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So sorry to say good-bye to the Little Giant. The owner, do-everything guy, along with sometimes his wife, occasionally his mother (or maybe mother-in-law) and often his young teen-aged son, worked incredibly long days when I first started going there 4 years ago, upon moving into the neighborhood. They would be open by six, wonderful place to pick up a REAL breakfast when we would be starting out early on a trip; often stayed open till 8:30 or 9. After they were closed for a few months, I guess when he had his health problems, they never reopened for those hours again. I asked after their health and well-being when I went back after they reopened, but they were mum about it, said everything was fine. At first I had thought them kind of grumpy/unfriendly, too, but came to see they were just very serious about working hard, and sometimes I thought I caught a bit of a twinkle in the eye or a nod of recognition for my "usual" order. I doubt there are many others in town who can imagine working 14 plus hours per day, seven days a week, over a hot grill. Salt of the earth, and made a damn good gyro, too! Hope they are able to retire now!<br><br>> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:48:29 -0400<br>> From: jonah@mindspring.com<br>> To: cls@pobox.com; TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<br>> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Little Giant closed??<br>> <br>> The Little Giant used to be a tiny eatery on Mt Pleasant St near Lamont in the midst of the business center in Mt Pleasant. It was a wonderful place to get a quick meal. The owners were from Greece I think, and ran the restaurant from behind the counter. They announced the closing of the Mt Pleasant restaurant about 10 years ago much to the locals' disappointment due to a rent increase or sale of the building, I'm not sure which. Then they opened at the recent location on Rt 1, but maybe because of the different layout (a former McDonald's)it was never the same. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> >From: Corey Slavitt <cls@pobox.com><br>> >Sent: Jul 13, 2008 6:19 PM<br>> >To: TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<br>> >Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Little Giant closed??<br>> ><br>> >I just recently resubscribed to TownTalk after a year or two's <br>> >hiatus. I missed it.<br>> ><br>> >I get grumpy, too, sometimes, when delivery of stuff I count on or am <br>> >looking forward to is kind of funky. But then I try to think about <br>> >what might be making things that way . . . someone's personal <br>> >problems, a flat tire that morning . . . who knows. Sometimes it <br>> >helps to put things in perspective. Though sometimes it just doesn't <br>> >help explain anything at all. But I'm glad this time it did!<br>> ><br>> >-- Corey<br>> ><br>> ><br>> >>Thanks for letting us know - now I know why they disappeared, and why<br>> >>their presence was so spotty. I feel bad for being grouchy about it.<br>> >><br>> >>The owner really did do it all.<br>> >><br>> >>One time I went in for a quick lunch, and he was refusing to take<br>> >>orders until he had finished preparing the previous person's order. I<br>> >>waited 35 minutes to place my order, and finally had to leave to go<br>> >>back to work without having ever placed my lunch order!<br>> >><br>> >>-Sarah<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >>On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Corey Slavitt <cls@pobox.com> wrote:<br>> >>> I always liked Little Giant, but probably didn't frequent it often enough.<br>> >>> It was easier to snack there when I worked in town.<br>> >>> I heard the owner had a heart attack six months ago and quadruple by-pass<br>> >>> surgery. Prior to bringing the Little Giant to Riverdale, it was in D.C.<br>> >>> somewhere, I believe. Anyway, the thought is that they sold it because he<br>> >>> was not able to run it anymore because of his health. He often seemed to do<br>> >>> it all . . . take your order, cook, clean, refill your coffee cup, deliver<br>> >>> your plate and check, and ring you up at the cash register, too. Sigh . . .<br>> >>> -- Corey<br>> >>><br>> >>> Oh my! Just went by Little Giant on Rt.1 today and saw they have closed!<br>> >>> Little Giant was my dad's #1 place to eat when he came to visit. He loved<br>> >>> their gyros.<br>> >>> Looks like a new latino or mexican place is moving in, El Rancho Grande.<br>> >>> Anyone know what happened to Little Giant? Did they relocate?<br>> >>><br>> >>> ~ Adrienne<br>> >>><br>> >>> ________________________________<br>> >>><br>> >>> It's a talkathon - but it's not just talk. 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