# Greek Restaurants **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 16, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123 "2003-06-16T02:07:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/1 "2003-06-16T02:07:32Z")
why are no Greek restaurants open on sunday? i was thinking it might be a Greek Orthodox thing, but are there no heathen Greek people who disregard Greek Orthodox beliefs? this is just soooo wrong since the only two places around here that serve decent cheesecake (excpet for that terribly expensive steakhouse) are Greek. how cruel. ---
**Author:** ![punkkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@punkkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punkkid)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/2 "2003-06-16T02:12:34Z")
That’s interesting because, being raised in Melbourne, Australia, in which most of the shops and restaurants were Greek, I always remembered them being closed on Mondays… ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/3 "2003-06-16T03:10:46Z")
**gypsy**. There’s more to life than a Greek restaurant in a crummy SC town. Or even two. I never ate in a Greek restaurant until I was 35 years old. You can probably live that long. But, since then, I’ve had meals in 15 different Greek restaurants, ranging from Chicago(Greek Islands), Alexandria, VA. (Taverna Kretakou sp?), Detroit(Hellas Cafe), Luxembourg(it was underground in a rock cave), and a few more that I can tell you about. I’ve eaten in those restaurants a total of 100 times or more. I was fortunate to have a business which allowed me to travel at the time. Hang in there. Do well in school. Escape SC. (or not). ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/4 "2003-06-16T03:13:53Z")
And, after posting about _me_, I forgot to say: Greek restaurants are open on Sunday. All over the US. You just happen to live in a small town. It could be in any state. It’s not Greek. It’s small town life. Why, I could tell you about how, when I lived in Durham NC, in 1967, you couldn’t go to the K-mart until 1:00 on Sunday. Blue Laws, doncha know. Buck up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/5 "2003-06-16T03:20:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gypsymoth3 \* > **why are no Greek restaurants open on sunday?** Strange. Head over to Buffalo, where you’ll find a plethora of Greek restaurants (mostly of the “family restaurant” variety; i.e. places with names like “The Parthenon” and “The Olympic” that serve souvlaki along with typical diner fare). Most are open not just on Sundays, but also 24 hours a day. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/6 "2003-06-16T03:28:56Z")
Meant to post this as well … Many Italian restaurants in Buffalo are closed all day on _Monday_, for some reason. There are also no 24-hour Italian restaurants. ---
**Author:** ![Eegba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Eegba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eegba)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/7 "2003-06-16T06:29:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elmwood \* > \*\*Strange. Head over to Buffalo, where you’ll find a plethora of Greek restaurants (mostly of the “family restaurant” variety; i.e. places with names like “The Parthenon” and “The Olympic” that serve souvlaki along with typical diner fare). Most are open not just on Sundays, but also 24 hours a day. \*\* You forgot Plate-Oh’s :eek: , open 24 hours at the corner of Forest and (of course) Elmwood. ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/8 "2003-06-16T13:24:46Z")
**gypsymoth3** , where in SC are you? I lived in Columbia for a year, and it’s true - both Zorba’s and Devine Foods are closed on Sunday. I feel your pain. The solution? Move to Boston - Greek restaurants open 7 days! ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/9 "2003-06-16T13:59:35Z")
No, you’re all missing the point! He doesn’t want Greek food, he just wants decent cheesecake. There may be more to life than a Greek restaurant, but there is very little more to life than good cheesecake. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/10 "2003-06-16T16:28:35Z")
I used to live for many years in Astoria, New York. Astoria is famous for being the 2nd largest Greek-populated city in the world, just behind Athens and ahead of every other city in Greece. The restaurants were all opened on Sundays. 7 days a week, I could walk to the N train and watch whole-body skinned goats, head and eyes intact, slowly turning on spits over charcoaled flaming pits. Ahh, I miss that place. 🙂 Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/11 "2003-06-16T17:47:18Z")
> [@](#): > > I could walk to the N train and watch whole-body skinned goats, head and eyes intact, slowly turning on spits over charcoaled flaming pits. Ahh, I miss that place. wtf? ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/12 "2003-06-22T15:09:55Z")
Wtf what? Okay, so sometimes they were lambs instead of goats. So sue me. 😛 **Nametag** , you are wise beyond your years. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/13 "2003-06-22T20:05:58Z")
You might as well be skewered for a lamb as for a goat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/14 "2003-06-23T00:49:06Z")
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA you want maybe a side of stuffed grape leaves with that? ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rex_fenestrarum/32/7265_2.png) [@Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Fenestrarum)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/15 "2003-06-23T01:30:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Hang in there. Do well in school. Escape SC. Said the man in Akron, Ohio. Now THAT’S comedy gold! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/16 "2003-06-23T14:58:44Z")
Hmmmm. In my town, neither a large city nor small town. Many of the Greek resaturants are open 24 hrs/ day. Even for those that aren’t, they are all open 7 days a week. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-restaurants/182123/17 "2003-06-23T18:35:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elmwood \* > \*\*Meant to post this as well … > > Many Italian restaurants in Buffalo are closed all day on _Monday_, for some reason. There are also no 24-hour Italian restaurants. \*\* Many family-operated restaurants, regardless of the ethnicity of food served, are closed on Monday. Gives the family-operators a day off (and Sunday is too lucrative to take off).