08.02.2018 - By San Francisco Chronicle
Gus Konstin, a San Francisco restauranteur who owned historic John’s Grill for many years, died Monday at UCSF Medical Center after a long illness. He was 87. Konstin was an American success story. He arrived from his native Greece in 1951 with $20, a limited command of English and a determination to succeed. Over the years he became wealthy through hard work and shrewd investing.