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

This was one of my favorite places to go while I was in college at Penn State and now every time I visit I have to go back. I love getting the rice place with falafel and then picking from the wide variety of veggie toppings that they have! It is a great option for vegans and non vegans! I think that the food is consistently good and it always brings me back to the good times I had coming here with my roommates in college. I definitely recommend coming here if you are in the State College area! read more

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Did delivery last night. Prompt delivery. VERY Generous portions. Very nicely marinated and properly cooked chicken. Shredded lettuce under the Falafel patties was pretty gross (brown and slimy) - threw out the lettuce immediately. Falafel was suppose to come with tahini, but came with nothing. Shishtawook platter was supposed to come with hummus, but came with tahini instead - so we used that tahini for the falafel. Chicken cabana sandwich was supposed to have French fries inside, but did not. Overall the food (except the lettuce) was very good. Just a bit of a jumbled order. read more

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Pita cabana cafe is my go to Mediterranean place in the state college area. I've tried a number of other 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. read more

I love it here! The food was so good. They had a vertical broiler and it made the chicken amazing. There were so many food options, the food was done quick, and the staff was very nice. It was also a cool environment to eat in because the murals inside are very interesting read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Fish tacos (top) and chicken CHICKEN CABANA RICE BOWL (bottom) - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

Let's be gentle with this local business, me lady did not like here meal as much i liked mine, the falafel just didn't do it but i like what i got chicken and rice did the trick i will return. read more

Its like a chipotle but middle eastern/Mediterranean. Instead of a tortilla wrap you can use a pita wrap. The meats and the veggies are all marinated differently but the concept is the same. You can get a pita for 8 bux and it comes out pretty huge enough for a meal and a half for sure. I didnt like the lamb so much but the sojuk was bomb. Overall this is one of the better staples of state college. read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Huge pita - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

I actually didn't hate the food. My husband came for lunch a few days ago and was appreciating the hummus so much that I wanted to try this place before I leave state college. We went their for dinner and there was one other couple eating apart from us. My husband was disappointed from the hummus as he felt it didn't have the same flavors. Probably, it was fresh that day or somebody else made it. Anyways, I would have liked the place if the person making my falafel sandwich wasn't angry and throwing my food every time on the table. Every time she did that I looked my husband and he exactly knew What's wrong. I don't like to eat at a restaurant when they treat food like a piece of crap while they are preparing or serving a meal. Even the person standing behind me said what's wrong with her. I don't know if you want to try them, but I might not. read more

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Delicious food. So much flavor! Tabbouleh and Lebanese rice tasted homemade. Highly recommended. read more

I am absolutely in love with the food here. Looking at PSU for my masters and when they ask me what is the deciding factor as to why I accepted my offer here and not other schools I will say because Pita Cabana read more

We happened upon Pita Cabana a couple of years ago. I was nervous about finding something I'd like, but WOW, do they have wonderful choices! They're sandwiches are customizable with so many great choices! I love their chicken, and my husband loves their lamb. They have very reasonable prices for the amount of food you get. I like the sandwiches, the tacos, and the bowls are great too. They also have desserts. We try to take our visitors there when they are in town, and all have agreed that it is delicious! Pita Cabana is one of our top favorite places to eat. read more

The food here is ok. Rice was good but the lamb leg was dry and the salad was bland. I unfortunately found a bug in my food, it was in the speckled seasoning they put on the onions. Won't be ordering again, that's revolting. I was really hoping it was cumin until I saw the legs and read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Dead bug in food - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

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Delicious food. Fast service. Filling but not heavy. Decent portions. Ordered the Falafel sandwich and Baba Ganoush.

