Question

Can somebody help me - does anyone remember the name of the restaurant that used to be on the corner of Waukegan & Oakton?  

Answer 1

It was my father n laws restaurant George Arvanitis. called Arvey's there for 34 years. i married eldest son Peter. Awesome Cesar sales dressing

Comments

@samba Thank you!  

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@samba best soups! I miss that place tremendously. my cousin had her wedding reception there too.  

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@scission your welcome sweetie. Did you go there?  

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@ban3 yes they did. So many banquets there for so many occasions

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@samba Yes my husband & I went there for some parties! It was great!  

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@scission I miss their food. I met my husband there he worked at the bar. So many wonderful customers like you that made it so successful . My father n law really loved you ALL. He had a nickname for everyone. Thank you

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@samba Sad it’s not there anymore, but at least there are the memories!  

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@scission I know me too.  

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@samba Please let the family know of our love and memories of our beloved Arveys. That was my dad's bar hang out as well as where we hosted my graduation and wedding shower.  

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@samba my husband and I were regulars at Arvey's. In fact, our rehearsal dinner and baby shower were there. We were there the last night it was open and I cried! We all loved your in-laws. I even had the pleasure of teaching Elias in second grade!  

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@virus Hi sweetie YES I WILL LET THEM KNOW. so glad you had nice parties there. George( my father n law) was a true gentleman. thank you for being awesome patrons  

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@pandybat894 Elias omg is now 37 years old handsome as ever. Yes my in laws nice people especially my father n law. Hlaw. He passed away from Alzheimer's 8 years ago now at only 76. He was one of a kind. My mother n law is well. Thank you for being great patrons there. I wish I had recipe for that Caesars salad dressing. i would bottle it and sell it I tell ya. sooooo yummy

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@samba I wish you had it too! I can still taste it! Please say hi to Elias for me!  

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@pandybat894 omg yes I will thank you keep warm. such a pleasure hearing all these nice comments on here. Without great patrons it would not have been a success. WE THANK YOU

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@samba, many great memories there with my parents. That was our go to place! I loved the chopped steak with onion rings on top and the soups. Loved that they had matzo crackers in the bread basket. My in laws owned restaurants as well but people don’t realize, it’s truly a family affair. Someone from the family is ALWAYS there. The younger generations didn’t want to keep that up. They had their own careers. It’s very hard work.  

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@slenderize Hi sweetie, I am very happy you have lots of great memories from Arvey's. It was a great restaurant. I thank you for bringing this up, meaning HOW HARD IT IS. In life there there always a price to be paid with and for something. Yes, someone from family must ALWAYS be there. That someone was usually my father in law. Thst meant he missed out on lots of things mostly seeing his kids grow up. I met my husband Peter( Georges oldest son) there He too would have to be at restaurant many times. (80 hours) a week. So when we married he parted ways with the restaurant so that we could have a normal life. So that He could be PRESENT for us as a family and to see our 2 kids grow up. By the time we got married in 2002 Arvey's was a few years from closing. Everything has its time in life. It was a great restaurant run by a wonderful family. I am proud to see how many people all over Niles have fond memories of it. Thank you

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@samba. I totally understand all of that! God bless

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@slenderize you too sweetie. thank you

Answer 2

Arveys was great! I loved the crab and shrimp mornay

Answer 3

My grandma used to love that restaurant.  

Answer 4

Man there’s just Village Creamery, the small Arab grocery store and the library there now. I live a block and a half from here since 2016. Wish there was a nice restaurant that close to our house!  

Comments

@regan I heard that the Family Pantry there has a restaurant in it. Plus you can see tables set up in there when you drive by and look in the windows. Not sure what kind of food they serve though.  

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@catchword the food there is lovely! Very yummy food made by a lovely family

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@woodworker Good to know. I’ll have to check it out.  

Answer 5

Arveys was my mom’s favorite restaurant. The whole family celebrated her birthday there every year.  

Answer 6

Tick Tock Grill

Comments

@johannesburg Thanksler Meister did you go to Tick Tock back in the day?  

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I never got a chance

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Place had the best sunny side up eggs

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They would put it on toast

Answer 7

I remember being so disappointed when Arvey’s closed. That corner is another area of Niles that needs a developer’s eye and monetary interest. I often thought that the corner lot plus the building behind it would make a great location for a gas station, with the building behind it renovated to house the Village Creamery and the Food Pantry from across the street. That would open up the southwest corner to house another restaurant in the area.  

Answer 8

My parents loved that place !  

Answer 9

Arvy's Restaurant and bar

Answer 10

That was 30 years ago, wow. Good memory @brandebrandea.  

Answer 11

It was Arveys. That was a long time ago

Answer 12

Really miss arveys. it was a good restaurant and we could walk there.