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Fine Catering
for all occasions

Little Bit Of Thailand
At Troy Point Plaza

One of Metropolitan Detroit's .\ lost
Beautiful and Exciting Restaurants

DANNY RASKIN LOCAL COLUMNIST

Wonderfully Prepared Catering
in Your Home, Office or at Our Restaurant

Fine Dining and Live Entertainment

TUES. THRU SAT. EVERY MONDAY NIGHT

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28875 FRANKLIN RD. at Northwestern Hwy. & 12 Mile
Southfield
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Saturday At 8 pm & 10:30pm.
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t was a quiet and wintry
flower that represents
night...the place was
Orchard Lake Road and
Thailand...Its menu
bare of customers except
12 Mile will be welcomed
includes eight appetizers,
for one table...then sud-
back by many...He is a
two soups, 10 chicken
denly, like a chameleon
fine restaurateur whose
dishes,
15 seafood, six
changing colors to fit
knowledge of Italian food
beef, two duck, three veg-
nature's surroundings,
and customer pleasing are
etable
favorites plus noo-
almost every table in the
noteworthy assets...Also
dles and fried rice Thai
open setting was filled.
returning will be Roman
style.
Surely something had
Terraces's original chef,
Thai food leaves a last-
happened...and it
Francesco Cracciolo...The
ing
impression on people's
did... customers who have
new Roman Terrace II will
palates...There is no such
discovered Orchid Cafe on
be on 12 Mile and
thing as it having to be
Halsted.
Rochester Road, two
hot and spicy to be
blocks north of Big Beaver
IT'S CALLED TKO
authentic... Thai food, with
at the north corner of Troy
after his mom's boxing
its pleasant and interest-
Point Plaza, were return-
champions ...the rap group
ing texture, can be
ing as usual.
duo of Brad Kallen, son of
ordered hot and spicy,
Now this is not one of
fight manager Jackie and
medium or
your frilly types of Thai
Mike Kallen, and Michael
mild... whichever the taste
restaurants...there are no
Young, son of Gail and the
buds desire.
fancy carpets, alcoves
late Sam Young.
At dinner, Orchid Cafe,
(Khan Toke rooms), plush
They'll be at Industry in
though simple, offers
booths or sitting on floor-
eventful dining pleas-
level sofas, but Orchid
antries...like soup served
Cafe, celebrating its sec-
in a flaming pot, or if
ond anniversary, can lay
desired, the treat of little
claim to authenticity in
hibachis at the table with
Thai cuisine presentation.
people doing their own
It is a family co-owned
barbequing...Authenti c
operation...Maria Nguyen,
Thai cuisine begins from Pontiac tomorrow evening
hostess, manager and
the moment a smiling
whatever taskmistress
...with Bruce as producer,
waitress brings the basket sound mixer and d.j. and
may be needed in front;
of shrimp chips that peo-
cousin Thi Nivanth, for-
Michael doing the rap
ple can make a meal of in vocals...The two have
mer co-owner of his own
themselves.
restaurant in Rochester;
been friends since child-
Nothing pretentious
and Seng Maly, another
hood and recently made a
about Orchid Cafe...just
cousin, one of the pleasant
recording on Chattle
good, wholesome and Records, "Oh, What A
waitresses.
authentic Thai food, rated Night"...Brad graduated
There are no gimmicks
among the finest, and and West Bloomfield High and
here, just appreciation of
extremely clean atmos-
Chef Thi's specialties by a
Michael
Southfield-
phere with pleasant gr a- Lathrup.
large and loyal band of
ciousness...little wond er
regulars...he uses no lard,
THE LAS VEGAS
its popularity has grow
only vegetable oil, no
Detroit Club is off and
so
big.
breading, very little deep
running...First meeting
CONGRATS...t o was recently held, but let
frying (more so lightly
Marion and Jay Grant...o n organizer and column cor-
sauteed in woks) and
their 50th anniversar y respondent Maurey Pastor
lemon grass for
...high tribute to a coupl e tell you more about what
flavor...fresh vegetables
whose rough sledding ea r- went on...
are Thai mainstays.
her might have spelle d
When Orchid Cafe
"The time was set for 1
marital disaster fo ✓ p.m. and by 12:45 people
opened March 1, 1991, it
some...Marion. and Ja y were starting to pour in.
had 40 seats in one
love each other mor e We had two people at the
room...popularity grew
today than ever...Sh e
such that another room
table in front of the
recently took him on a
had to be added and seat-
Temple Beth Shalom
Hawaiian cruise for al
ing is now over 60...cus-
social hall securing names
the years he's been such a
tomers feel its humble
and giving name tags.
wonderful husband... an d
intimacy with pink cloth
Twelve tables of 10 were
he gave her a diamond
napkins, clear plastic over
rapidly filling up. We also
necklace...Both will also
white linen tablecloths
had a long table set up
be on the Miracle Mission
and a constant gracious-
with two full sheet cakes,
to Israel, April 18 -
ness.
one of Bavarian cream
28...Marion and Jay Grant
A small sign outside
and white topping
are truly a success story.
should have been pink and
encrusted with strawberry
ROMAN TERRACE II
much larger...both are
rosettes. The other was a
will be opened by Bob
expected by the middle of
cherry filling and whipped
McDonald sometime in
March...Pink is Maria's
cream also adorned with
April...The former owner
favorite color...Orchid
strawberry topping.
of popular Roman Terrace
Cafe got its name from the
"In addition, we had
that burned down on
plenty of coffee and tea,

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