The Dip Sampler
Oyama Sushi Walnut Creek

Oyama Sushi Walnut Creek

1521 N Main St, Walnut Creek, United States

Sushi • Greek • Asiatic • Bar-Lounge


"We hit Opa! for a Friday Date night this weekend and it did not disappoint. I was a bit disappointed when my wife chose Greek for dinner, since most places tend to be a bit mundane with the menu selections and a tad greasy with the food. But then we went to Opa! Let 's start with the cocktails, something I don 't normally associate with Greek restaurants. Opa! had a very interesting and varied cocktail and wine selection. I ordered an Argonaut a rum falernum version of a Mule or Dark Stormy. I 've been using Falernum to make sours at home (it is an allspice flavored liqueur but never would have thought to pair it with rum for a Dark Stormy. But I will now. The only disappointment was no copper mug, but I 'll get over that. One taste and my wife bailed on her white wine and ordered that for her second drink. I switched to red for my meal, and they had a great Zin by the glass (Seghesio , which many restaurants don 't offer. Winner! We had a saganaki appetizer (I mean, the place is called Opa! and sopped up all the cheese and lemon with some very warm and puffy pita slices. Next was the green Greek salad. They were kind enough to split it for us, and add olives and beets to mine. Excellent! We went pretty old school for our main courses, after all those apps. We both got pitas a Gyro for me and Falafel for her. Served on the same puffy pita bread, with a generous helping of Opa fries as a side. The fries had greek vinaigrette dressing and feta cheese crumbled on top. Quite tasty! The pitas had a good size portion of protein, onions, tomato and tzatzki sauce. No leftovers this night! Our waitress was incredibly friendly and helpful. The service was prompt without ever feeling rushed. The place was busy, considering we were there fairly early on a Friday night. We just missed the happy hour, which looked to have some pretty good deals. In all, we enjoyed Opa! There were so many traditional and non traditional options on the menu that looked great, so I 'll sure we will be back and mix it up a bit more next time. Opa!"

Opa! Santa Clara

Opa! Santa Clara

2722 Augustine Dr Ste 130CA 95054, Santa Clara, United States

Beer • Greek • Bar-Lounge • Mediterranean


"Mediocre experience at Opa the other day. First of all, parking here is nuts. Be prepared to meet a bit of frustration dealing with antsy parkers. Secondly, the staff provided our main order in a takeout bag shortly after we finished our appetizers. I guess they were hoping we'd leave then? Because we certainly felt invisible for the rest of our dinner. During our dinner we were never really refreshed with water, we were ignored when we tried to call the waiter by a larger party, and ultimately, we were served the dishes that were wrongly placed in take out boxes lazily as they plopped it back onto plates. I came to celebrate my birthday early but it was just not the vibe with the middling service. We waited awhile to get our check or be noticed by staff until my sister just went up to the counter to take care of the bill. The food was okay. The peach cocktail was probably the only highlight of my meal. The lemon based soup was not good at all when it got cold and was a strange combo of creamy and tart that made me think of sour milk. The meat loaf I had was a bit better than average, as well as the falafel. The beef skewer my sister had was also tasty. Ultimately though it felt lacking for the amount of money we paid, like we could easily get these flavors at more inexpensive and less snobby Greek/Mediterranean restaurants. Middling experience. Will not return. This place is definitely not worth it given the parking and unfocused customer service."