Our History

Michael's Restaurant has been run by the same family for more than 40 years. Charles and Theresa Nikitas - the original owners of Pappa Charlie's Deli and Michael's Sandwich Shoppe on Spring Street - established Michael's Restaurant as an A&W Root Beer stand. Cindy and Michael Nikitas grew up helping out in the kitchen and eventually became third-generation restaurant owners themselves. When Pappa Charlie and Theresa retired to Florida, Michael used the building to open "Michael's" in 1984. Cindy bought the restaurant from her brother in 1991 and in January 2000, they joined together to continue their family's long and successful business. Cindy Nikitas currently owns and operates the restaurant as the chef-owner, preparing most of the menu items from scratch.