Owner Nick Kyriakidis graduated from McCallie School and Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, with a degree in economics. After graduating W & L, Nick returned to Chattanooga to work along-side his family in opening The Acropolis. Nick grew up in the restaurant business and his first solo business venture was selling tomatoes at his father's restaurant in New York. In March 2007, the former Southside Grill came up for sale, he and his brother purchased it. Nick took his education and combined it with years of experience to create a restaurant atypical of the American Greek restaurant. Using the freshest ingredients and bringing out the true flavors of the Mediterranean are these brothers' goals.