30' Fildayjmoary 7, 1983' rommilnumitliNIEN ml-nol 1 .H- 1 1 THE' DETROIT IEWISH NEWS' assomi sow Nommailimil Danny Raskin's 2 O FF '1.1 I I PRESENT THIS AD WHEN BUYING A . 11 I DINNER AT REGULAR PRICE AND I - GET A SECOND DINNER OF EQUAL I OR LESSER VALUE - AT 1/2 PRICE I Expires 1/15/83 I BANQUET FACILITIES FOR ALL PARTIES ENTERL T ILE NPAENT & DANCING Up To 120 I i MOIL- SAT. I 1 RED CEDARS I I I c dFa cp, ) 3 01:32 353-5170 1 23055 TELEGRAPH AT 9 MILE RD. the r I dining room, carry-out-and trays bl a clutt deli • breakfast • lunch • dinner • after-theater • kiddie menu open tuesdays thru sundays . 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. park 968-0022 3020 GRAND RIVER Free Parking TE 3 - 0700 lincoln shopping center, 10 1 /2 mi. & greenfield, oak Private Banquet Rooms for wedding parties. Serving the World's Finest Steaks, Chops and Sea Foods for more than 50 years. All Beef aged in our cellars. CARL'S CHOP HOUSE CHINA CITY Owned L Operated Sy May 1. Stephen Tom M•a IN SPITE OF their repu- tation for variety and inde- pendence, Michigan's re- staurants seemed to agree on several approaches to helping Michiganders celebrate the holidays, ac- corkling to a survey of the 1,800 members of the Michigan Restaurant Asso- ciation. Almost all agreed that New Year's Eve was the biggest night of the year, and most restaurants and hotels had special menus and entertainment pack- ages . . . The most popular beverage on New Year's Restaurant 221% COOLIDGE AT 9 MILE In A & P Shopping Center DINE IN & CARRY-OUT 398-5502 or 398-5503 SZECHUAN, MANDARIN, CANTONESE & AMERICAN CUISINE OPEN 1 DAYS—Mon.-Thurs. 11-10, Fri. & Sat. 11-11, Sun. & Holidays 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. • Banquet Facilities Your Chef: FRANK ENG Open Daily 11 to 10:30, Sat. 11 to 12 Mid., Carry Out Service - 13715 W. 9 MILE ROAD, OAK PARK Carry - Out Service Catering To Parties Available Sun. 12 noon to 10 SERVED ANYTIME 7 DAYS A Tradition 2inin g and C...,Ltaild -- 1128 E. Nine Mile Road (1 1/2 Mile East of 1-75) (313) 541-2132 852.8280 Exotic Cocktails EXPRESSLY FOR YOUR DINING at the ENGLISH DOVER SOLE KINGSLEY INN 642 - 0100 KOW KOW INN OPEN 1121:1122.4455 a.m. SUN. -SAT. Famous Chop Suey • Cantonese Food • Steaks • Chops • Sea Food CARRY OUT SERVICE EASY PARKING 322 W. McNICHOLS, Bet. Woodward & Second 868 - 7550 NOW OFFERING CANTONESE, MANDARIN & SZECHUAN FOODS Also Featuring Our FLING LIM'S ALL YOU CAN EAT SZECHUAN, MANDARIN, CANTONESE & AMERICAN CHINESE BUFFET MON.-THURS. 11-11, FRI. & SAT. 11-12 Mid. SUN. 12-10 544-1021 THE GOLD COIN CHINESE-AMERICAN CUISINE (IN TEL-EX PLAZA) 353 - 7848 West of Telegraph 24480 W. 10 MILE ratIRPYLIT)ET 3350 Auburn Rd. SHANGRI-LA WEST Fred Bayne at the organ nightly CARRY OUT • CATERING 8410 W. NINE MILE, W. of Livernois NEW KING LIM'S FLOWN IN FRESH $350 Recommended by AAA & Mobile Guides OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mandarin. Szechuan & Cantonese Food COMBINATION PLATE ALMOND BONELESS CHICKEN WITH WON TON SOUP, EGG ROLL, e Free Parking 547-4663 KING LIM'S GARDEN 54-9077 tke, 4 - 01(444/ -44 GuAR/ Specializing in Cantonese :3F 0 °91:1 HOA KO-W INN SPECIAL FRIED RICE & TEA PLUS OTHER SPECIALS FROM $2.50 to $3.85 E GOLDEN BOWL COMPLETE CARRY-OUT _ 3 Eve? Champagne as al- ways. But it's about there that agreement stopped and in- dividuality set in. The traditional dinners were best food offering for New Year's Eve ac- cording to some restau- rants like B.W., Villdge Inn of Newburg, Mich. and DJ's of Gladwin But steak and prime rib were touted best by such restaurants as Angelo's & Ricardo's of Hesperia, and Tietz Family Restau- rant of Imlay City. Haute cuisine was "in" at 26196 GREENFIELD, LINCOLN CENTER, OAK PARK Mon.