I have so many great memories - the time Dad drove up to the front door of 561 and carried Grandma and Aunt Helen up the front stairs because it was snowy. I am sure the rodidas was flowing that night!
I checked out the cookbook which is selling for an astronomical price after the closing. Hopefully, they will do a reprinting as I would love to make those recipes. I have never been to another Greek restaurant that even comes close. Goodbye Parth...we will miss you.
Tears flowed and that's the truth. It feels like a death in the family. So many memories - I still can't accept it. Remember how they used to have the lamb in the window, and the 2 mannequins. We would sneak behind the curtains and peak back in the good old days. Julies rehearsal dinner. Chris said she asked for OJ and Dad gave her a screwdriver - haha that one kills me. So many more.
ReplyDeleteI ate there 2 days before it closed, unbelievably. Me Chris and John enjoyed all the old favorites - saganaki, gyros, squid, lamb with artichokes, delicious. If I had know if was my last meal, I would have ordered much to go. John says there's always the Greek Islands. UH excuse me - nothing was better than the Parthenon and I will go to other places but it just won't be the same.
Feeling sad again Haha - do I need more in my life? Why is this restaurant closing affecting me so? I think because it's a link to Mom and Dad and good times and my whole life really.
So glad you got to have a meal one last time. It is a friend who has been there for us throughout our lives. Four generations of us - I was hoping to make it five. Too sad!
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