Nicholas Lambrinides (1879–1962) was a Greek-American entrepreneur who built the Skyline Chili chain of chili restaurants based in

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, Ohio.

Early life

Lambrinides was born a

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, then part of the

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, now in

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. He emigrated to the US in 1912 at age 33.

Restaurant owner

In 1949, Lambrinides and his three sons opened a small restaurant in the Cincinnati area now known as Price Hill. They named the restaurant Skyline Chili because of its panoramic view of downtown Cincinnati.

Personal life

Lambrinides and his wife had five sons. He died in 1962.

References

Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States People from Kastoria Greek Macedonians American restaurateurs Businesspeople from Cincinnati 1879 births 1962 deaths Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery 19th-century American people of Greek descent {{US-business-bio-1870s-stub