Honestly one of my must go to restaurants when I visit State College…read more 1) Service is amazing. The guy is so friendly, will help you with your order/figure out what's best for you, and is so speedy it's actually insane. 2) The portions are huge. Where in 2021 can you feed two people (and get cokes) for less then ten bucks and still have leftovers??? It's amazing. Side note: I did try to do two orders and came nowhere close to finishing it hahah so come with a friend or be prepared to have leftovers. 3) THE FOOD. It's amazing. I always get the lamb over rice with the white and red sauce (red is spicy cause I like a little kick). It's phenomenal the rice is cooked to perfection, the lettuce they have is always crisp, and the lamb is always tender and tastes phenomenal. 10/10 you have to go.

Service is fast. Food is excellent, very flavorful, and filling. We've been back a couple of…read more times. Highly recommend.

Service was great and we were seated immediately. Granted school was not in session so it wasn't…read morebusy. We had spicy feta appetizer, tomato basil soup, village salad, moussaka and lamb kabobs. All were excellent and way more than enough food. Next time we are on State College we will eat here again

The Greek is one of my favorite restaurants in State College and made me realize I love Greek food…read more The Kalamari Skaras is the best kalamari I've ever had; it even comes with pitas which are perfect for dipping in the leftover olive oil. My favorite entrée is the Traditional Platter which offers a generous portion of delicious pork, fries, pitas, and tzatziki. Every time I come here, I expect (and receive) incredible service and food at a great cost.

Was in town for my graduation and walking around downtown state college and couldn't help but stop…read morehere with the amazing aroma coming from here. Boy we're we not dissapointed. We got a double meat kebabs plate with fries and yellow rice and a pita and it was amazing. It is more than enough food to feed two people at a minimum. Highly recommend trying this place.

Not bad. The bulgur rice was great, the fries were great, and really liked the sauce on everything…read more The chicken, however, was good, but perhaps missing something. I don't know a spice maybe or something. But it's filling and satisfying. I'll try other things.

Fantastic! we ordered the Vegetarian Mazza Platter. Wonderful falafel, baba ghanoush, tabbouleh and…read morehummus. This is our new favorite restaurant in State College! Highly recommend!

Pita cabana cafe is my go to Mediterranean place in the state college area. I've tried a number of…read moreother places and this place has the best baba, hummus, falafel, and tabouli salad. The service can be slow at times because they seem understaffed but I think the quality of food is always on point.

I was hankering a doner platter like nothing else not too long ago and noticed Papa Pita on the…read moreLionmenus list. Can't go wrong right? Well, after ordering it, I can calmly say that I'd rather pay the time and money to just go downtown and get one from somewhere else. The rice was dry. All of the greenery had an odd brownish tinge to it. Barely any meat. Granted, I scarfed down the meat and white sauce anyway and it didn't kill me, so I'll give it a star for that much. But for $12? I'll go somewhere else.

Finally! Middle Eastern food. I guess this place just opened recently, along with Pita Cabana Grill…read moreand Get 'N Go Eats. I only realized this upon checking out Papa Pita's menu on LionMenus. Imagine my excitement when I saw things like Shawerma and Kefta Kebab sandwiches! I've only gone once (for lunch today), but plan many return visits. Middle Eastern food was one of the things I missed most when I moved to State College from Michigan mid-2010. Now I've got THREE options. Papa Pita also offers numerous other sub-sandwiches, to go along with the falafel and shish kebab and other things. I ordered the Kefta Kebab Pita, and it was glorious. Kefta Kebab is ground lamb, mixed with spices, parsley and onion. The pita had lettuce, onion, tomato, and tahini (sesame) sauce. A bit messy, but quite good. Check this place out ASAP and don't let it go to waste!

Oh dear breakfast, how I love thee so. The first meal of the day, to open the day and break the…read morefast, and so many good flavors on the table. I mean, C'MON!! Look at the photos of what I had in front of me this morning. It's not even noon yet and I'm already posting about this place (cuz I don't wanna forget it - and remind myself to return next time I'm here in the area). The tea, so wonderful. My tomato menemen, perfect - but I did do a mod with simit instead of the sourdough bread - and ordered extra yogurt and kibbeh (vegan available) for the table. Service was top notch - there but not in our face and fast. We were here on the earlier side so plenty of tables available - but they started filling as we were heading out. Just such a lovely place overall.

