The Balkan Village
Original Guide Information
4898 El Camino Real, Los Altos
968|7251
Hours: 5 – 11 p.m. Tue-Sun
Full Bar
Entertainment
Reservations Recommended
$5.50 – $9.75
B of A
Master Charge
Personal Checks
*Original rating was none, half, or a full fork tine. This scale is 0, 5 or 10 out of 10.
From San Jose History Facebook Group
From Legacy.com
Lewis Peter Gundunas
May 14, 1930 – June 13, 2014
A Greek renaissance man, “Louie” Gundunas whose parents were from Greece, was the owner/headliner of the famed Balkan Village in Los Altos which opened in 1962 for two decades.
A superb showman, Louie’s larger-than-life personality and acrobatic talent landed him in the Broadway cast of “Zorba”, Merv Griffin Show, What’s My Line, and the Ed Sullivan Show, who he lifted on his table. “I finally got the table I wanted,” said Sullivan. Louie’s special talent of ‘picking up the table with his teeth and dancing is memorable to this day.
This restaurant has closed (since mid ’80s?)
Location is currently under redevelopment into housing.