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A deal was completed Friday morning whereby Louis and Peter Ninios, of Chicago,
became the proprietors of the New York Candy Kitchen, on the south side of the court house
square. The new proprietors took possession at once. The Ninios brothers formerly ran
confectionary stores in Chicago and Moline, Ill., and are qualified to handle the business which
has been acquired from Cardeminis.
George Cardeminis started the business about ten years ago and has built up an extensive
trade. This spring he was married in New York and brought his bride to this city, but because the
climatic conditions here were so different from those of her native city, Constantinople, George
decided to make a change as his wife’s health is fast fading. They will in a short time go to Los
Angeles, Calif., where they will make their future home.
[Rochester Sentinel, Friday, June 18, 1920]
LONG BEACH CAFETERIA TO OPEN NEXT SUNDAY
The cafeteria at the Long Beach Amusement Park will open its doors to the public on
next Sunday morning when the long tables will be filled with food for the selection of the hungry
resorters and town people. The cafeteria is built along the latest plans for this type of restaurants
and a large corps of assistants will be on hand to see that everything is taken care of properly.
Customers will pass with their trays along the steam tables and select what food they want. A
large number of tables will prevent crowded conditions. The cafeteria of course is housed in a new
building and has all new equipment, new silverware, plates and linens. It will be open and food
will be served every day and also at night. It is under the management of the New York Candy
Kitchen.
[Rochester Sentinel, Thursday, May 18, 1921]
SOLD INTEREST
The New York Candy Kitchen owned by the three partners, Pete and Louis Ninios and
Nick Mustes, is now owned by the former two men, Mustes having sold out his one-third share to
them. Although the deal was transacted more than three weeks ago, it was not made public until
Friday.
[Rochester Sentinel, Friday, June 27, 1924]
A fire destroyed this building and the adjoining one to the W housing the Berghoff Cafe.
At the location of these two buildings was constructed a Marathon Service Station, which was
remodeled into the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant.
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[photo] Rochester’s Bright Spots. (New York Candy Kitchen and Berghoff Cafe)
[The News-Sentinel, Rochester, Indiana, Thursday, December 6, 1934, p. 13]
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ROCHESTER’S BRIGHT SPOTS
The evolution of Rochester’s Bright Spots, the N. Y Candy Kitchen and the Berghoff
Cafe, stand as imposing tributes to the courteous service giving Ninios boys, Louis and Pete who
came here from Illinois fourteen years ago and assumed ownership of the confectionary and ice
cream business founded in 1911 by George Cardemis.
Louis and Pete, as they are known to scores of Fulton county folks are born restaurant
and confectionery men who know that quality and value at a reasonable price are the fundamentals
of business success. And on the yardstick of fair and gracious treatment to patrons, have enjoyed
the just reward of growing progressiveness since their establishment in the business circles of this,
their adopted land and city.
On Christmas day, 1933, they opened the new Berghoff cafe, one of the most modern and
attractive restaurants in Indiana. From the opening menu to the time this is written, food, cuisine
and service have gone hand in hand with the attractive surroundings and pleasant courteous
manner of every employee.