A Little Family History
The Makris Family has had a long and notable association
with good eating in Concord. It began in the early 1900s
when Ed's father established the Priscilla Restaurant, which
was located on North Main Street near the Capitol.
The family involvement was continued when, after completing
a tour of duty in the service, Ed came home and opened the
Liberty Restaurant with the help of his father and the rest
of the family. The Liberty was located near Rumford Press
(now the Concord Center) and was well known for the famous
Blue Plate Specials that were particularly popular with the
workers there.In the early '50s, Ed and his two brothers decided to
expand, so they bought Keniston's Drive-In. They soon made
it one of the outstanding seafood drive-ins in New England
and continued in the tradition of fine food preparation
until retiring in the late '60s.
Through Ed's guidance, the next
generation of the family continued that same
tradition by creating another fine eating
establishment—The Talk of The Town, originally at 19
North Main Street. That location was closed on New
Year's Eve 1987 due to remodeling of the downtown
building. In May of 1988, Eagle Court was opened to
express fine dining in the Concord area and in
August 1992 was sold, and the Inland Lobster Pool
was purchased by the Makris Family, continuing in
the same tradition of Keniston's, which was the
Makris Hallmark.
In 1994, Makris Lobster Pool added quality meets to
the seafood and lobster menu, thus becoming Makris
Lobster & Steak House. |
 |
|
