First time at "The Pita". Niko took the order. He was very friendly. The menu had a number of tasty…read morelooking options, so it was tough making the decision. I ordered a Build Your Bowl, so you choose your Base, which allows a choice of yellow rice, yellow rice, couscous, greens, or half/half combinations of above. Then select a protein, such as Gyro, Beef Kabob, Chicken Shawarma, Chicken Kabob, Falafel, or Shrimp Kabob. Third step choose your spread, hummus, or Baba Ganoushg, Tzatziki, or Spicy Feta Dip. Last, choose four different toppings, which include cucumber, tomato, Chilled Grilled Veggies, Chickpeas, Kalamata olives, Pickled Jalapeño, Dill Pickle, Pepperoncini, Pickled Onion, or Onion/Parsley/Sumac Mix, or Mint (they also have Feta, Avocado, Pomegranate for extra. Last pick your Signature Sauce, Green Harissa, Red Harissa, Tahini, Lemon & EVOO Dressing, Garlic Sauce, or Black Garlic & Pomegranate Molasses.
I decided to go fairly healthy and chose yellow rice, chicken Shawarma, Hummus, Chilled Grilled Veggies, Pickled Jalapeño, Pepperoncini, pickled onion, and the Black Garlic Pomegranate Molasses sauce.
Order was ready after about 10 minutes which was just fine (they provide a pager during the wait-nice!). I was pleasantly surprised to pick up a well presented bowl. In the middle of the bowl was a reasonably generous portion of the star of the show, the Chicken Shawarma nicely sauced. The chicken and sauce tasted quite amazing! Underneath the different toppings was the fresh yellow nicely warmed rice. (Nothing is worse than cold chicken and hard cold rice).
Each of the toppings was very tasty with the exception of the chilled grilled veggies.....something was a bit off. I am not sure if I did not care for the recipe, or if the vegetables were starting to age a little bit otherwise, everything was wonderful and I will definitely return. I forgot to mention the bowl came with four pita slices (looked like one half of a pita). The pita was fresh.
(When younger, I worked in six different restaurant kitchens including an extremely popular and higher end restaurant that won a small business of the year award in California as well as Mexican restaurants and learned to ensure all food was fresh and high quality).
Note, another fellow diner ordered a combination which included I believe two chicken kabobs with rice...she enjoyed the dish!
Overall, very nice experience, nice food, I will definitely return. Thank you Niko for showing an interest in my feedback and your friendly attitude! I will return.
This was also my first time at Miramar Food Hall. There website currently advertises 15 different vendors. I walked the whole hall and identified a number of restaurants I would like to visit... including the hamburger, norigiri, pizza, lobster lab, Thai, and taco spots. Wonderful variety all under one roof in the beautifully renovated historical hall.