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Unpretentious Ramone's
Goes Gourmet By Night
DANNY RASKIN LOCAL COLUMNIST
ome of the most fa-
vorable culinary ex-
periences many
times occurs at high-
ly unlikely places.
At one time, some of the
best hamburgers in town
were gotten at little bars .. .
Miller's in Dearborn was
famous for its burgers served
on a paper napkin.
Although decor has its
place, Lafayette Coney Island
in downtown Detroit, for ex-
ample, had little of it to rave
about but people came from
everywhere in minks, tuxedos
or just plain everyday clothes
to enjoy the tasty devils then
put out at both Lafayette and
American next door.
Ramone's Cafe in Sunset
Strip on Northwestern
Highway just north of 12, fits
well into the category of im-
probability for gourmet
cuisine at evening time.
This very unpretentious lit-
tle place that seats only 40
people, all at tables, and a
seven-stool counter, original-
ly opened June 21 of this year
for lunch only until 3 p.m. as
Ramone's Coney Cafe, with
the very strange combination
of Coney Island hot dogs and
Caesar salads as its main
dishes.
People are still able to have
their Coneys with kosher or
non-kosher hot dogs, but on-
ly during the day, Monday
through Saturday, 11 a.m. to
3 p.m., along with Caesar
salads and a dressing made
by owner Hassan Awarsaji,
plus other dishes and
sandwiches.
However, at dinner, 5 p.m. to
9 p.m., which began a month
ago, Sept. 15, it's a totally
new ballgame . . . The Caesar
salads of which Ramone is
highly noted, are made
tableside by him with egg
white or whole egg, and
dishes include the likes of
steak Diane, Norwegian
salmon, whitefish, angel hair
pasta with marinara or
Alfredo sauce, grilled chicken
breasts, etc.
Not to be forgotten are
Ramone's juicy turkey
burgers which can be ordered
at both lunch or evening.
When it opened for dinner,
the name changed from
Ramone's Coney Cafe to just
Ramone's Cafe, although a
sign on the buillding still has
its original title.
The decor is practically nil,
a few pictures on the walls its
only decoration, but who
cares say people like Rosellen
and Sy Gliner among the
many regulars who have
"discovered" Ramone's . . .
The food is that good.
He got his name while at
the former Restaurant
Duglass . . . Doug Grech used
to call him Ray after Hassan
came here from New York in
1978 to get a master's degree
in business administration
from Wayne State University.
Ramone did everything at
Duglass, from valet to busboy
to waiter to washing dishes to
being its bookkeeper . . . but
always keeping a watchful
eye as Doug and his chefs
prepared their much touted
culinary delights . . . He
became its maitre d' in 1983
and the name Ray didn't seem
classy enough for his new
stature . . . hence came
Ramone.
During the day, Ramone is
assisted by very competent
Kevin Bell in preparing lun-
chtime fare.
From 5 p.m. on, Executive
Chef Dale Allmay is with
Ramone . . . They worked
together years back at
Restaurant Duglass . . . Since
then he has been with Carol
Haskins at the former Great
Dane and Jacques where now
sits Morels on Telegraph .. .
Daytimes, Dale is sous chef at
the Bloomfield Hunt Club.
The only thing that comes
out of a can at Ramone's Cafe
is the paint that covers its
walls . . . He makes his own
Caesar dressing, Greek dress-
ing, gyros dressing, marinara
sauce, demiglasse sauce for
the steak Diane, and a long
list of other things that spell
the word fresh in big letters.
Even the creamy chocolate
chip cheesecake, a delicacy of
sinful delight, is made at
Ramone's Cafe.
All types of restaurants
have their place in our dining
out society . . . whether it be
one of fancy elegance to the
casual niceties of relaxed in-
formal dining.
A place like Ramone's Cafe
has its own sort of enticement
. . . The biggest things going
for it other than cleanliness
are excellent quality food
superbly prepared at low
prices . . . That it is served in
a very plain atmosphere has
little bearing here . . .
Beautiful decor is quite a
minute factor in an operation
like this.
There is a certain charm
about Ramone's Cafe in
Sunset Strip on Northwestern
Highway . . . Just like sitting
at the counter of Peter's K in
Oak Park and getting wide-
eyed by the gourmet presen-
tations at such low cost .. .
Ramone's is one of those very
unpretentious dining sleepers
people talk about . . . and
cherish dearly.
IT WAS A BIG night for
Stuart Gorelick and his staff
of the new George Burns
Theatre in Livonia . . . The
dedication and ribbon-cutting
ceremony was attended by
96-year-old George Burns
who was visibly thrilled by
what he terms as one of the
great honors in his long
lifetime.
Stuart may or may not have
known it, but he did a great
service to the people in this
region by opening the George
Burns Theatre . . . Driving
downtown to see Broadway
Ramone's Cafe fits
well into the
category of
improbability for
gourmet cuisine at
evening time.
shows had become somewhat
of a hassle, and bringing in
New York hits to the subur-
ban area is something many
people have hoped for . . .
George couldn't have been
happier than to have a rabbi
bless the theatre named for
him . . . Rabbi M. Robert
Syme made him a very con-
tented man.
Then it was on to the Ritz
Carlton for a reception honor-
ing George Burns . . . The
ballroom could have used rub-
ber walls for expansion, there
were so many people.
Naturally Mort Weisling
doing his Inspector Colombo
by Peter Falk impression as
he does on the Buddy's Pizza
TV commercials . . . Millie
Felch wearing green contacts
to match her dress . . . Art
Emanuel with a camera in
his pocket; he never goes