Yuba City Restaurant Guide

Looking for a new dining experience in Yuba-Sutter that is completely different from what the area is known for. My wife and I decided to try Opa.
A little caught off guard with the dining area thinking it would be bigger, nonetheless cozy. Unsure what to order we both decided on the "Combination Plate" I highly recommend this if you are new to Greek cuisine, a sample of everything but very plentiful it included: Horiatiki Salad made of tomatoes, cucumbers, & other vegetables with feta cheese, mint and basil drizzled with olive oil very fresh and delicious
Moussaka an eggplant type lasagna with meat sauce loved it and I don't like eggplant! Spanakopita and Tiropita both remarkable quiche like appetizers baked in filo dough with spinach and cheese. Hummus Aaahh fantastic, I can taste it now This dipping sauce was served with Pita bread, we also received a refreshing cucumber sauce called Tzatiki equally tasty intended for the pita bread or Dolmathes which is seasoned rice wrapped in grape leaves a new and delightful taste to us.
For dessert we were treated to a special cake that Despina the owner and cook, was working on and had not yet been named and put on the menu, she wanted our opinion of it. We both loved it. Our over all expierence was great and we plan to frequent this restaurant more often. What a find!

Best Greek food I have tasted north of Sacramento. The owner, Despina Bakis, is from Greece and has lived in Yuba City for over 20 years. Her restaurant has been in business for 15 months.

All the food is delicious and I recommend to try it all, especially the desserts, which is home made every morning.
Here is my review of the restaurant.

"OPA! The first and only Greek Cuisine in Yuba City features a delicious variety of appetizers, entrees and desserts.

Despina Bakis, a native Grecian, has owned and operated OPA! Greek Cuisine here in Yuba City for fifteen months. “I have always wanted my own restaurant”, said Despina Bakis who came from Greece to Yuba City more than twenty years ago. If you’re new to Greek Cuisine don’t be afraid to try it. Despina knows just what to recommend.

Try the Spanakopita: Filo dough pastry stuffed with spinach, feta, and freshly grated parmesan cheese & baked to perfection. There are entrees of Souvlaki (Kabobs) marinated with Despina’s secret marinade including a unique host of mild Greek spices, charbroiled to order and served on a bed of Pilafi rice.

For the best authentic dishes try Keftethes: Four Greek style meatballs prepared with extra lean ground beef, mildly spiced and roasted. Pastitsio: Traditional pasta made with a ground meat sauce. A Greek version of Lasagna, it’s just the Greek’s were the first to make it. Moussaka: A long time Greek favorite, roasted eggplant and potatoes married with Despina’s meat sauce.

For a more adventurous and acquired taste try the Dolmathes: Six grape leaves stuffed with rice and spices, served with Tzatziki: Grated cucumbers and fresh chopped garlic with Greek spices.

And don’t forget to try the Greek coffee, it goes best with one of the desserts because it is so strong. The heavy grounds, or Katakathi, which is left at the bottom of the cup is not meant to be drunk but is left in the cup.

All desserts are prepared daily on the premises following the great recipes of the ancient Greek Emperor’s kitchen. Traditional Baklava: Filo dough pastry layered with walnuts. Amigthalopita: Freshly baked almond cake drenched in honey. Loukoumathes: Light fluffy batter fried and drizzled with honey and walnuts (it tastes better when you eat it like finger food, using your hands instead of utensils). Ravani is only made occasionally and is a light moist cake with a vanilla custard topping sprinkled with walnuts. There are also Greek cookies, Koulourakia, to satisfy your sweet tooth.

This unique Greek Cuisine has catering for those special occasions or just for Take-Out. You don’t have to go far to find good food served with friendly and warm service. OPA! Is a piece of Greece here in Yuba City."