J-K's Greek Cafe at 7749 University Avenue in La Mesa has served the community for over 40 years, with new owners Liza Tsolirides and Brooke Saunders reopening the 950-square-foot space in August 2024 under the original name — a nod to Jacob and Kostas, the founding family's patriarch and uncle. The kitchen runs an all-scratch operation using Tsolirides's Greek family recipes, with oregano sourced from Greece and no canned or pre-cooked proteins, an ingredient commitment that parallels the from-scratch Italian program at Antica Trattoria nearby. The owners spent two weeks in Greece before reopening to study regional technique, and the refreshed menu adds house-made garlic dip, spicy feta, beet dip, and an expanded souvlaki selection featuring pork, chicken, and lamb alongside returning favorites like gyros and spanakopita. The LGBTQ+-owned and women-owned cafe identifies as both on its business profile and shares La Mesa's walkable dining corridor with tasting rooms like San Pasqual Winery Tasting Room & Gallery, pairing Greek plates with local vintages. The souvlaki program uses vertical-spit roasting for gyro meat and direct-flame grilling for skewered cuts, finishing each plate with hand-dressed horiatiki salata built without lettuce in the traditional Athenian style.