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Several years ago I did an interview with the gentleman who owned the Grill for several years. Mr. Rallis had it from the early 50's or so. It was called the Stag Grill for awhile (anyone who has been in the restaurant and seen the paintings will understand why). He had to change the name to the Rallis Grill when a Catholic priest complained thinking it was a men's stag club, lol! Anyhow, one of the first restaurants there was called the Minerva, it goes back I think until the 1920's. He gave me an old zeroxed copy of one of their menu's, along with a couple of his menu's from 2 of his other locations, the restaurant in the Flamingo on Stone, and the other from a lunch place he had in a larger building downtown - I think his son ran that one. I was asked to write up a story about it, but have gotten side-tracked with other research, but I bring it up because I thought I'd make some copies of what I have and thought we should put them somewhere, perhaps the Historical Society? If anyone has any ideas, let me know.

There's a funny story about a shooting that took place in there (I found the newspaper clipping) that was after Mr. Rallis owned it. No one got really hurt, which is why it can be considered somewhat humorous.

Catherine

Does anyone know what they're going to do about the building? Will look awfully weird if they take it completely down. Wig-o-rama will have no neighbor on the block.

Several years ago I did an interview with the gentleman who owned the Grill for several years. Mr. Rallis had it from the early 50's or so. It was called the Stag Grill for awhile (anyone who has been in the restaurant and seen the paintings will understand why). He had to change the name to the Rallis Grill when a Catholic priest complained thinking it was a men's stag club, lol! Anyhow, one of the first restaurants there was called the Minerva, it goes back I think until the 1920's. He gave me an old zeroxed copy of one of their menu's, along with a couple of his menu's from 2 of his other locations, the restaurant in the Flamingo on Stone, and the other from a lunch place he had in a larger building downtown - I think his son ran that one. I was asked to write up a story about it, but have gotten side-tracked with other research, but I bring it up because I thought I'd make some copies of what I have and thought we should put them somewhere, perhaps the Historical Society? If anyone has any ideas, let me know.

There's a funny story about a shooting that took place in there (I found the newspaper clipping) that was after Mr. Rallis owned it. No one got really hurt, which is why it can be considered somewhat humorous.

Catherine

Does anyone know what they're going to do about the building? Will look awfully weird if they take it completely down. Wig-o-rama will have no neighbor on the block.

So funny that I was just downtown this morning and thought I'd stop by to see you Carlos!? Found out that Tuesday is your day, so I'll see if I can be there next week.

The Minerva I believe was there in the 1930's through 1949/50, then Mr. Rallis had it, called the Stag (because of the stag paintings on the wall, at least from his recollection the name came second), changed it to Rallis Grill due to a visiting priest who thought it was a "stag" or men's club.? When Mr. Rallis sold it, the friend who bought it kept the name until he shot a customer who couldn't pay (just winged him) and Mr. Rallis asked him to please take his name off.? That's when it became just The Grill.? The restaurant at the Flamingo, I think about the same time frame maybe a bit later, was of course in the Flamingo hotel on Stone.? There was also a Rallis lunch cafe in the bus station that was where the post office is now on 6th (by the Odd Fellows building), I have the dates for that somewhere, and then finally, his son ran the one in the Transamerica building downtown.?

Thanks for getting them posted!? Sure hope we're going to be able to save what's left, though there's not much, of the original Congress location.? I'm sure Mr. Rallis had some feelings about the fire.

See you on Tuesday, Carlos!

Catherine