Dining Guide
ROYAL OAK
by others on some. Esquire
Magazine has rated it among
the area's top 100 restaurants.
(48)
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SOUTHFIELD
Alia's, 27167 Greenfield,
Southfield, 559-8222. A good
family restaurant serving Amer-
ican and Lebanese cuisine, Alia's
owners Dania and Ed Farah are
proud of their homemade spe-
cialties prepared from natural
ingredients. it is open 7 days
a week serving breakfast, lunch
and dinner. Carry-out of its en-
tire menu is available as is off-
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THAI CUISINE, A UNIQUE DINING EXPERIENCE
RESTAURANT & BAR
THE ORIGINAL
DEEP DISH CHICAGO STYLE PIZZA
Fresh Pasta • Burgers • Salads • Appetizers • Cocktails
Kids Eat Free Sun. & Mon. • (Ask for Details) • Movie Meal Deals
6745 Orchard Lake Road
West Bloomfield
Carry-Out
Door 2 Door
737-7242
SEAFOOD
JUDENNIS°N
Seafood Tavern
Laurel Park Place
Six Mile Rd. at 1-275
Livonia • 464 - 9030
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FARMINGTON HILLS
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FARMINGTON
The Great Wall, 35135 Grand
River, Drakeshire Shopping
Center, Farmington, 476-9181.
Owner Henry Lum prides him-
self on having a gourmet Chi-
nese restaurant with many of
the favorites like peanut butter
sauce on ice cream both made
by him. The Great Wall serves
exotic drinks and cocktails and
has a private dining room for
banquets, parties and business
meetings. It is open for busi-
nessmen's luncheon and din-
ner with full carry-out and
catering available. (46)
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FARMINGTON HILLS
Buddy's Pizza, 31646 North-
western Hwy., Farmington Hills,
855-4604. Among the fastest
growing chains in the midwest,
Buddy's Pizza now has six sit-
down and three carry-out loca-
tions. Although Buddy's is
highly ranked for its award-win-
ning pizza, the menu is widely
diversified with turkey burgers,
chargrilled chicken, Caesar sal-
ad, pasta crab salad, stuffed
potato skins, meat balls, pasta,
etc. (46)
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FEATURING
Chicken • Seafood • Beef • Pork
Thai BarBeque • Vegetarian Dishes
DINE-IN • CARRY OUT • DOOR 2 DOOR • CATERING
Lunch: Mon.-Sat 11-3; Dinner: Mon.-Sat. 3-9
(313) 524-1944
3303 Rochester Road in Troy Point Plaza (1 block north of Big Beaver)
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OAK PARK
FARMINGTON HILLS
Seafood
so fresh...
you'd think
we'd caught it
ourselves!
Corner of 12 Mile &
Orchard Lake Rd.
Farmington Hills • 553 - 7000
RATED *** BY DETROIT FREE PRESS
Cottage Inn Pizza, 28845 Or-
chard Lake Rd., Farmington
Hills, 553-2880. Serving its
award-winning Sicilian deep
dish and traditional round piz-
zas, both Farmington Hills and
West Bloomfield locations have
the favorite specialty types too.
Spicy Mediterranean, zesty Ital-
ian are among the much
wanted. Farmington Hills also
featues salads, lasagna, subs,
Baboli and the highly-popular
Matzo Pizza. Parties and meet-
ings are also catered by both
locales. (7)
Ginopolis', 27815 Middlebelt
Rd., Farmington Hills, 851-
8222. One of Metropolitan De-
troit's favorite celebrity
restaurants, Ginopolis', owned
by brothers Johnny and Peter
Ginopolis, carries on the tradi-
tion of excellence which their
father George always insisted
upon. Seafood, authentic Mont-
gomery Inn ribs and choice se-
lections are Ginopolis' favorites.
A beautiful private room is avail-
able plus off-premise service
for all types of catering. (46)
Marvin's Marvelous Me-
chanical Museum, 31005
Orchard Lake Rd., 626-5020.
They said Marvin Yagoda was
crazy when he came up with
the idea, but his fun emporium,
with 24 tables for lunch snacks
too, is among few like it in the
nation. Video games, pinball
machines, antique games,
unique posters, artifacts, etc.
including an old-time photo
booth that works, make up this
party favorite where both
youngsters and adults get
equally involved. (46)
Sageo's, 25938 Middlebelt
Road, Farmington Hills, 476-
1 750. Another of those good
and clean neighborhood restau-
rants featuring home-style
cooking, fresh seafood and a
variety of dishes at low prices.
Even the cannolis are home-
made in a well diversified menu
for all tastebuds. True family
dining here is nestled at the cor-
ner of a well-trafficed shopping
center. (52)
Vineyard's Taste of Sea-
sons, 32418 Northwestern,
Farmington Hills, 855-9463.
Here is where a one-time party
store has turned into a highly-
popular carry-out and sitdown
restaurant both inside and out-
side. Shirlee Bloom's take-out
and catering for all affairs from
weddings to bar mitzvahs is a
big Vineyard's Taste of Seasons
asset in homes, halls or club-
houses, with all tra-ditional Jew-
ish dishes made fresh daily
using only kosher products. (46)
Wing Hong, 31455 W. 14 Mile,
Farmington Hills, 851-7400.
One side serves Cantonese,
Szechuan and Mandarin food.
