Opa for V-Day

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Opa for V-Day

POSTED: Friday, February 11, 2011, 8:07 PM

Filed Under: Food and Holidays

Photo | Drew Lazor

Still stuck for Valentine's Day plans? (How could you be, what with Adrian Pelliccia's beast-mode dinner roundup and all?!) If you are, here's a cool opportunity to check out a super brand-new spot â Opa (1311 Sansom St., 215-545-0170), which officially opened to the public as of literally yesterday (peep our coverage here and here), is rocking a special $35 prix-fixe on Feb. 14. Check out what's what after the jump. Choice of: - Roasted Beet Salad with local red and gold beets, fennel, arugula, herbed citronette and goat cheese - Horiatiki prepared with tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, kalamata olives, shaved red onions and feta Choice of: - Fried Kalamari with olives, peppers and harrisa aioli -Keftedes, herbed veal meatballs in tomato sauce 1 of the following per couple: - Grilled Whole Fish served with horta and lemon potatoes - Lamb Shank for 2 served with orzo Dessert, served with complimentary Greek coffee or herbal tea

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