Was Happy Joe's or Gatti's Pizza founded first?
Happy Joe's Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream Parlor is an American pizza parlor chain based in Bettendorf, Iowa. The restaurant chain was founded in 1972 by Lawrence Joseph "Happy Joe" Whitty, a former Shakey's Pizza manager. Its 61 restaurants are mostly located in the Midwestern United States (in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin)., although the company is also present in Arizona. The idea for Happy Joe's came from a combination of a pizza parlor and ice cream palace.
Greek Islands (restaurant) Greek Islands is a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, founded by Anastasios Koloios and located at 200 S. Halsted Street in the Greektown neighborhood to the immediate west of downtown Chicago. It was founded in 1971, and does a thriving business to good reviews. Similar to other Greek restaurants in Chicago, it serves saganaki, but has above-average seafood. In January 2008 it was featured on the Food Network's "The Hungry Detective". They have a second location in Lombard, Illinois.