After nearly 50 years in business, Poppi’s Anatolia is making a significant menu shift. Co-owner Shanti Walling announced that Aug. 25 will be the last day the restaurant serves its Indian dishes, as the establishment returns to its original Greek focus.
“We have had a lot of feedback that the Greek food is where we really shine,” said Walling, who, with her partner Brandt Schram, took over the restaurant from her brother.
Original owner Poppi Cottam, who was almost always referred to as simply Poppi, owned the restaurant for 10 years before selling to George Schaefer and Diantha Hull in 1988. It was Hull and Schaefer who, with Poppi’s blessing, added Indian food to the menu because that cuisine was not available at the time in Eugene…