An authentic taste of the Mediterranean is on the slow cooker for Ann Arbor.
Pita Way, a Clarkston-based shawarma chain, recently secured 1,400 square feet of space for a new restaurant within the Meijer Outlot Development at 5609 Jackson Road.
Gerdom Realty & Investment, the Northville commercial real estate agency that negotiated the lease agreement, announced the deal on Instagram earlier this month.
Ann Arbor is poised to become the 27th store in Pita Way’s arsenal. The chain currently has 22 locations in existence with four more planned to open soon in Dewitt, Lansing, Novi and Warren, according to its website.
Pita Way is the brainchild of West Bloomfield entrepreneur Brandon Bahoura, a son of Iraqi immigrants. Bahoura founded the flagship restaurant in Clarkston in 2010, serving dishes inspired by the meals his family made during his childhood.
The menu was crafted with expertise from two Middle Eastern master chefs, who fashioned a carte of shawarmas, kaftas and hummus. Pita Way’s offerings include bowls, salads, wraps, “sandweeches” and “quesopita’s,” a Mediterranean twist on quesadillas. With a slogan of “eat fresher, eat better,” the chain is also buoyed by its locally sourced bread and baklava.
The Ann Arbor location will join a retail plaza that sits on the southwest corner of Jackson and Zeeb roads. There was no specific timetable for the grand opening. Bahoura was not immediately available for comment as of press time.
