BEST OF EVERYTHING 1 COUPON Kr° OFF ON ANY LI DAY TRAY An Impressive English Tavern Is Hiding On Commerce Road ORDERS NOW TAKEN TO BREAK PAST YOM KIPPUR EVENING F Minimum 10 Persons DANNY RASKIN Local Columnist • LOX • CHUBS • SABLE • CREAM CHEESE •CREAMED HERRING • SPANISH ONION • CUCUMBER • TOMATOES • OLIVES (Black & Green) • PICKLES •COTTAGE CHEESE • MUENSTER & CHEDDAR CHEESES • CROISSANTS • BAGELS • ROLLS • ETC. • ETC. $775 per person PLUS $10 OFF WITH THIS COUPON Coupon Expires 10-10-89 VINEYARD'S CAFE & DELI • Fresh Homemade Salads • Over 50 Gourmet Sandwiches • Homemade Soups • Mideastern Cuisine • Colombo Lite Yogurt • Etc. • Etc. 855. 946 3 32418 NORTHWESTERN BET. MIDDLEBELT & 14 MILE Farmington Hills THE BAR-B-Q HOUSE AND GRILL SUNDAY 3 p.m.-10 p.m. MON.-THURS. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. FRI. 11-12 Mid., SAT. 3-12 p.m. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK NEXT DOOR TO STAR DELI CHARBROILED /2 CHICKEN 1 w/French Fries, Cole Slaw & Roll $ 475 Reg. S5.75 • Coupon Available on Char-Broiled Chicken Only • Limit 4 Per Customer Expires Oct. 15, 1989 JILI 5D 707 1- - MON., TUES. & WED. SPECIAL BUY ONE DINNER AT REGULAR PRICE GET Y OFF 2ND DINNER EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE RIBS, CHICKEN, SHRIMP, PASTA, ETC. Expires Oct. 15, 1989 2N SALADS NOW AVAILABLE: ANTIPASTO, CALIFORNIA & VEGETARIAN COMPLETE CATERING AVAILABLE • DELIVERY AVAILABLE 24545 W.12 MILE RD. Just West of Telegraph 355-3480 s t icAvt/ 01„,- .03 ,,e CY8 \e\- 2 GREAT LOCATIONS L 8 26505 NORTHWESTERN HWY. SOUTHFIELD 6680 ORCHARD LAKE RD. WEST BLOOMFIELD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1989 WAFFLE' OMELETTE OMELETTE BUY ONE PLAIN WAFFLE OR ONE PLAIN OMELETTE ONLY WITH TOAST & JELLY GET ONE . FREE VALID MONDAY THRU FRIDAY rom the outside, it looks like the kind of place you'd normally drive by . . . and once inside, you might wonder why you ever stopped. But the very unprenten- tious Bubble & Squeak on Commerce Road between Union Lake Road and Bogie Lake Road is the kind of in- formal place so many people don't know even exists .. . and is high on the ladder of dining sleepers. The former shot-and-a-beer joint probably with billiard table, darts, etc. of 13 years ago, is today a 110-seater English-style tavern with open bar area, booths and tables . . . owned by Lorraine and Wayne Yeokum. There were nine of us .. . with most thinking we were in for a "roughing-it" evening . . . Instead, surprise of sur- prises when the menu was unfolded by folks at the table . . . and even more shocking was the food variety and goodness. Of the nine, eight enjoyed their meals . . . I had the salmon, which turned out to be the evening's only disap- pointment . . . heavy skin, bones and chunky . . . not flaky and tender like Norwegian salmon . . . It wasn't worth the chance to have a bone stuck in my palate. The impressive menu is very much on the English side . . . and the restaurant is patterned after the tradi- tional taverns of London and thereabouts. Where did the name Bubble & Squeak come from? . . . Corned beef and cabbage creates a bubble and squeak sound as it simmers . . . As the vegetables bubble, the corned beef squeaks 'tis said. Dr. Marshall Shapiro, whom Barry Solomon has dubbed as the guy who'll eat anything, started off his meal with onion pie and then went to the conventional roast duck with orange sauce .. . Onion pie is an old English favorite of cheddar cheese, onions and potatoes . . . Dee had the luscious-looking and quite delicious crab legs .. . Linda Solomon and Barbara Moretsky were in a raving mood over their breast of chicken Chantilly with ar- tichoke hearts, asparagus spears, mushrooms and cream . . . The dish was a Channel 7 "Friday Feast" feature. Bubble & Squeak's menu is extremely diversified . . . centering much on English dishes like shepherd's pie, Yorkshire pudding, Scotch eggs, English mixed grill (lamb chops, duck sausage, tenderloin), chicken pot pie much like the meat pies brought by the English to the colonies, and so many more British delights, including Bubble & Squeak's big fish and chips favorite. Filet mignon with mushrooms dux- elles and bearnaise is a takeoff of the classic French dish, fliet de boeuf Charlemagne . . . Bubble & Squeak grills it instead of roasting, and tops the filet with mushroom duxelles and bernaise sauce. You look at the place with its whirling ceiling fan, little green curtains between booths, high ceiling in center and lower at each end, fram- ed posters in booths of Music Man, Oklahoma and others and slowly realize it's kind of cute. The prices are quite reasonable . . . and Bubble & Squeak can be said to give a truly honest drink. Joe DeLuca had blackened tuna and didn't leave enough to nibble on . . . Our hostess, Tammy Howald, was pleasant and gracious . . . Mike Ab- dullah, who waited on us, was fast and efficient. When Bubble & Squeak gets busy, which is becoming quite often, owner Wayne Yeokum helps out in the kit- chen . . . It's nice to know that a restaurant is owned by so- meone who knows food and cares about how it is served . . . a very big reflection on culinary acceptance. All makes of cars im- aginable . . . plenty of park- ing . . . porch with awning and a small sign . . . If you stop, chances are high for return visits . . . The clean Bubble & Squeak could well become near the top on your list of places to go. WALLS ARE now going up for the much-touted new Garden Room at Cafe Cor- tina, considered by many among the area's finest Italian restaurants . . . 10 Mile Road east of Orchard Lake Road. The Garden Room, like a new toy for Adriano Tonon, owner with wife Rina, is ex- pected to open first part of December, holding from 45 to 60 people . . . It will be main- ly a party room, but open dur- ing the busy weekends also, when not being used for affairs. Cafe Cortina's large outdoor herb gardens have drawn raves from national restaurant publications .. . It's food and service are con- sidered standouts. DINNER WAS good . . . but excellent second feast for the eyes and ears an excep- tional standout . . . at recent "The Great Gala" black tie preview opening of Les Miserables by Michigan The impressive menu is patterned after the traditional taverns of London. Opera Theater at Fisher Theater. Patrons dined at the Recess Club, Hotel St. Regis or Pegasus In The Fisher, with cocktails served in the Fisher Building lobby from 5:15 to 6 p.m. . . . Our dinner at Hotel St. Regis was very well prepared and presented. Grand drape of the 2,100-seat Fisher Theater rose at 8 p.m. for the first-ever performance of the interna- tionally highly acclaimed Les Miserables . . . a superb musical production with ex- cellent casting and eye- opening stage settings. Afterglow in New Center One Atrium had Governor Jim Blanchard greeting well- wishers but looking around to see why Les Miz's cast hadn't shown up . . . Shelly and Peter Cooper, Dave Pollack, Norma Petix, Peggy Phillips and Van Dyan, Lou Sherman, Bob "Hoosier Slim" and wife Margaret Allesee (Allison), Barbara Goldman, Rita Fushman, Barry Keller, Phyllis and Frank Mara, Marvin Frenkel, Mary Lou and Mort Zieve, Vic Ben- jamin, Hilda Ettenheimer .. . and so many more were there. THERE'LL BE much new decor with change of owner- ship at Plaza Deli in Franklin Shopping Plaza on North- western and 12 Mile . . . Also a lot of updating in equip- ment so proper cooking can take place . . . like homemade foods, including soups. 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