{"id":408357,"date":"2026-08-16T19:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/408357\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:14:21","slug":"zorbas-greek-mediterranean-grill-closes-after-18-years-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/408357\/","title":{"rendered":"Zorba&#8217;s Greek Mediterranean Grill closes after 18 years in business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"418244\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/food-drink\/flavor\/zorbas-greek-mediterranean-grill-closes-after-18-years-in-business\/attachment\/zorbas-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Zorbas.jpg?fit=999%2C666&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"999,666\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zorbas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Zorba\u2019s Greek Mediterranean Grill has served its last gyros and kebabs. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Zorbas.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786907660_747_Zorbas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-418244\"  \/>Zorba\u2019s Greek Mediterranean Grill has served its last gyros and kebabs.  Credit: Instagram \/ zorbas_sa<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Antonio has lost another longtime family-owned dining spot. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zorba\u2019s Greek Mediterranean Grill, 2110 NW Military Highway, has shut down after nearly two decades in operation, according to a statement posted Friday on its Instagram account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter 18 years of serving our community, we are happy to announce that we have flipped our sign to closed for the last time,\u201d the post said. \u201cWe have been blessed to operate in the time that we have and we will hold onto these memories for the rest of our lives. To our loyal customers, supporters, and family members, thank you. On behalf of the whole family, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post didn\u2019t detail why the owners chose to shutter the restaurant. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Castle Hills establishment was known for friendly service and a menu that included fresh and flavorful takes on Greek favorites such as gyros and stuffed grape leaves, along with kebabs and a variety of Mediterranean items including shawarma, hummus and baba ganoush.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign Up for SA Current newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWE5oWTNWeWNtVnVkQzVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599768?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SanAntonio_Current\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/sacurrent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sacurrent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAcurrent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| Or sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/feed\/?partner-feed=all\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RSS Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/food-drink\/flavor\/dallas-based-sushi-chain-coming-to-san-antonios-pearl\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PearlSushi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dallas-based sushi chain coming to San Antonio\u2019s Pearl\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"418220\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/food-drink\/flavor\/dallas-based-sushi-chain-coming-to-san-antonios-pearl\/attachment\/pearlsushi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PearlSushi.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PearlSushi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PearlSushi.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tNori Hand Roll Bar &amp; 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