Greek Islands

Joe T. wrote:

> ..
>We were a party of 4 wanting to go out on a Thursday night as a birthday
>treat for our friend.   She wanted to go to G.I.  We called, and were told
>that they didn't take reservations on weeknights.   Got there at 6:30 and
> ...
> (Tale of poor service trimmed)

Having dined at the Greek Islands downtown for years (in their original location on Jackson, then at the Halsted location since '82), I've
*never* had a bad experience there, and that's something I can't say about too many restaurants.

The one time I tried the suburban location (years ago-- I've never been back), my experience exactly matched the one Joe Toth described. It was as if they were some cheesy imitation of the original as opposed to a "sister" restaurant.

Give me the real thing any time.

jtl

Martin M. wrote:
I've never been to the suburban Greek Islands, but we've been dining at the Greek Town one since we moved to Chicago 21 years ago.  It's been consistently good, and very reasonably priced given the quality of the food.  We've taken many out of town guests there and they all loved it.

--  Barbara