Ordered a lamb sandwhich that was supposed to be on pita bread, but instead came in wrap. The lamb was ground and had barely any sauce (was very watery). Ordered guava juice and they gave me peach snapple. (Ordered via uber eats). Lentil soup was good and the Fattoush salad was also good, however, was very small portioned considering the price. read more

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The WORST customer service I have ever received. The person upfront was rude, unhelpful, and argumentative to us from the second we walked in. Argued about what came with our meal (claimed that pita didn't come with the platter when it says so on online). We ordered two platters (chicken satay and shishook) and falafel. The falafel was BURNT and the satay platter was drenched in hummus and tahini sauce. The satay platter's chicken was bland/dry and had no satay whatsoever on it. I called the store after we left to see if I could get my order fixed and spoke with the same person as we did in store. They were extremely rude and argued about my order and told me that they did it right and was extremely argumentative and dismissive. I used to order from here a lot but I will never go back because I have never received such terrible treatment while ordering food/ trying to fix an order. For the price of the meal, you'd think more care would be put into it. read more

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Tucked away in an alley downtown it's not particularly visible if you're not looking for it but for someone just walking by as I was it's not a bad spot to stop. The place didn't seem to have ac so it was pretty warm inside but they were quick and friendly with service. The food was surprisingly good. I had the Arabic style shawarma and if you know what to request in it it's really good. The chicken seems of good quality and the bread is a thin tortilla so not overbearing the inside of the sandwich. Get the chicken shawarma Arabic style with garlic mayo, cabbage, pickles, and onions - nothing else. You won't be disappointed. Get a side of some sauces as well. I'd recommend the lemon tahini and tsaziki. They cut it up and top it with tons of seasoned fries, and the fries are really good. Very filling for 12 bucks. read more

I ordered a lamb gyro and hummus, the gyro was good but I was disappointed that because they gyro was rapped in a tortilla instead of pita bread and also in the description it said hummus came with pita bread but instead it came with 3 tortillas instead of pita bread which was a disappointment considering its a Mediterranean style place and the description said pita bread. read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Tortillas instead of pita bread. - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

The only place downtown to get an authentic falafel sandwich. Their 3C salad/topping can make anything you order taste amazing. I'd give another star if the portions and quality were consistent. It all depends on who is working for the quality and size of your sandwich. Obviously, with 4 stars, it's good food, but inconsistent - sometimes it's huge and they will give me extra toppings that I ask for, other times it's not as big and skimpy with some toppings. They also have a rewards program when you pay via square so you can earn free food. read more

Stopped in for a quick lunch. The staff was really helpful and friendly. Decided to have a gyro but since it is build your own style I could add a few other items that were recommended by the staff. It was very good and very easy. A good place for some mediterranean food and a quick bite to eat. read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Gyro - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

We eat a lot of mediterranean food. Most of it's good. Sometimes it's very good and sometimes mediocre. But this place... this place is THE WORST. Wow. Where to begin? We stayed the night in State College on our way back to Connecticut and ordered some take out to the hotel. Just from looking at it, I knew it wasn't going to be very good. Both the tahini and the hummus had been thinned out and were quite watery (ostensibly to make them go further?). The fattoush was just chopped romaine, tomato and cucumber topped with *soggy* pita and some mystery-mayo dressing. The falafel was so-so. Not warmed all the way through. These things are minuses in my book, but not the worst. The ATROCITIES of the meal were the baba, the grape leaves and the tabbouleh. I'm not being facetious when I say the baba tasted like a cow patty smells. It was horrible. Like a dirty barnyard in your mouth. The worst. And gobs of liquid smoke, which still didn't cover the cow patty flavor. I'm not exaggerating. The grape leaves tasted like whatever can they came out of. Old, falling apart, with a bland flavor and metallic aftertaste. They even retained the crammed-in shape of canned grape leaves. Not good. The tabbouleh was a wreck. Parsley was barely chopped and some pieces were mushy. Clearly not fresh. Dressed in some cheap salad oil, not olive oil, and canned lemon juice, not fresh lemon juice. And the container that held the grape leaves and tabbouleh was filled with some brown liquid that smelled bad. Just awful! It's a real disservice for people trying middle eastern food for the first time, because this is shit is inedible. Even drunk college kids deserve better than this. We choked down the falafel, hummus and the green salad (because that is NOT fattoush). The rest went in the trash. Where it belongs. read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - I'm pretty sure grape leaves and tabbouleh are not supposed to shit brown water and float in it. This was awful. Went in the trash. - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

