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Tarpon icon remembered: Salivaras, owner of Mykonos Restaurant, laid to rest


TARPON SPRINGS — Dozens of mourners filed into St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on May 21 to pay their respects to Andreas “Andy” Salivaras, the owner of Mykonos Greek Restaurant who died May 18 at the age of 80.
The longtime restaurateur and Sponge Docks icon, who was known for his outgoing personality and his love of Tarpon Springs, was memorialized during a two-hour ceremony on Friday evening before being laid to rest the following morning at nearby Cycadia Cemetery.
During the service, the Rev. James Rousakis spoke about the immense impact Salivaras had on the Tarpon Springs community.
“He was a personality of Tarpon,” Rousakis said to the cathedral full of mourners, which included past and present Tarpon commissioners Rea Sieber, Costa Vatikiotis and Susan Kikta as well as Salivaras’ son and fellow restaurateur, Dimitri, and other family members. “Andreas touched many lives. He touched many lives, and I know he will not be f ....

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