GuidE INiNq ITALIAN ITALIAN ITALIAN GOURMET MENU FOUR STAR RESTAURANT COCKTAILS Dinner • Lunch • Catering Dancing Fri. & Sat. with the Charlie Hill Quartet ASK ABOUT OUR GEM DINNER PACKAGES FOR 2 "Chef Franco Giolando offers serious Sicilian and Milan style cooking." Sandra Silfven Detroit News "I consider Franco's a find" Molly Abraham Free Press • THEATRE TICKETS FOR 2 • DINNER FOR 2 Including Carafe of Wine $90 For 2 (Weekdays) $100 For 2 (Fri. Si Sat.) (Not Including Shellfish or Tip) Ask For Mark or Vince 3614 Rochester Rd., Troy 528-0153 Mon.-Thur. 11-9, Fri. 11 10, Sat. 4-10, Sun. 4-8PM 4222 Second Blvd., Bet. Willis & Canfield • Valet Parking • 832-1616 Southern Italian Cuisine RATED *** DETROIT FREE PRESS •F ea teuart r i . e n gpaiwad n er rp kwinning gs.a s hc Joe to Sh uttle Service 670 Lothrop (Behind Fisher Theatre) 872-5110 Free Parking After 5p.m. R1STORANTE C Mon.-Fri. 11-11 Sat. 4-2 Sun. 2-11 Superb Northern Italian Cuisine C KOREAN ) The Best Korean-Japanese Restaurant in North America New Seoul Garden Restaurant BI NA • • • • 27566 Northwestern Hwy., in Southfield Hours: Mon.-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm Sun. & Holidays Noon - 10 pm Sister restaurant Seoul Girden in Sterling Heights Contemporary Italian Cafe Our servings are generous and delicious. Generous Pasta Portions Specialty Pizzas 8" or larger Extensive Mineral Water and Juices Cappuccino Bar 11•6 I (313) 827.1600 PIZZERIA 1111Ik ) 4 12 ZE Rj 4 183 N. Woodward, Birmingham 642 7070 VALENTE'S OTHER FINE ITALIAN RESTAURANTS Little Italy Ristorante de Maria RESTAURANT & BAR Northville 348-0575 W. Bloomfield 851-2500 THE ORIGINAL DEEP DISH CHICAGO STYLE PIZZA Fresh Pasta • Burgers • Salads • Appetizers • Cocktails Kids Eat Free Sun. & Mon. • (Ask for Detarls) • Movie Meal Deals For information to be a part of this weekly Dining Guide feature, please contact Danny Raskin, Art Shafer 6745 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield Carry-Out Door 2 Door 737-7242 SEAFOOD ) or your account representative at Seafood so fresh... you'd think we'd caught it ourselves! (313) 354-6060 T H E DE TRO IT J E WIS H N E WS Cafe Cortina, 30715 W. Ten Mile, Farmington Hills, 474- 3033. Proprietors Adriano and Rina Tonon from the Veneto re- gion of Italy have been serving their best of Italy cooking for over 16 years in a romantic am- bience accented by a fireplaced dining room. Receptions, re- hearsals, bar mitzvahs, busi- ness meetings are held in a private garden, room with ad- jacent courtyard for appetizers and cocktails. Herbs are grown on the premises. 27909 Orchard Lake Rd., Farmington Hills, 553- 7000. One of the area's finest seafood houses is a low-keyed secret, D. Dennison's is on a par with many higher-touted restaurants whose fish entrees are a main feature. The fresh water-farin' creatures that end up at both its Livonia locale bring a lot of tasty happiness to many. 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. Marvin's Marvelous Me- chanical Museum, 31005 - Dining Guide 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-winning piz- za, the menu is widely diversi- fied with turkey burgers, chargrilled chicken, Caesar sal- ad, pasta crab salad, stuffed pota- to skins, meat balls, pasta, etc. D. Dennisons, • BBQ Grill On The Table • Floor Sitting Room • Largest Sushi Bar in Town • Cocktail Lounge with Karoke VALENTE'S FARMINGTON HILLS %Re ON ' DE C_Seafood Tavern Corner of 12 Mile & Orchard Lake Rd. Farmington Hills • 553-7000 Laurel Park Place Six Mile Rd. at 1-275 Livonia • 464-9030 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. Peacock Cafe & Grill, 25938 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, 476-1750. Another of those good and clean neigh- borhood restaurants that fea- ture home-style cooking, fresh seafood and a variety of dish- es all low prices. A new, ever- evolving and well diversified menu for all tastebuds is fea- tured. True family dining here is nestled at the corner of a well- trafficked shopping center. Roman Terrace II, 37610 W. 12 Mile, Halstead Village Plaza, Farmington Hills, 553-0080. From the ashes of a tragic fire that gutted this very successful Italian restaurant, owners Bob McDonald and Harry Phinney have opened Roman Terrace II. It features the same fine menu as on Orchard Lake Rd. & 12 Mile, plus executive its chef as before the fire, and many of the previous waitstaff to provide the enjoyable food and service customers always expected.