Political Quotes

“a long-time fixture of the Mobile, AL, area, Korbet's Restaurant closed in January after serving customers-- including me and some of my staff--at the same location for 45 years. The restaurant on Airport Boulevard was a part of Mobile's Loop area beginning in 1949, when owner Nick Catranis' mother and father-in-law-- George and Katie Kordomenos--moved there from their Victory Cafe in downtown Mobile. The name for the restaurant came from the first three letters of their last name combined with the first three of a partner's name. Nick Catranis married Ethel Kordomenos and joined her family's business in 1963, managing Korbet's for the next 32 years. Nick issued a letter to his loyal customers in December giving a heartfelt description of his family's struggle against changing times and the personal sacrifice it took to keep the operation running. It is illustrative of the kinds of difficulties many small companies face in today's increasingly competitive business climate.”