BEST OF EVERYTHING
The Great Gregory's Grille
Is Doing Well in W. Bloomfield
DANNY RASKIN
Loral Columnist
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he Great Gregory has
invaded West Bloom-
field . . . Who is this
bird? He's a very cocky
chicken that has brought a
unique style of cooking and
flavoring to the Old Orchard
Center on Orchard Lake Road
and Maple Road.
Imagine a restaurant that
guarantees it's food! . . . Your
choice of another order or
your money back if not com-
pletely satisfied!
Gregory's Grille opened
June 6 of this year with
chicken marinated 12 hours
in herbs and fruit juices, bar-
b-q ribs baked and grilled,
homemade soups, salads,
sandwiches, etc., in a 92-seat
setting that gives much con-
centration on fast service and
quality.
From the moment a person
orders, whether it's for self-
serve ordering to dine inside
or carry-out, which Gregory's
Grille is big on, only about
two minutes lapses until the
order is received.
First Gregory's Grille was
opened in St. Petersberg, Fla.,
June, 1985, then came Clear-
water, and Darien, Ill. outside
Chicago . . . and now West
Bloomfield . . . owned by
Karen and Charles Gifford
. . . definitely not a fast-food
chain.
The West Bloomfield opera-
tion is partly owned and run
by Jane and Phil Carlile .. .
Phil designed and supervised
its construction . . . Jane
assisted Karen with the
decoration . . . and trains the
personnel.
All are extreme sticklers on
cleanliness . . . Their fetish
about this wonderful facet is
a very fine tribute that so
many other restaurateurs
would do well to copy . . .
After all is said and done,
what's better than eating in
a restaurant that you know is
clean from top to bottom .. .
front to back . . . The kitchen
at Gregory's Grille is im-
maculate . . . any hour of the
day . . . and it is probably the
only restaurant in this region
of the country with a
seamless floor made out of
poured acrylic . . . Grits inside
the plastic make for very solid
footing . . . no slipping here.
It's sauceless ribs are also
marinated . . . and can also be
gotten with sauce if desired.
Gregory's Grille is a seven-
day-a-week operation . . .
Lauren Serlin, left, receives a check from Mr. and Mrs. Darakjian.
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. . . . on the
Maple Road side of Old Or-
chard Center, where its sign
is flush against the building,
but a green, burgundy and
beige canopy is over the out-
side window and door . . . The
same style canopy is atop the
counter where Phil and Jane
ply their smiling goodness.
The 92 seats in Gregory's
self-serve operation include
both tables and booths . . . All
sandwiches are on pita bread
. . . and everything except the
potato salad is homemade .. .
People rave about the chicken
salad . . . it's a Gregory's
Grille favorite.
The Great Gregory's picture
is on a wall . . . and children
tell mom and dad that he's
where they want their lunch
or dinner from . . . chicken,
ribs or whatever else on the
menu, including those own-
recipe homemade baked
beans.
World of baseball has its
San Diego chicken . . . The
restaurant game has its
Great Gregory . . . In a fair
fight, we'll take the great one.
LAUREN SERLIN,
daughter of Margot and Ar-
nold Serlin, was awarded a
$1,500 tuition voucher by
John Darakjian Jewelers.
She was one of four to
receive tuition assistance
from the immigrant whose
own education ended at age
14 . . . John handed out
$5,000 in scholarships to four
area students . . . $2,000,
$1,500, $1,000 and $500.
The winners, chosen in a
drawing, must use the funds
for tuition at any accredited
education institution . . .
universities, colleges and
trade schools or elementary,
middle and high schools.
John, an Armenian who
opened his first jewelry store
at the age of 15, has a lifelong
respect for the value of educa-
tion . . . "My father," says son
Ara, the firm's director of
operations, "wanted to share
our good fortune with other
Americans by giving the gift
of learning because he firm-
ly believes that education is
the key to the American
dream."
Registration for the draw-
ing was held at both John
Darakjian Jewelers locations
. . . No purchase was necesary
to enter.
FOUR YEARS AGO on
June 5, 1985, Ristorante di
Modesta opened, seating 80
people at Market Place on
Northwestern Highway.
It became a favorite of many
. . . as owners Modesta and
Manuel Chavez pleasantly
greeted customers with
smiles as they lauded the fine
Italian food served.
A fire razed the little
restaurant on Feb. 18, 1988,
and it was forced to close, with
customers saddened by what
they considered a great loss.
But Ristorante di Modesta
was not to be denied . . . It
would rise from the ashes .. .
with a smartly-styled new
layout more conducive to corn-
f ortable dining and drinking
. .--\plus an outdoor patio that
soon became a dining haven.
The hardships of Modesta
and Manuel soon turned into
more smiles of happiness .. .
and it was magnified recent-
ly when the very well-liked
couple celebrated the
restaurant's fourth anniver-
sary in splendid fashion.
The weather cooperated
greatly as a six-piece strolling
Mariachi band gave out Latin