Eat Greek in Cheboygan

Find a Greek dinner oasis downtown.

Mar 27, 2008 Emily Betz Tyra
Greek flavors are bright with lemon and yogurt, rich with olive oil and oregano—tasting them feels a little like basking in the Mediterranean sunshine. Head to Cheboygan to find intoxicating ethnic flavor Up North.

Top of the Greeks—Cheboygan
Climb the Carnation Restaurant’s back stairs to find a candle-lit Greek dinner perch on the second story. Jaki Tallman of Cheyboygan’s Greek Pappas clan opened the restaurant in her grandparents’ former second-floor apartment, parting the heavy curtains and painted the wood paneling a popping spring green. Find the familiar moussaka, saganaki, spanakopita with homemade tomato sauce, Grandpa Pappas’s baklava and specials like wine-poached figs and lemony lamb chops with minted mashed potatoes. Dinner is Thursday-Saturday, 423 N. Main, Cheboygan, 231-627-4599.

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Apr 10, 2008 05:23 pm
 Posted by  Anonymous

The Carnation was my favorite eating place when I worked at WTOM-TV in 1968. I lived with Alice & John Corlett in their big green house on Main Street, with whom I still keep in touch. I am happy to see that it is still going strong. Will always have fond memories of Evelyn and the great food she served. Loved it! Jim Blume, Lake Oswego, OR.

Apr 10, 2008 05:24 pm
 Posted by  Anonymous

The Carnation was my favorite eating place when I worked at WTOM-TV in 1968. I lived with Alice & John Corlett in their big green house on Main Street, with whom I still keep in touch. I am happy to see that it is still going strong. Will always have fond memories of Evelyn and the great food she served. Loved it! Jim Blume, Lake Oswego, OR.

Apr 10, 2008 05:25 pm
 Posted by  Anonymous

The Carnation was my favorite eating place when I worked at WTOM-TV in 1968. I lived with Alice & John Corlett in their big green house on Main Street, with whom I still keep in touch. I am happy to see that it is still going strong. Will always have fond memories of Evelyn and the great food she served. Loved it! Jim Blume, Lake Oswego, OR.

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