Extreme Pita arrives at Kent Station | Briefs

Extreme Pita recently opened its newest restaurant at Kent Station. The Canadian quick-serve franchise, which emphasizes convenient, healthy dining, is located at 512 Ramsay Way, Suite 106.

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  • Thursday, July 26, 2012 5:52pm
  • Business

Extreme Pita recently opened its newest restaurant at Kent Station.

The Canadian quick-serve franchise, which emphasizes convenient, healthy dining, is located at 512 Ramsay Way, Suite 106.

“After years of tremendous success in North America, we’re proud to have successfully opened our third location in the state of Washington,” said Ray Zandi, brand vice president of Extreme Pita USA. “We are extremely excited to bring our fresh and healthy pitas to Washington.

“Kent represents our 34th location in the United States and the interest in the concept over the past year has been tremendous,” he added.

Extreme Pita offers consumers convenience and value with its large selection of fresh and nutritious pita sandwiches.

To celebrate the grand opening on Aug. 10-11, the Kent restaurant will offer half-price pitas on both days.

For more information, visit www.extremepita.com.

Elsewhere

E.B. Bradley Company, Accuride International, and the Belt Sander Racing Association (BSRA) host an open house and special belt sander racing for July 27, at E.B. Bradley Company, 6208 S. 231st St., Kent. The open house is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the belt sander races kicking off at 1 p.m. Those wishing to compete are encouraged to register early to reserve a place in the competition. To learn more, or to register to enter a sander in the race, visit www.accuride.com/BSRA. …

The Ram Restaurant and Brewery, 512 Ramsay Way, Kent, recently unveiled a gluten-free menu. …

Esquire magazine’s “Eat Like a Man” blog announced Wednesday that Ezell’s Famous Chicken won its latest nationwide, Internet poll in life-changing eating, this time for the best fried chicken in America, in the end, Ezell’s walked away with nearly 50 percent of the vote among the eight competitors. Ezell’s is at 25616 102nd Place SE, Kent.


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