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(More)About this blog: I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. Though my first love is journalism, food is a close second. I am constantly on the lookout for new restaurants to try, building an ever-expanding "to eat" list. As a journalist, I'm always trolling news sources and social media websites with an eye for local food news, from restaurant openings and closings to emerging food trends. When I was a teenager growing up in Menlo Park, I always drove up to the city on weekends with the singular purpose of finding a better meal than I could at home. But in the past year or so, the Peninsula's food culture has been totally transformed, with many new restaurants opening and a continuous stream of San Francisco restaurants coming south to open Peninsula outposts. Don't navigate this food boom hungry and alone! Feed me your tips on new chefs and eats and together we'll share them with the broader community.
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Opa closes in Palo Alto
Uploaded: Mar 12, 2018
Downtown Palo Alto's
Opa Authentic Greek Cuisine has closed after almost three years at 140 University Ave.
The restaurant's website states that the location is now "available as an exclusive private dining venue and banquet facility."
The outpost of the mini Bay Area restaurant chain
opened in April 2015 after two short-lived restaurants shuttered in the prominent corner location, including
Palo Alto Grill and
alkymists.
Greek restaurant Opa was located on the corner of University Avenue and High Street in Palo Alto. Photo by Zachary Hoffman/Palo Alto Weekly.
Angelo Heropoulos, who opened the first Opa in Willow Glen in 2008, confirmed the closure on Monday but said he sold his share in the company last summer. He said his partner, Molly Adams, continues to operate the business.
With multiple restaurants and more on the way, Heropoulos — who has three young children and recently purchased a ranch in Almaden Valley — said he "just wanted to simplify."
Adams did not immediately return a request for comment.
Other Opa locations are in Los Altos, Campbell, Los Gatos, Santa Clara and Walnut Creek.
The restaurant company also owns Tac-Oh, a Mexican restaurant in San Jose.
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