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Olympic Pita

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58 W. 38th St., New York, NY 10018
nr. Sixth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-869-7482 Send to Phone
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  • Price Range: $$$$
  • Reader Rating: Write a Review
  • Cuisine: Kosher, Middle Eastern
Shanna Ravindra

Hours

Sun-Thu, 11am-11:30pm; Fri, 10:30am-2 hours before sunset; Sat, 2 hours after sunset-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

B, D, F, V at 42nd St.-Bryant Park

Prices

$5-$12

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

18th St. to 50th St., Third Ave. to Eighth Ave.

Profile

Anyone who's confined his pita-sandwich consumption to MacDougal Street and street carts is likely suffering from a common misperception: If you've had one shawarma, you've had 'em all. Disabuse yourself of that notion by ordering the succulent Middle Eastern-Israeli poultry version at Olympic Pita, a bustling kosher restaurant in midtown Manhattan. The flavorful amalgam of chicken and turkey is sliced off the spit and rolled up in a pita or—better yet—a sesame-seeded lafa, the blistered and blackened brick-oven bread resilient enough to contain the juicy, flavorful meat and the awesome sauces (like a sweet-and-sour mango condiment called amba). The sandwich price includes a salad bar, with all manner of crunchy shawarma add-ons like sour pickles, radishes, pickled turnips, and delectably oily deep-fried eggplant.

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