Pita Inn Mediterranean Bistro

nilgun
nilgun
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Pita Inn Mediterranean Bistro

  • July 20, 2004
  • Rated 2 of 5 by nilgun from , Virginia, Turkey
Pita Inn Mediterranean Bistro recently opened in the old spot it used to serve. However, this time the restaurant area is expanded, and it is decorated nicely with beautiful pictures of Lebanon.

As appetizers, my husband ordered Grape Leaves (stuffed grape leaves with parsley, tomatoes, onions, and rice), which is served with yogurt sauce and pita bread for $4.95. I ordered Spinach Pie (fresh spinach, onions and feta cheese, mixed with olive oil, lemon juice and spices, wrapped in fillo dough) for $3.95. As an entree we ordered a Gyro sandwich for $5.45 that was served with lettuce and tomatoes, tzatziki, french fries and a pickle. To my surprise, the grape leaves was served hot. It is a Mediterranean tradition to eat the vegetables cooked with olive oil cold. Serving them warm takes their taste away. As well, the grape leaves were not as tightly stuffed as they should have been, which also made me think that they were overcooked. The yogurt sauce was tzatziki. The spinach pie, on the other hand, was delicious and it was served hot. The gyro sandwich was a little bit smaller in size than we expected, and the french fries did not really complement the gyro.

As desert we ordered pistachio baklava and walnut baklava ($2.25 each). The servings were again too small. My husband liked both of them, while I did not like them as much as I like Turkish baklavas.

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