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| - I found myself in downtown Scottsdale one evening after a long day at work. Extremely tired and way hungry, I started scanning for my options, and locked eyes on Pita House, because, well, I can never get enough of Middle Eastern food.
Pita House is arranged in an odd way - there are small plastic tables on the asphalt out in front, which means you'd be eating in the actual parking lot, and small tables on the side, where in the back is a hookah bar with no one tending it nor anyone sitting there. Very empty and I'm a little doubtful if it actually fills up later in the evening. But at least they had Arabic pop music playing, which, I guess, is something better than nothing.
I didn't want to eat too heavy and greet folks I was meeting up with later half-asleep, so I just ordered the chicken kebab sandwich. I then sat on the side patio and hung out. My sandwich came about 5 minutes later and I'll first begin with the minuses:
* The Salad: I hate all that Costco shredded iceberg lettuce crap that so many places use as their side salad. If I want cole slaw, I'd go to KFC. This salad was extremely unremarkable. Bah.
* The Pita: It was cold and not all that special. Having the pita warmed up as well would have been a good touch.
And now the pluses:
* The Actual Chicken: Excellent. The seasonings were really tasty and the chicken was grilled just right - maintaining its juices and not drying out. I would have preferred to eat a plate just of full of these chicken pieces and nothing else. I think I'll get it as a plate special next time around.
* Service: Very friendly and efficient, even though it was only one girl who was doubling as both the cashier/kitchen manager and the server.
So three stars for now. More if I make it back for more meals and become impressed with the other stuff. But if you are in the neck of the woods and are looking for a decent, casual ethnic eating option that won't break the bank, try it out. I'd go back.
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