Opa Grille
“The chicken souvlaki is my favorite.”
“Mine came alongside a fresh and tangy Greek salad complete with little peppers and a stuffed grape leaf.”
“And we got a nice spinach Pie which was also beautifully prepared and MMM MMM Good!…..”
Opa Grille
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
5 reviews
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Delicious food but be prepared to wait.
I took my family here for dinner on a Friday night. We showed up around 6pm and the restaurant was still relatively empty. We had our heart set on some delicious Greek dishes. The waiter gave us a little time o look over the menu then promptly took our order. That's where the promptness of the night ended. The meal I'm about describe was served over a two and a half hour period, we didn't leave the restaurant until 8:30pm! The soup and salad courses were not served until 1-hour after we were seated.
We started our evening by sharing an appetizer, the Saganaki (flaming cheese). Pan seared Kefalogravire cheese with fresh tomato on top served with a lemon wedge. It was a hit. We all loved the texture and flavor of the dish. Awesome dish.
About 45-minutes later our soup and salads arrived. Two greek salads (lettuce, tomato, onions, cucumbers, feta cheese, stuffed grape leaves, olives and oregano. They were also delicious. Honestly, the best Greek salad I've had in a long time. The soup was the lemon chicken soup, also very tasty.
For the main course my wife ordered the Vegetarian Moussaka. She loved the eggplant and zucchini in the dish. This dish was also a big hit. My daughter had the Homemade Spinach Pie entree. She enjoyed the spinach and feta cheese filling in the dish. She ordered the dish with French fries which were also very good.
I ordered the gyro platter, a little disappointing in my eyes. The dish was strictly meat and potatoes. I was expecting maybe a little lettuce or tomatoes or some form or garnish. None. The meat itself was very good but the presentation of the dish was unimpressive.
We enjoyed the endless supply of pita chips and yogurt sauce on the table. That's probably the only way we survived to two and one half hour meal.
The restaurant is reasonably sized. Maybe 25-30 tables. Looking around while we were the I spotted at least 8-9 wait staff (including hostesses, waiters, waitresses and bus staff). So the staff to table count was reasonable. I really can't explain why I took so long to receive our food. There was constant movement by the wait staff even though the food wasn't coming out of the kitchen.
I knew it was a bad sign when the people at the tale next to us took out their newspapers. The wife finally called over the waitress and said rather bluntly "This is taking too f–king long for our food" Her husband promptly shushed her when everyone around them turned and smiled in agreement.
We would have appreciated better communication from the wait staff on the status of our order. We were left in the dark the whole time hoping our meal would come out next.
The desserts looked appetizing but honestly, after 2 1/2 hours we just wanted to go home.
Bottom line, the food is delicious but I'm not willing to give up that much of my time.
Disappointed.
The Quick: Solid 3.5 greek restaurant. The tzatziki sauce is refreshing and addicting, most of the portions are big, the sangria tasty, and the service only mediocre. A nice spot but nothing fancy.
The Details: Virtually unlimited tzatziki and warm pita for the table is what keeps me coming back. The salads are very good, and the portions are large– except for the warm grilled octopus. This dish is phenomenal but $16 and tiny; more expensive than most of the entrées.
Pro Tip: If you're going to order a Gyro platter with a side salad, you're better off ordering a salad with a Gyro topper. It is about the same amount of food and half the price.
The Damage: About $25 per person for dinner with appetizer to share. Not bad at all.
Last Saturday accompanied by Bonnie G. and Amanda J., came to an early 5:30 dinner at Opa Grill. On arrival the place was kinda busy with only a few tables free…by the time we finished the place was packed!..either go early or after 9. We always found the food here good and its still great! For Appys we tried the Cold Spread platter with 3 choices..we had Tiramousalata, Hummus and spicy Feta…all were delicious and nice portions and came with both regular and whole wheat pita. And we got a nice spinach Pie which was also beautifully prepared and MMM MMM Good!…..To help wash the food down we got a bottle of Greek Retsina…full bottle only $17 and we have grown to love it with Greek Food. Our Entres we got 2 Greek salads with Gyro meat on top…they were large, with lots of tasty warm meat on top of a crisp fresh salad with Feta Cheese generously sprinkled on top. I decided on trying the Pasticchio…ground meat topped with Bechemel Cheese! Came with Garlic String Beans and large side salad…IT WAS FANTASTIC!!. Loved every bite of it. We have tried both Opa's…this one and the one in Bethpage…this one in East Williston is our go to Greek!
