Are Pitas

This food truck is absolutely amazing. The food is top tier. The service is fantastic. It tastes so so good. The portions are great, and so filling. Sorry for the messy picture, but it's an indicative of how good it was.

Are Pitas features Lebanese and Venezuelan fusion cuisine. They serve Arepas, Gyros, Falafel and a host of other unique things considered street food. All their meat is prepared halal. Halal prepared food is where the animal had little to any suffering when slaughtered. The portions are huge and very flavorful The staff were friendly and helpful. I ordered an Arepa Cabimera: the arepa bread is fried and served with shredded beef, boiled egg, ham, cheese, ketchup, house sauce and cabbage.This is a party in your mouth without any music! If you're in the Tampa area check this place out.

ARE Pitas is a unique fusion of Venezuelan and Lebanese cuisine. The small resturant is located in a strip mall area offers casual seating and take out. The Venezuelan Arepa was packed full with shredded chicken, plantains and black beans. The Fish Empanada was surprisingly flavorful and flaky. The cashier who took our order was very pleasant and gracious to answer my questions about various menu items. I will definitely make a return visit the next time I'm in Tampa.

The service was nice the food authentic and the food seasoned just like they do it in Panama Ah, this place is a gem. Do not pass it by. My meal kept me satisfied until 4pm and I ate at 11am. Well worth the value and the lady who served me reminded me of a Latina Tia.

I absolutely love the food here. The service is very friendly and the flavors are amazing. Every time I come to Tampa, I come here for my Arepa fix!

You know, these ratings have sooo many daily variables and A LOT of them are based on the experience you receive from from the first employee you meet. My experience here, while ordering, eating and being in the environment was excellent!!I sometimes play a game when I go out to eat. I will choose the most expensive thing on the menu and then I will choose one of the least expensive menu items and ask the person taking my order, which they would choose, as I "cannot make up my mind"between these two options. In my experience here, I did the same thing. I told the person taking my order I could not decide between a Lebanese Pita, which contains Tzatziki sauce, tomatoes, onions, cucumber for $12.40, or a falafel pita for $9.99. The woman taking my order, told me hands-down, to get the falafel because it will be the best falafel I have had in this town. Luckily because it was not very busy, she told me if I did not mind waiting, that she was going to make it fresh for me. so I agreed and ordered the falafel combo with a soda and their french fries. My order was finished cooking in the exact timeframe I was told it would take, which was 10 minutes. When she was putting together my falafel pita, she asked me what I would like on it, and I started looking at the options and telling her what I wanted. She then looked up at me and said how about if I put it all together for you, and it will still be the best falafel you have had in a long time. I went with her suggestion and let her completely dress my falafel with her choice of ingredients, and I have to tell you it was a "Mic drop". OMG, it was absolutely delicious. The falafel were very crispy on the outside and soft and extremely flavorful on the inside. This was definitely the best falafel I have had in a long time. In addition, the french fries were hot and seasoned perfectly.I have to give this experience, five full stars as the food was delicious, the restaurant was clean, the noise level was perfect, and most importantly, the food was absolutely delicious. There is no question that I will be back to try more items on the menu, but will always have to have a side of falafel when I come here.In addition to the five stars, I have to say that they did a job well done! I encourage anybody reading my review. If you're in the mood for some Venezuela and food or falafel, definitely stop by here!

Based on the favorable reviews, my friend and I decided to have lunch here after working out. I ate here a few years ago, but never made it back. When we walked in, we were the only two in the place, but clearly they do a lot of to-go orders, because the two workers we saw were busy. I ordered the Lebanese plate which consisted of salad, two falafels, a dolma, hummus, baba ghanoush, and your choice of pita bread or pita chips. I love getting combo plates and trying a variety of the food a restaurant has to offer. We wanted fountain drinks, but their machine was out of order, so we went with canned sodas.The food took a while to come out. Not just ours, but pretty much anybody who came in after us waited quite some time for their food too. My platter when it came looked delicious. I liked the salad and hummus, but honestly, the falafel was terrible. They were so dense and hard I could barely choke them down. I don't know if they make them in advance and then just reheat them, but I would never have them here again. I also wish I had chosen the pita bread, not pita chips, because they turned out to be these tiny crunchy pieces that were too little to put any spreads on.The restaurant was relatively clean, but very warm. If I return, I think I'll try an empanada or arepas, because maybe that's where they shine.

My husband suggested that we stop in to check out this restaurant while In the area.We were greeted by a very nice lady at the counter....(Janet)She made some really good recommendations... I tried a few items and they all were delicious.We will definitely return!

First let's start with the service. Genuinely nice people here. Beyond that the menu is interesting. I've never heard of a restaurant serving up Lebanese and Venezuelan food. I had empanadas and a Lebanese Pita. Loved both! Great place to stop by to grab a bite and it's even better because of the service.

Tried 2 arepas this time. Shrimp arepa was reallly tasty. Portion is very large as well. Would try again if in the area.