It all started with our father coming to America along with thousands of other Greek immigrants.  They brought with them a different language, a different culture and wonderfully different food.  We remember as kids going to Detroit's Greektown; we were so excited to see cheese catch on fire.  The adults talked in Greek.  We sat and ate, happily.  
 
Many things have changed since then.  We have.  But the food still hasn't.  So we asked ourselves: Why not create something that brings it all together?  Kalamata Greek Cafe serves up delicious Greek food that still makes people smile, but without the traditional formalities.  Come on in and see what's different about Kalamata, say hello to me and my brother, check out the flaming cheese, and enjoy some really good Greek food.  We know you're really going to love it! 
 
Dennis and Tom Chinonis

 
Because food and family are two of the most important things to us. 
 
On the food side, Kalamata olives are considered by many to be the best tasting olive in the world.  They serve as the cornerstone of Greek cuisine, and have played an integral role in Greek culture for literally thousands of years. 
 
On our family level, the town of Kalamata, Greece is near the village where our father was born.  He harvested those same Kalamata olives along with his parents, brothers and sister as an important source of food growing up.  We still think that's cool. 
 

 
Our dad and his brother started a chain of restaurants in the 1980's that serves delicious flame-broiled chicken.  We grew up working there - nothing glamorous, mostly washing dishes, serving drinks - basically, things we couldn't screw up.  Though we certainly didn't "love" it at the time, we learned a lot.  
 
We've created something with Kalamata that's definitely unique, but kept a few of those core principles we learned: serving really fresh, good food, doing it quickly, and greeting guests with a smile, like the way you do when you have someone in your home that you want to come back. We still wash dishes at times, but somehow it doesn't seem that bad anymore.