Hannah was a personable attentive waitress . The restaurant was fairly empty as it is a Monday…read moremorning and graduation was Mother's Day weekend. The owners have done a beautiful job making the large space look bright and colorful. We should have tried one of the Turkish specialties but opted for a yogurt cup with fresh fruit and granola and a cheese omelet. Both were fresh and tasty. Hannah said the place picks it in on weekends so try it on a weekday if you can.

We punted for lunch and went here. The food was not good, and the service was slow. They forgot to…read morebring out cream and sugar, and our pastry. We will not be going back.

If you were to tell me this restaurant existed and served this kind of food in the State College…read morearea, I wouldn't believe. I'd have to see and taste myself. But it's true. It does exist and it's even better than how one might imagine based on the menu. We were warmly welcomed and sat right away despite being a little early. We were at a table that was kind of awkwardly blocking a doorway and my friend had to keep moving when people went through. No big deal. Maybe just not the best spot for a table (maybe turn it sideways). Our server was amazing. So friendly and knowledgeable. Drinks - I had a grapefruit spritz mocktail and my friend had a red that he really liked. To start, we had the charcuterie and the tartare. Both excellent. The tartare was so fresh and light with a little pop of spice. I had the trout and my friend had the short rib gnocchi. I was so jealous of his glutinous gnocchi but the trout was excellent. I'm not a bean person but the beans were so flavorful I could not help but to eat them. And then there was dessert. The affogato was perfect. There were a few ice cream flavors to choose from and we selected butterscotch. Highly recommend. The semifreddo. Don't let the garlic scare you. It blends well with the rich chocolate and the bright, juicy pomegranate. Try it! It's like nothing I've ever tasted before. Our server let us know they have brunch which will definitely be happening in the near future. Overall, the most perfect dinner from start to finish.

My husband and I stopped here on our way out of State College towards Harrisburg airport. The food…read morewas delicious and satisfying, we ordered the hummus combo and used some of the hummus as a side dip/sauce for our lunch orders. We ordered and received our food quickly and the waitress was very kind. The restaurant was mostly occupied, but didn't feel cramped or packed. Very nice stop to try something new!

Don't waste your money. I don't write many yelp reviews, you need to really make an impression…read more(good or bad!). This was far from good. I ordered online for pickup (Arayes and Falafel) and the problems started. I received both a web notice and an email that my food would be immediately ready for pickup. Seemed weird, but I figured perhaps they have a good amount staged and could just bag it. Once I arrived at the store I was greeted by an empty host counter, and when someone finally showed up he looked annoyed and bored to be there. I told him about the order and he went to check. I saw him in the dining area a few times afterwards, but no stop up front to say "just a few minutes" or such. Eventually (truthfully, not long after - perhaps 7 minutes) he came out with a bag and said, "Here you go sir. Jonathan, right?" -- "Josh", I replied --- "Something like that." he said, maintaining bored eye contact with anywhere but my face. Despite the hiccups, I arrived home excited to try the food. I was immediately disappointed. Both dishes were supposed to come with sauce - Tahini with the falafel and Tzatziki with the Arayes. There was no sauce. I call the restaurant - it went to voicemail. I drove back - waited again at the empty host counter, and was eventually greeted by a young woman. She was much more welcoming and engaged than the prior person. I explained what happened and she said she would be right back. A few minutes later the original guy came back with a bag with "Sorry about that". I got home and immediately regretted not looking in the bag while still at the restaurant. I received two containers of Tahini and one of some mystery green sauce. Google tells me that Tzatziki can be green, but this neither tastes nor looks like any tzatziki I've ever had. (Not being a culinary expert I don't mind being corrected if I am wrong here) All sauces refrigerator cold. Maybe they are supposed to be? Checking the menu to see if I misremembered, I saw that they were also supposed to come with some sort of "arabic bread" which was missing. I did not call again and resigned myself to eating the already lukewarm food. The falafel was overcooked and very dry. Reminded me of hockey pucks. One bite was enough. Now we get to the redeeming part of the story... the Arayes are phenomenal. They need no sauce. 10/10. I am all for paying well for high-quality food and service, but I won't be giving any more money to this establishment until/unless they iron out their hospitality and quality processes. Truly a shame, because the interior looks nice and someone there really knows how to cook.