After visiting Pita Cabana for the second time, I feel pretty comfortable reviewing it. I hesitated visiting this place for a long time, even though I live downtown State College, and tend to eat down here often. Something about the look or setup just wasn't appealing to me. What a mistake though... This place has some of the best food I've eaten in town, and that's coming from someone who went through an undergraduate program here, and is now in grad school. I wish I would have visited this place earlier. The food is fresh, well made, and homemade. It also might be the cheapest meal you can find in town... Both times that I've visited, I've gotten the half-chicken, and it's some of the best chicken I've ever had anywhere. Seasoned rice with fresh organic salad, on top of which they put a deep fried half young whole chicken (which is marinated and baked beforehand.) The food is so fresh, all homemade, with great flavor that isn't too intense. The half chicken plate is less than $10. I split it with a friend and it fed us both. This is quite a meal, and really filling food. I thought this place would be really exotic, which is what turned me off about it. Nothing could be further from the truth. This place is just right. My friend also got the salad with lamb chop meat. The meat was braised, and they put the salad together right there from whatever you want on it. They have things like their own hummus, pickled cabbage, baba ghanoush... All are homemade and exceptional. How silly was I for never checking it out before. I plan on going again and trying the many other things they have, but I'm really going to have trouble not ordering the half-chicken again. 5 stars for this place, and I'd easily give them more if I could. read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Menu board with the crispy deep fried half and whole chicken! - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

Pita Cabana is my favorite middle eastern place in state college. Although I have had times where the food wasn't exactly what I expected/lacking in flavor, they have been knocking it out of the park recently. I ordered the roasted lamb platter (delivery on grub hub) and the veggie mezza platter which comes with a pita. (thank GOD they started giving big, warm pitas again instead of that tortilla nonsense). The lamb was juicyyy and hot and i could pull it apart ever so tenderly. Love love love. The mezza platter is always good although i personally hate the grape leaves. Never been a fan. read more

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I had the fried half chicken with rice and veggies. it was ok but I regret getting it because I realized there were better options as I was waiting for it. this review will be updated read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Half Chicken (Fried) with rice and veggies - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

Let me just say this: California has infinite amounts of mediterranean/lebanese food, and this seems like the only one I can find in State College. With that being said, this place could totally be shitty and still make good money. But... this place is actually pretty decent. I got a rice bowl, and it was huge! Portions are bigger than Chipotle, and I compare this place to Chipotle because it's a build-your-own styled restaurant. The rice is sooooo beyond flavorful. And the cucumber yogurt sauce (what is it called?!?! I forget lol). Anything with cucumbers is yummy. The chicken was great too. The hummus was more on the plain side, but still decent. Will be coming back!! read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - chicken bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

I'd pick no stars if possible. Order salad - get soup. Don't waste your time ordering from here or grub hub. Horrible quality- might have been good if it wasn't cold, soggy, or incorrect. Good luck. read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Worst salad I've ever had - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

Not a chain, cheap, quick and super tasty. What's not to love?? Support this friendly, family run business!!

To be honest, I wasn't expecting to get such amazing shawarma in the middle of Pennsylvania, but it was DELICIOUS. The garlic sauce on the shawarma sandwich is so amazing and I love the fact that they added fries to it! It's also a an amazing price for the amount of food you get! Can't wait to come back. read more

Came here for a quick lunch downtown and it was good. It's like a Mediterranean chipotle since you can pick your toppings as you go. I ordered the chicken pita, but next time I would get the lamb gyro. To me, the chicken was a bit dry. Tried my friends lamb and it was considerably more tender and flavorful. One thing I did like about this place is that the pita bread wasn't too thick. It was thin comparable to a flour tortilla. The person behind me ordered the salad and it looked good. I would come back to try this. read more

The food here is fresh. We had the falafel pita and shrimp tacos. It was absolutely delicious. A lot of food for the money.

