SeeingGreen ™

When I was a younger, there was one fast food restaurant that my health conscious parents would take my sister and me - Eat-A-Pita of Long Island, New York. There I could order anything off the menu, my favorite being the whole-wheat pita pizza or the cream cheese and cucumber pita sandwich. So when I first saw the sign for The Pita Pit here in Portland, I got very excited, thinking the two may be related.

Turns out the two are not connected, but the premise is the same, “Fresh Thinking, Healthy Eating.” The menu here is short and ordering is easy. First you pick a main pita filler – choose from the regular roster of deli meats or Greek inspired ingredients such as souvlaki or hummus and then select a few toppings be it lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts, hot peppers or even pineapples. Next, pick a cheese and your choice of sauce from the predictable line-up of mayo or mustard to the wild tzatziki or “secret sauce.” The server at the counter will then artfully tuck all your decisions into a large tortilla-like pita. A little bit of white butcher paper, some paper napkins and a sack and you are out the door. The Pita Pit may be a franchise (it’s Canadian, you know), but compared to the other fast food options out there, The Pita Pit is way better than a Subway or Quiznos. It’s reasonable healthy, cheap (nothing over $6.00 here) and stays open into the wee hours of the night.

Pita Pit
421 SW 10th
Open from 11am – 2/3/4am depending on the day