Pita GR Opens in Brea, California (North Orange County)

Pita GR in Brea, CA

Spaceman USA machine

Greek froyo with vissino

Fro-yo girl here. I was out of town for one week and missed the grand opening of Pita GR in Brea, CA, on August 8. During the grand opening, they even served free lunch: a pita or a salad with a beverage.

Pita GR is a Greek street food fast casual restaurant that first opened in Downey, CA in September 2018. The chef is Greek. The restaurant is inspired by the traditional Greek pita sandwich shops in Greece. The Brea location is their second and their first in Orange County.

They make their own frozen Greek yogurt with their own recipe. There's one flavor, plain, with Greek toppings: Greek honey, housemade baklava or Greek sour cherry preserves. You can also enjoy the froyo plain. I noticed they switched soft serve machines and now use Spaceman USA (the Downey location has a Carpigiani soft serve freezer).

Greek froyo with vissino ($6): Their Greek froyo is excellent: smooth, creamy, dense. It tastes fresh, mildly tangy, and has a clean finish. It doesn’t seem as sweet or processed as the froyo you get most places. They layered the froyo with sour cherries and sour cherry syrup. The cherries are more sweet than sour but the syrup makes the froyo tangier.

The food is good too! I usually get a salad and froyo for dessert.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* PITA GR: 2445 E Imperial Hwy, Unit F, Brea, CA 92821

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