Mid-East Eats
Mid-East Eats: La Pita Offers Elegant Yet Casual Dining
From the verdant, crisp house salads to the melt-in-your-mouth-tender chicken shawarma, this west Dearborn restaurant offers an abundance of high-quality food at reasonable prices.
Walking into La Pita, there is no doubt that something special is afoot. The interior is a bombastic celebration of Middle Eastern culture. Booths can be set up for private dining. More intimate than Habib's, the feeling is similar at both. Both Habib's and La Pita are trying to make Middle Eastern cuisine an extraordinary event. In addition to the interior, La Pita boasts a large patio that is half covered. Sure, it has been over 90 degrees lately, but it is always satisfying to dine outdoors. The waitstaff is very quick to refill your ice water, so the heat is always kept under wraps. Speaking of wraps, La Pita (as the name would suggest) has a number of traditional wrapped pita sandwiches. I gravitated toward the simple falafel sandwich…
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