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FOOD FOR THOUGHT - Pita Mania Restaurant
FOOD FOR THOUGHT - Pita Mania Restaurant
By David Clark. Photos courtesy of Mladen Remetic
For 23 years, the Pita Mania Restaurant has been serving up the ultimate pita wrap, plus a whole lot more.
Pita Mania relocated from Lauzon Road in Windsor to Lesperance Road in Tecumseh’s Shaban Dental Plaza 11 years ago. Minor renovations have been completed, including an updated interior with new equipment also moved on in.
According to Owner/Operator, Mladen Remetic: “Loaded with lots of healthy ingredients, we are unique as far as other restaurants are concerned. All of the food is prepared fresh daily, including hand-chopped vegetables and chicken. Our sauces, soup — in particular our homemade Chicken Lemon Rice Soup — and even the Baklava, is created here from scratch. And our pita bread can only be found in a few places and is imported from the U.S. via our supplier.”
With only the finest of products used in preparation for your masterpiece, Pita Mania sources the ingredients for your wrap locally, across Windsor and Essex County, as much as possible.
“The chicken we serve is high quality fresh chicken and never frozen,” Remetic points out. “Each day we take a breast of chicken, remove all the skin and fat, leaving 100% whole white meat, we then cube, skewer, and marinate it for eight to 12 hours. Each chicken skewer we make is grilled fresh, on the spot, when it is ordered — it is never pre-cooked.”
However, it is the original Chicken Supreme, by far the bestseller at the shop, which is their claim to fame.
A true signature dish, it is wrapped in a grilled pita bread with hand-chopped lettuce, tomatoes and onions. It is served with their delicious homemade special sauce (Creamy Garlic).
Not far behind, the Gyro Mania steps in as a personal take on the traditional Gyro, but with a few tweaks.
In addition to the Tzatziki sauce, their special sauce is also added — doubling up the fun. Feta can also be added on here or to any item you desire!
Another favourite add-on item are the spicy chick peas, but there are plenty of more choices as well.
Sauces for most of the dishes include a yellow sauce (Sweet Honey Mustard), spicy, golden, Tzatziki and of course, the house special sauce.
Popular sides are the crispy potato wedge fries and the Greek Salad.
From Pita Mania’s Greek family to yours, the popular Greek Salad is loaded with fresh romaine, local tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions and green peppers topped off with feta and kalamata olives and finished with the house oil and vinegar dressing.
Additional items on the menu include Chicken Fingers for the kids and a special dessert, the sweet and rich Baklava.
“Excellent customer service is also a hallmark at Pita Mania,” Remetic expresses. “We are extremely proud of the amazing staff, some of which have been here since the start. It has been a wonderful journey. The courteous staff take care of the needs of our customers to ensure 100% satisfaction.”
The restaurant has a comfortable 24 seats available for those dining-in. In addition, take-out and delivery are options.
(Note: there is no charge on delivery for your order of eight or more.) For your convenience, online ordering is available on the website (see next column).
As for catering, offsite mainly, Pita Mania can accommodate eight to 500 at large company settings. You can select items from the menu and small changes can be made for your event if you require it.
“We take pride in every pita wrap that goes out and pay attention to details such as quality and consistency,” explains Remetic. “The community is very important to us as they’re responsible, along with our staff, for helping us set our roots in this community. We hope to still be around for another 23 years!”
Pita Mania Restaurant is located at 1050 Lesperance Road, Tecumseh. For hours of operation and their menu, or to place an online order, visit PitaMania.ca.
