Fabulous folded pita pie and brisket sandwich at Doughlicious

Doughlicious does a lot of things well. First and foremost, it’s a northeast Calgary Mediterranean market, selling big bags of fresh-baked pitas, baklava and all manner of Middle Eastern groceries.

It’s half Middle Eastern market, half restaurant

For its mouthwatering Friday and Saturday 11 am barbecues, it serves applewood-smoked brisket and roasted chicken platters. It even deep fries made-to-order little doughnut balls.

They even deep fry, made-to-order mini doughnuts

But what keeps me coming back is the huge, chewy pita pies, with more than a dozen toppings—ranging from a basic zaatar (a steal of a lunch deal $4) to my roasted red pepper and cheese mumhmara ($6.99). And how’s this for a mashup: a shish tawock, featuring roast chicken, fries and garlic sauce wrapped in a pita?

How about chicken and fries wrapped in a fresh pita?

Now that I think about it, a good pita pie is a poor man’s pizza, costing about one quarter the price of an upscale, thin-crust pie. So why not also check out the longstanding Village Pita Bakery in the city’s northeast, where you can grab a pizza-sized meat pie for only $5.25.

A pizza-sized meat pie at Village Pita Bakery

If you want to go hog wild, order an additional covering of grated cheese for an extra $3.75. Or, for $9.00, get a fresh spinach and feta cheese pita. To really stretch your wings, consider toppings of zattar spices or strained yogurt (labneh). And don’t forget to grab a bag of fresh-baked pitas.

Doughlicious
4140 6 Street NE, Calgary
Monday to Saturday 9 am-7 pm, Sunday 9 am-4 pm
403-230-5160

Village Pita Bakery
208, 255 28 Street NE, Calgary
Monday to Saturday 8 am-7 pm, Sunday 9 am-5 pm
403-273-0330