A Bit About Spiros and Shelly

Spiros was born in Athens, Greece and came to America when he was just eight years old. His family came over by boat and docked at Ellis Island , New York. They lived in New York for five years before moving to California.

In California, Spiros’ parents were in and out of the restaurant business. His Mom’s cooking developed a fantastic reputation among the Greek community, and was often referred to as the best!.  His mom became well-known for her dessert Baklava.

Spiros worked in the family restaurants from his teens. He also was in the construction field as a General Contractor.  It was always his dream to build his own restaurant.

Spiros and Shelly met and married in Southern California, and soon moved to Northern California. Here Spiros saw the opportunity in Suisun City to build his own restaurant on the Waterfront, and Shelly supported his vision. Seeing great potential, they decided to invest in the redevelopment area on the Waterfront in Suisun City and Spiros fulfilled his dream of building his own restaurant. That was June 1996. To this day he still loves the restaurant business.

Spiros and Shelly make a great team. Not many couples can work together but these two really enjoy it (ninety nine percent of the time). Shelly enjoys working with the customers and looks forward to making someone’s day a little brighter by making sure their dining experience is pleasant. She strives to create a consistently satisfying experience for her customers, beginning with the greeting at the door to the smile on all the servers faces to the delicious food.

“ I really feel great when I know we have created a little retreat for someone to take a break in the day to relax, enjoy the food and atmosphere and then return home or to work feeling happy and satisfied because of their experience at the Athenian Grill,” Shelly says.