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 I ■