Who remembers Greek-run restaurants? (breakfasts, meal, seafood, wedding)

[sheena12]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

I think just about every city had a least one restaurant run by a Greek family. They didn't necessarily serve Greek food, though.

Remember them? They are alive and well in my part of the country. Where do you live?

Greeks run most of the Diners in the Northeast - middle Atlantic and the Eastern parts of the Midwest.

Where do you live?

[Pikantari]

Where I used to live there was a Greek-run steak and spaghetti place and it was the best. I wish I still loved there, if just for the food!

[Ohiogirl81]

Restaurants owned by Greek people haven't gone anywhere.

[Pikantari]

No they haven't and after eating a can of plain tuna fish just now, I wish I was sitting in one right now!!! =)

[Fontucky]

One of my favorites since childhood is still Greek-owned.

Original Tommy's Hamburgers

[missik999]

I can remember eating some excellent spinach pie at a Greek restaurant that is no longer in business.

[Gil3]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

I think just about every city had a least one restaurant run by a Greek family. They didn't necessarily serve Greek food, though.

Almost every non-chain restaurant/diner in my town, as well as across the state of Pennsylvania is Greek owned. Like
another poster mentioned, the vast majority of Diners in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic region are Greek owned and operated. Two Baltimore area chains are totally Greek owned. A friend of mine whose family is from Cyprus ran a place across town and worked some insane hours, which I am sure you cannot be successful in this business without them.

One diner right around the corner from us serves some of the best ribs I have ever had. Some of the bars and nightclubs in the area are Greek run-/owned as well. The owners don't take any s##t, either. One long-time area restuarant closed, but it's more for the fact that the owner retired and simply wants to relax. It was mainly a place where people went after a night of drinking. I do remember eating there years ago after a night out and a drunk guy began causing trouble. The owner came out of the kitchen with a baseball bat and I never saw anyone run out of a door so fast in my life, lol.

Incidentally, there is no place that serves Greek food exclusively, at least in my town. However,the local Greek Orthodox church holds a festival each year and serves some excellent greek food and pastires.

[Chava61]

There are still many Greek run diners in the Greater NYC area.

[Cliffie]

And Detroit Metro. You can hardly swing ba dead cat without hitting one around here.

[canadian citizen]

Toronto has the biggest Greek speaking population, outside of the country of Greece.

Danforth Avenue has been Greektown for 60 years, following the end of the Second World War, but the first Greeks to come to Toronto arrived around 1900.

The Taste Of The Danforth is a annual greek food and entertainment festival, that runs for a week, and draws about a million people. The street is closed down for a three mile long street festival, and the majority of the resturants move their tables out into the road, and have a fixed price menu deal.

As a teen ager, in the early 60's, our local neighbourhood hang out place was Peter's Cafe on Bloor street west. That was where I learned the vital differences between Greeks and Macedonians, and Montenagrans. All from the same general area of the world, but vastly different outlooks and politics.

For those that remember it.......The film "My Great Big Greek Wedding " was filmed in Toronto, with enthusiastic support from our local Greek community.

Jim B