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U alike many communities
around the country, fami-
ly and neighborhood
restaurants are big in the
Detroit and metropolitan area ...
But they have their downside, too
... Many are so-so operations and
either last-resorts or "conve-
nience" places for customers.
Large keys to goodness are
wholesome home cooking, clean-
liness, a good menu, low prices
for complete meals, and con-
cerned attention for the fulfill-
ment of all dietary requirements.
Family restaurants like Alia's,
on Greenfield just north of 11.
Mile, celebrating its seventh an-
niversary, serve a most impor-
tant purpose and have all the
necessary tools needed to attain
high perches in this significant
area of dining.
Alia's was opened in June of
1987 by Ed and Dunia Farah,
seating 140 at the former Irving's
Deli locale.
Everything that can be is
home-cooked, and fresh fish is
brought in daily ... Alia's sells
about 100 pounds of white fish
and 500 pounds of chicken week-
ly.
Its biggest seller is chicken
kabob, also known as shish
tawook, boneless and skinless
chicken breast ($6.95) ... Fresh
(not frozen) home-made veal cut-
lets are cut into fillets and cooked
in Alia's kitchen ($6.95) ... 12-
ounce fresh broiled whitefish
($6.95) sells almost as fast as the
fish can swim ... and Alia's Gre-
cian broiled boneless breast of
marinated chicken ($6.50) is a big
favorite.
All entrees at Alia's come with
soup or salad, potato, vegetable
and bread basket ... Free home-
made dessert (Alia's makes its
own) on early bird and senior cit-
izen dinners was off for just a
week and you should have heard
customers holler ... It had gotten
to be a tradition .. and was back
in the time it takes to shake a
fork.
Alia's cooks its own turkeys,
between 16 and 20 a week ... to
serve fresh as entrees, sand-
wiches or in salads ... No pressed
turkey here ... perish the word!
. Fresh turkey dinners are
$6.50.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
areserved seven days, Monday-
Thursday 7 am. to 9 p.m, Friday,
Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and
Sunday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. ... As at
other restaurants, lox plates on
Sundays are big sellers ... The
price at Alia's is one of the lowest

around, $7.50, including two
bagels, onions, tomatoes, cream
cheese ... It isn't just a Sunday
top seller ... every day, too.
A special section of the break-
fast menu has egg whites and
Eggbeaters, choice of toast, kaiser
roll, pita or bagel ... With onions
or hashed browns is just 25 cents
more.
The decor at Alia's oozes of
neat charm ... fish tank, green
padded booths, green dividers,
hanging plants, mirrored walls
with etched glass, decorative col-
or photos of fruits, vegetables,
foods and abstracts.
It is noteworthy that Alia's al-

Back in 1973, when Ed had the
Landmark restaurant in a build-
ing with no name (it's now called
Crown Pointe on Greenfield and
Lincoln), he came up with two-
for-one specials ... and with Ri-
alto Cafe was among the first to
have them ... There are about 12
two-for-one offers.
Couples or singles, makes no
difference ... Everyone is treated
like kings and queens ... Single
diners are made very welcome,
as they should be ... For sure,
Alia's is not one of those places
from where single diners shy
away due to an unwelcome air.
There are 16 salads on Alia's

Ed Farrah of Alia's.

ways scores in the 90s when in-
spected by the Oakland County
Health Department ... The only
time this isn't important is when
a person stops eating ... Ed was
so proud of its cleanliness re-
cently, that he volunteered to
have Oakland County Health De-
partment trainees come for two
days and observe his chefs work-
ing in the spotless kitchen.
Broiled filet of salmon is $7.50
and can also be gotten char-
grilled on request ... The baked
meat loaf is made fresh daily
($5.75) ... This is meaningful ...
Many restaurant owners will say
that it is fresh, but take the word
of some kitchen experts who tell
horror stories of bosses insisting
on freezing and re-heating after
doctoring it up ... shudder!

daily menu ... Best seller is the
julienne salad because of its fresh
turkey (regular size $4.25; large,
enough for two or three people,
$6.25.)
Soups are made fresh daily ...
Chicken noodle and beef barley
are standard along with a differ-
ent one each day (black bean,
minestrone, lemon rice, split pea
without ham, navy bean, cream
of broccoli, clam chowder, etc.) ...
Everything at Alia's is prepared
from scratch .. its own sauces, too.
The turkey burgers are not
just ground turkey molded into
patties ... They are actual turkey
steak filets, $2.95 (with mush-
rooms and grilled onions, $3.95).
It's early bird menu, 2 p.m. to
9 p.m., has been expanded to 15
items, all $4.55, including soup