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602 N. PONTIAC TRAIL
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
(South of Maple)
MON.-SAT. 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
SUNDAY 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
WALLED LAKE
669-1611
Since 1939
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7618 Woodward Ave.
871-1590
Extends Its Quality To
Special Parties Up To 200
Specializing In: Bar Mitzvahs, Sweet 16s,
Showers, Anniversaries, Retirement
Parties, Birthdays, Weddings, Etc.
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From 100 to 400
We Can Assist Your Party Needs With
Everything From Hors d'Oeuvres and
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Your Hostess: Juanita
6665 HIGHLAND ROAD (M-59)
Across from Oakland-Pontiac Airport, Pontiac, Mich.
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FRIDAY' AUG '21' 1987'.
Rialto Has Acclaimed Record
Of Serving Food In Ferndale
DANNY RASKIN
Local Columnist
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OU COULD -GET
a complete dinner
from soup to nuts for
25 cents . . . The Woodward
Avenue of today wasn't a
main street . . . just a gravel
road . . . The City of Ferndale
didn't become one yet until
the following year.
This was 1926 . . . 61 years
ago . . . when Rialto Cafe on
Woodward and 9 Mile in Fern-
dale first opened its doors.
Seating then was for just 30
people with no kitchen .. .
just a grill in the restaurant
area itself.
Next door was a grocery .. .
and next to that a little office
. . . As the restaurant grew in
popularity, both were taken
. .. with the kitchen put in
back . . . Today, the seating is
for 175, including a six-stool
counter and a six-seater bar
. . . 10 persons work in the
large, clean, kitchen of gleam-
ing stainless steel, walk-in
cooler,-freezer, storage room,
etc.
A prime asset at Rialto
Restaurant has been the
loyalty of its customers .. .
Many restaurants have its
moments of adversity, but
Rialto has always overcome
them . . . and the customers
continue to return.
But loyal attendance isn't
the only thing that makes
Rialto tick with such rapidi-
ty . . . The food is all home
cooked on the premises .. .
very wholesome . . . Portions
are large . . . and the service
is unequaled . . . The latter,
for example, has people like
Marie Marsac, who has been
with Charlie & Frank Pappas
29 years . . . She had been
there a year before the
likeable brothers took over
. . . and is their manager .. .
Frank's sweet, very talented,
pretty and gracious young
daughter, Loula Pappas, is
hostess, cashier, etc. . . . and
excellent waitresses like
Naomi Collinsworth, One of
the best, make up a well-
trained staff of waitpersons.
When Charlie and Frank
took over Rialto, there were
no cocktails served . . .
Oakland County was dry at
that time . . . They didn't
receive their liquor license
until 1972 . . . and were
among the first to receive one.
However, the food and
prices at Rialto are what
keeps bringing people back
. .. You can get a drink at any
place with a license, but not
the kind of food or prices like
Rialto.
Eight years ago, Rialto was
acclaimed as one of the top
restaurants in the State of
Michigan with an under $5
per person menu . and
three star rating . . . The
prices haven't gone up very
much since . . . and its
wholesome home cooking is
still very much' in demand.
Rialto, with its booths and
tables in three dining areas,
never closes . . . It is open
seven days a week . . . Mon.-
Thurs. 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
Fri. & Sat. 10:30 a.m. to 11
p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 10
p.m.
The huge variety menu in-
cludes American, Italian and
Greek favorites . . . There's no
such thing at Rialto as pro-
cessed food . . . Charlie and
Frank don't know from such
things . . . and certainly are
against serving it . . . As ex-
ample, their kitchen staff cuts
its own potatoes for American
fries or hash browns . . . and
cook them in pure vegetable
oil without any semblance of
grease . . . Fresh turkey is
sliced directly off the bird .. .
It's nothing for Rialto to use
up 10 and more 32-pound
turkeys in a week . . . that's
how much they sell of this
very big favbrite.
People are given their
choice of regular or Greek
salads . . . at no extra charge
. . . The menu ranges from
fresh seafood to bar-b-q ribs,
chicken, shrimp, steaks,
chops, prime ribs, etc., etc.,
etc.
This being the 61st anniver-
sary, Charlie and Frank
wanted to do it up in a big
way . . . and sure are . . .
Through August, people get
their choice of any two din-
ners on the menu for one
price ($8.95) . . . complete
from salad to dessert and
beverage . . . seven days a
week from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
. . . Can't recall ever seeing a
deal like this . . . it could well
be a first in the restaurant
business.
- So nice to know that a true
family restaurant with such a
historic background is still in
our midst . . . and better still
that it continues to serve the
same wholesome food at low
prices as ever . . . Small
, reason that Rialto is con-
tinually rated among
Michigan's top restaurants at
very reasonable prices that
hover around the $5 mark.
RICKY DEE (Drapkin)
Show at BBC West Steak
House, (formerly Kansas City
Steak House,) on 14 Mile Rd.,
a block east of John R and
just east of Oakland Mall, is
Aug. 28, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. . . .
It'll have Ricky singing his
songs, the Louie Marr
Quartet and the Loving Cup
for dancing . . . in continuous
music . . . plus Allan
Schwartz, "The Singing Win-
dow-Washer" among guests.
ONE OF DETROIT'S top
jazz personalities and a top
local fuller fashion boutique
. . . What do they have in com-
mon? . . . The Ortheia Barnes
Collection will be modeled as
folks sip wine and nibble on
cheese . . . tomorrow, 12 noon
to 6 p.m. . . . at Valentina's in
Harvard Row, 11 Mile and
Lahser . . . Ortheia may not
sing then, but she'll have two
of her musicians there .. .
and chances are high that
very good friend songstress
Aretha Franklin will also be
in attendance . . . plus Roz Di
Jardean, local designer.
DAVID WRONA is new
director of sales and
marketing for Troy Hilton
Inn, Stephenson Hwy., Troy
. . . coming here from the
Albany Hilton in New York
David Wrona
. . . Before the Albany Hilton,
he was executive director of
the Niagara Falls Convention
Center for two years . . .
David has a gaming
background . . . just in case
. . . Before his five-year'stay at
the Niagara Hilton, he took a
leave of absence to become
vice president of Coalition for
Legislation of Hotel Casino
Gaming in New York.
The 401-room Troy Hilton is
currently undergoing a $2
million dollar renovation.
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