For whatever reason, a bunch of Greeks moved to Charlotte post-WWII and dominated the city’s restaurants. Growing up there, all the good working-class restaurants were run by families whose names ended in -as, -is, -os.
So, it was perfectly normal to sit down at a greasy-spoon, meat-and-3 Southern diner and see fresh made baklava on the menu. The apotheosis of that culture is Showmars, where you can get a burger in a pita. That never struck me as odd until I moved away and realized those things don’t go together elsewhere… it’s a unique Greek/Southern hybrid subculture. I’m pretty sure the rest of the world is unaware that it exists.
In our quest to maintain that #GreeksAreEverywhere hashtag and share totally meaningless (but stoking our pride) information… Here’s one for our readers.
pappaspost.com
I was delighted to find out that there’s a Showmars in Raleigh now.