Pita Lovers Makes it Fast and Delicious

is the place to go if you’re looking for a quick, affordable meal that’s still wholesome and tasty. Open in two locations, the Wantagh restaurant is centrally located on Wantagh Avenue about a mile south of the Southern State. They specialize in Greek cuisine, but you can also get meals like juicy burgers.

Décor: Pita Lovers is a small restaurant, with large windows on three sides that keep things bright and sunny. They have one large TV mounted for customers and usually have music playing in the background.

Entrees: Hungry customers will love the Super Paninis like the Hercules, which is packed with Philly cheese steak, chicken, onions, peppers, cheddar, barbeque sauce, and ranch dressing ($7.95). There are regular-sized paninis too and a customer favorite is the North Shore Panini with chicken cutlets, roasted red peppers, mozzarella, and balsamic vinaigrette ($6.95). They also have wraps like the Moroccan Vegetable with eggplant, zucchini, onions, and balsamic vinaigrette ($6.45). Wraps are available in whole wheat. All paninis, wraps, and pita meals come with fries and a small fountain soda for $1.25.

 Salads: Pita Lovers offers several entrée salads like the Venetian Salad with goat cheese, apples, honey, and walnuts ($6.00) and their Greek Salad with feta cheese, stuffed grape leaves, tomato, onions, and Kalamata olives ($6.00). For $2.50, a choice of gyro, chicken gyro, kebab, tuna, chicken kebab, or chicken cutlet can be added to any salad.

 Sides: Traditional greek sides are offered in addition to french fries ($2.75). Their tzatziki sauce, served with a toasted pita is a popular choice ($2.75). Customers can also get sides salads like a small greek salad ($4.00) or a caesar salad ($3.75). A variety of soups are also available like the Chicken Avgolemono, a Greek chicken soup, or Mediterranean Lentil. All soups are $3.50 for a small and $4.50 for a large size.

Desserts: Desserts at Pita Lovers are made fresh, like the popular baklava ($3.55) or the Rice Pudding ($2.75).

Service: Because it’s a small place, the service is friendly and personal. After placing your order at the counter, your food will be brought to your table after a short wait. The staff is helpful and happy to answer any questions.