34 Friday, May 20, 1983 I THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS DINNERITHEATER COMBO FREE *s 1." e E 1 4 S BAGEL BASKET DELI 6724 Orchard Lake Road, south of 15 West Bloomfield Plaza Wynn Schwartzman, Owner 851-9390 CARTOON LOVERS have an association when it comes to Popeye . . .They almost immediately think of spinach . . .that's the comic character's power symbol . . .and the thing so many parents have been We Have A Hunch ... You're Gonna Love Our Brunch! Sensational marinated salads...steaming soup...bagels and all the fixins' (like lots & lotsa lox)... bountiful breakfast favorites, including blintzes and eggs...hot entrees to delight lunch lovers...delectable desserts...the seemingly never-ending selection speaks for itself! The Michigan Inn's Sunday Brunch. Sumptuous. Satisfying. Savor it this Sunday. ADULTS $9.95 - SENIOR CITIZENS $7.95 CHILDREN UNDER 12 $4.95 11:30 a. M. to 3:30 p.m. Reservations Suggested — Call 559-6500 " Special group arrangements available t ile rf A/i/ 16400 J.L. Hudson Drive • Southfield, MI 48075 r grateful for . .as well as spinach growers . . .He's done more for spinach than any advertisement beyond wildest dreams. But you won't find spinach at any of the Popeye's chicken spots that have spring up around the country . . .making it among the nation's fastest growing chains. Originator Al Copeland saw the movie, "French Connection" in 1972 with one of the characters called "Popeye." . . .He liked the name so much that it stuck with him . . . and Al went to King Features . . . bought rights to use it . . . and to- day, already has over 300 Popeye's chicken spots around the country . . . 40 company stores are in New Orleans alone, where Al is • from. Among his most energetic franchisees are a couple of gents named Bill Gregory and Mike Sullivan ... with rights for Oakland, Macomb and St. Clair Shores Their latest store ... For An Affair You'll Remember Special occasions are the times in your life you'll remember forever. 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Popeye's boats-on the De- on Greenfield just south troit River ... Last year of 11 Mile ... next to J. he set a world's record. Ross Browne. Everything on Popeye's Popeye's spicy fried chic- menu was developed by ken is like none you may Copeland himself. ever have eaten before .. The employees at The cajun taste is achieved Popeye's of Southfield are by marinating overnight so excellent assets to a fine op- spices go right through the eration . . . Manager Al skin . . . not brushed on .. . Czarnik . . . and assistant This is done after Popeye's managers Donna McAloon, chickens are cleaned and Darlene Washington and washed thoroughly . . . The Ken Smith. longer it marinates, spicier So many people who have the chicken gets . . . There's had Popeye's spicy chicken also a mild chicken which is will attest to its goodness not spiced . . . with very thin . . . They'll have nothing flaky breading and moist- else . . . The mild, also .. . ness that brings out a very Everything on the small good taste. menu has a taste all its very Not enough can be said own . . . The two chickens, about the buttermilk bis- spicy or mild shrimp, bar- cuits . . . they're in a class becue beans, onion rings, all their very own . . . The tole slaw and corn-on-the- fluffy, high, full-bodied bis- cob. cuit, which many people Another big favorite buy and freeze, took three are the Chicken Tacos at years to develop . . . and Popeye's made up of takes days -to make . . . It spicy chicken chunks ... is unbelievably good as is sauce, lettuce and tomato . . . without butter . . . topped with cheddar Honey on the biscuits are a cheese ... tucked into a real taste delight . . . and crisp tortilla . . . Only one they make great sand- word for it ... delicious. wiches. If spinach tasted good The onion rings at stuffed in chicken, you can Popeye's are not frozen .. . bet your boots that Al Cope- made fresh each morning . land would have produced and afternoon from raw on- this, too. ions .. Another item called Popeye's spicy chicken is Cajun Rice . . . ("dirty rice" an adventure . . . and a good in South because of its ap- one. pearance with ground meat) ELLEN WOLFE was our . . . joins the treats . . . along representative to recent with barbecue beans and opening of Fairlane Char- coleslaw with their absolute ley's in Dearborn . . . "It was own identities. charming. Chuck Muer was Goal of Bill and Mike is charniing. Chef Larry was to have 20 Popeye's charming. A fine place with stores ... They started good food and such nice four years ago on people. Managers came Rochester Road and Big from all over the state and Beaver in Troy, which the employees at Fairlane last year received an Charley's are so wonderful." award from Popeye's for Ellen says Chuck told her best quality, cleanliness one of the Meriweather's and service of any in the bought by him will be entire nationwide chain turned into a Charley's . .. Other locations be- tavern . . . It's the one in sides Troy and Southfield Warren. • • • are Bloomfield Hills, GALLERY II on Tele- Pontiac and Mt. Clemens graph and 15 Mile . . . in the ... Bloomfield seats 100, Bloomfield Plaza . .. is Troy 70, Mt. Clemens, 40, targeted for opening in Southfield 24 and Pon- about three weeks . . . tiac 20. Owner Stephan Becharas When they opened their will divide his time between Troy operation, it was the the new spot and his Gallery first Popeye's in the North on 10 Mile, east of Ever- . . . and created a new mar- green . . . Both will have the ket .. ,Popeye's is all over same menu. IT'S DEFINITE . . the Midwest now. Bill Gregory has admira- Sero's will take over the ble qualities about the food former Healthy Jones spot served from the stores . . . -- on Northwestern Hwy. like deliveries because he THE VILLAGE NOW is would rather have people new name of former Hunga- eat it fresh . . . than served rian Village on Springwells two hours later ... The de- .. . with original owner liveries are made 15 min- Dave Ganus back . . . plus utes before serying time .. . gypsy music .,. . and Hun= Carry-out and drive- garian food. through window does a big WHATEVER HAP- job, though, with folks who don't keep4t this long before PENED TO . . . Hugo Ugo- lini? . . . Howard Pearl? .. . eating. There's no guesswork Chico Holiday? . . . Christ- with Popeye's products .. . opher Smith? .. . Bobby which accounts for its con- Shan? LARRY NOZERO sistency . . . The entire sys- tem is computerized to Quartet is at Bobby Moore's maintain 'accuracy. ' '(Continued: on Page '35)