Stephen Becharas
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and The Staff Of
WARREN
folks who have discovered that
only minutes to a half-hour sep-
arates them from a true culinary
jewel.
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SOUTHFIELD
homemade, cole slaw, potato
salad, chicken salad, tuna sal-
ad, egg salad and much more.
Star cooks its own corned beef
and pastrami, and the 7-day op-
eration includes a major spe-
cialty— beautiful tray catering.
6638 Telegraph Road at Maple
851-0313
In The Bloomfield Plaza
Sincerely Wish Their Many
Friends and Customers
A VERY
HAPPY PASSOVER
We thank you for your
gracious patronage ... and
most sincerely
wish the very best
in health, joy and
prosperity to all
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
ON WEEKENDS
TROY
Charley's Crab, 5498 Crooks
Rd., Troy, 879-2060. Its dining
room was once the beautiful
great room of an auto baron's
Grosse Pointe mansion, sheer
elegance, and the true concept
of Chuck Muer seafood cuisine
is highly exemplified here. But
don't think for a moment that
this is all, just seafood. Charley's
Crab's menu, although highly
fish oriented, also includes dish-
es to delight other palates.
Franco's Cafe, 3614 Rochester
Road, Troy, 528-0153. This is
another of those "sleeper" types
of Italian restaurants you hear
about, as authentic as its own-
er, Sicilian-born Franco Gior-
lando. Wife, Anna Maria, can
prepare most of the items Fran-
co makes but concentrates on
the restaurant's banquets and
party catering. His innovative
ways of cooking are also a rev-
elation, but authenticity is the
keyword of success for an Ital-
ian dining spot that has been
"discovered."
Mon Jin Lau, 1515 E. Maple,
Troy, 689-2332. Enjoy unique
dishes with Thai and Indone-
sian influences as well as clas-
sic Chinese cuisine. Voted Best
Chinese restaurant by Monthly
Detroit. Exceptional dining for
over 22 years. Kitchen open till
one a.m. on Fridays and Satur-
days and until midnight the rest
of the week. Mon Jin Lau offers
lunch, dinner, take-out and late
night dining.
Nicky's, 755 W. Big Beaver,
Top of Troy Bldg. Concourse,
362-1262. One of the premier
dining and dancing restaurants
in the metropolitan area, Nicky's
is the class act operation owned
by John Reaser and Nick Sorise.
It features fine dining at rea-
sonable prices with live danc-
ing for listening and dancing
Wednesday thru Saturday.
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CLASSIC COFFEE HOUSE
207 S. Woodward Ave., Downtown Birmingham
Next to Birmingham Theatre
Hours: Sun.-Wed. 6:30 am-Midnight, Thurs.-Sat. 6:30 am-3 am
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810-642-CAFE
Key Largo, 142 E. Walled Lake
Dr., Walled Lake, 669-1441. A
Northwest premiere in water-
front dining, experiences at Key
Largo include a lot of tropical
fun. A large menu that features
new pastas, pizzas, ribs, sand-
wiches, salads and daily fresh
fish specials at both lunch from
11 a.m. to dinner at 4 p.m. Its
banquet room is available for
all events.
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WARREN
Andiamo Italia, 7096 E. 14
Mile Road, Warren, 268-3200...
One of the East Side's most pop-
ular Italian restaurants, Andi-
amo and owner Joe Vicari are
proud of an ability to bring tru-
ly fine dining with legendary
Chef Aldo Ottaviani. Surround-
ings of the beautiful Andiami
atmosphere is also a treat for
Arriva Italia Ristorante,
6880 E. 12 Mile Rd., Warren,
573-8100. Chef Bill Hall has es-
tablished himself as an inno-
vator of new ideas in Italian
cuisine. Fresh pasta is made on
the premises every day. A fa-
vorite dining spot for local me-
dia personalities, Arriva is open
7 days a week, Arriva Ristorante
now featuring Dinner Shows.
Dinner 7 pm, show 9 pm. Pri-
vate dining rooms are available.
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WEST BLOOMFIELD
Big Daddy's Parthenon,
6199 Orchard Lake Road, 737-
8600. Opal comes to the sub-
urbs as Big Daddy's Parthenon
flames galore to big crowds
every night. The Greektown in
West Bloomfield is the pride of
Rick Rogow and Tom Peristeris,
whose New Parthenon has been
a Downtown Detroit standout
for over 20 years. The large, ex-
perty-cut and scculent lamb
chops, special recipe Parthenon
cake, traditional Greek favorites,
special salads, etc. have been
winning return customers.
Golden Phoenix, 6257 Or-
chard Lake Rd., Sugar Tree
Shopping Center, West Bloom-
field, 855-3570. Now serving
beer and wine, Golden Phoenix,
specializing in Chinese, Can-
tonese and Szechuan food, is
the same fine restaurant that
had previously been a long-time
favorite on Maple and Tele-
graph. Both dining in and car-
ry-out are available in a wide
assortment of Oriental dishes
for culinary consumption.
Mai Thai, 6635 Orchard Lake
Rd., Old Orchard Shopping Cen-
ter, West Bloomfield, 626-6313.
Those who like the real thing
will enjoy Mai Tai with its very
spicy or non-spicy foods con-
cocted for authentic and tradi-
tional tastes at lunch or dinner.
It presents a casual atmosphere
with seating around 100 and is
open seven days a week.
Old Mexico, 5588 Drake Rd.,
West Bloomfield, 661-8088. Au-
thentic South of the Border dish-
es are big features at one of the
northwest suburbs highly-rat-
ed Mexican restaurants. South-
western quesadillas, chicken
fajitas, mojo de ajo (shrimp pre-
pared Mexican style) and many
more delights including big hit
margaritas are among the fa-
vorites. The very fine Latin jazz
rhythms of guitarist Jose Riojas
are Thurs., Fri. and Sat.
evenings. A second Old Mexi-
co location is on 5 Mile in Livo-
nia.
Ristorante di Maria, 2080
Walnut Lake Road, West Bloom-
field, 851-2500. Although it
only seats around 50 people,
this many-times, jam-packed
Italian restaurant might be
called 'The Flagship" of the Va-
lente dining stable (La Suna
Grancaffe and Little Italy). It cer-
tainly is the oldest of the three,
starting out years back as just
a little carry-out pizza place and
developing into a very popular
Italian gourmet-style operation.
Wine is served and Ristorante
di Maria is open seven days a
week.
Stage & Co., 6873 Orchard
Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, 855-
6622. Celebrating its 30th year,
this highly-regarded restaurant