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| - Buried in the corner of a pretty quiet shopping plaza behind Zaxby's, I don't know what I was expecting but Mr. Pita wasn't it. Perhaps I was thinking that they would be a bit more "Greek" or middle eastern. Instead, they're a sandwich place and their "hook" is that they serve it all on pita breads as wraps.
They have a pretty good (i.e., cheap) special, which is a 7 inch pita with drink for $4.99. It's pretty hard to beat that these days. However, I went with the 9 inch wrap combo, which includes a bag of chips as well as the drink. (They have a Pepsi fountain, plus sweet and unsweet tea.)
I've been on a corned beef kick lately, so the Reuben seemed like an interesting and different option, since I've never had one of those as a wrap before. While it had the right ingredients - corned beef, swiss cheese, thousand island dressing and, yes I know, cole slaw - and the right flavor, I was left hungry. There was only a small amount of meat in the sandwich and it was quite "drippy". I'd probably skip this one next time. I'd also recommend skipping the pickle, which I found entirely too soft and not worth the effort of eating.
The other option is that they have an "all you can eat" bar with premade and wrapped sandwiches - hot and cold - as well as pita pizzas and nachos and a short salad bar section. With a drink, that would have only been another dollar. Perhaps that would be the better choice if you're a "Hungryman" like myself.
The franchise owner was the one working the counter and he was very friendly and engaging, checking to see if our sandwiches were okay and apologizing for being out of roast beef (which I guess means it's at least fresh). The restaurant was clean and well stocked.
Bonus: they have signs advertising the place as a wi-fi hotspot, but I didn't have time today to check it out. Perhaps when I come back, and yes, I'll be back.
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