West
Bloomfield

(6676 Orchard Lake Road) is
heaven for any rib lover, offer-
ing half, two-third, full slabs,
buckets and barrels. Buddy's
menu includes deep dish piz-
za and chicken, too. Seating is
limited, but take out and
delivery service are available.
Buddy's Bar-B-Que is open
Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9
p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.-9 p.m.

On a lighter note, Sunrise
Cafe (6680 Orchard Lake

,

Road) satisfies with omelet-
tes, salads and sandwiches.
The restaurant under the
familiar green and yellow
awning is open Monday-
Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and
Sunday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Crossing Orchard Lake
Road again, one finds the
home of Ronald, Grimace and
Hamburgler — McDonald's.
Open Sunday-Thursday 6:30
a.m.-11 p.m., Friday and
Saturday 6:30 a.m.-midnight.
Need we say more?
Next door, area residents
can enjoy a taste of Chicago
without the five-hour drive at

The corner of 15
Mile Road and
Orchard Lake Road
provides an
abundance of
choices.

Pizzeria Uno (6745 Orchard
Lake Road). Individual and
group-size deep dish pizzas
are available with and with-
out meat, Mexican and Orien-
tal style. Pastas, burgers and
salads round out the menu
and a full bar is available to
help wash down the eats.
Monday through Friday
lunch specials ease the wait
and the wallet — individual
pizza of the day and soup or
salad for $4.75; soup, salad
and garlic bread for $3.50 or
pasta of the day, soup or
salad, and garlic bread for
$4.95 — will grace the table
within five minutes from 11
a.m.-3 p.m. While waiting, be
sure to check on which side of
the Republican/Democrat
bench your friends and co-
workers sit. You may be sur-
prised. Pizzeria Uno is open
Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-12
a.m., Friday and Saturday 11
a.m.-2 a.m.
The corner of 15 Mile Road
and Orchard Lake Road pro-
vides an abundance of
choices. Old Orchard Plaza is
home to traditional and exotic
eating experiences. Olga's
Kitchen (6655 Orchard Lake
Road) continues the chain's

tradition of roll-up sand-
wiches, famous curly fries
and spinach pies. This loca-
tion includes a bar. Olga's is
open Monday-Thursday 7
a.m.-9:30 p.m., Friday and
Saturday 7 a.m.-11 p.m. and
Sunday 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
The Blue Nile (6635 Or-
chard Lake Road) made a
name in this city in Trapper's
Alley. Ethiopian cuisine is
made easier without the drive
downtown or the search for
parking. Simple ordering —
vegetarian or meat — and a
base price take the guesswork
out of this foreign feast —
$10.98 vegetarian all you can
eat; $13.98 meat all you can
eat. The Blue Nile is open
Tuesday-Saturday 4 p.m.-10
p.m. and Sunday 4 p.m.-9 p.m.
Elias Brother's Big Boy
(6545 Orchard Lake Road) is
like an institution among
new restaurants cropping up.
Favorites like the Slim Jim
and Big Boy Combination
share the menu with expand-
ed HeartSmart selections.
The black and red vinyl seats
may be gone but the tradition
of family dining lingers. Big
Boy is open Sunday-Thursday
7 a.m.-midnight, Friday and
Saturday 7 a.m.-1 a.m.
The original Mr. B's in
Rochester was a shot and beer
bar serving six food items. My
how things change! Mr. B's
Bloomfield (6480 Orchard
Lake Road) has just expand-
ed their menu again — serv-
ing up Mexican favorites from
its sister restaurant, Monter-
rey's. According to Amy
Glasser, manager, the West
Bloomfield location boasts
the highest food sales of all
seven Mr. B's locations. In ad-
dition to the new Mexican
selections, Mr. B's offers up
pizza, burgers, entree salads,
ribs and chicken. Low-fat,
low-sodium items are denoted
on the menu with a heart.
But make no mistake, Mr. B's
has its bar crowd, too. Section-
ed off from the dining room,
two booths, several tables and
bar stools surround a display
of alcohol, a jukebox and one
very cynical, very funny
bartender named Mark. Mr.
B's is open Monday-Saturday
11 a.m.-2 a.m. (Kitchen closes
at 12:45 a.m. Monday-
Thursday, 1:15 a.m. Friday
and Saturday) and Sunday
noon-1 a.m. (Kitchen closes at
midnight).
Leave the kids home when
heading for R.I.K.s The
Restaurant (6303 Orchard
Lake Road). Angel-hair pasta
with shrimp, Chianti-
marinated leg of lamb, fresh
fish and an impressive list of

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