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DINING g41VINGS!

$19.95 Dinner For Two

Sunday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

You can save nearly $10.00 with our great early dining menu. During these
special times. choose any two dinner entrees up to a regular price of $14.95 each
and pay only $19.95.
Delicious decisions. Your choices include any of these sixteen entrees from our
regular menu listed below:

■ Petite Cut Prime Rib
■ Standard Cut Prime Rib
■ Sizzling Mushroom Steak
■ Stuffed Filet Mignon
■ Whiskey Peppercorn Top Sirloin
■ Brandy-Dijon Filet Mignon
■ Roasted Chateau Filet Mignon
■ Filet Mignon

■ Top Sirloin
■ Teriyaki Top Sirloin
■ Flame Broiled Salmon
■ Grilled Swordfish
■ Tempura Shrimp
■ Shrimp Scampi Linguini
■ Lemon Herb Chicken
■ Teriyaki Chicken

DANNY RASKIN LOCAL COLUMNIST

Early dining offer available on S19.95 Dinner for Two entrees only. Guests must be seated during
special early dining times. Offer is limited to seating capacity of the. building. Reservations are strong-
ly suggested and may be necessary to assure availability of seating. S19.95 Dinner for Two does not
include sales tax or gratuity. Not valid on holidays. for banquets or large panics of eight or more. or
with any other offers.

Valid at the Southfield location only.

Offer Expires
Oct. 16, 1994

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PRIME RIB • CHOICE STEAKS
Southfield • 26855 Greenfield Rd. • 557 0570

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SEEN AT MARVIN'S

MARVIN BERRIS, Jane's Place Restaurant; CHRIS SPIELMAN
AND RANDY MCNEIL, Detroit Lions; ANNETTE RUBINSTEIN,
Mother and High School Math Teacher, Farmington School
System; SANFORD MANDELL, C.P.A.; HENRY MARSHALL,
London, England; JANET SNYDER, Tommy Hearns and Evander
Holyfield trainer, and restaurant owner.

SALES • RENTAL • SERVICE
VIDEOS & PINBALLS

MARVIN SEZ:

"THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR OUR
HOT DOGS IF YOU BRING YOU
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WE HAVE A BLACK &
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Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

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• Expires 10/31/94
• Not good With Any
Other Coupons
• 1 Coupon Per Table
• Not Valid On Ribs

is not the first bite that counts tance from those old railroad cars calves liver duck confit,
five pas-
so much ... more important is turned into places to eat ... Stools tas (both kids and adults love the
the second.
are at an alabaster bar with mir- macaroni and cheese, $8.50; side
We're not talking about rored back ... Chairs and heavy order is $3.50); oyster bar with
food, but the entire restaurant dark tables are well-built with eight choices from oysters on the
business as a whole ... of cus- comfortable padding on both seat half shell to oysters Rockefeller
tomers coming back.
and back ... Dinner plates are to steamed mussels to crab cakes,
When opened the first week of beautiful and large.
four soups, broccoli, potato and
December 1993, Avenue Diner
This is not a cheaply put-to- Cheddar, cup $2.50, bowl $3;
on Woodward, just south of 14 gether restaurant ... Everything three bean and sirloin chili, cup
Mile in Royal Oak, was a big nov- about it is expensive-looking ... $2.95, bowl $4.95; chicken gum-
elty show for the multitude of Avenue Diner's simple bill of fare bo, cup $3.50, bowl $4.50; and a
people who read about it and just gives touches of "down home" soup of the day ... Big appetizer
had to try the new trendy restau- cooking ... Basic American fare favorites like chicken wings, que-
rant receiving such wild raves.
has been rediscovered in a glit- sadilla, shrimp egg rolls, pizza,
Since opening, Avenue Diner tering interior ... Best seller is house-smoked salmon with chive
has served almost 150,000 peo- the veal and vegetable meat loaf cream cheese, etc. ... Three sal-
ple ... and still does around 3,500 with garlic whipped potatoes and ads including the popular Caesar
a week.
mushroom gravy, $11.95.
($4.95); and sandwiches ranging
A hearty, welcomed sign is
After all, what would a diner from hamburgers to smoked
that many of these are
salmon to gourmet
returnees whose sec-
grilled cheese with
ond or third visit has
rock shrimp and three
assured them of re-
cheeses to warm veni-
turning again and
son salami.
again, as Avenue Din-
Another top seller
er, like the little En-
is the broiled white-
ergizer rabbit, keeps
fish ($14.95) ... a
going and going and
menu stalwart that
going.
has been drawing
Even more are cer-
much culinary delight
tain to come now that
... Desserts are also
Avenue Diner has got-
homemade by its own
ten smart in a big
pastry chef.
aspect ... It takes
Avenue Diner is
reservations regard-
everything it started
less of the amount of
out to be ... and then
people ... A lot of folks
some ... People don't
absolutely refused to
just eat there, they
go before or return be-
seem to enjoy being at
cause of the wait
this glamorous spot
caused by no reserva-
... so very important
tions.
in the restaurant
Taking reserva-
business ... giving
tions is in keeping
pleasure, not just an-
with the necessities in
other place to dine.
good dining and cus-
You might call Av-
tomer satisfaction ...
enue Diner an up-
Down through the
scale place only a step
years, any restaurant
below fine dining ...
worth its salt has tak- David Lachman of Avenue Diner.
not pricy and with so
en reservations ... and
much to see ... casu-
still does ... The very few who be without good old-fashioned alness with superb touches of gra-
don't better brush aside those homemade cooking? ... Of course, cious elegance ... a fun place to
heavy egos and start thinking there aren't too many that can eat.
about the customer ... Stubborn boast of sales in a week of be-
There's dancing Wednesday
restaurateurs who think that not tween 350 and 400 pounds of fish, through Saturday with enter-
taking reservations is chic are big 500 pounds of poultry, 500 tainment Wednesday and Sat-
losers.
pounds of meat, 300 pounds of urday by David Ball and Kevin
Co-owned by operating part- potatoes, 600 pounds of onion, Crosby; Thursday and Friday,
ner David Lachman, brother and 250 pounds of fresh vegetables or the Back To Back duo of Gwen
brother-in-law of localites Ann about 150 heads of romaine let- Fox and Greg Dokes perform.
and Irving Strickstein, Avenue tuce.
When was the last time you
Diner is a big, very intimate and
This is a diner strictly in name went to a diner and saw wait-
colorful family-oriented restau- only ... The festive look is as- persons in tuxedo shirt and
rant ... Kids love the scenery, the tounding ... A menu selection bowtie? ... Or a decor enough to
magician, the food, and those would make diner owners of yes- dazzle the most vivid imagina-
malteds, milk shakes, black cows, teryears shake their heads in dis- tion?
Coke floats, etc. (adults, too.) ... belief.
A glamorous stainless steel
It is the creation of a highly
Bronzed salmon, seared sea covered building with purple and
styled, sophisticated eatery with scallops, double breast of chick- green neon around it, topped with
a reasonable price structure.
en ($13.50); char-broiled sword- a huge purple neon-tubed Av-
Avenue Diner is sure a far dis- fish and yellow fin tuna, sauteed enue and turquoise-colored Din-

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So, .10111 us for the $19.95 Dinner for Two early dining menu. Make your reserva-
tions any Sunday and save almost $10.00 off the regular menu price!

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