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A Small Neighborhood Operation
Offers Warm Touches Of Class

DANNY RASKIN

Local Columnist

T

here have been at least
six restaurants at this
locale, and everyone
has bitten the dust . . . That
is, all except the last one,
which is still growing strong
as it celebrates its third an-
niversary by showing a
momentum which could
make it the first to succeed.
Jane's Place, opened June 1,
1988 by Jane Kladzyk and
barrister Marvin Berris, has
much of the same look as
when it took over the site on
Lahser just south of Civic
Center Drive (10 1/2 Mile) .. .
But a solid neighborhood
restaurant with a strong
customer satisfaction rela-
tionship is the important
facet that goes along with its
home cooking.
Outdoors during the warm
weather, Jane's Place is a
come-again mecca for folks
who enjoy sitting amid the
European touch look that in-
cludes eight hanging plants
and 11 large potted plants
among about 14 tables under
wide solid light-colored um-
brellas . . . It can't be classed
as a patio anymore . . . more
so a garden atmosphere with
Lahser frontage covered by so
many beds of flowers.
The outdoor garden setting
is under a long awning that
covers the complete unpreten-
tious-looking restaurant area
. . . Protection against sun
rays and rain drops make it
an ideal place for outdoor
dining.
Jane's Place isn't a big
restaurant by any stretch of
imagination . . . with only 48
seating inside and about 44
outdoors, but it has gotten big
on popularity.
Besides her homemade
cooking abilities, Jane's
talents are everywhere at the
restaurant . . . like the little
baskets trimmed with bows of
colored cloth in the garden
sector . . . Decorative wreaths
with ruffles are outside and
inside . . . She even has ruffl-
ed cloth on some of the menu
boards . . . Her floral ar-
rangements and needlework
are much talked about items.
And how many places do
you know that serve tea in
real English bone china cups
and saucers . . . especially a
little spot like this? . . . Jane's
Place may be a small
neighborhood operation, but
it doesn't lack warm touches
of class . . . It even has its own

little herb garden and
vegetable garden.
We mustn't forget the
romantic side of Jane's Place
that has grown stronger with
restaurant togetherness .. .
Marvin and Jane not only
work alongside each other,
but became husband and wife
this past Dec. 26.
Jane's Place is the kind of
restaurant people like . . . one
that makes friends.

Jane's Place may
be a small
neighborhood
operation, but it
doesn't lack warm
touches of class.

"I DON'T KNOW who Bill
Cardell is, but I'm Bill Car-
roll," said the Ford Motor Co.
Public Affairs head . . . Fun-
ny part about Eric Clark in-
troducing him as such is that
they are good friends . . . and
their sons attend school
together.
Was at the recent 10th An-
nual Celebrity Ball by Varie-
ty, The Children's Charity, at
Ritz Carlton Dearborn, who
did a super job with its ex-
cellent service and food.
The honorees, heart awards
and Humanitarian Award to
the Mike and Marion Hitch
Family, endeared themselves
even more to the ball at-
tendees with their short ac-
ceptance speeches . . . proving
that it can be done with em-
phasis . . . Mort Crim's speak-
ing engagement days are over
for the summer, but the
WDIV-TV anchor came to
emcee the big Variety night.
Helping children is truly a
heavenly deed . . . The at-
tendees and those who work-
ed on the Celebrity Ball
deserve much applause.
MAIL DEPT. . . . from Tom
Monahan (private eye) . . .
"Regarding yesteryears in
your column, Norm Lebowitz
brought me your article. I liv-
ed on 12th Street over a
cleaners. On the corner was
Ray's Five and Dime and
Phillip's Drug Store (12th and
Calvert), a little north of the
high-class Boston Blvd.-
Chicago Blvd. area. I am 65
and how well I remember
these names. Don't remember
the dime corned-beef sand-
wich (before my time). You
didn't mention the Spot Bar
across from the Cream of
Michigan on Pingree and
12th and above the Spot Bar

was M & M Chinese Food (an
after hours), great food, a lit-
tle gambling in the back. At
the top of the stairs was Ben-
ny (retired boxer), can't
remember his name. Some of
your readers might. You
didn't mention Klein's Show
Bar on 12th and Philadel-
phia, where Johnny Ray used
to sing (before he made
"Cry"). And how about the
Oakland Bath House and
best of all, the Farnsworth
Modern Bath House on Farn-
sworth. I saw Edward G.
Robinson there with a sheet
back in '46 or '47 when he
was in Detroit. Memories!"
THE ENTIRE $2 cover to
see and hear Doug Jacobs and
his Red Garter Band Tuesday
evenings at Duffy's Water-
front Inn on Cooley Lake Rd.
is going to charity throughout
June . . . This plus proceeds
from the mint julep on its
New Orleans menu go to help
fight Muscular Dystrophy .. .
This Labor Day weekend,
Doug and his band will have
been playing the Jerry Lewis
Telethon 21 years . . . At Duf-
fy's, the group plays a whirl-
wind variety of Bourbon
Street Dixieland classic tunes
of the '20s, '30s and '40s for
listening and dancing,
7:30-10:30 p.m.
IT'S HARD TO pronounce
but so very popular . . . as
Natraj celebrates its second
anniversary on Greenfield
south of 11 Mile.
The 150-seater northern In-
dia restaurant noted for its
authentic Tandoori cuisine, is
onwed by Terry and Aji
Ahluwalia. Formerly a Den-
ny's that was gutted and
reopened, Natraj is quite dif-
ferent with its contemporary
look rather than one you
might expect to see with ar-
tifacts of India.
Natraj opened without a li-
quor license . . . which it
received four months later.
Aji is a former General
Motors test driver and
waitress at Holiday Inn of
Northland and Botsford Inn
. . . She was Sammy Lieber-
man's first waitress for train-
ing at his Raleigh House
Lion's Head restaurant, leav-
ing in 1974 to don helmet for
General Motors.
If you thought northern In-
dia cooking was spicy, you've
never been to Natraj . . .
authenticity brings out a lot
of learning.
BACK IN SEPT. 1983,
Mark Schwartz was thinking
of a name for the high-style
women's store he was opening

