Pita Chip, the modern Middle Eastern quick-serve restaurant that has locations on Temple University’s Campus and in University City, is planning to grow its brand to the Philadelphia suburbs.
A new Yardley location is set to open in the spring, and locations are planned for Montgomery County shortly thereafter.
The third Pita Chip outpost will be located within the Oxford Oaks Shopping Center at 1581 Big Oak Road in Yardley. The expansive new location will be 3,500 square feet with seating for up to 65, significantly larger than the first two locations.
Omar Alsaadi and Mouhanad Kabbani, the co-founders of Pita Chip, opened the original Temple location at 1600 North Broad Street in 2015. After three successful years, they launched the University City location at 3601 Market Street in 2018, the same year that Howard Klayman joined as a partner. Alsaadi, who immigrated to the U.S. from Syria in 1979, spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area cooking and evolving his recipes to mirror his experience as an immigrant.
“Growing up, I would come home from school to different cuisines and foods every night,” said Alsaadi. “My mother used encyclopedias to learn how to cook, and I started helping in the kitchen as a little boy. Like her, I let my imagination drive my recipes.
“We’re excited to expand into the suburbs to bring our delicious food to more people in the Philadelphia area,” said Klayman. “We’re incredibly fortunate to have made it through the pandemic, and now we’re looking forward to building our brand and expanding the Pita Chip community.”
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