-Thurs. 11 to 10:30 • 968-3040 Fri. 11 to 11. Sat. 11 to 12 24535 W. 12 MILE RD. AT TELEGRAPH • Private Dining Room • Businessmen's Luncheons MON.-THURS. 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. FRI. & SAT. 11 a.m.- 12 mid. SUN. 12 noon-10:30 p.m. The Best of Everything NOW SERVING COCKTAILS Mon.-Thurs. 11 to 11 p.m.. • Fri. & Sat. • 11 to 12 Mid. • Sun 1 to 9:30 p.m. FROM 5:30 P.M. FRI. & SAT—FROM 11:30 P.M. LUNCH WED SERVING CHOICE COCKTAILS OPEN 7 DAYS TELEGRAPH AT SQUARE LAKE RD. Across from Showcase Cinema FOR FAST CARRY OUT 335-8060 Credit Cards Honored IN THE MIRACLE MILE SHOPPING CENTER PANCAKE HOUSE 10001 TELEGRAPH, S. of Plymouth Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 538-0440 UNCLE JOHN'S 1360 S. WOODWARD, B'HAM 644-2727 OPEN 7 DAYS 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. :11TID E Banquet Facilities Available GPEAT ■ se , SERVING YOUR FAVORITE EXOTICi , 1.1 DRINKS & CHOICE COCKTAILS :MN ,s, PRIVATE DINING ROOM l e lilt I.' tom. i . • BANQUETS • PARTIES • BUSINESS MEETINGS I :um 18203 W. 10 MILE REI. & SOUTHFIELD RD. Your host . . . HENRY LUM 569-5527 Businessmen's Luncheons • Carry outs • Catering 35135 Grand River, Farmington 1.1 (Drakeshire Shopping Center) WN6 PEN6 SOUTHFIELD 476-9181 :me :1.1 :111. 'on Mon.-Fri., 11 to 10:30 Saturday 11 to 1 Sunday 12 to 10 Banquet Facilities Available FARMINGTON 3 1455 W. 14 MILE RD. & ORCHARD LAKE RD. 31455 JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE 851-8600 M-Th. Lun. 11:30-2:30. Din: 5:30-10 Fri. & Sat. Dinner til 12 Mid. -, Sun. 12-9 CANTONESE Sun. 11:30-4, Fri. & Sat. Din. 4 to 2 a.m. 851-7400 other restaurants on New Year's Eve, with Sir Doug- las of Douglas, Mich. offer- ing "exquisite cuisine" and historic Holly Hotel staging its "Le Grand Cuisine" eight-course feast accom- panied by Detroit Sym- phony musicians. There was no question that the Lock, Stock & Barrel of Mt. Clemens knew what it does best on New Year's eve . . . fondue .. . Their three-course dinner started with cheese fondue with fresh vegetables, sequeled into a main course of fondue and climaxed in a blaze of glory with flaming dessert fondue. Many restaurants served their communities more than food during the holi- day seasons : . . Tubby's Sub Shops' 30 locations were de- positories of food items for needy families for Xmas, just as they did Thanksgiv- ing . . . And Kingsley Inn on Woodward--quietly served complimentary Thanksgiv- ing dinner to 40 families chosen by local service clubs on the basis of need. MAIL DEPT. . . . "Your column of Nov. 12 proved especially valuable to us. We were planning to take our parents out to dinner for my father's birthday and didn't know where to go. After reading about Benji's Restaurant on Orchard Lake Rd. in Sylvan Lake, we decided to go there. "We made reservations for 16 (12 adults, two teens and two babies.) Your ac- colades were not exagger- ated. The food and service were superb. The char- broiled halibut, Boston scrod, sauteed lemon sole and lake perch were the highlights of the dinner. "Benji's presentation is great. The platter with all the fresh fish to select from really impressed my par- ents. They have never seen anything like this in a res- taurant before. "All of our platters were garnished with a slice of fresh orange and a few grapes, and I noticed every- body ate them. A really nice touch. The consensus on the fish was that it was the freshest and best-tasting fish they have ever eaten. 