Olalia was 23. "I had no clue how this industry worked," he says now, grilling house-made longaniza on the griddle at Rice Bar.
Many Coney Island boosters, including the Grill House's owner, imagined that the restaurant would survive.
E & E GRILL HOUSE This steakhouse and then some is a debut for Eric Perlmutter and Eddie Bergman, the two E's.
It is a fine grill house built around a garden in a renovated villa.
In the manner of a traditional Turkish grill house, the menu is divided into sections: soguklar (cold mezes), sicaklar (hot mezes), ana yemekler (entrees) and tatlilar (desserts).
£125, +30 27360 31488, kythirarooms.gr Where to eat Zorbas This grill house is so old-fashioned the waiters still dress in white shirts and black waistcoats.
Food is a major part of our lives and we love an ocakbasi (grill house), which is an essential and traditional part of our culture.
One exception is the Grill House, a restaurant in a relatively well-maintained building adorned with flags and a mural depicting the Cyclone, the Wonder Wheel and a carousel horse.
Sitting down for a proper meal at an Istanbul grill house is likely to leave you staring dejectedly at a budget-busting bill at the end of the night.
Every time I've driven past it I've asked myself why I was going to Croydon – or worse still, Ikea – when I could be inside this glittering palace of a Pakistani grill house.
+30 2424 0 34 073, hotelselenunda.com, €490, no breakfast Where to eat: Steki tou Masteras Every Greek holiday should include a good local grill house, and this one, 3km from Loutraki in the town of Glossa, is one of the best.
