Greg Skedros founded The Mandarin in Bountiful, which is still operating after nearly 45 years.
and turned it into one of northern Utah’s most popular and longest-running Chinese eateries, has died.“He had all these different lives, as a pharmacist, running a neighborhood drugstore for all of those years,” his oldest son, Tykie, said Thursday. “He waited a good 20 years before he went into the restaurant business, and then he continued the pharmacy for another 5, 10 years after opening Mandarin.
When a pizzeria in the shopping center closed, he and a friend started making plans to open a Greek-Italian restaurant. The Mandarin’s consistency and service — along with flavors of favorite dishes, such as the sliced beef with green beans, five-taste shrimp and Dan Dan noodles — made it a favorite spot for birthdays, anniversaries, or just dinner with friends.
Over the years, all the Skedros children — and now some of their grandchildren — have taken turns as cooks and servers., Skedros’ youngest daughter, Angel Manfredini and her husband, Paul, took over day-to-day operation of the restaurant. But Greg Skedros continued to visit to greet customers. “Even as a 93-year-old man, three weeks ago, with his walker, he was going around greeting people,” Tykie Skedros said.
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