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Pita Pit serves up
healthy alternative
for nocturnal diners
The Pita Pit, open as late
as 4 a.m. during the week,
combines healthy offerings
with late-night deliveries
Ali Shaughnessy
Senior News Reporter
"When I'm writing a paper at three
in the morning, pizza only takes me
so far," University student Eric Reese
said. His solution? The Pita Pit.
The Pita Pit, at 1087 Willamette
St., opened in Eugene almost two
years ago and offered a new combi
nation to students and community
members: Health food and late
night delivery.
A pita is round flat bread that can
be opened into a pocket for filling.
Mediterranean in origin, people can
fill pitas with anything from falafel,
a vegetarian filling made from spiced
chickpeas, to chicken Caesar salad.
"The Pita Pit is a great alternative
to pizza and burgers," said John
Dowell, who became the shop's
owner last June. "It's a fresh fast food
alternative."
Dowell said he prides himself on
the quality of food that The Pita Pit
has to offer. The Pita Pit stocl<s up on
fresh food three times a week, Dow
ell said. Only the lettuce is pre-cut,
and workers do the rest of the slicing
and dicing to ensure the food's qual
ity and freshness.
Dowell said the most popular pitas
are chicken and falafel, but his per
sonal favorite is the Philly steak.
"The pitas are built the way you
want them to be, from the sauces to
the cheese," Dowell said.
Dowell added that The Pita Pit
draws its clientele because of its flexi
ble hours. Open at 11 a.m. everyday,
The Pita Pit doesn't close until 4 a.m.
on Monday through Wednesday, 3
a.m. on Thursday to Saturday and 2
a.m. on Sunday.
Reese said it was the late hours that
first caught his attention. One night,
he was watching movies with his
roommate. When Reese suggested
they order a pizza, his roommate told
him about The Pita Pit.
"1 was shocked to find out there
was a place other than Pizza Hut or
Dominos still open and still deliver
ing," he said.
Dowell said that while The Pita Pit
can't deliver to all of Eugene, he hopes
to expand and open another shop
within a couple of years. The Pita Pit
delivers to the campus area, he added.
It also makes an appearance every
Wednesday in the Marketplace Cafe,
located in the EMll food court.
Senior Spanish major Carrie Elbon,
who has been working day shifts at
The Pita Pit for the past two years, said
she still loved the food.
"I've eaten a pita every day I've
worked there," she said. "I haven't
gotten sick of it yet." Elbon added
that she loves working at The Pita Pit
because Dowell works around stu
dents' schedules.
Dowell said academics are very
important to him and he does all he
can to make sure students have
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