THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

THE RYAN ROADHOUSE

OUR RIBS ARE THE BEST!

14 MILE at RYAN

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939-1800

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• HELLENIC ISCLII

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28801 EVERGREEN AT 12 MILE RD.
IN THE VILLAGE CENTER
352-2546

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• . - Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner

Complete Carry-out Of Anything On Menu

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OPEN MON. THRU SAT., 1:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

WE ONLY USE

um BEEF HOT DOGS 4,

• HOME-MADE FRIES • GREEK TACOS
of COMPLETE SANDWICH MENU, INC. STEAK SAND.*

Breakfast
Served Anytime

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• GREEK SALAD •
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elod

Recootelteadd

ROAST DUCKLING

With fresh pineapple
and
pistachios

10 Mile at Southfield Rd.

559-4230

LUNCH & DINNER
SPECIALS

ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Pizza rated No. 1 by
Channel 7 News

MON. THRU FRI.
Daily Hours:
MON. THRU THURS.
11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
FRI., 11 a.m. to 12 Mid.
SAT., 4 p.m. to 12 Mid.
SUN., 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

SENIOR CITIZENS 20% DISCOUNT
1 DAYS A WEEK 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

BEER & WINE

NORTHWESTERN HGWY. Al 12 MILE & FRANKLIN
'1/4*.a.....1142RANKUN SHOPPING PLAZA

357-3280

the
roman
terrace

2782? ORCHARD LAKE RD.

At 12 Mile, Just
Off U.S. 696
851-4094

Open Mon. thru Sat.
11:30 a.m.-2:30 O.M.

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ITALIAN-AME ICAN FOOD

PRIVATE CATERING AND BANQUET FACILITIES
• BUSINESSMEN'S LUNCHEONS (Including Catch Of The
• DINNERS
Day & Super Salads)

CATERING FOR
ANY OCCASION
HOME, CLUB
' OR OFFICE

TOM
ALTENBURG

AT THE PIANO BAR
TOES. THRU SAT.

The Best of Everything)

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places we visit for the first
time do not rate a listing
due to their very ordinary
food, service and atmos-
phere. This year we checked
out over 200 new places. Olt
many of these visits we can't
help remembering David
McCord's Epitaph for The
Waiter, "By and by, God
caught his eye," and think
that the same sentiments
should apply to the owners
of many of these restau-
rants; hopefully sooner than
later.
There are also a number
of popular, well-publicized,
frequently reviewed restau-
rants or restaurant-related
personalities that are out of
the ordinary in a number of
respects, that have not
been, or are not now listed
in our books. They are con-
spicuously omitted since we
have, on repeated visits,
failed to really enjoy them.
A few we have learned to
despise. They now fall into
seven general categories:
So-So New Places —
imaginatively decorated,
with interesting menus, but
weak kitchens/weak service
(goOd ideas - poor execu-
tion).
Sentimental Favorites
— outwardly much the
same, in fact having gone
down-hill-in-a-hand-basket
(surviving on nostalgia and
the ability to turn out an oc-
casional superb meal for as-
sorted VIP's). ,
The Haute-Cuisine
Personalities — great
food, arrogant, petulant and
intimidating managements
(you're not a guest here;
they're doing you a favor by
admitting you to the
presence of the Great Per-
son).
The "High-Class" Net-
works—several expensive
branches, make-believe
service, trite, bland, with
repetitive food and decor.
The Absentee •and-
lords/Over Computer-
ized/Over Conglomera-
portions
tized

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measured to a mil-
lionth of a gram; ingre-
dients and dishes that fol-
low commodity market fluc-
tuations rather than the
chef's tastebuds; frozen-
packaged and trucked to
Detroit frpm X-to-Nth-
power-miles away; served
up in "designer" structures
by high-turnover help de-
cked out in "theme" cos-
tumes from totally fraudu-
lent menus.
The Yo-Yos — up and
down, up and down; bad
lunch, good dinner; good
lulich, bad dinner; bad-bad;
good-good (the winners for
inconsistency - absolutely
unreliable).
The Overly Successful
Newcomers — half a hand-
ful of good years, good food,
good service, good values;
now embarked on expan-
sion at any cost (to the pub-
lic) and not minding the
store ("more to be pitied
than censured").
We are frequently asked
about many of these restau-
rants and to list their
names. It's a great tempta-
tion to throw a few well-
deserved stones at the dregs
of the big names. However,
our policy from the start has
been: "Say nothing, if we
can't say something good
about a place." So, "get thee
behind us temptation;" we'll
hold our tongues fora fourth
year.

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Friday, December 1, 1918 33

STEPHENSON
CLUB
24931 N. CHRYSLER DR.

(1 75 at 10 Mile)

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Hazel Park ,PRIVATE

BANQUET FACILITIES

FOR 25 TO 300

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542-9196

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Bar MitzVas*
• Weddings
••Anniversaries
• Bat Mitzvas.
• Showers
• Parties For All
• Banquets
• Reunions •
Occasions
Open Mon. Thru Sat., featuring Fine Steaks, Noble Wines, Casual
Elegance, Gourmet Salad Bar, (over 37 items, incl. creamed her: -
ring, deviled eggs, etc.) House Specialties: Chateaubriand, Fresh
Seafood Daily, Roast Long Island Duck -
BRING THIS AD
ling...Prepared By Chef Richard Lavoie.

FREE

Entertainment

SHRIMP COCKTAIL
with co
dinner

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Sat., 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

OPEN SUNDAYS FOR PRIVATE PARTIES ONLY

A Unique Dining Experience

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tututirzy

Specialties From The
World Over ,
Plus . .
Own
Exten •a
List

Unusual

e Delights

Served In n Elegant Atmosphere

Lunch, Mon.-Fri., 11 to 2:30 p.m.
Dinner, Mon.-Thurs., 6 to 11 p.m. Fri. andsSat., 6 to 12 Mid.
Appetizers Happy Hour, Mon.-Fri., 4 to 6:30 p.m.

DINING and COCKTAILS

755 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD

Adjacent To The Top of Troy Building

Reservations Suggested:

362-1234

Chamber Concert
Slated at Temple

A chamber music concert
featuring pianist Flavio
Varani, violinist George
Marsh and cellist Richard
Piippo will be performed
7:30 p.m. Sunday at the
Birmingham Temple. The
program consists of two
trios, by Ravel and Brahms.
For tickets, call Richard
Margolis, 543-4661, or the
Birmingham Temple, 447-
1410.

Maccabi Defeated

BRUSSELS (JTA) —
Maccabi Tel Aviv was de-
feated by the Belgian team,
83-80, last week in a Euro-
pean Cup basketball game.
The Israeli team, which had
defeated Turkey earlier,
had been favored to win the
game.

Redemption, like a .liveli-
hood, must be earned each
day.
— Midrash

, STEAK

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SEAFOOD
SPIRITS

26855 Greenfield Road
Southfield, 557-0570

Who ever heard of Prime Rib at a
seafood restaurant? Well at The Dry Dock,
you get the best of both worlds. Now...
sumptuous seafood entrees and great
Prime Rib dinners. All at affordable
prices too.
So whether you're in the mood for
beef or seafood, visit us soon. For
reservations call us.

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