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25861 LAHSER AT CIVIC CENTER DRIVE • SOUTHFIELD
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MON.-THURS. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
FRI. & SAT. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 12 noon-8p.m.
Voted "Best Cafe 1993"
By Metro Times
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nother big secret is
out there hiding on
the East Side . . . not
any distance away but
still east.
Now the secret can be told
. . . Its slogan is "Where East
Meets West" . . . but no,
Boodles is not a Chinese
restaurant. . . . And Boodles
is only a secret to the people
who don't know about it .. .
Those who do, call the spot on
11 Mile and 1-75 the best buy
around in the restaurant
business.
Not too many good dining
operations left anymore who
give a complete meal at
reasonable prices . . . And for
certain not many offering
tableside cooking within
budget price range . . . Cer-
tainly not what people would
expect to pay for this seem-
ingly lost art.
Boodles is a lot of entertain-
ment coupled with hard-to-
beat dining service . . . We
were there on a Friday even-
ing and veteran Mel Thomp-
son, at the piano and vocaliz-
ing in clubs since 1965, was
entertaining with songs
everybody could relate to .. .
With his side man synthe-
sizer knocking out the perfect
beats, Mel's Friday night
crowd couldn't ask for more
. . . Memories were jolted
back to the years when folks
flocked to hear Carl Steger at
Scotch 'n Sirloin and Jakks.
The place to go is now
Boodles with Mel playing
standard requests from any
era on Friday and Saturday;
Joe Armijo Tuesday through
Thursday doing opera and
show tunes; and Michael
Kreiger Sunday and Monday
with his '50s, '60s and con-
temporary stylings.
Not too many places where
you'll see both owners on the
floor at the same time .. .
Bruno Ferguson and Tim
Kowalek do the tableside
cooking from well-stocked,
double-burner rolling carts
without skipping a beat, so to
speak . . . Seems that Bruno
and Tim are forever flaming,
and don't think this doesn't
turn people on, seeing the
bosses work so hard . . . If
they can work continuously,
imagine how much the em-
ployees toil to please
customers.
Our server, Jeff Hewson,
never reaching across the
table, is indicative of the
waitstaff at Boodles . . . No
waiting, no dirty dishes lying
around to stare at, always
pleasant and effecient . . .
And Chef Rocky Rohrer gets
high points on his food
preparations.
Boodles is relaxed, comfor-
table dining at its best . . . in
a very intimate New Yorky
atmosphere with good taste
. . . Waitpersons plus Bruno
and Tim in tuxedos, red
tables, red chairs (some
black), most captain chairs
with arms, two levels, soft
rust-colored walls, Tiffany-
style lamps, long well-
appointed bar, glass top over
the red tablecloth and green
cloth triangle, soft green
linen napkins.
The presentation of food at
Boodles is colorful but
tableside cooking preparation
by Bruno and Tim is nothing
less than sensational .. .
Much experience veritably
oozes from their veins . . . The
waitstaff isn't left out on
flaming . . . They Opa!
sanganaki with a flair even
though Boodles is not a Greek
restaurant.
The time element in reach-
ing Boodles is a large plus .. .
not more than 10 to 15
minutes by way of 1-696 onto
its private parking lot.
From the outside, Boodles
looks like just another little
bar . . . But inside, it's simil.ar
to a favorite dining haunt of
New Yorkers in the know.
Boodles is relaxed
and comfortable.
Boodles makes its own
breads and rolls which people
can't stop eating, and the
luscious-looking goodies by
Pastry Chef Yvette Deane
that draw the eyes of so many
blinking in a heavenly wish
for an eye-fluttering taste are
also made on the premises.
Boodles opened in 1985
and, as so many good restau-
rants do, has withstood the
times and changes in dining
habits by not altering its own
successful ways of operation.
Give Bruno Ferguson and
Tim Kowalek an A + for this.
CONGRATS ... to Suzy
Burke . . . on her 50th birth-
day . . . Quite a surprise
pulled by hubby David Burke,
Audette Cadillac sales man-
ager . . . Little did she know
when celebrating with
friends recently that she and
David would be leaving
tomorrow on a Caribbean
cruise.
VERSATILE SONG-
STRESS Sheri Nichols who
made a strong mark while
living here and playing clubs,
returns from California for a
one-day appearance.
She'll star at Birmingham
Temple's 30th Anniversary
Jubilee, May 8, 7 p.m. .. .
She'll follow a buffet by area
restaurants . . . For $50
tickets, call the temple office,
12 Mile between Inkster and
Middlebelt, 477-1410.
Sheri now resides in
California where she has
been drawing rave notices.
I NEVER REALIZED
there were so many former
Detroiters now living in Las
Vegas.
Immediate membership at
the first meeting of the newly-
formed Detroit Vegas Club
reads more like a roll call of
the Jewish community here.
Perle Aaron, Eileen and
Sheldon Altman, Harold
Altman, Murray Artman,
John Berger, Gladys Blumen-
feld, Cynthia Bocan, Art
Brand, Sylkvia Brevid, Deb-
by and Milt Brown, Marilyn
and Gerry Domowitz, Lola
Feldman, Leo and Bea
Fogelman, Mr. and Mrs. Mor-
rie Garrison, Pat Gorman,
Rosalie and Marvin Gonek,
Florence and Jack Goyer,
Millie and Bob Greenberg,
Doris and Ralph Grossbart,
Ruth Goyer, Esther Gutman,
Paul and Rhea Green, Ann
and Leonard Hack, William
and Luba Haftka, Lois and
Norm Hoffer.
Also, Bonnie Jaffe, Ida and
Al Karbal, Shirley and Leo
Karlin, Doris and Erwin
Kepes, Sid and Rita Kushner,
Elaine and Gerson Lacoff,
Judith and Phil Leeman, Sue
and Max Lerner, George and
Fran Lipshaw, Helen Lepof-
sky, Ira and Flo Levy, Edythe
Mevis, Irwin and Miriam
Meyer, Mark and Elaine
Michelson, Rose and Max
Milstein, Anita Moss, Elaine
Muller, Ruth Maskaron, Ida
and Nat Nager, Maurey
Pastor, Ben and Dorothy
Perlove, Toby and Si Rabin,
Betty and Max Richman,
Jerry and Jackie Rogers,
Ephriam and Rose Ross, Fan-
ny and Jerry Rossman,Esther
and Bernie Rothenberg.