I wanted something healthy to eat for lunch during a brief stop in Saint John. I decided on Pita Pit, which is a popular pita restaurant chain based in Canada and also locations in the USA, mainly college towns. Pita Pit is similar to Extreme Pita, both of which I have in my own backyard in NH.
This Pita Pit in Saint John is located in a strip plaza (SCA Plaza) next door to M&M Meat Shops and adjacent to A&W. I can recall a few years ago that this space was a former Quizno's. The place was steadily busy on a nice Saturday afternoon when I stopped in. They offer a good variety of options for meat and vegetarian pitas with plenty of choices of toppings and dressings to choose from. It's order and pay at the counter first, then your pita or salad is made to order in front of you by the staff. Fruit smoothies are also offered here too!
I ordered a Babaganoush Pita just to try it since I haven't seen this on the Pita Pit menu in the USA. I had the soft white pita bread loaded & wrapped with babaganoush spread (mashed eggplant/tahini/spices/lemon juice), feta cheese, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, olives, red onions, green peppers, and a light ranch dressing. All said and done, the pita was pretty big in size with good flavours, and very tasty and fresh to eat, healthier than most fast food options in the area. read more