Our Story
True Essence of Lebanese Hospitality
In the heart of historic Old Town Alexandria, The Pita House is a family-owned neighborhood restaurant. The Pita House was born of a simple idea to serve authentic Mediterranean dishes, using fresh ingredients with friendly service. In 1984, our family came to the United States, leaving behind a Lebanon in the midst of civil war.
The Pita House opened in 1992, fulfilling our father’s life-long dream of opening a restaurant specializing in Lebanese cuisine, using our mother’s recipes.
We have a full menu featuring a large selection
of meat and vegetarian dishes.
We remain committed to serving our guests
authentic Mediterranean food at reasonable prices.
Our father passed away June 8, 2000.
We carry on in his tradition.
Starters
Hummus Special
Chick pea puree with sesame sauce, garlic and lemon juice topped with your choice of beef or chicken shawarma.
Served with pita bread.
Baba Ghanouj
Baked eggplant mashed with sesame sauce, yogurt, garlic and lemon juice topped with a touch of olive oil.
Fool M’Dammas
Simmered chick peas and fava beans flavored with garlic and lemon juice topped with a touch of olive oil.
Fried Cauliflower
Fried cauliflower served on a bed of tahini sauce, spices and almonds.
Sandwiches
*Salmon
Grilled salmon in pita bread with lettuce, tomato and tahini sauce.
Sujok
Slices of spicy homemade beef sausage, tomato, garlic and pickled cucumber wrapped in pita bread
Makanek
Homemade beef sausage seasoned with herbs and spices sautéed in lemon juice wrapped in pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes and tahini sauce.
Tawook
Grilled marinated cubes of chicken with coleslaw, fries and pickled cucumber.
Gyro
Slices of seasoned beef wrapped in pita bread with onions, lettuce, tomatoes and tzatziki sauce.
Beef Shawarma
Slices of marinated beef rotisserie cooked wrapped in pita bread with sumac spiced onions, pickled cucumber, tomatoes and tahini sauce.
Main Dishes
Mix Grill
Combination of charcoal grilled kafta, lamb kabob and chicken kabob served with grilled tomatoes, onions, rice and yogurt sauce.
Ouzi-Riz Blahmeh
Chunks of stewed lamb served on a bed of seasoned rice garnished with slivered almonds served with vegetables and yogurt garlic sauce on the side.
Lamb Shank
Roasted seasoned lamb shank topped with a spiced tomato sauce. Served with rice and Lebanese salad.
Fatteh Bel Djaj
Chunks of stewed chicken topped with toasted pita bread, rice, yogurt garlic sauce and splashed with sizzling butter and slivered almonds.
Let's bring you home.
Let's Eat.
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