Posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:13 pm

The matriarch of the Demos’ Restaurant died Wednesday. Doris Demos, who with husband Jim opened the highly popular restaurant on Broad Street in 1989, was 74.

An online posting by the restaurant Wednesday evening stated, “It is a very sad day for the Demos family. Doris Demos, the heart and soul of the Demos restaurant, passed away today at the age of 74. She will be missed greatly.”