
And it is one of a handful of Showmars that sell alcohol. The restaurant can seat up to about 80 inside and also has a patio. It’s a model that has served the company well as it has added more and more locations in Charlotte and the surrounding communities, each with its own on-site operating partners.īut in the last couple of years, the chain has grown even more, now spreading itself farther afield to the Raleigh and Durham areas and even Columbia, S.C. The restaurant offers counter ordering with table delivery, and the menu has a little bit of everything at modest prices. Inspired in part by the popular fish camps in the area as well as the Greek foods of his native country and Southern cooking of his adopted home, Couchell was in some ways a pioneer of the fast-casual restaurant concept that is now so popular. Showmars is practically an institution in Charlotte, where Greek-American George Couchell opened the first Showmars in 1982, offering a mix of Southern, American and Greek fare. Showmars, in the former spot occupied by Tijuana Flats, is open for lunch and dinner six days a week and for lunch on Sundays. in the Hanestowne Village shopping center off Stratford Road. Showmars opened its first and only Triad restaurant Jan. Written by: Michael Hastings, Winston-Salem Journal Forty years after opening its doors in Charlotte, the Showmars restaurant chain has come to Winston-Salem. Popular Charlotte Restaurant comes to Winston-Salem
