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| - 10/17/2017
Yelp review
Pita Jungle
4 E University Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281
(480)804-0234
I found this restaurant through Yelp because the photos of foods were so amazing. The pita Jungle offers a healthful and natural cuisine and vegetarian options. The foods there have the feature of Mediterranean diet which balances green, grains, legumes, meets, and fruits. The most recommendations are pitas and wraps. There are no unhealthy foods like hamburgers or chips. Even pizza, the chief will add lots of vegetables into it. Customers can order any foods with low calories. Only one thing need to mention is the Pita Jungle doesn't have any drinks except special cocktails and mixed-drinks. That also the only thing I'm not satisfied with. However, the waiters will give you a cup of ice water if you don't want to drink cocktails. It's more important for me to eat something which look like very pretty. At first, I was attracted by the photos the past customers posted. When I went to there, I just hold the picture and told the waiter what I wanted to order without reading the menu. The result was it was pretty dishes indeed. The chief tried to present the best state of the foods. Whatever the taste or appearance, it was perfect for me.
The restaurant's furniture looks like a bar with tables in different size and open kitchen. Every table has a little candle lamp which adds a feeling of romance for the whole place. There are lots of graffities on the wall with animals, landscapes, and unique symbols. They make these small room to be a visual art. When you sit there, you can look around these paintings and wait the foods sent to you. In the middle of the room, there were some shelves showing the typical foods in this restaurant and some organic vegetables and fruits. In my opinion, it will be better if the restaurant can play some light music.
I only came once. The waiter gave me the menu immediately when I sat on the chair even through there were so many customers at that moment. The restaurant only had 5-6 waiters and waitress, but they did a good job which controlled the time from order to dish up in 20 minutes for every consumer. However, I found that it's hard to call the waiters if I had any problems, because they didn't wear staff uniforms. When it met the peak time, the customers couldn't tell waiters apart from the crowds. So, I just waited at the seat or rose my hand to attract the waiters' attention. Or maybe it was not suitable for the employees wearing the same clothes. After all, it is a restaurant with special characteristics which is not a traditional dinner place. I suggest that the waiters and waitress can wear the same hat or have the same label on their clothes which can be easily classified.
And about the price there. It's quite an ordinary-price place. Everyone can cost $10-$20 per time for a great lunch. For example, the classic pita is about $8 each one. The vegetarian sides are less than $4. The price of drinks is $5-$7. It is a good place to have meal with friends. I will go there again and tell this restaurant to others.
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