Pita Bowl Greek Cuisine - Merrick — Restaurant in Town of Hempstead

Unfortunately this was my worst experience purchasing / eating Greek food, from start to finish. I walk in to the restaurant, to which I am the only person inside, no other customers. The employee which I think is the owner says “hey we’re behind on to-go orders so it’s going to be a little while”... Why prioritize orders for people who are not even there yet to pick up their food over a customer standing right in front of you wanting to eat. But sure I waited. After about 10 minutes the same guys says “if you want gyro meat it’s going to be 20 minutes” maybe if he made my food before all the to go orders he’d have some left. Also bizarre to have a long wait for gyro meat at a Greek restaurant, it’s usually cooking nonstop. After 10 minutes he goes “are you gunna wait or leave?” Hello I’m still standing here right..? I waited, and got chicken instead. He finally called me up about 20 minutes later, and immediately began RUSHING me to order. He seemed frantic, I just waited 20 minutes to order as the only customer here and now you’re going to rush me… I know this place is new but they did not seem prepared at all and it’s a second location so they should know how to operate. They were making falafel to order which makes no sense. It’s a Greek place everyone is ordering them. Crank out a batch, you’re obviously busy with to go orders they’re going to get eaten. They were running out of simple ingredients like peppers. I could’ve ran this place better without any experience. Now the food, the bowl was small, $16, rice bland, hummus not tasty or good, chicken cold, even the tzatziki was completely mid. Nothing here was great, or even good quality, and definitely not worth the wait. I was still hungry after eating it, when gyro dinners usually fill me up and even have leftovers for the same price. If they were backed up on orders and busy, I complete understand and can be patient, however this owner was not handling it efficiently at all. There was another worker, a teenager he seemed to be training, which should have been done already by opening day. All in all was not satisfied whatsoever with the service or food. I’d consider this fast food with restaurant pricing. Won’t be returning,...

We ordered a pickup order and everything was delicious! My husband got the mini gyro trio and really enjoyed them, I got a chicken souvlaki with a spicy tzatziki and it was really tasty as well. The lemon potatoes were cooked just right, I dipped them in the standard tzatziki sauce because that’s how good the sauce was. We will be back, welcome to...

Pita Bowl in Merrick is absolutely adorable! The space is beautifully maintained, giving off a warm and welcoming vibe. The food is delicious, but the real star for me was their kourabiedes—sweet, buttery perfection and worth every penny. Shoutout to Juliona at the counter, who was fast, organized, and made...