me off. The lady seemed nice and gave me a dollar off coupon but it’s not likely I’ll be back to use it.

New owner. I used to love this place. Now not so much. The meat is half of what it used to be. The don’t wrap the pita or the paper properly so it’s harder to grab and eat on the go. The up side is they added a couple more options.

Amazing! Almost ate in our sketchy hotel restaurant but came on Unilocal and searched for something close and found this place! Great, healthy food and awesome service!

It’s pretty sub-​par. There are lots of good pita options right across the street in the food cart pods. The food is generic and mediocre at best.

I got a chicken breast pita pit from here and I got food poisoning. I was very disappointed because I love pita pit and now I wouldn’t even bother going back. The service wasn’t as great as the Hawthorne or Vancouver pita pit.

This is place is SO much cleaner and fresher than the Cedar Hills location. I can’t even believe how spotless it is in here (my first time in this location). All the veggies are organized with no brown edges in the lettuces and nothing spilled in between the choices. The grill is clean, the floor is clean, they wrapped my sando TWICE, once with the top ½ exposed, and then again. Perfect. Seriously, the folks at the Cedar Hills location should take a field trip to downtown Portland to watch and learn from these guys.

I’d never been to a Pita Pit before, but this one was clean, the staff were friendly, and they gave me free avocado because I didn’t want cheese.

Horrible service we had to say «hello how are you doing» first to the servers. They forgot my avocado and I had to remind them and upon reminding him he got offended as if I was questioning whether or not I ordered it and I paid for it it’s on my receipt. They did not offer to put anything on the grill with the chicken like all other Pita Pits do and when I asked them to they look put off and said sorry and didn’t grill the veggies or offer to. Overall the Hawthorne Pita pit is great. The downtown one was a big disappointment. They were empty but made us feel they wanted us to get us out of there as quick as possible. This was at 245 on Sunday, March 15. I would have given them one star but I’ve had good experiences at this location in the past so I give them the benefit of the doubt and give them two stars.

I have never had a bad experience here. The service is quick and pleasant. The food is exactly what you’re expecting and they make sure to put it together exactly how you ask.
I like to get the fork and knife version, which is essentially a salad instead of a pocket. Great alternative to a sandwich, and way better than Subway’s salads.

I work at a hotel downtown and they deliver here, which is awesome! They are great taking orders and deliver quickly. I’m never disappointed when it comes to this location, the food is great and they are so helpful. I really recommend this place for lunch or a munchie hour, because you can load up on veggies and sauces.

Pita Pit is basically the definition of A-​OK.
If you’ve never been to one, think of a cross between Chipotle and Subway except more Mediterranean. You pick a type of meat (or veggies or falafel), a type of pita to stuff it in, then complete the meal with a bunch of veggies and sauce. It’s not too expensive, it won’t take too long to get your food, but it’s also not too expensive.
There really isn’t much to brag about, but there’s also not much to complain about. It’s A-​OK.

I actually would give this place 1 star. But I never give out just one star for reviews. Basically my two star review is like a one star review for other people. I’m saving it for when I find a bug in my food or something *knock on wood that it never happens* anyways, the customer service was horrendous! There was two people working at the time and two friends and I walked in; no greeting no nothing. After I had been standing at the spot to order for a few minutes one person finally comes up and asks «what do you want?» So I hesitantly ordered because I was debating if I should still eat there or not. They rolled their eyes at me because they had the displeasure of waiting a what appeared to be an excruciating extra 30 seconds for me to choose what I wanted to eat. So the whole picking what I want in my pita pit happened and I paused a moment and told them that this was my first time here. The worker completely ignores me and says «anything else?» Then walks up to the register.
YIKES!
I don’t see this place here much longer with that kind of service and less than average food that’s way too expensive. I’d rather spend six dollars for a premade sandwich, a bag of chips, a slurpee and a scratch-​it at 7−11/a gas station.
That was my first pita pit experience and shall be my last! Only time I would come back in is a last resort to use their bathroom!

I’ve worked in food service. I know what it’s like to have customers coming in shortly before closing. I know what it’s like to be college-​aged and awaiting the moment my work shift ends.
However, I also know the right way to respond to a customers’ friendliness and generous tips… Guess I’m alone in this.
Having gotten out of work later than expected, I literally ran uphill from Pioneer Square in the rain just to get a quick, late-​night bite to eat around PSU that wasn’t burgers or pizza. Knowing that I was entering about 5 minutes before closing time, I was friendly and apologetic and tipped quite generously at the register – being on a college campus, the tip jar probably doesn’t get much action, so I would expect my tip to be a little more appreciated or at least win me a smile from the staff… Yeah, right.
I was pretty fast in ordering my pita and fillings, trying to get out of their hair as soon as possible, but the blonde girl who made my pita didn’t even look at me when I thanked her and apologized for being «one of those people». Even after all the effort I’d made to get in and out with friendliness and large tips!
The pita itself tasted okay, but between the fact that it was overpriced and how crappy the customer service was, I regret not dipping my hand into the tip jar to take back some of my money. For God’s sake, I’m a struggling twenty-​something, too!
Enjoy your boxed-​wine after-​work party, you rude, passive-​aggressive hipsters!

I had never liked Pita Pit from back in my college days in AZ, it always seemed so bland and boring, but now I’ve found its a pretty decent lunch option under 400 calories! I’ve been enjoying the hummus pita with tzatziki and tons of veggies, it clocks in at only 330 calories and is super filling. Their vegetarian options are plentiful and you can build your pita in so many ways. I haven’t had any issues with tearing or over-​stuffing yet either so the staff must know their stuff. $ 5 seems like a good deal for these pitas as well.

So, generally speaking. I love pitas and Pita Pit … but today’s experience was a messy one.
Don’t get me wrong, I understand the lunch rush can be maddening for a restaurant staff, but whoa. I got there just in time to get at the front of what would become a pretty long line. Couple that with the fact that the person responsible for opening and stuffing the pitas couldn’t really get them open (he broke three wheat pitas before finally getting one to work), and we had the beginnings of a disaster.
Then, when adding the meat to my boyfriend’s pita, the bread pocket … well, it dissolved. I did get to watch an open-​pita transplant, so that was pretty rad, and entertaining. But then my pita ripped as well.
I guess I shouldn’t be complaining. The fact that they’re ripping means I’m getting a ton of stuff inside them, right? But still. Maybe I should have just asked for a fork.
Either way, the food was still pretty delicious, and I’ve come to the conclusion that «when in doubt, add pineapple» is a good rule to live by. Also, feta cheese and BBQ sauce make a surprisingly delicious combination.
If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to eat semi-​healthy, this is definitely a good option, but maybe you should try going in some of the off-​hours so they’re not quite as rushed.