Greek Islands Restaurant West
300 E 22nd St, Lombard, IL
(630) 932-4545
My first night in Chicagoland was one of semi-desperation — the suburb of Naperville, IL is for the most part a desolate wasteland of corporate office parks, with very few dining options. Fortunately, eGullet Society manager Ron Kaplan (ronnie_suburban) clued me into a really nice Greek restaurant in nearby Lombard. I headed out there with a fellow co-worker who had recently moved into the area, who was really impressed with the place.
Greek Islands is a rather large restaurant and proudly displays its raw ingredients and desserts right up front.
The main dining room.
Taramasalata, caviar dip. Creamy and not overpoweringly salty.
Fried saganaki cheese. I actually have a video of how this was done at table, which I hope to post shortly.
The two of us ordered the Family Dinner #1, which included a sampling of several different things — home made gyro, moussaka, dolmades, roast leg of lamb, and Greek meatballs.
Baklava
Galactoboureko
Greek coffee. Strong, sweet and sedimentary, as it should be.
June 27, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Actually, as a former resident of Naperville, I take exception to your description of it as a “desolate wasteland” with “few dining options.” One of the things I most loved as a former urban resident is that we were not limited to the usual suburban chain restaraunts. Naperville is well known for its many and varied restaurants, including Meson Sabika, Rosebud, La Sorella di Francesca, Catch 35, Heaven on Seven, etc. It’s downtown area is quite vibrant, and the Riverwalk is picturesque. Just over the border in Aurora, Chef Amaury’s Eclectic Bistro is a hard to find gem.
I don’t know how you missed this, but it’s worth a look if you are still out there.
November 17, 2006 at 7:53 pm
Thanks for the heads up! I’ll check it out next time I am down that way.