Louis Pappas Restaurant Group, LLC. Louis Pappas Franchise Company

Louis M. Pappamichalopoulos, from Sparta, Greece arrived in America in 1904. He shortened his name to Pappas to help simplify life in his new country. During World War I, Louis served in France as an army chef in General Pershings Wildcat Division. It was there that he created his own version of a Greek salad by adding potato salad to sustain the troops during hard times. In 1925 Louis and his wife, Flora, affectionately known as Mama, established the original Louis Pappas Riverside Cafe in Tarpon Springs. With a handful of employees on sawdust floors, they opened their humble cafe, specializing in fine Greek-American cuisine and the Louis Pappas Famous Greek Salad tm. Potato salad at the bottom of a Greek salad soon became commonplace and the salad itself became internationally known. The Pappas Family prospered over the years, sustaining four generations in the restaurant business. Third generation family member, Louis L. Pappas continued to thrive with his Greek fast casual c...