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| Pita Grill (Turtle Bay) [CLOSED] | ||
| Address:
951 2nd Ave. Phone: 212/717-2005 |
Neighborhood:
Turtle Bay Website: pitagrill.com |
Cuisine: Middle Eastern/Israeli |
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Sometimes fakers are
just that. Embroiled in what I like to call the Ray's/Famous Ray's/Famous
Original Ray's phenomenon, Pita Grill is a spin off or copy or franchise
of the original downtown/NYU Pita Grill, which seems to no longer
exist. There is actually a "The" Pita Grill on the UES. We have no
idea of the three are related or not, but this one is a horrendous
shadow of the original location, which happily fed the SOHO area for
years. Gone are the generous portions, gone is the care in cooking
things properly, gone is any hint of taste. What used to be a great,
low-priced place filled with fun and good times is now some horrible
"health food" nightmare. Basically, the place serves Americanized
middle eastern/Greek delights, including falafel, hummus, souvlaki
and grape leaves. Unfortunately, it all tastes like the bag that they
pack it in. And to make matters worse, they give you so little of
the bland stuff, you have to go and stuff your face with pita just
to fill the empty hole in the pit of your stomach. [MF] Other Locations: Pita Grill (Chelsea) Pita Grill (Hell's Kitchen) |
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