Revdict.

Greek Islands

Greek restaurant · 200 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661, United States · United States

4.6 on Google · 6,002 reviews · View on Google Maps

Manipulation score

Clean

Completed Aug 5, 2026 · 90 reviews flagged

How this score works

The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.

Burst
— an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
Low activity account
— the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
Duplicate text
— the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.

Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.

Review anatomy

Reviews examined

1,000

Flagged

90

9% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.8★

place average 4.6★

Reviews per month

Reviews per month, total and flagged
MonthReviewsFlagged
Nov ’23126
Dec ’23353
Jan ’24210
Feb ’24255
Mar ’24321
Apr ’24333
May ’24363
Jun ’24352
Jul ’24271
Aug ’24292
Sep ’24224
Oct ’24356
Nov ’24322
Dec ’24352
Jan ’25261
Feb ’25352
Mar ’25362
Apr ’25231
May ’25444
Jun ’25424
Jul ’25333
Aug ’25304
Sep ’25252
Oct ’25262
Nov ’25182
Dec ’25250
Jan ’26241
Feb ’26293
Mar ’26263
Apr ’26459
May ’26322
Jun ’26313
Jul ’26372
Aug ’2640

Rating distribution

5★
4★
3★
2★
1★

Evidence

  • burst 5 five-star reviews on 2023-11-26 vs avg 0.1/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2024-02-01 vs avg 0.7/day; 5 five-star reviews on 2026-04-05 vs avg 1.0/day weight 1
  • low activity account 50 reviews flagged weight 0.8
  • duplicate text 28 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording

Great food, service and free parking
  • Robert Komorous ★★★★ 2023-11-27 suspicion 59
  • Kevin Turner ★★★★★ 2024-11-09 suspicion 58
  • Jacqueline Hayes ★★★★★ 2025-05-12 suspicion 90
  • Allen Chung ★★★★★ 2025-05-18 suspicion 69
  • Bennet Signorile ★★★★★ 2025-06-24 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

The food was very good and the service was great 👍
  • Alyssa Horwitz ★★★★★ 2023-12-27 suspicion 59
  • Travis C. ★★★★★ 2023-12-30 suspicion 72
  • Katrina Agosto ★★★★★ 2024-03-17 suspicion 59
  • Cheeks Escario ★★★★★ 2026-04-09 suspicion 72

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Great Greek place. Feels very authentic.
  • John Kinas ★★★★★ 2024-09-07 suspicion 54
  • Keith Griffin ★★★★★ 2024-10-05 suspicion 57
  • Tim Blanksvard ★★★★★ 2025-03-10 suspicion 59
  • Lauren ★★★★★ 2025-11-23 suspicion 59

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

My favorite Greek restaurant in Chicago
  • Jeffrey Westphal ★★★★★ 2024-04-23 suspicion 59
  • Christo Papa ★★★★★ 2024-07-13 suspicion 64
  • Kevin Owings ★★★★★ 2024-08-07 suspicion 58
  • Mike P ★★★★★ 2024-10-10 suspicion 64

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Excellent service and fine Greek food.
  • Drew Kouris ★★★★★ 2024-08-25 suspicion 66
  • Phil Mesi ★★★★★ 2025-10-16 suspicion 66
  • Rita Moran ★★★★★ 2025-10-20 suspicion 63

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Delicious, my favorite Greek restaurant ever
  • Louie Mihalakis ★★★★★ 2025-02-20 suspicion 57
  • Jonathan Starzyk ★★★★★ 2025-08-23 suspicion 57

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Delicious. Get the grilled octopus!
  • Michael Kramer ★★★★★ 2023-11-26 suspicion 95
  • Matt Ricciardi ★★★★★ 2025-06-23 suspicion 70

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Delicious food. Great service.
  • Harry Bradley ★★★★★ 2024-09-06 suspicion 69
  • Iwona Aszako ★★★★ 2024-11-13 suspicion 69

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Delicious Greek food!
  • Aga Agnieszka ★★★★★ 2024-10-17 suspicion 54
  • Patrick Weston ★★★★★ 2024-10-26 suspicion 54

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 62 remaining flagged reviews.

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Terry Logan

activity unknown

★★★★★

2026-04-05

burst low activity account suspicion 95
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Marv Pollack

10 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-05

burst suspicion 80
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Lisa A Newman

32 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-05

The food was delicious. I had a Gyro and French fries with some of their fancy ketchup 😋 The atmosphere was nice as welll,í I had on jogging pants and a sweater,. most of the people had on there Easter best. Finaly, the food was rery good and they gave you large portion sizes. P.s The price was...
burst suspicion 80
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Heidi haha

28 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-05

burst suspicion 80
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Tasmia Anika

10 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2026-04-05

We had such a great experience at Greek Islands and will definitely be back. Our server Yannis truly made the night. He was so warm, attentive, and gave amazing recommendations that we ended up loving. The crispy eggplant with tomato sauce and cheese was rich and comforting, the grilled octopus was...
burst suspicion 80
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nazar k

40 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-02-01

Best Greek food in Chicago
burst suspicion 80
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Manny Vegas

25 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-02-01

burst suspicion 80
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R C

156 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-02-01

We had a wonderful waiter and the food was excellent.
burst suspicion 80
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C J

52 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2024-02-01

My friend and I were treated so beautifully and the food was delicious. Everything greek is available - traditional, new specials, variety, all so, so good.
burst suspicion 80
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Sheena McFarland

39 reviews · Local Guide

★★★★★

2023-11-26

This is truly the best Greek restaurant I have been to. I make sure to eat here any time I am in Chicago, and it never disappoints. Their saganaki is incredible, the food quality amazing, and the portion sizes massive. I can’t recommend this restaurant highly enough!
burst suspicion 80

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