Hummus & Pita

Hummus and Pita is a Palestinian-owned, scratch-made Middle Eastern restaurant in downtown Overland Park, opened in 2022 by chef-owner Dhiaa Eid, who learned to cook in his father’s restaurant in Jordan beginning at age six.¹²

Description

Hummus and Pita serves Middle Eastern and Mediterranean fare in the heart of downtown Overland Park’s Santa Fe Drive district. Everything except the pita is made from scratch — a point owner Dhiaa Eid emphasizes as uncommon among American Middle Eastern restaurants.¹ The menu centers on housemade hummus, falafel, baba ghanoush, gyros, kabobs, and chicken shawarma, with later additions including baked chicken and lamb dishes and sweets such as konafa and soft-serve ice cream.¹³ The restaurant occupies the former Snack Shack space and, after a 2024 expansion into an adjacent former barber shop, nearly tripled its seating capacity, adding larger booths, a water fountain, and an expanded covered patio.³

Ownership and history

Owner Dhiaa Eid is Palestinian, raised in Jordan, where he began cooking in his father’s restaurant at age six and learned to master hummus and falafel.¹ In Kansas City he worked at KC Smoke Burger before spending nearly three years as a partner and cook at Sinbad’s Grill, a Middle Eastern restaurant off Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park, prior to opening his own establishment.¹ Hummus and Pita opened in the former Snack Shack location on Santa Fe Drive in summer 2022.¹² In September 2024 Eid completed an expansion into the neighboring former barber-shop space, unveiled September 13, 2024, nearly tripling capacity and adding catering for large groups.³

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-20 · Source: Kansas City Magazine (“OP’s Hummus & Pita expands”) + Johnson County Post (2022, 2024) + official site (hummusnpita.com) · URL(s): https://kansascitymag.com/ops-hummus-and-pita-expands/, https://johnsoncountypost.com/2022/09/08/hummus-and-pita-a-new-mediterranean-restaurant-now-open-in-overland-park-152331/, https://www.hummusnpita.com/ · Confidence: Medium (item list well-sourced across local press; the official online-ordering menu did not render for direct price capture, so prices are omitted)

Signatures

• Housemade hummus — scratch-made hummus, the restaurant’s most popular order and namesake; offered plain or topped (e.g., with shawarma).⁴⁵
• Chicken shawarma — marinated, spit-roasted chicken; a top seller, served as a wrap or platter.⁴⁵
• Falafel — scratch-made fried chickpea fritters, mastered by owner Dhiaa Eid in his father’s Jordan restaurant.⁵

Mezze & appetizers

• Baba ghanoush — smoked-eggplant dip.⁵
• Dolmas — stuffed grape leaves.⁴
• Halloumi sticks — breaded and deep-fried halloumi cheese, topped with pomegranate molasses.⁴
• Frishawarma — crispy french fries loaded with chicken shawarma, garlic, nacho cheese, and pomegranate molasses.⁴

Salads

• Tabbouleh — parsley, bulgur, tomato, lemon.⁴
• Fattoush — chopped salad with fried pita.⁴
• Greek salad — Mediterranean garden salad.⁴

Sandwiches & wraps

• Chicken shawarma wrap — chicken shawarma with tomato, onion, pickles, and garlic sauce.⁵
• Beef shawarma wrap — beef shawarma with tomato, onion, pickles, and garlic sauce.⁵
• Falafel wrap — falafel with hummus, tomato, pickles, and tahini sauce.⁵
• Gyros — Mediterranean gyro sandwiches.⁴

Platters & plates

• Mixed mezze platter — hummus, baba ghanoush, falafel, and dolmas served with pita.⁵
• Lamb kabobs — char-grilled lamb skewers; entrees come with rice and salad.⁴
• Baked chicken and lamb dishes — added with the 2024 menu expansion.⁶

Desserts

• Konafa — cream-filled shredded-pastry dessert (2024 addition).⁶
• Baklava — layered phyllo-and-nut pastry.⁴
• Soft-serve ice cream — added with the 2024 expansion.⁶

Links

• Website: https://www.hummusnpita.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hummus_pita/
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/hummus-and-pita-overland-park-2
• Visit Overland Park: https://www.visitoverlandpark.com/directory/hummus-and-pita/

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — Hummus and Pita (updated June 2026, 273 reviews) (accessed 2026-06-23).

Disputes

None recorded.

Footnotes

1. Johnson County Post, “Hummus and Pita, a new Mediterranean restaurant, now open in Overland Park” (2022-09-08). https://johnsoncountypost.com/2022/09/08/hummus-and-pita-a-new-mediterranean-restaurant-now-open-in-overland-park-152331/ — asserts: exact name; address 8039 Santa Fe Drive; owner Dhiaa Eid; Palestinian, raised in Jordan; began cooking in father’s restaurant in Jordan at age 6; prior work at KC Smoke Burger and as partner/cook at Sinbad’s Grill; opened summer 2022 in former Snack Shack space; scratch-made cooking; signature hummus, shawarma, falafel, baba ghanoush, gyros. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. Johnson County Post, “New Mediterranean restaurant coming to former Snack Shack space in downtown OP” (2022-06-17). https://johnsoncountypost.com/2022/06/17/hummus-and-pita-downtown-op-148110/ — asserts: downtown Overland Park location; former Snack Shack space; 2022 opening timeline. ↩ ↩²

3. Johnson County Post, “This restaurant in downtown OP now has more space, new menu items” (2024-09-17). https://johnsoncountypost.com/2024/09/17/hummus-and-pita-overland-park-expand-242072/ — asserts: open and expanding as of Sept 2024; expansion into adjacent former barber shop unveiled 2024-09-13; nearly tripled capacity; new menu items (baked chicken, lamb, konafa, soft-serve); address 8039 Santa Fe Drive just off W 80th St; owner Dhiaa Eid. ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. Kansas City Magazine, “OP’s Hummus & Pita expands.” https://kansascitymag.com/ops-hummus-and-pita-expands/ — asserts (menu): hummus most popular; chicken shawarma a top choice; beef shawarma, lamb kabobs, gyros, wraps, falafel, tabbouleh, fattoush, Greek salad, dolmas, baklava; halloumi sticks (breaded/deep-fried, pomegranate molasses); frishawarma (fries + chicken shawarma, garlic, nacho cheese, pomegranate molasses); entrees come with rice and salad. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

5. Johnson County Post, “Hummus and Pita, a new Mediterranean restaurant, now open in Overland Park” (2022-09-08). https://johnsoncountypost.com/2022/09/08/hummus-and-pita-a-new-mediterranean-restaurant-now-open-in-overland-park-152331/ — asserts (menu): scratch-made hummus, falafel, baba ghanoush; chicken and beef shawarma wraps (tomato, onion, pickles, garlic sauce); falafel wrap (hummus, tomato, pickles, tahini); platter with hummus, baba ghanoush, falafel, and dolmas served with pita; hummus topped with shawarma. Cross-referenced with official site https://www.hummusnpita.com/ (cuisine, scratch-made, hummus-and-pita identity). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

6. Johnson County Post, “This restaurant in downtown OP now has more space, new menu items” (2024-09-17). https://johnsoncountypost.com/2024/09/17/hummus-and-pita-overland-park-expand-242072/ — asserts (menu): 2024 expansion added baked chicken and lamb dishes, konafa (cream-filled pastry), and soft-serve ice cream. ↩ ↩² ↩³