Rude staff members who clearly haven't worked much in the food industry. It's hard and boring with the hours, I get it. Please treat your customers with equal amount of respect, especially with the hospitality business. You lose your customer base really quick if you keep favoring a certain race of people. read more

The pita and options here are great. Really enjoyed the food and would 100% recommend for anyone that likes Mediterranean food. My pita was hummus, salad, fries, falafel, leb salsa, banana peppers, tahini, and the hot sauce (medium spiciness). Soda machines (coke products) were a bit unreliable with Zero out of order and diet balance of carb water and syrup was off. Decor is chain-like but the mosaic on the wall is BEAUTIFUL. Staff was efficient, though not too friendly. Nothing wrong, just not as approachable as one would hope. read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Pita with falafel - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

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Didn't have the best experience here- my mom looked at the online ordering menu ahead of time and tried ordering something, the person up front said the online menu and in person menu were different and they don't have that. She asked what they do when someone orders it online and they didn't answer, she also asked what was comparable and they just shrugged. I got a falafel wrap and my husband got a lamb wrap. They scooped the lamb right over my open wrap and spilled lamb and meat juices into it, which grossed me out since I'm a vegetarian but the interaction had been so awkward already that I didn't say anything. Our wraps were fine, standard falafel and hummus and veggies in a tortilla. My mom got the half chicken and rice, the chicken was super dry she only got about two bites worth off the whole half chicken. The rice was fine, the tabouleh tasted like straight lemon juice, very sour. I won't be returning, personally, but it looks like maybe online ordering/takeout is a better experience based on other reviews. read more

Best falafel and dips this side of Philadelphia! The Shawarma lamb wraps are awesome. I would give this a five star rating but they discontinued their Turkish tea. I guess Covid eliminated that one. read more

They are advertising outside for a $3 falafel sandwich, and I as a college student decided to give it a try with limited funds, at only $3 I decided to also get their baklava. Upon going in and ordering the falafel sandwich, I was charged $8. I mentioned that the sign out front had it priced at $3 and was told that was the falafel taco, despite the sign saying sandwich. The food itself was okay, the falafel sandwich was decent but rather dry, and the baklava was probably one of the driest I've ever had. This place has potential with their food but could definitely work on their customer service. read more

Ordered delivery of two separate meals on same day. First order delivered promptly, but wrong entrees were delivered. Second meal order was never delivered and eventually canceled by restaurant. Terrible experience. Hummus with order was OK. read more

My dad and I came here after dropping a vehicle off to get serviced. The main reason for coming here is because the online reviews said it was zabiah/halal. He only eats halal meat(s) or seafood so this place being halal was a HUGE plus. I got a custom made lamb pita and can say it was probably one of the best wraps I've ever had! First off the size of it was huge, especially for lunch so I was happy with that. Also since it's customizable I was able to add the things I liked the most while avoiding things I didn't find palatable. Place isn't huge but had seating for about 40 people and a few tables outside. Couldn't spot any messes or stains on the tables. Since the cutlery was disposable there wasn't a chance for it to not be cleaned/dried properly. Awesome spot for a filling lunch without breaking the bank. read more

Pita Cabana Cafe - Lamb pita w/pickles, rice, tomato, onion, corn, lettuce, and cucumber. On the side is chipotle BBQ - sweet and a little kick. - Mediterranean Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

I went here not knowing what to expect. I didn't really know what to order, but the woman working out front kindly explained my options. I ended up getting a salad with just about everything on it, and it was fantastic! It's sort of like a Moe's or Chipotle where you can choose each ingredient. Everything looked and tasted very fresh. I really liked this place and will be back for sure. read more

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I really liked this place. My daughter absolutely loves it. I had falafel, hummus and baklava. All of it was very good, and really inexpensive. Great little lunch or dinner spot. read more

The food is great. The lamb gyro is awesome. The employees are really thoughtful as well. I dropped my parking pass in there the other day, and the guy at the front held onto it until I came back for it a few hours later. read more

My girlfriend and I ordered the gyro platter, chicken platter, hummus and baklava. Food was extremely sour and unseasoned. Hummus tasted like straight plain Greek yogurt. Baklava was tasteless and tasted like buttered corn flakes. Complete waste of money, not authentic at all. Will not be ordering again. Unbelievable. read more