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Olympia

Olympia

301 E Lakeside Ave, Coeur d'Alene, United States

Cafés • Greek • Coffee • Seafood


"Visiting from out of town I wanted to find a simple mom pop place for lunch. Walking around the downtown area I happen across this location. Greek food is always a top choice for me because it's usually fresh and tasty. It's pretty hard to miss it being Greek with the white and blue outside decor, and a name like Olympia. But that's maybe beside the point. I walked in and was greeted with a great, friendly voice. Once inside the decor is quite dated, and the building is very old. But that typically does not mean the food is bad. In fact many of my best dining experiences are at old mom and pop type locations. As it turns out, this was no different. I ordered the Gyro plate, which is basically a Gyro without being wrapped in the pita. I want a little more salad and less bread. The plate was delivered maybe less than 10 minutes after I ordered, and the portions are nice and healthy sized. First bite the salad, fresh, crispy, clean. Dressing, nice. Second bite meat and salad, good tasting gyro meat. Third bite, I begin to chow down. Yep, this is what I desired. A clean fresh salad with yummy Greek seasoned meat, a little bit of pita, and I ordered some hummus for the side. The hummus was nice and garlicy, not quite as smooth as I'm used to, but indeed very tasty. I finished every bit of this meal with great joy. At the end I always ask myself would I come back here again? The answer is absolutely. Next time if I'm in Coeur d'Alene for more than a few days, this will be one of my stops. Thanks Olympia for the great meal and the friendly faces!!"

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."