LOS ANGELES, CA – Brothers Thomas and Dimitris Houndalas are continuing a family tradition in the hospitality business that started over a hundred years ago.
Older brother Thomas studied hotel management and arrived in the United States in1982, and worked as the Ma?tre’ Dat the exclusive Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles before opening Le Petit Greek restaurant in1987 with Dimitri.
Located in the historic Larchmont Village that was developed at the late1800s as a streetcar suburb of Los Angeles,it is now surrounded by the well-maintained historic homes in the nearby affluent neighborhood of Hancock Park.
The restaurant was very small then – thus the name Le Petit, with only 10 tables – but it quickly made a name for itself because of the tasty Greek cuisine.
Dimitris, who was raised in the restaurant business, had a love for music and studied classical guitar at the London School of Music and Drama, but eventually returned to the family business.
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