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| - One of Westgate's newer dining spots, Opa is a refreshing, fast-casual restaurant for your Greek food needs. It's lovely--absolutely GORGEOUS when the weather is nice, because when they open everything up, it;'s like one giant patio. Great view of the fountains, nice people watching, etc.
The good: Happy Hour is legit. 1/2 priced appetizers rock. The calamari was just OK. The Greek fries, with an unexpected lemon sauce as opposed to tzatziki, were very good. The watermelon salad, with its tomatillos, balsamic, and feta was honestly the best salad I've ever had. These will cost you about $3-4 a pop, and with moderately priced beers, amount to a fantastic light supper I would never turn down.
The meh: While inexpensive, the entrees disappoint. My gyro wasn't so bad it was inedible, but so soggy and bland it's not something I'd expect from a place that's supposed to specialize in it. I found the meat to be mostly unseasoned as well as cooked incorrectly--like they just had it simmering in a broth before putting it in the pita. My sweetheart dining companion was unimpressed with her falafel. The finale was the baklava cheesecake, which at $8 a slice I expected to be out-of-this-world. It was so loaded with cinnamon that despite the honey and shredded phyllo, it didn't taste like baklava at all!
I am open to returning, because at the very least it's a 5/5 HH. I'll just need to try different entrees, and skip dessert. For now, I'll say it gets 3.5 from me, but I can't round up when the main attractions were so disappointing!
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