Savory Restaurant Lives Up to Its Name

The American and Italian-style eatery on Walsingham Road, where Largo and Indian Rocks Beach meet, has found prosperity in this tough economy by featuring a menu that's affordable and has something for every taste.

For almost seven years, Savory Restaurant, a full-service, family-operated, eatery at 12881 Walsingham Rd., east of the Publix Shopping Center near Vonn Road, has built a loyal customer base by living up to its name. Ava Lagoudakis said she and her family, who have been restaurateurs for more than 40 years, “love the business. I live and breathe it; it’s in my blood and it's what I do. “We pride ourselves at having homemade breakfast, lunch and dinners prepared from the freshest ingredients,” she said. She noted they have no managers, because one of her family members are always at the restaurant, whether it be her mom, Jamie; dad, Gus; brother, Mike; or his wife, Tina. Ava Lagoudakis, who was born in Chicago, said her family started out …

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Acropol Family Restaurant: Where Everyone Knows Your Name

In 1979, Peter and Stella Stavrakos opened their first restaurant, the Acropol Inn Restaurant in Clearwater. In 1998, Peter and his son Gary opened the Acropol Family Restaurant in Largo.

Walk into Acropol Family Restaurant for the first time and you'll get a sense of having been there before. The atmosphere bustles with comforting scenes. Hanging plants line the entrance and waitresses almost instantly acknowledge you with a smile while they grab menus to seat you at your favorite section. If there's a line of customers, it doesn't last for long, and it gives you a chance to say hi to the staff and check out the day's white board specials. Depending on the time of day, you'll see booths of families laughing and enjoying an evening meal, young couples stopping in for a hearty lunch and professionals talking business. It's a family restaurant and if you become a regular,  to quote a famous line from the "Cheers" television …

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Diana M. Weber

9:15 am on Monday, February 7, 2011

Great food and atomosphere. My coworkers and I go there often!   more ›