1 tion the cost at Benji's. We were delightfully surprised, having eaten at other sea- food restaurants where the least expensive fish dinner starts at $11-$12 on up to $20. "We were definitely happy with Boston scrod at $6.95, halibut at $9.90, lemon sole at $8.50 and lake perch at $8.50. This in- cluded steamed broccoli, boiled potato, and all of that excellent honey wheat caraway bread you can eat. Such delicious food and so reasonable." S. Moss "P.S. By the way, it was my dad's 77th birthday." * * * "How vivid are your memories of Darbys? "In just the past few months I have met, or dis- cussed, Bob Winkle, Herbie Showalter and Leroy Powell (grill), Kaye. Mazur (my carry-out gal), Dorothy Eason (sandwiches), Cecilia Feldman (waitress now in California), Bernard Kerner, Sam and Edna Boesky, Wally Rash (pastry chef), Mary Bikos (hostess), John Carmona (maitre -d'), Ella, Helen, Rosie, Marge, Jacki, Chris, etc., etc. "Those were the days of good, wholesome, tasty and pridefully-prepared gefilte fish, roast briskets, chicken and turkey breast — as well as the matzo balls, krep- lach, Jewish penicillin (chicken soup), mushroom barley (every Sunday), lima bean and barley, cabbage soup, cabbage flanken, knishes, etc. — all prepared or supervised by 'Mama' Levitt, may she rest in peace. "And, have you ever tasted anything like the chicken poulette sandwich we had at Darbys??? Where my orders from Mr. 'B' were to purchase only the top quality corned beef bris- kets, pastrami, salami, frankfurters, smoked fish, lox, etc. "Those were the days of the delicate-essen/ restaurant, and I do mean delicate-essen. When corned beef and pastrami was cut by hand (if the hand was sharp enough) and lox was also cut by hand. "Those were the days of "The teenagers had ham- burger and fries ( 1/2 pound- fairly uniform prices — and ers) — a meal in itself. We quality. But, now comes the were served appetizers day of the 'Great American (free) consisting of delicious Give-Away.' Buy one pound smelt and steak teriyaki of corned beef, receive an- tidbits. Our two waitresses, other for one penny, buy one Bambi and Sandy, were pound of pastrami, get the very attentive and friendly. second pound free, etc., etc., "I do believe Benji's has etc. Or, order over a certain probably the best-tasting amount of food and receive a bread I've ever eaten — `passbook' free — and the fresh baked honey wheat passbook gives you one free caraway, baked on the meal with each meal paid premises. We kept eating for. "I suggest that our deli and eating that bread and it was so delicious. They also operators, wholesalers and served a cheese garlic bread retailers alike, roll back that was so good it was sin- their prices (rather than give it away), concentrate ful. "You seldom mention on quality foods and learn prices of food in your col- their trade. As for me, I am umn, but you should men- (Continued on Page 31) .