John and Gloria Arestis are 'still dancing' after 14 years in business.
John and Gloria Arestis opened Golden Griddle Restaurant and Pancake House with one goal in mind: help their two children and specifically, send them to college. Over fourteen years later, they have accomplished much more than that. In a time when independent, family-style restaurants seem to be shuttered everywhere, the Arestis have built a popular eatery at 3030 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park. Times were tough in the beginning, with Gloria working another job to bring in a paycheck. John worked seven days a week to keep the business going. Times are tough again, with the great recession; but unlike other family owned restaurants, the Arestis are hanging in there. The couple works at the restaurant seven days a week, greeting and serving …
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With Small Business Saturday coming this weekend, you can help drive feet — and wallets — to your favorite independent business.
You might be the type who finds sleeping on a freezing sidewalk for the best Black Friday deals exciting. Or perhaps you've already started working out your mouse-clicking finger for Cyber Monday. But if neither scenario appeals to you, there is an alternative — Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday, conceived by American Express to help spotlight the efforts of local small businesses, comes at the beginning of the big holiday shopping sprint — this Saturday — and encourages shoppers not to bypass Main Street for the mega-mall. Evergreen Park Patch would love to hear which small businesses you can't live without in Evergreen Park. Tell us in the comments which independently owned business is a must for shoppers this Saturday and…
Mike F.
12:14 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
I remember when that space was Dutchie's. more ›