Pete Panayiotou, who owns The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove, recently received the Buffalo Grove Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Philanthropy Award. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Pete Panayiotou, who owns The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove, scoops soup into a take-out container in the restaurant's kitchen. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Continental Restaurant waitress Roxie Siemiaszko makes hot chocolate at the Buffalo Grove restaurant. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Continental Restaurant waitress Marla Lepp, a Buffalo Grove resident, carries a plate to a customer at the restauran Nov. 27. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Buffalo Grove residents Leonard Dachma and Noreen Arnold have dinner with friends Nov. 27 at The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Pete Panayiotou, who owns The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove, recently received the Buffalo Grove Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Philanthropy Award. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Jack and Eileen Wielde, of Arlington Heights, have dinner Nov. 27 at The Continental Restaurant in Buffalo Grove. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media