Greek Islands is a restaurant in

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, founded by Konstantinos Koutsogeorgas and located at 200 S. Halsted Street in the

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neighborhood to the immediate west of downtown Chicago.

History

The restaurant was founded in 1971, and does a thriving business to good reviews. Similar to other Greek restaurants in Chicago, it serves

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, but has above-average seafood. In January 2008 it was featured on the

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's '' The Hungry Detective''.TV : The Hungry Detective : Chicago : Food Network
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