Pita Chip, the Modern Middle Eastern quick-service restaurant with locations on Temple University’s campus and in University City, is ready to open its first suburban location – an expansive outpost located within the Oxford Oaks Shopping Center at 1623 Big Oak Road in Yardley.
The new location is 3,500 square feet with seating for up to 68, which is significantly larger than the business’ first two locations. The plan is to open the shop with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, May 18, at noon, followed by special events that benefit two local nonprofits that night and the following, both from 5 to 9 p.m.
Sales from the May 18 and 19 dinners, which will be open to the public, benefit Yardley-area nonprofits, including Caring for Friends, which provides food and friendship to people in need in the Philadelphia area, and Congregation Kol Emet, a reconstructionist Jewish synagogue located approximately 5 miles from the restaurant in Morrisville.
Omar Alsaadi and Mouhanad Kabbani, co-founders of Pita Chip, opened the original Temple location at 1600 N. Broad St. in 2015. After three successful years, they launched the University City location at 3601 Market St. in May 2018, the same year that Howard Klayman joined as a partner. Alsaadi, who emigrated to the U.S. from Syria in 1979, spent most of life in the Philadelphia area cooking and evolving his recipes to mirror his experience as an immigrant.
“We are very excited to finally bring this brand to the suburbs after two years of planning, and I know Yardley is ready for us,” said Alsaadi. “We’ve met the community, we’ve had a preview event, and we are so excited to be welcomed by the wonderful people of Bucks County. We feel this is a concept that the community has been missing, and it’s a perfect start for our expansion to surrounding suburbs, as well.”
Pita Chip’s menu features salad bowls, rice bowls and pita wraps filled with fresh falafel, chicken shawarma, beef shawarma and roasted vegetables, as well as hummus and sides. Visit pitachipphilly.com for more information.
