John Papadakis – Founder/proprietor of world renowned Papadakis Taverna (1973-2010) tells story of the inspiration and Greek values behind the opening of his legendary restaurant in historic downtown San Pedro with his wife Donna at his side preparing the food, greeting guests, brothers and cousins helping.
John Papadakis, a longtime San Pedro community leader, tells the story of how he developed his pride of being Greek and how that manifested itself into the opening of his legendary Papadakis Taverna
San Pedro community icon John Papadakis tells the story of how his grandfather, Nick Papadakis immigrated to San Pedro from Greece around 1907. Nick arrived penniless and through street smarts and hard work created a great life for himself and future generations of the Papadakis family.