It’s not easy to find this tucked away location for Setauket Pita House in the Heritage Square office park, unseen from Route 25A and tucked behind the Wild by Nature in East Setauket. However, it has become a North Shore destination for Turkish-Mediterranean Cuisine. Pita House is enjoying their 10th year in Setauket. Their popularity has been achieved by serving only the freshest and highest quality ingredients with a taste that is all there own. If you haven’t dined here, your in for a treat.
The healthy and delicious food plus great service will you make you a fan.
Expect to find your favorites like crispy and savory spinach pie, meze (cold appetizers), hummus (chick-pea dip), a lively charred eggplant and vegetable salad, pan-fried eggplant, tabbouleh (bulgur salad with parsley), ezme (a spicy mixture of chopped vegetables and walnuts), haydari (an herbal yogurt, sour cream and walnut dip). All you have to do is add a bottle of wine, warm pita bread and good friends to start.
Soups are a Pita House specialty for lunch or dinner, to stay or go. Choose from these house-made favorites Spinach, chicken lemon, bright red turkey-orzo and the crowd favorite red lentil soup topped with fresh herbs.
You’ll find chicken kebab is juicy and well seasoned over a bed of rice featuring large grilled cubes of marinated white-meat. If you’re a gyro lover you came to the right place to enjoy our house-made lamb and beef gyros, the spiced meat formed in-house into a large cylinder that’s rotisserie-grilled and then sliced. Try the Iskender gyro kebab, the meat is served over pan-fried pieces of pita and topped with two sauces, a tomato sauce and warm yogurt sauce. Adana kebab with a tomato-tinged bulgur pilaf, Beyti kebab as a sandwich, the meat rolled into pita with onions, tomato and lettuce with yogurt sauce. Another specialty of the house is grilled whole sea bass. It is a delicate fish seasoned with lemon, garlic and fresh herbs. I could go through the whole menu but we should leave some things to discover.
Top your meal off with a choice of desserts like kazandibi (milk custard) or our light creamy rice pudding. Other Mediterranean delights include kadayif (shredded wheat pastry) made with honey and pistachios or the flaky baklava.
Call to make a reservation for your favorite table or drop in and they’ll do there best to accommodate. They also offer a take-out menu so you can enjoy Setauket Pita House food at home. Inquire about catering for your next special occasion. Pita House is not the easiest restaurant to find but you’ll be happy you’ve arrived.
SETAUKET PITA HOUSE
100-27 S. Jersey Avenue
(Heritage Square, behind
Stop & Shop & Wild by Nature
off Rte. 25A)
East Setauket
631-675-9051
CUISINE
Turkish-Mediterranean
PRICING
Appetizer, soups & salads 4-$16
Sandwiches and entrees $13- $30
Desserts $4.50- $6
HOURS
Lunch, daily 11-3pm
Dinner 3-10pm Fri/Sat till 11pm
