One of downtown Branson’s most unique restaurants has served its last gyro.
Dimitris’ Greek Gyros and Deli closed on Saturday, Oct. 15, ending a 46-year chapter of serving customers for Owner Dimitrios Tsahiridis.
“I came to Branson in 1977,” Tsahiridis told Branson Tri-Lakes News. “I was looking for a place to work for three or four months and then go back to the old country. Then the kids were growing up, and we couldn’t leave anymore. The kids grow up and play football, play soccer, and we can’t go.”
Tsahiridis learned to cook from his mother and has been working in the restaurant business since he was a teen.
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