Friday, June 8, 1919 33 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS DO YOU KNOW CLAMDIGGERS GETS SEAFOOD FRESH OVERW6HT fRoM BoSToN? No, BUT 4Ut.A A FEW BARS AND I'LL FAKE 11 Chuck Muer's 4783800 VOW' 30555 GRAND RIVER FARMINGTON HILLS 14 American Express Honored 1,.15 NOW OPEN SUNDAYS.' 4 p.m. to 12 Mid. From A Snack To A Complete Dinner ALSO OPEN SATURDAYS FOR LUNCH 1402 S. COMMERCE (Near the intersection at Maple/15 & Pontiac Trail) LIAMILY TAVCR 624-6660 Plact! Beau Jachs ' Serving GREAT FOOD AND COCKTAILS AT MODERATE PRICES OPEN MON.-SAT. FOR • LUNCHES • DINNERS • AFTER THEATER SNACKS & SANDWICHES MON.-THURS., 11:30 a.m. til 11 p.m. FRI. & SAT. til 12 Mid. COCKTAILS TIL 2 a.m. Your Hosts: JACK & GARY COCHRAN 4108 W. MAPLE RD.. 626-2630 1 BLK. WEST OF TELEGRAPH LELLI'S INN +18 4.1 1 4s 'P. •ts WOODWARD, 3 Blks M. of 9&ZE J fa L Lan and _ 9i -Blv-d. ail inE cr- * Choice Cocktails 4 4All Meat Is Primer - 4 3 43 Served Daily Except Sun. & Mon. Reg. Hours: Tues. thru Fri., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Reservation Will Be Honored Daily Saturdays Til 1 p.m. 1/2 * $ WE HAVE INDOOR PARKING 3..* 11, AND FREE VALET SERVICE T. • ..6*+*+ -44,44.4,44+4 , 44+4.+aveve Get On The Right Track! And Keep Your Steam By Enjoying Our NEW DINNER SPECIALS A Differed Choice Nightly SUN.-THURS., 4:30-8 p.m. 4286 N. WOODWARD Between 13 & 14 Mlle 11110. ■ 576-1588 "Pizza lovers should try Buddy's Pizza" James Beard, New York Times The Best of Everything ) (Continued from Page 32) enjoy — and I gained five pounds. Dear Detroiters, it was worth it! "In the 15 years that the Frumkin family has re- turned again and again to the great food at Como's, on Woodward at Nine Mile Rd., the owners, George and Sicilia Grego, and their families, have become our `Italian family.' "Sicilia knew of my oral cravings from letters and when I arrived at Como's I was im- mediately seated and told to be prepared for a feast. First, I was served an an- tipasto with hot garlic bread. The Italian dres- sing on this salad is so special, I considered tak- ing a jar of it back to Is- rael to share with friends. "Next came hot and tasty minestrone soup, followed by linguini with clam sauce — the spiciest best! After all that, Sicilia, knowing that I'd have a hard time choos- ing an entree, just brought me Italian baked chicken and spare ribs and shrimp (the shrimp are very spe- cial, coated with crumbs and sesame seeds before deep-frying). "Unfortunately, I had no room for George's pizza, named tops by the Oakland Press in their Great Pizza Hunt last winter. (Gosh, I could have told them that!) "But my very favorite ethnic food is Mexican. I ring all the Taco Bells I can find, and know most of De- troit's Mexican restaurants. My favorite is Mexican Vil- lage, on Bagley in Detroit. I rate it No. 1— and very af- fordable. "My favorite item is the Botanas appetizer plate: appetizers for four, a nice meal for two, or a very large meal for one. The price: $4.40 the plate. The ingre- dients: taco chips, beans, melted cheese, onions, olives, tomatoes, and fresh avocado slices. It is best to eat this only when with good friends, for it's finger- food and it can get messy. "My all-time favorite Chinese restaurant is still Hoa Kow, on Nine Mile Rd. in Oak Park. Nothing is more scrumptious than their 'silver needle noo- dles' and they also serve the best 'lemon chicken' in town. If you're lucky, you may be able to get their whole fish, cooked with a fantastic sauce, and garnished like a pic- ture out of a gourmet cookbook. "The secret at the Hoa Kow is ordering from their `other' menu — more Hong Kong style than Cantonese. I selected Hoa Kow for my last meal in Detroit — and chose well! "I was in for a nice treat when my parents took me to Little Hungaria, on 12 Mile Rd. east of Greenfield. I have strong advice for any- one not familiar with this restaurant:- be very hun- gry. The portions are tre- mendous and the food just gets better. "I re-visited many of the Chuck Muer restaurants — the ribs at the Sundog, in Dearborn, are extraordi- nary — but I had never been to Charley's Crab and my father said I must see this beautiful place. It is beauti- ful, and since it was my father's birthday, we (our whole family, plus my friend Judie Cohen) cele- brated it in style — from almost impossible to get in Israel and therefore much-missed lobster, to their famous red chowder, served in a bucket, to their wonderful chocolate minted sauce over French vanilla ice cream. 0, yes — Dad picked up the tab. "Another new-to-me restaurant is Nero's in the Men Cen.' Again, the atmosphere was fantas- tic, but here the food was only fair. It really is a pity that such a beautiful place should fall so short in the area that counts. "Yet, despite the occa- sional disappointment, Detroit can be proud of her eating places. Res- taurants like the Bread Basket in the Lincoln Center, Laikon's on Mon- roe in Greektown, Har- bor House, the 'all-you- can-eat' spot on Tele- graph in Redford, and of course the never-to-be- forgotten Big Boy ham- burgers — here is eatin'! Not even working out at America's newest craze, disco roller skating, could keep the pounds from creeping on. "Well, that is enough re- miniscing for me for now. It's back to the reality of eat- ing felafels in Jerusalem. It's a good thing I like them. Besides, you Detroiters may have the fantastic restau- rants, but you'll have to admit, you can't beat my view!" VOTED NUMBER ONE BY: • CHANNEL 2 • DETROIT NEWS • DETROIT FREE PRESS Buddy's Pizza Our Second Location 14156 E. 12 MILE , Warren 11125 CONANT, Cor. McNichols I 892-9001 777.3400 Carry-out only STEPHENSON CLUB 24931 N. CHRYSLER DR. 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