Pita Jungle - Tucson Oracle

Michael Press

Good thing I'm a Yelp Elite member because for some silly reason, despite having lived in the area for almost 3 years now, I didn't know about Pita Jungle until I noticed there was a Yelp Elite event held here and people loved it. I've lived in the area almost three years now so I could kick myself for not having discovered it before now. But SO glad we did because we thought it was AWESOME! First of all, the service was excellent. Our server, Paula, was attentive, friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, just excellent. She checked on us, refilled drinks quickly, she also helped us navigate the MANY gluten-free options (this place is a gluten-free MECCA), and she just made it a fun experience. We were also assisted by Sergio, who was great as well, he was personable and pleasant and we enjoyed our interaction with him as well. Most importantly, the food was excellent but we want to return because there’s also so much selection. Many items look great, and this was our first visit. We started with, believe it or not, the blue corn nachos, and they were great. Plenty of food, they were hot, we really enjoyed the cheese, beans, and that added grilled chicken was a really great addition. We didn’t finish them all because we wanted to save room for our main dishes. My wife has a gluten allergy and boy do they have a lot of gluten-free options, as I mentioned, but that includes gluten-free pita, which you don’t see anywhere. We even got some extra gf pita to go (which was a nice suggestion of theirs!). Anyway, my wife enjoyed the turkey pesto (yes, roasted turkey, not deli turkey, and you can also have it with chicken or even tofu) on that GF pita. I got the chicken shawarma wrap. That decision was a struggle for me because so many things look good (and get good reviews) on this wide menu, I thought about the kafta burger but next time I will probably try it. But it turned out the chicken shawarma was an excellent choice, it was perfect. Love the thick pita, wrapped in foil, fresh veggies, delicious tahini (I think it’s tahini unless it’s tzatziki), and of course the chicken is the star of the show. Delicious. Had a nice fresh small Greek salad as the side and it was really fresh and delicious, it included of course olives and feta but had spinach as well that was great. On top of ALL that, the happy hour is a GREAT deal, I mean not just alcohol (which in and of itself is enough of a reason to do happy hour, for me) but plenty of excellent food choices on the happy hour menu as well (hummus, tzatziki, falafel, cheese, you name it, there really are like over 10 items easily). We enjoyed the happy hour Pinot Grigio. And they even have cocktails (I had a martini I really liked)! Sure the ambiance isn’t fine dining but it’s still pretty nice inside, and they have patio dining as well. We’ll definitely return. It was fun.

Daniela Galbraith-Ritchie

I had chicken Tika masala delivered and it arrived a soupy mess, with about a tablespoon of rice. Super disappointing and unappetizing.

Larisa Rose

We came in and were seated immediately, it was not busy (maybe 5 occupied tables). We knew what we wanted and ordered food at the same time as our drinks as we were with hungry children. I got my drink and there was lipstick on the cup. We waited for our food for over 30 minutes. We were told by our server that the had a catering order which was backing them up. Had we been told from the beginning they were backed up we would not have stayed. The food was good, but it was just an overall negative experience and excuses from the staff about the wait was enough to make me not want to return.

Rae Cardenas

Took my mom to lunch here. The cilantro jalapeno hummus is fantastic! Everything sounded so good, my waitress helped me choose and I went with the chicken pasta salad. Ended up being the right choice. My mom chose the philly steak pita as a bowl. So much food we ate maybe 1/3 and took the rest to go. Highly recommend!