The other, Tokyo Japanese
Steak House, features a Sushi
Bar along with Japanese dishes
for table dining. Wing Hong is
celebrating its 18th anniversary
at this location but over 30
years in the Metropolitan De-
troit area. Daily lunch and din-
ner specials are both Chinese
and Japanese. (46)
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OAK PARK
Bread Basket Deli, 10-1/2
Mile and Greenfield, Lincoln
Shopping Center, Oak Park,
968-0022. A favorite of many
people for breakfast, lunch, din-
ner and after-theater, this has
the aura of a modernistic deli-
catessen so apparent with col-
ortful decor. A children's menu
is featured along with party
trays. The Bread Basket Deli is
open Tuesday through Sunday
10 a.M. to 10 p.m. (46)
Deli & Co., 25290 Greenfield
Rd., Oak Park, 968-8000. Peo-
ple who want more from a deli
than just corned beef pay a visit
to Deli & Co. Specialties include
chicken Caesar salad, chicken
wild rice salad or full dinner spe-
cials, plus traditional deli favo-
rites. Deli & Co. also specializes
in deli trays. Open every day
from 11-8. (8)
Golden Bowl, 22106 Coolidge
at 9 Mile, Oak Park, 398-5502.
The knowledge of Chef Frank
Eng is widespread in Chinese
dining. Golden Bowl is open
seven days, Mon.-Thurs. from
11 a.m. and Sunday from 1
p.m. serving Szechuan, Man-
darin and Cantonese food. Car-
ry-out service is available plus
banquet facilities. (46)
Hoa Kow, 13 715 W. 9 Mile,
Oak Park, 547-4663. One of
Oak Park's pioneers, Hoa Kow
is a favorite of people from all
walks of life and all parts of the
Detroit and Metropolitan areas.
Plus Cantonese Szechuan and
Mandarin foods, Hoa Kow Oak
Park and its second location
Hoa Kow West Bloomfield at
Crosswinds Mall are famous for
their varieties of white fish, sell-
ing over 1,500 pounds a week.
(46)
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NOVI
Victor's, 4331 7 Grand River,
Novi, 349-1438. Here's a restau-
rant where the owner is proud
to have his name attached. Vic-
tor Casis presents a unique din-
ing experience with casual
warmth. Open for lunch and
dinner Monday through Satur-
day, its diversified menu in-
cludes health conscious items.
Banquet facilities are available
for up to 100 persons, and live
piano entertainment is a Friday
and Saturday evening feature.
(9)
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ROYAL OAK
Chick-N Ribs, 118 S. Wood-
ward, Royal Oak, 544-1211.
Much has been said about this
dine in and carry-out restaurant
whose specialties of broasted
or bar-b-q chicken and bar-b-
q ribs have received much at-
tention, but as regular
customers say, the proof is in
the tasting. It's open seven
days, Sun.-Thurs. 11-10, Fri. &
Sat. 11-11. (48)
Oliverio's, 3832 N. Wood-
ward, Royal Oak, 549-3344. A
restaurant with a flair for the
more dramatic type of North-
ern Italian cuisine, Oliverio's also
features traditional dishes and
a fine wine list. Some of Artie
Oliverio's dishes are his own in-
ventions and copies attempted
premise catering.
(46)
Bangkok Club, 29269 South-
field Rd., Southfield Commons,
Southfield, 569-1400. Serving
authentic Thai food, Bangkok
Club is open lunch and dinner
for the multitude of people who
thoroughly enjoy this fascinat-
ing and healthy dining. Service
for lunch and dinner is 7 days,
but dinner only on Fri., Sat. and
Sun. Authentic Thai food brings
out an exquisite taste which
many people have discovered
when visiting Bangkok Club.
(46)
Dimittfs Diner, 24977 North-
western Hwy., Southfield, 350-
0890. If there's one thing
people can't say about Dimitri
Syros it's that he doesn't try.
With son Nick and daughter-in-
law Terri, Dimitri has gone back
to his original concept that al-
ways proved successful for him
— family dining at low prices.
The menu at this former Den-
ny's includes a lot of daily spe-
cials. Dimitri is also big on
catering. (48)
Excalibur, 28875 Franklin Rd.,
Southfield, 358-3355. When for-
mer owner Pat Archer passed
on, people said Excalibur would
also go. However, they didn't
reckon with Marty Wilk, own-
er/chef who has made it one of
Metropolitan Detroit's marked-
ly popular dining and dancing
spots. It's Frank Sinatra's fa-
vorite while in the local area.
Entertainment is Tues. thru Sat.
and complete catering at Ex-
calibur plus homes, halls, etc.
(46)
Gateway Deli, 21 754 W. 11
Mile, Harvard Row, Southfield,
352-4940. A delicatessen man
from years back is bossman at
Gateway Deli, Lenny Fidler, giv-
ing customers a lot of confi-
dence in the enjoyment of its
traditional homemade Jewish
dishes. Gateway serves break-
fast, lunch and dinner and is like
a meeting place for its clientele.
A big specialty is party trays
with Sunday a day of rest from
much hard work. (46)
Gold Coin, 24480 W. 10 Mile
in Tel-Ex Plaza, Southfield, 353-
7878. The Gold Coin features
Szechuan, Mandarin and Can-
tonese dining with complete
carry-out available. It is owned
by Howard Lew, whose Ming
Palace of Northland years back
provided him with the needed
experience for complete cus-
tomer satisfaction. It is open
seven days. (46)
Jane's Place, 25851 Lahser,
Southfield, 354-3640. One of
those little spots people hear
about with good home cooking
and all-around homey atmos-
phere for lunch and dinner with
a wide variety. Seating is in-
doors or on the outdoor patio
overlooking a garden with farm-
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