Pita Boy International is a family-owned business established in 1996. It started with select imported Greek & Lebanese foods. In1998, and upon customers' request a Pita Boy Lebanese Grill was added next to the international grocery store. The Deliwas hugely popular. Since we were selling hookah & shisha items in the international housewares section, customers then started asking for a Hookah/Shisha cafe'. That's when we added a Shisha House' cafe. That almost meant we had to work almost around the clock. Since other ethnic groups in Baton Rouge & surrounding towns started asking for their own ethnic foods, the family then decided in 2004 to close off the Deli and the Shisha house and fill the recovered floor space with new Latin/Hispanic, African, European and Russian imported groceries.And, the saga is on...
Services/Products
Pita Boy carries a vast variety of international grocery items from the Middle East (Arabic, Turkish & Persian),Europe (ex-Yoguslavia, Bulgaria, Romania...), Latin America especially Cuban & Columbian,North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt), Central Western Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali...). We also stock specialty fresh vegetables & fruits, e.g. Green Plantains, Florida Avocados, White or Red Malanga, Calabasas, Cuban Boniato Patata, baby cucumbers for stuffing, baby eggplant, baby cucumbers and California Medjool Dates, Fresh Pomegranates, etc. Pita Boy also carries imported non-food items, such as, Hookah, Shisha, Charcoal, fancy Demitasse Coffee Cups, Cafetera coffee makers,naturalLoufa, Religious Candles & Souvenirs, Recipe Books, European Wines, etc.