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September 27, 1985 - Image 47

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1985-09-27

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Friday, September 27, 1985 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

'Drake
RESTAURANT

Fine Dining
In An Elegant Atmosphere

ROCKY'S

WE ARE NOW OPEN
FOR LUNCH!

PIZZERIA

Italian-American Food

10517 W. 7 MILE, East of Meyers

864-8553

STILL SERVING THE
BEST FOOD IN TOWN!
TRY OUR GREAT PraA

Available For Private Parties

661-1920

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DANNY RASKIN

THE
JEWISH NEWS?

Live Entertainment
and Dancing
Wed. Thru Sat.

5586 Drake Road North of Maple, West Bloomfield

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to send someone a
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19051 Middlebelt — Livonia
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ONLY 15 MINUTES FROM
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(My House Is Your House)

N. of 1.75, ExIt 81 • Lake Orlon

Wishes All Our
Customers and Friends
A HEALTHY & HAPPY NEW YEAR

693-8882

We Specialize In
FRESH FISH, VEAL, STEAKS
AND PASTA

Private Facilities
Available For All
Occasions
Up To 80 People

--3400 Bagley Ave. (At 23rd Street) Detroit, MI 48216 • Phone 841 - 3700

OPEN SEVEN DAYS

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from 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.

One Of The Nation's Foremost Authentic Mexican Restaurants

Your Host: Dante Yannelli

"Like being at the finest of Mexico City"

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OFFER GOOD MON. 9-30-85 THRU THURS. 10-3-85

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BACK IN 1832 it was a plot where only two tiny bones were
of land known as "Ore Creek" found ... The chocolate mousse
. and in 1867 became the Vil- with grand manlier was a des-
lage of Brighton, Mich. ... Its Bert hard to pass up . .. and
first frame home later became glad we didn't.
Restaurant broker Roy
the site for completion of the
development that in 1926 pro- Brown's eyes lit up when dis-
vided town of Brighton with a covering he could have the blac...
state bank, motel, restaurant, kened whitefish at lunchtime
and bus station all in the same . . . it's that good ... The
building. Canopy before Susan and Doug
The bank failed during early took over was fair at best ...
days of the Depression ... and it Now it is excellent.
Remember the blue-and-white
became a new hotel ... The
heritage of this location contin- striped awning outside? ... It's
ued on as still another hotel ... gone ... In its stead is a green
until 1957, when new owners canopy with gold lettering that
came in and saw a long canopy reads "The Canopy" ... People
extending full length of the bar. who like history will enjoy The
They took up this theme ... Canopy . . . Those who want
added a canopy over the very good food and gracious din-
entrance ... and changed its ing will love it.
The Canopy in Brighton is
name ... It became The Canopy
on West Grand River and Main open seven days a week .. .
. and still remains as such ... Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 12
only under new ownership of midnight, Friday and Saturday
Doug and Susan Wood who took 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., and Sunday
over in June ... with aspira- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with Sunday
tions to follow the previous tra- brunch 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
OVERALL CELEBRATION
dition of imaginative cuisine,
excellent service and friendly heralded opening of The Quest,
surroundings ... same qualities Ramada Inn of Southfield on
that made this restaurant a Telegraph ... as merrymakers
favorite meeting place for over galore enjoyed an entertaining
50 years. evening.
It's the former Scandals
Doug and Susan have already
surpassed this desire ... with Lounge . . . but you wouldn't
their 185-seater plus another 25 recognize it anymore ... with 16
in a lounge where 15 seats are video screens and illuminated
also at a bar ... This is the graphics to the tempo of music
locale where the former bank ... Sophisticated sound system
vault with its 28-inch thick con- at The Quest includes 14 house
crete walls was blasted to make speakers, three cassettes, three
a segment of the bar ... Huge VCRs and six amplifiers .. .
portions of that vault still re- using comfortable volume levels
main. to provide varied sound inten-
Earl Williams has been play- sities ... higher on the dance
ing piano at The Canopy for floor ... softer in quiet, talking
over 25 years ... going from areas ... Top bands are featured
room to room tickling the Mondays through Saturdays.
ivories. On this opening night of The
One side was the bank ... an- Quest, disco music prevailed in
other a restaurant .. . .Today the lounge . . . a Polynesian
both are The Canopy, with its motif, music and ,dancing girls
stately Victorian atmosphere ... in the ballroom so conducive for
and four rooms for dining ... banquets and occasions ... Even
During remodeling by Doug and the lobby had its highlight, with
Susan it was closed two months Bob Milne playing his wonderful
... and reopened in August. ragtime piano stylings.
We had lunch there recently, Brian Minard, formerly of/
with our waitress, Nan Ed- Northfield Hilton, is manager of
wards, who has been at The Cache dining room, previously
Canopy 18 years, so personable, Summerfield's WOMC's Nick
gracious and efficient as the Aram and Tom Ryan•made their
very delightful repast was usual. toasts ... Doug and
thoroughly enjoyed ... A most Nancy Jacobs such a swell
interesting note is that when couple ... Jay Grunner, for
ordering wine, it comes with merly of Stouffer's in Cleveland,
cheese ... Touches like this is manager ... The search -is
take The Canopy out of the or- over ... The Quest is here ...
dinary. and a fine discovery.
Chef Mike Miller, former
HOW KOW INN on W. Nine
Somerset wiz, does a super job Mile in Oak Park, has well-kept
. and folks who've been there secret ... that is beginning to
for dinner rave about his Cajun get out in a big way ... It is
blackened whitefish, veal very" unsung for American food
medallions with basil cream and .(ask, Barbara and Roy Feinberg
wild mushrooms, veal with among so many others) ... Hoa
hazelnuts and orange, finished Kow sells more whitefish than
with brandy, boneless lamb loin many all-American restaurants,
in puff pastry, Dover sole in . fresh daily . , . and its ham:.
light - Chardonnay, char-grilled burgers are purchased from
Norwegian salmon and grilled Singer Meats next door.
chicken with blackberry vinegar
OVER 600 guys 'n gals came
sauce.
in and out as Nicky's; Top of
Our luncheon at The Canopy T roy Bldg. concourse, W. Big
was superb ... a, large, crisp Beaver, celebrated its second
and cold salad with both dry' stirring anniversary bash.
crumbled and creamy roquefort
as
It was a fun night
cheese and dressing ... Then a owner Nick Sorise and John Re-
very delicious piece 'of lake trout aser fully intended it to be



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