The Pita Pit is essentially a fast food joint that offers healthy and fresh food options. After hearing my Mammoth condo mates rave about it, I decided to give it a shot. But not for late night gorging though. I planned to grab a pita for dinner. This location is open until 2am while the closest one to me in LA at Hermosa Beach is open until 3am on the weekends! They sure are doing a great job of hitting their target demographic by setting up locations near bars and college campuses.

It's pretty festive, even a bit cartoonish inside. It's also clean and simply laid out.
There are a lot of topping and sauce options. I didn't even know about their health-conscious value proposition until I stepped into the store and read the menu. Somehow I always assumed they served greasy, fatty wraps which was part of the appeal to the hungry drunks leaving the bars. The topping selection was vast and included babaganoush, cucumbers, sprouts, hummus, pineapples, avocado among others.

You can create your own pita wraps or choose from an existing menu and add additional toppings. They'll cook up your items on the grill, then assemble with fresh toppings and wrap it up in a pita. I liked that they offered wheat pita as an option.
Because I am a sucker for breakfast items (hello french toast, hash browns, Micky D's Sausage McMuffin with egg), I was pleased to find that they offered their breakfast pitas all day. I went with the Ham & Eggs on wheat, which turned out to be a pretty large sized pita.
I was pleasantly surprised with The Pita Pit. I liked the selection of healthy ingredients and that you could pick as many as you liked. I can see why it would make a great 3am drunken gorge fest. Thankfully the food isn't too heavy or greasy, so you won't feel sick after consuming and it definitely is good healthy fuel to get us ready for our obligatory Saturday night bar hopping in the Village.
Hits: healthy options, opens until 2am
Misses: no location close to the Westside
Rating: ***
The Pita Pit
6201 Minaret Road,
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 924-7482
www.pitapitusa.com
3 comments:
looks like a great place to eat after you sober up.
hey sis, stop dissing one of my fav restos in BCN!
bagnatic- definitely! who won't want bacon and eggs after drinking!
sis- i do have to admit.. maybe it wasn't the moussaka but rather the hangover that made me sick..
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