and we also welcome everyone to the restaurant like it is our home,” Jimmy Contogiannis says. The family tradition continued with his four children pitching in. The Acropolis has become a home ...

It was the end of an era Feb. 28 as Acropolis closed its doors for good. The restaurant on Richland Avenue, right across the street from Kalmia Plaza, had been in business for more than four decades.

(Staff photo by Ian McNulty, NOLA.com | The Times-Picsayune) That’s why Acropolis Cuisine is a restaurant where Greek staples like moussaka and souvlaki coexist with pizza, chicken parm and ...