Continued from Page 81 SOUTHFIELD its fine dining room and Tan- go's Cocktail Lounge features a bistro atmosphere with en- tertainment for dancing Thurs- day through Saturday. The entire hotel has been rated four diamonds by AAA for the many services it offers. Star Deli, 24555 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield, 352-7377. This is one of Michigan's largest del- icatessen carry-out operations, but you wouldn't know it from the size. And everything is 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. 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. SINCE ONLY 50% OF AMERICANS VOTE *,WILL THIS BE THE KIND OF FLAG WE WAVE? REGISTER AND VOTE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLERKS. RECORDERS. ELECTION OFFICIALS AND TREASURERS. 'Non-Presidential Election r 1 COUPON FAMILY ITALIAN DINING & PIZZA "RATED #1 BY THE ONES WHO COUNT-OUR CUSTOMERS" 4033 W. 12 MILE, 3 Blks. E. of Greenfield Berkley 548-3650 DAILY LUNCH & DINNER SPECIALS $ 1 OF F ON FOOD PURCHASES OF $6 OR MORE DINING ROOM, CARRY-OUT • 1 COUPON PER TABLE •ONLY ONE COUPON PER PURCHASE • NO SEPARATE CHECKS • EXPIRES 4-30-94 •COUPON NOT VALID WITH DAILY SPECIALS L 11111•111111/111M, ogr • A Ab r. - 41. e i r z lif IIIIIIrAV/ Tir ONE OF A KIND THE #1 CHOICE FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT! • BAR & BAT MITZVAHS • BIRTHDAY PARTIES • THEME PARTIES • OFFICE PARTIES • SWEET 16s NOW BOOKING SAT. NITES!* FROM OUR TASTY MENU SELECTIONS TO OUR EXPERT DECORATIONS AND PARTY PLANNING . . . YOUR AFFAIR WILL BE THE ULTIMATE! 2 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU . . . FARMINGTON HILLS & REDFORD CALL KIM FOR INFORMATION *Special conditions may apply 532-0669 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. WALLED LAKE 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. WARREN 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. WEST BLOOMFIELD 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. priced all-you-can-eat Sunday brunch and daily lunch have gained prominence with food selections for everyone in the same exotic atmosphere. 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. * WINDSOR Tunnel Bar-B-Q, 58 Park St. E., Windsor, Det. Number 961- 3663. Tunnel Bar-B-Q, off the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel exit, and its sister operation, TBQ's Other Place, are prominent as two of Windsor's finest restau- rants. For over 50 years, Tun- nel has reaped much inter- national fame for its world fa- mous ribs and high quality homemade desserts. TBQ's Oth- er Place features tasty seafoods, steaks, chops, cocktails and much banquet facilities. Tunnel Bar-B-Q now also serves beer and wine for the first time in it's history. 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 features cocktails and a menu to satisfy all appetites. Whether choosing cheese blintzes stuffed cabbage, pickled trout, vegetarian dishes, hand-sliced New York lox, fresh broiled fish or matzo ball soup, breakfast, lunch and dinner dining in a warm casual atmosphere is Tues., through Sun. Sultan's, 7295 Orchard Lake Rd., Robin's Nest Plaza, West Bloomfield, 737-0160. Raves of outstanding merit have been received by Sultan's, where the price is right for Lebanese and American food. The original head chef since Sultan's opened in 1985, is still in the kitchen making the authentic middle- eastern food. Sultan's new low- Gallery Hosts Folksinger The Janice Charach-Epstein Gallery will present folksinger Betty Klein April 24 at 2:30 p.m. at the Maple/Drake Jewish Community Center. Ms. Klein, guitarist and pi- anist, has performed through- out the New York area and appears frequently in Jerusalem and Israel. Her Ladino and Yid- dish concerts have been broad- cast on Kol Yisrael and Radio Exterior, Spain. She has con- tributed notes to the publication "Vini Kantanemos," a Ladino songbook and has recorded sev- eral cassettes. A donation is requested. A re- ception will follow the perfor- mance. Yiddish Folk Tales End Arts Series The Loren B. Fischer Cultural Arts Series for Children and Their Families will close its fourth season with the presen- tation of "From Minsk to Pinsk," a collection of Yiddish folktales, May 1 at 1 p.m. at Temple Beth El. A Wild Swan Theater pro- duction, "From Minsk to Pinsk" features a trio of actors and a musician who create a fast- paced program, switching char- acters instantly with the change of a hat or mask. The tales they tell are drawn from the Jewish folklore of Eastern Europe. Star- ring in the production are Hi- lary Cohen, Sandy Ryder and John Smeenge. Lisa Warren plays the flute. All Fischer Series programs are offered at no charge. A special feature of the Wild Swan Theater performance will be the interpreting in American Sign Language for deaf mem- bers of the audience; the inter- pretation is integrated into the piece.