Granny’s Grocery and Deli in Hermosa Beach has been a staple for locals for ages. 100 years on Saturday, in fact.
The deli and grocery store will be celebrating its centennial birthday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the community is invited to celebrate. There will be local vendors and musicians, and the store will even debut a new summer beer they created with local brewers.
Betty and Voc Gregorian, the current owners, told KNX New’s Nataly Tavidian that when they took over the business two-and-a-half years ago, they knew they had some pretty big shoes to fill.
“There was such a story behind it and nostalgia behind it that, you know, it was always going to be Granny’s even though I'm not a granny. It's in honor of one of the former owners.”
Betty, who worked at Granny’s years ago, said she always wanted the opportunity to run the store.
“I had always had this kind of ongoing joke with the former owner about getting Granny’s if he won the lottery,” she said. “I was serious about one day having the opportunity to take it over.”
Voc said they keep a “hometown feel” in the grocery store and deli.
“A lot of people that come in here. We know their names, we know their orders at times like a big family,” he said. “You know, Hermosa is very tight.”
While the menu is the same, Betty and Voch did add some new items.
“One of the few new items we added to the menu was the number 13, which is a special number in our family,” she said. “It ironically was the next number available for a sandwich and it is our Hye Five. The Hye Five in Armenian translates as Armenian. So we thought the only sandwich missing from the Granny's menu was an Armenian sandwich as a nod to our heritage.”
Dennis, a Granny’s regular who grew up in the neighborhood, said he’s glad Betty took over the store.
“They've actually made it a better store,” he said.
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