Pita Cafe, Scottsdale

Every day presents a blank canvas to the chefs at Pita Cafe, who start from scratch with simple ingredients such as flour, tahini, and chick peas. They blend these together to create a full menu of Mediterranean dishes that's headlined by pita wraps stuffed with lamb and beef shaved right off the spit. When they want to get a little more creative, they sub out the gyro meat for unique fillings such as stuffed grape leaves or turkey, avocado, and bacon. Other dishes find common ground between American and Greek traditions. There are french fries layered with feta, meat, and tzatziki—not to mention pita wraps that replace the traditional flatbread with a warm American flag.