28 April 16, 1976
THE DEtROIT JEWISH NEWS
The Best of Everything
SEAFOOD DINING sleeper" since it never had
CAN either be a pleasure or been rated among the better
a disaster . . . there are seafood houses . . . Now
very few in-betweens . . . with a food perfectionist
Fish eaters have many gent like George Agree at
times suddenly turned the helm . . . a lover of good
against their former loves of food himself . . . it is a
the deep because of offen- most pleasureable adven-
sive odors and fishy tastes ture in very good seafood
that have become apparent dining.
Alma Smith entertains at
at their favorite eateries
. . . This has a horrible ef- the piano bar Tuesday
fect on folks eating seafood through Saturday . . . and
and fish for the first time the Sundog is open every
. . . Chances are, unless day except Sunday for lunch
constantly_ prodded, they'll and dinner.
THERE ARE AT least
never have it again.
Recent dining excursions five different groups around
of ours in the local area have the country calling them-
unearthed both good and selves the Ink Spots, so
bad seafood houses . . . Our when one of them comes
into our area it sort of raises
latest was a joyful treat.
Went to the Sundog on a few eyebrows .. . Claim
southeast corner of Michi- by the Golden Coach on Van
gan and Telegraph in Dear- Dyke for their May 25 open-
born, now bossed by George ing is that "they'll be sing-
Agree, and had a deliciously ing songs that have made
delightful dinner . . . The them a household word for
now much larger and diver- decades" . . . Nick Kenny
sified menu includes 19 sea- and Billy Bowen are the
food dinners and nine sea- only living members of the
food appetizers . . . plus original Ink Spots . . . and
surf and turf and five steak neither sing with any of the
dishes . . . George and oth- groups.
THIS YEAR IS THE
ers took over the former
Chuck Muer spot in August 25th anniversary of Eric
of 1975 . . . He had been in Rosenow and his Continen-
retirement for six years and tals . . . playing Detroit
enjoying "the easy life" shindigs . . . They'll help
when entering the Sundog celebrate the occasion by
operation as strictly an being one of six orchestras
investor . . . A hired man- chosen to play the Musi-
ager didn't last long and cian's Ball, May 3, at Roma
George being from the old Hall in Livonia . . . with
school of restaurant goings- public invited.
SUSSEX HOUSE and
on, was put in command
. . . since he was the only Jim Jardack celebrate their
one with any restaurant seventh anniversary with a
by-invitation-only wine
background.
As skipper of the new tasting party, April 22.
CHATEAU TROY is
Sundog, George is steering a
new restaurant and lounge
very fine course.
We started out with a that had its recent grand
opening on John R. in Troy.
New England clam chow-
NORM CROSBY does
der which Sundog is fa-
mous for . . . and rightly his mangle of the English
language from April 19 to 24
so . . . very delicious . . .
at "db's" Club of Hyatt Re-
almost a meal in itself . .
creamy and thick, with gency . . . He'll be followed
shrimp, lobster, crab on April 26 by The Associa-
meat, scrod, potatoes, corn tion singing group.
BONANZA ON 11
and no doubt some other
MILE and Greenfield joins
goodies.
Chuck Muer in not waiting
Our Dover sole was excel-
lent . . . cooked to perfec- for law enactment for all
tion . . . We also tasted restaurants with over 50
seating to have sections for
everyone else's food and had
a ball . . . Frieda Gold- non-smokers.
FINE GROUP, Strut-
man!s flounder stuffed with
crab meat was an exotic de- ters' Ball, is at the Holiday
Inn, Howell.
light . . . Shirley Agree's
RIVER CRAB in St.
king crab legs were tender
and juicy . . . George had Clair is open again after
remodeling.
the best . . . medium-sized
MINI-LUNCH buffet is
lake perch butterflied and
opened at the Sheraton-
sauteed in garlic butter . . .
At $6.25 for a dinner, in- Southfield Hotel in the new
"Yesterdays" entertainment
cluding salad bar and potato
(baked or fried) the perch spot . . . Is the first time
Yesterdays will serve food
and white fish have to be
. . . with buffet lunches
among the best seafood
from Mondays through Fri-
buys in town.
