Pitalicious

by Catherine D.

After reading the reviews I went to this place with low expectations. Not the most inviting atmosphere but it was clean and they had a decent crowd for lunch. I had one of their pita sandwiches which was okay. There hummas was tasty but did not give a lot of pita bread to go with it.

by Mitch R.

What a disappointment.  You know those stickers that Yelp sends to restaurants that say "Yelp loves us".  This place needs a "Yelp hates us" sticker...  My girlfriend and I were craving some AYCE bad pizza and cinnamon rolls like no ones business, but the line going out of the door at Cici's was too much to tolerate.  She didn't want Chipotle or Five Guy's so Pitalicious here we come.  Walking into the doors I was already questioning our decision.  The restaurant was dirty and there were chairs in the foyer that made the place look junky.  It didn't get better... There are signed taped up all over the walls including some giant tacky plastic wrinkled poster advertising that they now have hookah.  I ordered my Pitalicious Special with fries and a drink, and my girlfriend ordered a meat pie and some pre-made soup stuff which I thought looked awful.  Let's not forget that her soup was $6 for a bowl, more on that later!  So I got my cup to go get my fountain soda, but out of the 8 selections on the fountain, four had a sloppily handwritten "OUT OF ORDER" sign taped to the dispenser.  I tried Sierra Mist which was out of syrup.  Make that another one that should have 'OUT OF ORDER" scribbled on a piece of paper on top of it.  We got our food and I was immediately disappointed/irritated/mad.  My girlfriends rather expensive soup came in a TINY bowl, we are talking like 6 or 8 ounces.  I haven't felt this ripped off in a long time.  Not to mention they didn't heat it properly in the MICROWAVE so it was still cold.  We had to ask for it to be reheated...My wrap consisted of a bit of chicken, three french fries inside, and more garlic paste than ANY human could tolerate and I LOVE garlic.  It completely overpowered the taste of my wrap.  To make matters worse on about my 5th bite I found a piece of black chicken that wasn't black from being cooked.  Gross.  Done.  Threw the wrap away and it wasn't even half eaten.  The fries sucked too and the pita was not made in store.   The table cloths were dirty, the floor was dirty, the condiment station and the baseboards around it were FILTHY.  Whatever condiment which was in a bucket that was SUPPOSED to be filled with ice to keep it from going bad, wasn't so I didn't even want to try it.   My girlfriend said the bathrooms were dirty.  Maybe this place is preparing to go under, and that is why nothing is being cleaned anymore and the soda fountain isn't being repaired.  I really hope they do go out of business so a better restaurant can take their place.Avoid.

by alexandra m.

Ugh! i tried to find a review for this place on my iphone BEFORE eating here and i couldn't ... my roommate and i ate here for dinner last night and i was very disappointed.  the place was almost empty except for a guy smoking a hookah alone. i began to feel weary.i ordered the chicken kebab with rice and the salad (the "platter" they call it).  And at $10 for this small plate i felt it was overpriced (my snapple was $4) and heres why -- the rice had absolutely NO flavor, there were no spices readily available on the table nor did my rice come with any.  the tzatizki sauce was too runny and also in a side compartment on the plastic dish (you know, the ones where there is room for 2 sides and room for an entree).  the salad was bland.  the chicken, however, was moist and had a little bit of flavor, which is why this review is not 1 star. (it is one star now, but read on...) OH and the pita bread. you are better off going to wegmans to find a better, fluffier bread.  i think they bought a costco sized pita bread bag and just sliced it into fourths. it was awful.and how could i end a review without reviewing the man behind the counter? well, to put it simply, he sucked.  he was on the phone with someone the entire time he took my order and my roommates order.  he never even acknowledge that we were standing there until i just made my order and hoped that he was punching it into the computer/register.you know what? after i just typed that, and reading through it again, im going to give it one star. the customer service was terrible, the food had no flavor and the inside was dark (most of the lights werent on). i will not be back...dear moby dick, please buy out pitalicious and open a restaurant to show them how to make good food and have good customer service.

by Andy B.

a real bummer- the menu had all my favorite stuff on it, and there's no other lebanese place nearby. was really excited to place my first order.turrned out to be a big letdown. my lamb was dry, portions were small, hummus wasn't memorable.one good thing was that they have pickled turnips, which I haven't found at many other places.

by A. E.

3 stars is the most this place should ever deserve and it's quite unfortunate because I actually enjoyed my meal.  This is about as much I can say in the form of a compliment to this place though.Like most people drawn to this place, I too was starving and going on 6 hours since my previous meal (breakfast) and I happened to be in this forgotten void of Chantilly when I discovered this fairly new strip mall that comprised of this place, a Quizno's and some generic Hunan Chinese joint.  Being in an adventurous mood, I decided to try Pitalicious.  First thing I notice is cheap furniture and out-of-the-box Mediterranean decor throughout the restaurant accented with 2 large plasma TVs running Arab satellite programming; they get a point for trying to be authentic at least.  I was a very suspicious of the quality of their food given the fact that there was no one else in the place besides me and my equally hungry friend.  We ended up ordering some appetizers including dolma's (rice meat wrapped in grape leaves), hummus chicken shawarma wrap for the entree.  Here is where I deduct 2 points, the service and attitude of the one guy working the register was about as pleasing as getting a paper cut with a manila envelope. This guy was rude, unenthusiastic and just plain depressing to be around.  One more thing, if you are reading my review, I have one suggestion for you: How about investing in some heat lamps to keep your appetizers constantly warm and fresh, instead of throwing them in the $40 Wal*Mart microwave to reheat them in front of your customers? Just a suggestion.I will admit though, sadly and unexpectedly, I did enjoy the chicken shawarma wraps as did my friend and the dolma's were not half bad, even though they were just nuked right in front of me.  This place might prosper IF all of the following happened: 1) They had half-way decent customer service.  2) Spiced up the atmosphere so I don't actually feel like I'm in Beirut, circa 1983.  3) They airlifted the restaurant to a more visible location.1 star for trying + 2 stars for good shawarma wraps, not an ounce of compliment more!

by chris s.

Reading the other review makes me want to see if this place has gotten bad.  When I had worked in the area when this place first opened, I loved it.  I have been out to it periodically but not in maybe 3 months.  For the price it is pretty good and satisfying.  There is a Halal deli about 3 miles up the road that has great gyros.

by Jeff W.

I was desperately searching for some falafel for lunch, and the only option I saw was Pitalicious.  After eating here, I'm still looking for a place to get falafel.  Not impressed at all.  The menu looked good, and it seemed like a decent lebanese place, with excellent prices.  Unfortunately their appearance is deceiving.  Food quality is very poor.Pita bread is just standard out of the bag variety, which I was disappointed by.  Lentil soup was disgusting.  Looked more like leftover crap in a pan that had water added to it.  No flavor, no consistency.  Even canned soup is better!  Hummus was so disgustingly thick and oily, I couldn't even finish it.  All I tasted was tahini and oil.  In fact, had I not know what it was, I would guess that it was really some kind of tahini dipping sauce.  Finally, the falafel that lured me in was disappointing as well.  Basically just tasted like a hard, deep fried nugget.  Hardly any substance to it, and just tasted...fried, like the scraps they surely have at Long John Silvers after a day of frying mystery foods.  I feel gross after having eaten here and my insides are now making noises like an old wooden ship.  My stomach probably has no clue how to go about digesting the mess I just threw into it and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if my digestive system decides to mutiny after the little science project I just assigned it.  There's a small chance that I may return at some point to try their "specialty", the marinated chicken, but I won't be holding my breath.