The grilled octopus is the dish people order on repeat, and the duck gyro is the twist that makes this feel like modern Greek, not just Greektown standard. It was named one of Chicago's Best New Restaurants (2009-2010) by the Tribune, Chicago Magazine, and the Reader.
A 4.5-star rating across more than 1,100 OpenTable reviews backs it up, though a mandatory gratuity policy comes up as a real point of friction in some reviews.
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