Our charming and visibly days . . . Evening time, the
experienced waitress, great Mel Ball and Colours
Nancy Baker, is another _entertain Tuesday through
Saturday . . . topping
Sundog specialty.
themselves everytime they
Dining at the Sundog is in
a cozy, intimate and relax- sing another song.
COPY CAT Deli-Restau-
ing atmosphere . . . with
trellis-styled booths deco- rant number six is opened
on S. Monroe St. in Monroe
rated with soft tufting . . .
. . . 24 hours . . . seven
and tables with chairs that
days a week . . . serving
all have arm rests.
The salad bar is more Vienna-Wilno products.
ACCORDING TO a local
than plentiful . . . and the
arge soup bowls are iced restaurateur, some Italian
restaurants still serve pork
. . plus tasteful dressings
like the Roquefort we had as veal . . This is a fraudu-
lent act in direct violation of
with big chunks of cheese.
The Sundog can be con- strict laws . . . We asked
;idered somewhat of "a the restaurant owner how
By Danny Raskin
one can tell the difference
. . . even though it may be
in veal parmigiana, so heav-
ily covered with cheese . . .
Firstly, he said, the meat is
slightly sandy tasting, not
smooth like good veal, which
has a tender texture . . .
Also, he tells, if the meat is
very white — you're eating
pork . . . Sliced very thin,
pork, which restaurant
owners can get at about 89
cents a pound as against
over $3 for veal, is even got-
ten away with in veal pi-
cante with its lemon slices
and juice . . . This is a very
serious offense which has
closed Italian restaurants
before.
LORI JACOBS, rated by
many as the "new find" of
this area, will be the star at-
traction for Installation
Dinner-Dance by Detroit
Businessmen's Group, City
of Hope, May 8, at Town &
Country Club . . . A former
school teacher, Lori, who
lives in Oak Park, writes her
own songs, does the nitery
circuit, club dates, concerts
. . . and is a Capitol record-
ing artist of note.
CONSUMER RE-
PORTS SAYS . . "In
CU's judgement, manufac-
turers should make some
changes in bologna. For one
thing, the sodium nitrite
must go. So should some of
the fat and all of-the added
water. And the astonish-
ingly high levels of added
salt should be severely cut
back. As things stand now,
we don't think much of the
product. And we judge that
it's especially unwise to al-
low bologna (or any other
processed meat) to become a
steady part of a youngster's
lunch diet. Why feed a child
a bologna sandwich or a
frankfurter — with all that
nitrite, salt, and saturated
fat — when a peanut-butter
sandwich or a hamburger,
among other alternatives,
would be so much better?"
SEEING SPORT . . .
Buhl Cafe Bar, Buhl Bldg.,
Griswold . . . warm atmos-
phere, good food, drinks,
reached through high ceil-
inged, glittering lobby bor-
dered by coffee shop, bank
branch office, small cigar
stand and stockbroker office
. . . luncheon menu only
. . . Cadena's, Michigan
. . . room about width of
airplane aisle packs in din-
ers for homemade Mexican
dinners . . . Grecian Gar-
dens, Monroe in Greektown
. . . autographed pictures
show that visiting celebri-
ties enjoy this place, proba-
bly best known in Greek-
town . . . Jim's Garage,
West Larned . . . this for-
mer concrete garage is filled
with drivers, pedestrians
seeking tasty fuel, along
with atmosphere pleasant
to car buffs of 1920's, Mus-
tang era . . . two levels . . .
upstairs is small, with 60
seats . . . downstairs ac-
commodates 185 .. .
London Chop House, W.
Congress . . . Detroit's
most expensive restaurant,
considered among Ameri-
ca's top 10 . . . continental
cuisine and best French vin-
tage wine in Midwest . . . is
in a basement with dark
wood-paneled walls covered
with celebrities' caricatures
set off by red-checked table-
cloths . . . Pontchartrain
Wine Cellars, W. Larned
. . . one of Midwest's better
restaurants . . . specializes
in European dishes, dining
rooms paneled in rich nut-
color wood remind of wine
casks, with murals,
sketches, etchings creating
Parisian backdrop . . . Ya-
mato, Leland House, Cass
. . . regulation tables or six
booths elevated above floor
on one wall, with room to
tuck feet under a low table
after taking off shoes . . .
