looking for good pita bread in NoVA

[sunwise]

The thread title basically says it all...I'm sick of grocery store pita bread and would really like something better. Any suggestions? I'm willing to go beyond NoVA, that's just my preference.

[NoVaDog]

Mediterranean Bakery on S. Pickett St. They bake all day long, you'll likely get a warm bag. Get it off the rack in the rear, comes in small and large sizes. Their hummus is good enough to stop making your own. Frequently crowded.

If your nearer to Springfield, the Lebanese Mediterranean Gourmet Market, tucked away in a nondescript strip mall (same one as Sampan Cafe) on 6122 Franconia has bread, but I think the Med Bakery is better.

[BigEats]

Mediterranean Bakery, period. Arab-Americans within a 4-hour driving distance radius all come here for the Mediterranean Bakery breads. It even supplies most of the local places mentioned here, like Lebanese Mediterranean Gourmet Market. It is the only place I know where you can get it fresh out of the oven.

[wayne keyser]

Mediterranean Bakery, certainly.

Also, you might be able to buy fresh (not the already-day-old the stores get) from King of Pita - http://www.kingofpita.com/ - I don't know for sure that they sell direct, but you can ask.

[jpschust]

Also the lebanese taverna market just off lee highway- get the frozen pita they have behind the counter.

[dcs]

exactly. 5 minutes or so in a preheated 400 degree oven and they taste as good as fresh baked. really.

[sunwise]

These are all good suggestions--thanks! I've actually been to the Lebanese Taverna Market before, I just forgot about it (I work not far from there)...and the Lebanese Butcher has been on my list of places to check out.

[Dennis S]

Try Lebanese Butcher in Falls Church. Medina Market in Herndon probably does as well - but I haven't yet been to check for myself.