Fil-a-Pita owner Soltan Frehat hands a free pita to a customer during the restaurant's opening day Friday, July 17. (Jon Bannister/H-F Chronicle)
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New Mediterranean restaurant opens on Maple Avenue in Homewood

At just 22 years old, Sultan Frehat has accomplished something many aspiring entrepreneurs only dream about — opening his own restaurant.

Frehat, owner of Fill-A-Pita Mediterranean Grill, officially welcomed customers to the restaurant at 810 Maple Ave. in Homewood with a grand opening celebration July 17, offering free food from noon to 5 p.m. so residents could sample the restaurant’s Mediterranean-inspired menu.

Frehat said his journey to restaurant ownership began after attending Moraine Valley Community…

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