Brauhaus, E. Woodbridge
. . . quiet, homey place
serves hearty German food,
beers, wines on red checked
tablecloths in three small
dining rooms . . .
Little Harry's, E. Jeffer-
son . . . dine in one of three
elegant rooms of a home
once owned by a U.S. am-
bassador (later location of
high-class blind pig) . . . de-
cor early American to mod-
ernistic . . . one can easily
imagine he is dining in
drawing room of a wealthy
Detroiter at turn of century
. . .Porter Street Station,
Porter off Trumbull . . .
former warehouse in old
Corktown a couple of blocks
from historic old Holy Trin-
ity Church . . .Samuels
Brothers Cafeteria, Rus-
sell, in the Eastern Market
. . . bustling deli popular
for early breakfasts or
hearty luncheons since 1927
. . . sandwiches, plate
lunches, cheese blintzes,
bread pudding, etc. . . .
Ye Olde Steak House,
Chatham St. West, Windsor
. . . necessity of making
reservations ahead or stand-
ing in line shows many al-
ready know of the steaks
served here . . . atmosphere
is warm, friendly British
pub, although bar is sepa-
rated from, on a lower level
than one dining area.
TALIAN-AMERICAN CAFE
MONDAYS THRU THURSDAYS, ll'a.m. to 10 p.m.
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 11 a.m. to 12 Mid.
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Adults . . . $4.75
PRIVATE BANQUET FACILITIES
17630 WOODWARD
Attendant Parking
(4 Blks. N. at 6 Mile)
For Reservations
869-3988
Jack Freed & Ray Bresler
Your Hosts At the
RID CEDARS
12 OZ BROILED NEW YORK STEAK
Served On A Sizzling Platter
or
BROILED FLORIDA RED SNAPPER
6 NIGHTS A WEEK — MONDAYS THRU SATURDAYS
Complete Dinner Inc.
French Onion Soup or Juice, Salad, Hot
Garlic Bread, Potato or Vegetable, Fresh
Baked Loaf of Bread, Coffee, Tea or Sanka
495
JOSE RIOJAS, Song Stylings, Mon. thru Sat.
DAILY
SPECIALS
Through April 30, 1976
MONDAYS -
SENIOR CITIZEN'S DAY
from Open To Close
CHOPPED STEAK
Fresh Crisp Salad,
Hot Baked Potato
Texas Toast & Beverage
TUESDAYS
RIB EYE
STEAK
Fresh Crisp
Salad, Hot
Baked Potato,
Texas Toast
9 09
From 4 p.m.
CHOPPED
STEAK
1 4 9
Fresh Crisp
Salad, Hot
Baked Potato,
Texas Toast
1 j
THURSDAYS All Day
VEAL CUTLET
\1,1
Fresh Crisp Salad,
Hot Baked Potato,
Texas Toast
$ 1 39
SATURDAYS All Day
BONANZABURGER
French Fries & Beverage
(Including shakes)
99'
SUNDAYS All Day
2 SIRLOIN STEAKS
TWO COMPLETE DINNERS
Fresh Crisp Salads,
Hot Baked Potatoes,
Texas Toast
$399
THIS LOCATION ONLY
Equal Justice
If we are to keep our de-
mocracy there must be one
commandment: "Thou shalt
not ration justice."
—Leonard Hand
353-5170
23055 TELEGRAPH AT 9 MILE RD.
Contest Initiated
for Play Writers
A new nation-wide, pro-
duction-oriented playwrit-
ing competition, co-spon-
sored by the Nederlander
Theatrical Corp. and Wayne
State University, was an-
nounced by WSU President
George E. Gullen, Jr. The
winner will receive a $5,000
cash award.
The winning play will be
given a showcase production
by the Wayne State Univer-
sity Theatre with a view
toward possible profes-
sional production. Plans are
for the competition to be an
annual event beginning in
1977-78.
Entry deadline for the
first competition will be
May 1, 1977, For informa-
tion, write Leonard Leone,
Director, Wayne State Uni-
versity Theatre, Detroit
48202.
SUNDAY BUFFET
c'n
15640 W. 1 1 Mile Rd.
557-3237 CORNER OF GREENFIELD
FOR TWO
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