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Jamaica To Get 2 New Food Stands From Manhattan Restaurateur

By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska | January 20, 2017 4:04pm | Updated on January 23, 2017 8:37am
 The new eateries in downtown Jamaica will offer charcoal grilled chicken, gyros, and pizza.
The new eateries in downtown Jamaica will offer charcoal grilled chicken, gyros, and pizza.
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QUEENS — A restaurateur who owns a popular Greek restaurant on the Upper East Side is planning to open two food stands in downtown Jamaica sometime next month.

The adjacent eateries — Chicken Lovers and Cousins Pizza — will be located inside the Jamaica Colosseum Mall food court on 165th Street, between Jamaica and 89th avenues, according to Constantine Giakoumas, 41, one of the owners.

“I like doing different ventures,” said Giakoumas, who also owns Feta Bar and Grill, a Greek restaurant on Lexington Avenue, between 93rd and 94th streets.

Chicken Lovers, he said, will serve charcoal grilled chicken, as well as ribs, gyros and a variety of sides.

“A lot of places in that area serve mostly fried stuff,” he said. "We are doing the opposite. It’s going to be an organic grilled menu. We want to give people healthier options." 

Giakoumas said that the menus for both eateries are still being finalized, but except for gyros, they won’t include Greek dishes.

But at the same time, he said, a lot of recipes will include a Greek twist, since most of ingredients, such as olives, butters and spices, will be imported from Greece, Giakoumas said.

He also promised affordable prices.

“I think chicken and pizza will do well in this area,” he said, adding that both stands should open in about two weeks.