Pita Grill
★★★★☆ 3.8 (72)
"Pita Grill was a great find thanks to Yelp. This is a humble mom-and-pop, family-owned-and-operated Mediterranean restaurant located in Timberlyne Village (Food Lion shopping center) near I-40 exit 266 (NC highway 86). My wife and I ordered several items and enjoyed everything. Not only was the food good, but the service was excellent. The mom/wife/owner of the restaurant was really friendly, the small staff of three worked very efficiently, and our order was ready in a snap.If you like Mediterranean food, I recommend this place. Their pita is actually the best I've tried in the Triangle to date. I think it's even better than Med Deli's pita.We ordered from the Dinner Entrees section of the menu. Here's what we got (descriptions from menu):* Gyro Platter ($14.25) - Greek salad, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, Kalamata olives, green pepper, feta, pita, and tzatziki* Kofta Kabob ($14.25) - marinated ground beef with grilled onions, bell pepper, and tomato over special homemade rice* Chicken Shawarma Plate ($13.75) - chicken shawarma served with Greek salad and tahini* Baba Ghanoush side, with pita (8 ounces for $5.50)* Rice Pudding dessert ($3.25)Everything was delicious. If I had to be critical, I liked the Chicken Shawarma the least because the chunks of chicken were a little dry. However, it wasn't anything the side of tahini couldn't fix. The tahini was a must. The Gyro wasn't the freshest, as in it didn't taste fresh off the spit. Instead, it was a little bit harder and crispier than the gyro I prefer, but that was OK. I still thought it was tasty and scrumptious, and nothing out of the ordinary. It was hard to find much wrong with any of the other dishes. I do recommend everything we had above except for perhaps the Chicken Shawarma, if you're picky about your shawarma. My wife liked it more than me, so maybe it's better than I'm making it out to be.One thing I loved about this place was the portion size of the Greek salad that was served with both the Gyro Platter and the Chicken Shawarma Plate. I love salads and Pita Grill served satisfyingly large portions of salad. It was great. The Greek salads were fresh, crisp, and flavorful. The Greek salad dressing was on point.I've eaten a lot of Kofta at various Mediterranean restaurants over the years. It's one of my most commonly-ordered items at Mediterranean restaurants because I like the taste and texture of kofta, which are similar to savory meatballs and hamburger. Pita Grill's Kofta entree came with four large pieces of Kofta. Each piece was a little bigger than about the size of a golf ball. The texture of the Kofta threw me off at first because it was a bit softer and looser - fell apart easier - than most other Kofta I've had. It still tasted yummy, though, spiced well and packed with flavor. My wife and I really liked the "special homemade" rice that came with the Kofta. Relatively large grains, fluffy, and flavorful. Buttery too. The cooked veggies - onion, bell pepper, tomato - were relatively "substantial" in size. For example, bold, juicy chunks of tomato. One thing the menu didn't mention was the side of macaroni salad that was included with both the Gyro Platter and Chicken Shawarma Plate. The macaroni salad came with carrot, celery, red onion, and seasoning. All veggies in the Greek salads, macaroni salads, and the cooked veggies that came with the Kofta were fresh, ripe, and hand-chopped. The macaroni salads were a wonderful unexpected bonus.The Baba Ghanoush tasted terrific and the portion size was plentiful. In my experience, most Mediterranean restaurants don't serve Baba Ghanoush in as generous of portions as Pita Grill's. If you like Baba Ghanoush, I don't think you'll be disappointed with Pita Grill's version.As for the pita, it was pretty much perfect. Fresh, warm, soft, springy, and pillowy with just the right texture, inside and out. A lot of Mediterranean restaurants can serve plain, hard, cold/room temp, and bland pita. Pita Grill serves the opposite. They back their name up. There are multiple restaurants with "Pita" in the name that I've had sad or average-at-best pita. Not here.Do get the Rice Pudding dessert. I suggest ordering one rice pudding per person. It's outstanding. It's cold and sweet with vanilla and cinnamon flavors. Smooth, creamy, and delectable. Pita Grill's other dessert option is Baklava (same price, $3.25 each).The restaurant also offers entree-sized salads, other plates and platters such as Chicken Kabob ($13.25), Chicken Souvlaki ($13.75), and Spanakopita ($13.50), plus pita wraps (expect to spend around $12 each for those), and soup. During our visit, the soup of the day was Lentil Soup ($7.50). Pita Grill's food travels well and is great for takeout.The restaurant isn't big, but it's not tiny either. They don't have a dedicated patio, but there are two covered, communal tables nearby outside that I believe belong to the shopping center.Pita Grill opened in August 2013."
"Fresko is a excellent choice for healthier Mediterranean meals. I was famished and in the mood for Greek so I decided on the Build Your Own Bowl. I chose falafel and chicken as my protein, the spinach rice, added cucumbers, roasted red pepper, pickled onion, Kalamata olives, banana peppers and spicy feta, olive oil & cilantro as my sauce. This was the most flavorful, rich bowl I've had. I ordered the lemon soup but it wasn't authentic. Everything was perfection and plated well. My daughter enjoyed spanakopita (spinach pie) and loved it. It was her first time trying it. I will absolutely return again for a meal. Delicious !"
"Wow this place is amazing. I ordered from Uber eats. I got a little too much food for one but I really wanted to try many items! I got the three meats, I picked the steak, chicken kabobs and gyro meat, all was seasoned perfectly, all the meats were delicious.I got the Greek salad and fries and my sides, perfect salad and fries were crunchy! I also got the hummus, tzatziki which came with pita and also the Greek pasta salad. Yes a lot of food I know. Everything was so delicious, loved that pasta salad!!'"
