Pita Pit Enters Des Moines

Pita Pit was recently featured in the Des Moines Register. The article looks at how Mike Rink opened a new Pita Pit in Urbandale at 4212 Merle Hay Road. The new location will be offering online and mobile app ordering services. Find out about the three more stores that Mike looks to open in the metro area and the variety of meats and vegetables that his current locations offer on pitas.

“Pita Pit opens in Urbandale”

By Patt Johnson

A Pita Pit restaurant opened Tuesday at 4212 Merle Hay Road in Urbandale next to the Dunkin’ Donuts shop.

The store will seat about 42 people and offer online and mobile app ordering services. Owner Mike Rink also operates Pita Pit stores in Ankeny, Cedar Falls and Waterloo. He hopes to open three more stores in the metro and is looking at building restaurants in West Des Moines and along Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines. A third location is undetermined, although Rink said he has been looking in downtown Des Moines.

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Pita Pit featured in Des Moines Register

Pita Pit was recently featured in The Des Moines Register in an article titled, "Ankeny Pita Pit opens Friday."
The article talks about the opening of a Pita Pit location in Ankeny. Franchise owner Mike Rink will open at 8 a.m. on Friday, August 31. He also discusses his existing locations in the Des Moines area and his plans to open four more in the area in the next four years. Click here for the entire article or begin below.


Ankeny Pita Pit opens Friday
By: Patt Johnson

The Ankeny Pita Pit restaurant opens at 8 a.m. Friday.

The eatery is at 1805 S.E. Delaware Ave. in the strip mall in front of the Kohl’s department store.

The store will seat between 35 and 40 people, said Mike Rink, franchise owner. He owns the Pita Pit restaurants in Cedar Falls and Waterloo and expects to open four more stores in the Des Moines area in the next four years. He is eyeing the Jordan Creek retail area in West Des Moines for his next location.

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