Pita Pit now carrying Gluten Free Pita's

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Pita Pits are now carrying gluten free pita on their menu. This is what you need to know about Pita Pits gluten free pita.

Build your own!  The gluten free pita is offered with an extra cost on the Pita Pita build your own menu.  This is the best way to utilize the gluten free pita.

Make it extra: Gluten-free pita


Allergen guide!  Pita Pits Allergen guide has everything you need to know to build your own pita with ingredients that do not contains gluten.

Disclaimers by Pita Pit on their allergen menu "If you have food allergy, please be aware that PITA PIT® products may contain, or have come into contact with, peanuts, nuts or other possible allergens. PITA PIT® is a restaurant environment serving whole and prepared foods that are not in sealed packages. Therefore, we unfortunately cannot guarantee a 100% allergy-free environment."

This is a common disclaimer for restaurants as once a gluten free product leaves its package, they can no longer guarantee no cross contamination. 

On their allergen menu, it indicates several Salad Bowls that do not contain gluten including the Ancho Chicken Salad, Cordon Bleu Salad, Halloumi and Falafel Salad and more.  There are also several created for you Rice Bowls that do not contain gluten such as Chicken Crave Rice, Sweet Heat Rice, Jalapeno Club Rice, Southwest Baja Rice and others.  When you get to the build your own, only two proteins contain gluten which are the Gyro and Buffalo Chicken, and two others may contain, which are the Beef Brisket and Steak.  For the toppings, only two toppings contain gluten which are the Croutons and Parmesan.  For the sauce, only the Teriyaki and Caesar contain gluten leaving many sauces and toppings available to build your own.

Some tips to help reduce cross contamination in a sandwich building environment:
  1. Ask for food prep staff member to change their gloves before grabbing your gluten free pita.
  2. Ask them to clean the prep area where they will be building your pita before the pita is placed.
  3. Ask them to build it on fresh sandwich wrap paper.
  4. Ask them to grab ingredients from a fresh bin if available.
  5. Avoid putting the wrap in the steamer to avoid cross from the steamer.
  6. Always recheck allergen charts as suppliers of ingredients often change.
You can find three Pita Pit locations in Edmonton, two along Whyte, and one in South Common.  There is also one location in in Fort Saskatchewan .

What are some of your tips eating out at sandwhich building restaurants?

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