Our group of four jumped in for an early dinner (little before 6pm) on Saturday night and boy am I glad we arrived when we did because this place filled up fast in the first 20 minutes we were sitting there. Upon walking in I was pleasantly surprised to find a warm, appropriately lit restaurant which you would not expect from the generic strip mall exterior.
We perused the large one page menu that contained many items you would expect from a Greek restaurant. We ordered a few items to share including a small horiatiki salad, which had small chunks of feta incorporated into the well balanced dressing. The taramasalata was fresh and delicious bordered with tomato and cucumber. The grilled octopus came sliced in bite sized chunks which were perfectly tender and flavorful Incorporated with onion and lemon, and olive oil. There was plenty of triangle of pita (both plain and whole wheat) for dipping along with complimentary tzatziki (which was not overly garlicky – a great version!).
For our mains we had spanakopita, which was a generous two large triangle slabs making it easier to share. a simple grilled chicken cutlets with string beans I did not try. The seafood combo was a large platter of filet sole stuffed with spinach and feta cheese. 1 piece of octopus and 2 stuffed shrimp, which my teenage cousin ordered with fries that were nicely cooked. I had the bronzini special – I ordered it whole with a side of lemon potatoes since they didn't have any horta (dandelion greens) which is to be expected since they are not in season. We all shared, but none of my dining companions were into my sea bass since they don't like their meal "looking at them".
The one misstep was having to ask for our soups after we received our mains. The waitress apologized and I had my avgolemono soup at the end. It was very good and not overly thick.
The service and staff are very good with multiple friendly and efficient waitresses and bus boys to make every move along nicely. The kitchen handled the crowd well and you could see the plates coming out as fast as the people were coming in. I also saw large bags of to-go orders heading out. They certainly can handle the crowds they deserve to have – and I will be back to be a part of it soon!
It's been a while since I had some Greek food so the Mrs and I decided to venture out for some good Greek!
Opa Grille is located inside a strip mall on Hillside Ave, along side H-Mart and Rite Aid.
Parking: There is plenty of parking in the parking lot of this strip mall.
Seating: Opa Grille is a brightly lit restaurant with mainly wood furniture. The place looks very clean and polished with seating for approximately 40+ people.
We came on a cold Thursday night and the place wasn't pack at all (probably due to the weather), and the servers lead us to our table right away.
They started us off with some pita and fresh tzatziki sauce- I have to say that's some good tzatziki there and the pita was soft and warm.
I was debating between the regular Gyro sandwich $6.95 or the Gyro Platter $16.95
I didn't know what was included in the platter so I went with the platter. So once I got the platter, I realize the platter comes with the Greek salad and a choice of a side.
and the Misses got the Chicken Gyro Sandwich ($6.95)
The Chicken Gyro sandwich was great, very flavorful with about 6-8 pieces of slice chicken gyro meat. the pita was warm and with the tzatziki sauce, it's perfect!!
The lamb/beef Gyro was good, a little bit on the greasier side but the flavor was definitely there! they don't give you extra pita so you just get a plate of meat and your side (in my case, 2 pieces of broccoli)
Cost: WEIRD: Now if I'm doing my math correctly, the lamb/beef Gyro platter cost $16.95 and the regular Gyro Sandwich cost $6.95 and a salad cost $3.25, that means my two pieces of broccoli cost 6.75!!!~! I don't know about you but I definitely see something wrong here considering they don't pile tons of meat in the platter.
Overall: Opa Grille is okay, it had a bunch of good options and the pita and tzatziki sauce is excellent! I'm not sure if the price is good but you definitely want to compare the value of getting a platter or just a sandwich before ordering it.