Grayslake Friday, 12/7/12 Dominic Guinta runs the Sammie's restaurant in Grayslake Friday. Originally opened by his grandfather in 1964, Sammie's has been at it's current location in Grayslake since 1972. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media
Grayslake Friday, 12/7/12 Originally opened in 1964, Sammie's has been at it's current location in Grayslake since 1972. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media
Grayslake Friday, 12/7/12 Maranio Riveria serves up Gyros at Sammie's in Grayslake Friday. Originally opened in 1964, the restaurant has been at it's current location in Grayslake since 1972. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media
Grayslake Friday, 12/7/12 Dominic Guinta runs the Sammie's restaurant in Grayslake Friday. Originally opened by his grandfather in 1964, Sammie's has been at it's current location in Grayslake since 1972. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media
Grayslake Friday, 12/7/12 Aubrey Risinger, 21, of Grayslake has been working at Sammie's restaurant for 6 years. Originally opened in 1964, Sammie's has been at it's current location in Grayslake since 1972. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media
GRAYSLAKE— As a boy, Dominic Guinta was so excited about seeing a farmer drive up on a tractor to get a hot dog or Italian beef at Sammie’s, the family business. He couldn’t wait to tell his friends back home in Chicago. “That’s the way …
