Pita Basket
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Mustapha & Belal of Pita Basket Traditional Lebanese Cuisine have over 40 years put together with experience in international cuisines, including Western, European, and Middle eastern food. The Beef Donair or Chicken Shawarma are voted to be the best in the West, and believe it or not, we had orders to Ontario!

So what's our secret? Maybe it's our passion for food, maybe it's only the best and freshest ingredients that we use to prepare the delicious platters, sandwiches and salads. Come by Pita Basket Traditional Lebanese Cuisine in Calgary to try our mouth-watering lamb, soft pita bread and donair grilled to perfection. Stop by for a quick lunch, bring your family and friends for dinner or simply call us ahead for takeout. We have plenty of parking available nearby and we're wheelchair accessible! more... See more text

Restaurant type

  • Bistro,

Cuisine type

  • Lebanese,

Dishes

  • Chicken,
  • Lamb,
  • Deli,
  • Donair,
  • Hot Meal,
  • Kebab,
    • Pita,
    • Roast Lamb,
    • Shrimps,
    • Wrap,
  • more...
  • less...

Features

  • Lunch Menu,
  • Online Menu,
  • Restaurant With Parking,
  • Take-out,

Atmosphere

  • Casual,
  • Family,

Products and Services

  • Bistro,
  • Lamb,

Languages Spoken

  • English,
  • Arabic,
Useful Information

Opening Hours *Holiday hours

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Sunday
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Rates:

  • $11 To $25,

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Meet the owner

There are multitudes of cuisines from different cultures that have yet to reach the palates of Western society. This was on Moe Elsaghir’s mind after working almost 40 years in Calgary’s restaurant industry. “I was working in steakhouses and pizza places and I was growing older,” he recalls. “So I started thinking about opening my own place. When I found the right location in 2003, I knew that there wasn’t much Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine in Calgary.” That led to Moe opening the Pita Basket Café.

Along with some great staples of his own diet, Moe sifted through the recipes he had memorized during his day-to-day work in restaurants – a collection four decades in the making –and built his menu. “I am diabetic, and I’m not the only one,” Moe says. “There are people who suffer from Celiac disease too. So I wanted to make food that caters to both diets. My favourites are the shish tawook and the fattoush salad.”

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Menu & Prices

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Herb Pita (Zaatar)

Add veggie to your pita

Flat Meat Pie

Flat Cheese Pita

Safiha meat pie (4)

Spinach & Feta

Kishk with pepper & Tomato

Pita pizza your choice of beef donair chicken shawarma or vegiterian

Kanfee & Cheese

Pita Wraps

Beef Donair

Served with sweet sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and onions
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Chicken Caesar Wrap

Roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese and homemade Caesar dressing

Beef Shawarma

Marinated stake perfectly seasoned and roasted served with your choice of topping

Chicken Shawarma

Marinated chicken breast perfectly seasoned and roasted served with your choice of toppings

Falafel Wrap

Falafel Patties served with veggies & tahini sauce

Shish Taouk

Garlic seasoned chicken cubes, served with pickles, french fries & coleslaw toasted to perfection

Fresh Salads

Tabbouli Salad

Finely chopped parsley, green onion, tomato's, fresh mint, tossed in our own dressing with fine crushed wheat

Caesar Salad

Romaine lettuce tossed in our creamy Caesar dressing with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese & croutons

Fattouch

A fine variety of seasoned vegetables tossed in our own dressing topped with fried pita chips

Chicken Caesar Salad

Grilled chicken breast slices served on top of Caesar salad

Greek Salad

Tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber & onion tossed in our very own Greek dressing, served with feta cheese and olives

Mediterranean Plates

Beef Donair Plate

Sliced donair meet served with veggies, home made sweet sauce, pita bread and your choice of salad

Shish Kafta Plate

Skewer of seasoned ground beef with parsley grilled to perfection served on a bed of rice, hummus, pita bread, with your choice of salad

Falafel Plate

Falafel patties served with veggie, hummus, tahini sauce, pita bread with your choice of salad

Chicken Shawarma Plate

Sliced seasoned roasted chicken served with garlic, pickles, hummus, pita bread and your choice of salad

Shish Tawouk Plate

Skewer of seasoned chicken breast served on a bed of rice, garlic, pickles, hummus, pita bread and your choice of salad

Shish Kabob Plate

Skewer of seasoned beef grilled to perfection served on a bed of rice, hummus, pita bread and your choice of salad

Vegetarian Pita Basket Plate

Spinach Pie, humus, grape leaves, pita bread and your choice of salad

Family Pack

Medium Pack

Includes: 1 skewer of chicken, 1 skewer of beef, and 2 skewer of kafta
Large pack serves 2-4 people

Large Family Pack

Includes: 2 skewers of beef kabobs, 2 skewers of chicken kabobs, 2 skewers of kafta
Large family pack serves 4-5 people

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dornsky1
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Awesome place for catering! Great selection and prices. Can't say I have been in the restaurant, but the service and catering is fantastic.

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Tonyzee403
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awesome shish tawook

The young fello there makes the best chicken tawook ever created if its yur first time there try it you will love it. Its chicken fries and salad in a sandwich he puts oregeno and other spices on it witch completes it, youll want to eat your fingers after!!!

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ltruong
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Not the best, but not the worse

I live for Chicken Schwarmas and this place is pretty decent. It's not the best out of the many Lebanese places in Calgary, but it certainly hits the spot when you are craving that pickled turnips and garlic sauce. I also love that they are one of the few places that offers a whole wheat pita option. The young guy who is always working is very friendly and generous with the chicken. The baklava is a must!

Atmosphere: 3/5
Food: 3/5
Service: 4/5
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