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The Shepherd's Guild

Greek America's Restaurant Awards

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The Greek America's Restaurant Awards to honor restaurants that celebrate our rich Greek heritage in the American food industry. The Awards are given by the Anderson Greek Festival and The Shepherd's Guild (click here to visit the Festival webpage).
 
The first annual honorees:

Pizza House, Knoxville, TN
Charles Vergo's Rendezvous Ribs, Memphis, TN
Bar-B-Q King, Charlotte, NC
G & A Restaurant, Baltimore, MD
Marietta Diner, Marietta, GA
South 21 Diner, Charlotte, NC
Landmark Diner, Charlotte, NC

The 2011 Awardees:
 
Niko Niko's Greek American Cafe, Houston, Texas
Georgia's Greek Restaurant & Deli, Seattle, WA
Parthenon Greek American Grill, West Lafayette, IN
Athena Pallas, Arlington, VA
Nu-Way Weiners, Macon, GA

2011 Nomination Information:

To nominate a restaurant please fill-out the below nomination form.
 
The restaurant must be Greek owned and operated, preferably with 20 years of service.
 
4 to 7 restaurants will be selected for the 2012 awards.... please send in nominations by June 30, 2012.
 
The honorees will receive an engraved plate.

GARA Nomination Form

Restaurant
Address
City
State
ZIP
Website
Owners
Food Specialty
Type of Restaurant
  

2012 Nominations to date:
 
Pappas Restaurants (Pappaddeaux Seafood, Pappas Bar-B-Q, Pappas Burger, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse & more)

Gus's Hot Dogs, Birmingham, AL 

George's Place, Cape May, NJ

George's & Masterrpiece Pizzeria , New York City, NY

Videos of the honorees from the Food Network:

Videos of a few of our 2011 Nominees - from the Food Channel's "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives" >>

Nu-Way Weiners video from The Travel Channel >>