What to order at Greek Islands

Must order
Saganaki (Opa!), lamb on the spit, gyros plate to share.
Signature dishes
Saganaki (flaming cheese), Lamb on the spit, Gyros
Editor tip
Sunday lunch with the family is the room's natural use. Book a long table and a bottle of Boutari.

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CuisineGreek
Price$$
NeighborhoodGreektown
HoursTue-Thu 11:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-21:30, Sun 11:00-21:00
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Location

Address: 200 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661

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Lou Malnati's in Chicago is the Lincoln Park branch of the deep-dish chain founded 1971 by Lou (Rudy Malnati Sr.'s son), butter-crust pies with The Lou.

OrderThe Lou with sausage, plus a small Malnati Salad first, with sweet vinaigrette.

TipOrder the pizza when you sit; baking takes 45 minutes. Otherwise you wait twice.

Pequod's Pizza ★ 4.5

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Pequod's Pizza in Chicago is the Lincoln Park pan-pizza institution on Clybourn since 1971, the caramelised cheese ring around the crust copied.

OrderMedium pan pizza, sausage and mushroom, with extra cheese around the rim.

TipWalk in at 16:30 to beat the queue; tables fill before the kitchen opens for dinner service.

Pizano's Pizza & Pasta ★ 4.2

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Pizano's Pizza & Pasta in Chicago is the family-owned Loop deep-dish room founded in 1991 by Rudy Malnati Jr., son of Pizzeria Uno's original cook Rudy.

OrderThe cheese deep-dish, no toppings, the way Rudy Sr. baked it at Uno.

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Pizzeria Uno ★ 4.1

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Pizzeria Uno in Chicago is the original deep-dish pizza shop, opened by Ike Sewell on Ohio Street in 1943, where the city's pan-baked pizza was invented.

OrderThe Numero Uno, the canonical deep-dish from the original menu.

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Bonci Chicago ★ 4.3

$$ PizzeriaWest Loop

Bonci Chicago is Gabriele Bonci's West Loop pizza al taglio counter on Sangamon, the first US outpost of the Rome bakery, with rectangular pies cut by weight.

OrderMortadella and pistachio cream; potato and rosemary; whatever seasonal vegetable is current.

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Vito & Nick's Pizzeria ★ 4.4

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Vito & Nick's in Chicago is the Ashburn tavern serving the canonical tavern-cut thin pizza on South Pulaski since 1949, family-owned across four generations.

OrderLarge sausage tavern thin, party-cut, with a side of giardiniera.

TipCash and the bar are the rhythm; first come first served. The kitchen closes at 22:00 sharp; arrive by 21:00.

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