Zorba’s to reopen in May

At the end of 2000, Dinos and Polina Economides shut down Zorba’s, a community favorite traditional Greek restaurant near the intersection of Perkins Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard.

The couple traveled back to their homeland of Cyprus for more than a decade and learned some new Grecian recipes during the stay. When the Economides returned last year, they decided they’d bring back the café. However, this time around, it will be a smaller bistro concept, seating around 50-55 patrons.

The new Zorba’s will open in May in the Essen Crossing Shopping Center next to French Quarter Daquiris, Dinos says, and those former regulars are already excited.

“We’ve already got people talking about it,” Dinos says. “Lots of friends are hearing about it and calling me. I think it won’t take much time to get a lot of our old customers back.”

This time around, Dinos says there will be a focus on fresh foods. Traditional dishes like moussaka will be baked individually and made to order.

“We’ll have some of the old menu and some new secrets from Greece,” Dinos says. —Matthew Sigur