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13715 W. 9 MILE, W. of Coolidge

Chinese-American Restaurant

Wishes It's
Friends and Customers
A VERY HEALTHY & HAPPY
NEW YEAR

All Good Wishes
For A Healthful & Joyous

NEW YEAR

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The Rhinocerous

Restaurant and Lounge

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AND CUSTOMERS
A HEARTY AND
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Seafood Tavern

TWELVE MILE
AT ORCHARD LAKE
FARMINGTON HILLS
553.7000

Wishes Its
Friends and Customers
A Very Healthy
And Happy

New Year

• Greenfield at 12 Mile, 559-5985
• 14 Mile and Campbell, 585-0627
• Northwestern Hwy in Sunset Strip
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FRMAY RPM/IRFELA 1988.

An Unlikely Taste 'Tireat
At Armando's Shalimar

DANNY RASKIN

Local Columnist

A

very interesting con-
cept . . . very unlikely
anywhere . .. the com-
bination of authentic Mex-
ican and authentic Northern
India cuisines.
This is the new Armando's
Shalimar now on Orchard
Lake Rd. between 12 and 13
Mile.
Armando's Galan's Mexican
food has received much note
. . . and is a favorite of the
Detroit Tigers, TV per-
sonalities and persons from
varied walks of life.
His new partners are Pam
and Paul Baluja . . . and Jeet
Reen, probably among the
finest finest Northern India
chefs in the area.
There's even an India "Tor-
tilla" that looks like a burrito
. . . and is made with whole
wheat . . . It's called Chopata
. . . among six or seven breads
baked on the premises by
Jeet.
Food of India is very
healthy . . . nothing canned or
processed . . . Armando's
Shalimar makes its own
yogurt, own cheese, own ap-
petizers like Samosa, minced
lamb and peas roll . . .
Pakora, eggplant, cauliflower,
cheese and fish . . . etc.
Its chicken (Andoori) is
cooked without skin and
marinated overnight.
Also in the kitchen with
Jeet is Chef Kashri Ram,
whose specialty is the Tan-
doori cooking in Armando's
Shalimar open kitchen sector.
In the evenings are
tablecloths . . . and fresh In-
dia "tortillas" are brought
direct from the authentic clay
oven.
Food of India is not hot as
erroneously thought by many
. . . It depends on how spicy a
person wants his choices .. .
The tasty delights can be had
mild, medium or spicy .. .
whichever suits a person's
palate . . . or stomach.
Bangladesh food is general-
ly considered more spicy .. .
Northern India cuisine is
much different . . . many
dishes made with yogurt .. .
Jeet and his staff use fresh
ginger, garlic, tomatoes, cilan-
tro, curry and when
necessary, hot sauce.
Paul and Pam were the
' original owners of Peacock
Restaurant in Dearborn .. .
where Jeet was chef cooking
all those wonderful dishes
that drew so many rave
notices.

The luncheon buffet, 11
a.m. to 2:30 p.m., combines
both Mexican and Northern
India food . . . Dinners also, of
course . . . A Sunday brunch
is expected to begin soon 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. . . . also with
- both types of dishes.
Armando is back in the kit-
chen again . . . making his
Mexican specialties . . . When
he is not there, its food lacks
much . . . Armando's Mexican
artistry takes on an
altogether different tastebud
delight.
Good Northern India
restaurants are famous for
their rice pudding . . . Arman-
do's Shalimar cooks its rice
four hours and serves the
delicacy with pistachio nuts
and raisins.
The new-fangled combina-
tion of Mexican and Northern
India cuisine has a ring of
success about it.
BILLY ROSE Quartet opens
this Monday at Don Vargo's
1940 Chop House on Jeffer-
son . . . Mondays through
Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. . . .
for dining and dancing
rhythms.

GOOD WAITRESS
DEPT. ... Terri Devereaux
. . . at Jacques' on Telegraph
. . . a pretty dimpled smile . . . -
very efficient and personable
... Jewish News is second
best for Terri . . . She likes the
Jerusalem Post number one
. . . Another year and Terri
will become a lawyer . . . She
is a University of Michigan
undergraduate in child
psychology.
With the very fine Marie
Lilly, they make a great
daytime waitperson duo .. .
And there's hardly any better
than Donna Rosen in plann-
ing parties or - getting along
with folks.
SINCE 1872, Isaac Gellis,
making its mark in the local
area with kosher products, is
computerized as having sold
over a billion kosher hot dogs
. . . Don't know how far that
links . . . but it sure must be
a long way!
40TH ANNIVERSARY of
Mario's Restaurant on Se-
cond, will be to benefit Varie-
ty Club charity for children
. . . It's Oct. 14, 7 p.m. with
personality hosts and
hostesses.
RODGERS AND HAM-
MERSTEIN'S excellent
musical, Carousel plays
Meadow Brook through this
Sunday . . . 'If I Loved You,"
"You'll Never Walk Alone,"
"June Is Bustin' Out All
Over," etc.

RICE PUDDING at
Pyramid's Cafe on Southfield
in Southfield Commons,
formerly Farrells, is made
with apricots, vanilla,
pistachios (when requested),
cinnamon, raisins and
whatever else people want .. .
even coconuts.
LOCALE OF former
Stuart Anderson's Grill on 11
Mile, may be opened under
another name . . . by Detroit
Piston all-star center Bill
Laimbeer.
SKYLIGHT ROOM is
scheduled to open soon at
2000 Prudential Town Center
. . . The private club will be
$800 membership and $70 a
month . . . Takes over the en-
tire floor at Prudential .. .
Mark Schlussel is chairman
of the board . . . and Rob
Allan its manager.
KEVIN DE COSTA
Quartet takes over at Le
Bordeaux on Six Mile in
Livonia . . . where the Billy
Rose Quartet had played for
four years . . . Introducing
Kevin and his group will be
an open house, Monday, with
complimentary hors
d'oeuvres.
FREE SUNDAY CON-
CERTS at Somerset Mall .. .
George Benson Jazz Trio this
Sunday . . . Sept. 18 is Mike
Wahls and Friends and Sept.
25 will have classical pianist
Paul Burns . . . They're 2 to 4
p.m. in the center court . no
charge.
SEBASTIAN'S at Som-
erset Mall continues with its
fine dinner theater . . : Phil
Marcus Esser, Barbara
Bredius and Charlie Latimer
star in "Somerset Strut"
Fridays and Saturdays . . . 6
and 8 dinner, followed by 8
and 10 curtain.
JEFF HOBSON and his
magic show are at Duffy's
Tavern, Friday and Saturday,
nites 9:30 to 11:30 ... Sunday,
Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Don Nadel does his
keyboard tinglings.
SERIES OF three concerts
by Michigan Bell at Or-
chestra Hall, recalls the
Paradise Theater era of this
musical giant . . . Known as
the Paradise during the
1940s, Orchestra Hall was
home ofmany great jazz per-
formers . . . In fact, all three
of the bands being featured in
this inaugural jazz series per-
formed in the hall during the
Paradise Theater days.
Cab Calloway returns Oct. 29
. . . with his daughter Chris
as vocalist and the Rhythm

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