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Almost a decade later, in 1882, a group of nearly one thousand Greek immigrants resided in Chicago's Near North Side area. [5] The original Greektown district on Halsted Street began with the Jane Addams Hull House, which acted as a meeting point for the Greek population within Chicago and provided a basis for community to be built from 1889.
The restaurant was founded in 1971, [1] and does a thriving business to good reviews. [2] Similar to other Greek restaurants in Chicago, it serves saganaki, but has above-average seafood. [3] In January 2008 it was featured on the Food Network's The Hungry Detective. [4] There is a second location in Lombard, Illinois.
By the 1920s, Greeks dominated Chicago's restaurant, ice cream, floral, and produce industries. By 1930, Chicago’s Greektown had approximately 30,000 residents of Greek descent. Greek communities also formed on Chicago's South Side in Woodlawn, South Shore, and Pullman; on the West Side in Austin; and on the North Side in Lincoln Square.
Mag calls their new Wise Guys restaurant the “first of its kind in this area.” Wise Guys started in Godfrey, according to Mag. They opened in 2016 at 3200 Godfrey Road and closed in 2018-19.
15 of the Best BBQ Restaurants in Chicago, Plus 1 That’s Worth the Drive ... Bodega plans to open another Chicago location in River North this summer. 912 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60607 ...
The area previously bustled with Greek restaurants but has seen Greek influence decrease as inhabitants moved to Chicago suburbs. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Greektown is home to the National Hellenic Museum , the nation's leading museum dedicated to the significant cultural contributions of Greek people.
The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934 [1] by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live.
According to his brother Jim Belushi, John based the character on their Albanian uncle, who at one time owned a hot dog stand on Chicago's Northwest Side. [2] Olympia is a Greek town after which many restaurants were named. John Belushi's father owned a café called the "Olympia" in the 1960s. [3] List of episodes featuring the Olympia Café: