Greektown's ethnic festivals, like the Taste of Greece, held for three days in August, and its 1996 street renovation has made the area a truly pleasurable sampling of Greek culture. People tend to come to Greektown for the food. In the Pan Hellenic Shop you can indulge in sugary treats. The aroma of gyros is overwhelming especially inside Greektown Gyros , a 24-hour operation known for making gyros on homestyle pita bread, loaded with lamb, onions and tzatsiki sauce. Scrumptious bagels and other baked treats are served at Pan Hellenic Pastry Shop.
Visitors also come for the yearly events, which draw big crowds.
Each year Greektown hosts the Greek Independence Day Parade , held every year in late March. You'll find Greek Americans, politicians and Greek Parliament members winding their way down Halsted Street from Randolph to Van Buren, with floats and marching bands. All rights reserved.