Petra Mediterranean Bistro — Restaurant in Seattle

This was a pretty small place serving Mediterranean food in a Chipotle-like format, where you could choose two primary options - either a bowl or a wrap, and build it as you went through the line

I decided to get a wrap, and included rice, gyro meat, a few toppings like olives & lettuce, and tzatziki, tahini, garlic, and hot sauces

Firstly, the size of the wrap was pretty impressive. It was definitely larger than your typical Chipotle burrito, and was quite filling. For only around $12, it's a pretty great deal for a lunch

The yellow rice included was pretty flavorful, but I really liked the gyro meat in here. It was super juicy, crispy on the outside, and very well cooked. Tasted fantastic. I also loved the combination of the sauces - specifically the garlic sauce, which I could taste throughout. These sauces were important in making sure that the wrap didn't feel dry, that it felt more than just rice & meat.

The feta cheese in here was pretty good as well

Overall, a really solid & large wrap at a relatively inexpensive...

Popular place - when I arrived the line to order was out the front door onto the sidewalk, but they did a great job preparing food quickly and moving people along. I ordered a salad with chicken, mixed veggies, garlic sauce, and side of falafel. The greens were fresh and good quality, chicken was good but not overly flavorful, garlic sauce was quite garlicky (recommeded). I don't typically like fresh cucumber, but the mixed veggies were seasoned nicely. Falafel was very dry, but I think it might be because they are baked and not fried - which is healthier but they are the driest falafel I've ever eaten and were difficult to eat on their own but did work well when I broke them up and mixed into the salad. I will return for lunch again because they are fast and have fresh...

When I arrived at 1pm on a Tuesday the line was out the door. Good sign.

Ordered the falafel bowl to takeaway. It was made quickly and I was out the door in 5 minutes despite the line (+1).

The food was slightly on the salty side but tasty (+3). It was a little colder than I would have expected, even after the 2-3 minute walk back to the office but I'll chalk that up to the cold weather that day (Push).

I can't speak much to the cafe ambience but it seemed lively. It was quite full and a bit noisy. There were no napkins to be had that I could see other than the small ones on the coffee bar (Push).

I'll be...