* * * WE HAVE, THE LOWEST PRICES ANYWHERE OF TOP QUALITY CARRY-OUT DELI WE WILL BE OPEN THANKSGIVING DAY TILL 2 p.m. - 1 A Little 90-Seater * , '$5 OFF/ • '* 1 Takes Away All The Pretense *1 ON OUR BEAUTIFUL 1* r DANNY RASKIN LOCAL COLUMNIST * I ALREADY LOW-PRICED 1 * I MEAT OR DAIRY TRAYS 1 With This Coupon * 1 1 * I • Expires 12-30-94 One Per Person L DELIVERY • Not Good Holidays I AVAILABLE • 10 Person Minimum MIMI MIN MINN IIIIIIIII =IN MIEN =III IIIIIIIIII MEM WE MAKE ALL OUR FOOD ON OUR OWN PREMISES! • HOMEMADE COLE SLAW • HOMEMADE POTATO SALAD • HOMEMADE CHICKEN SALAD • HOMEMADE TUNA SALAD • HOMEMADE EGG SALAD WE COOK OUR OWN CORNED BEEF & PASTRAMI OPEN 7 DAYS—MON.-SAT. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., SUN. 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. STAR DELI 24555 W. 12 MILE, Just West of Telegraph, Southfield 352-7377 Let Us Cater Your Next Affair RUSSIAN BEAR ORCHARD MALL (Orchard Lake Rd. at Maple) (810) 855-9229 Dinner Served Daily 7 Days From 4:30 p.m. Sunday Brunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Live Entertainment Fri. & Sat. Evening BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY PARTIES NOW! Banquet Room Available For Lunch or Dinner 7 Days a Week (up to 120 people) ■ 11111111 ■ 11111M.. "The Simone Vitale Band is an assurance of a great evening." Danny Raskin, Jewish News •Weddings •Bar/Bat Mitzvahs •Anniversaries •Private Parties FOR ALL YOUR HAPPY OCCASIONS (810) 544-7373 t's as far from being the kind steak, broiled or Sicilian style, is makes its own apple strudel, rice of gourmet-style restaurant as served with mushrooms and the pudding and muffins. you might imagine ... The zip sauce, $8.95 ... And Peter When Peter took over on Feb. only oil painting is in the shop- does things with his chopped sir- 7, most of the previous employ- ping center's parking lot where loin, too, smothering it in onions, ees were retained and he closed some kids doodled in the drip- green peppers and mushrooms, to re-decorate both the kitchen pings from a car. topped with zip sauce, $6.95 ... and dining area ... A big thing in Doesn't even have linen table- All those New York strips, by the his favor other than the food and cloths, and if you don't like paper way, among other items, are cleanliness is Peter always greet- napkins, sorry; be thankful the hand-cut at Gateway. ing people when not cooking his silverware is metal. Chicken Arturo: skinless bone- gourmet-style specialties. Where do you think you are, in less chicken breast sauteed with Don't look for fancy wall hang- some fancy joint? tomatoes and mushrooms in a ings, elegant light fixtures or After all, this is only a little 90- wine sauce; chicken Tosca: skin- whatever. seater neighborhood delicatessen. less boneless chicken breast If it's ornate surroundings you But tell me, how many deli- dipped in seasoned egg batter want, for sure Gateway isn't the catessen-restaurants do you and sauteed; chicken francaise, place ... But if having gourmet- know of that serve dishes in wine skinless, boneless chicken breast type dishes at very low prices, to sauce or Alfredo cream sauce? sauteed with lemon and wine go along with traditional Jewish Following its purchase in Feb- sauce; chicken Vienna, skinless, foods or deli fare, is your cup of ruary from Lenny Fidler, Gate- boneless chicken strips sauteed tea, or just curious, then you're way Delicatessen-Restaurant in with Vienna salami strips, onion headed for the right spot. Harvard Row Mall on 11 Mile and Lahser became a double- headed type of place ... serving regular delicatessen fare and tra- ditional Jewish dishes along with gourmet style items prepared personally by new owner-chef Pe- ter Bershaj. He had been a food whiz chef at Larco's for Pete, Nick and Mike Larco from 1975 to 1979, when their fine dining spot was on Mc- Nichols and San Juan. Peter knows all about deli- catessen food, too, having for- merly owned Lenny's Deli on Orchard Lake Road and 13 Mile, 1980-1981, and managing Star Deli in Queens, N.Y., 1982 to 1988. That's why he has a keen taste when it comes to chicken pa- prikash, stuffed cabbage, beef short ribs, pickled trout, potato pancakes, roasted tongue, blintzes, gefilte fish, roasted chicken, etc. ... All the home- made soups are from kosher bones supplied by Harvard Row Kosher Meats in the mall ... and the matzah balls and kreplach Peter Bershaj of Gateway Deli. are made right at Gateway. But it wasn't until Peter took over the Southfield locale that he' and broccoli over fettuccini with If you want a linen napkin, began putting in his gourmet- Alfredo cream sauce ... are all bring your own ... I'm sure Peter type specials ... and added the fa- $7.25. won't mind. mous Larco's-style zip sauce to Pastas, too ... fettuccini Alfre- WONDER 'WHY local health his steak dishes ... along with do, $6.25; primavera with cream department scores are based items like lemon chicken: skin- sauce, $6.25, with olive oil, $5.75; more on things other than good less, boneless chicken breast with spaghetti with meat, $5.75, with health of restaurant patrons? a light creamy lemon sauce, marinara sauce, $5.25 ... pasta Ideally, a restaurant's score $6.95; white fish duratee, smoth- frydiablo with fresh vegetables, should be based on cleanliness of ered with sauteed vegetables and herbs and spices, $5.75, also the operation and the clean man- lemon wine sauce, $8.45; Gate- shrimp, chicken or meat, $6.95 ner in which the f000d has been way chicken: boneless chicken ... Also popular stir-fry dishes. prepared. breast sauteed in butter, topped All entrees come with soup or Unfortunately, many clean, with Vienna salami, mozzarella salad, potato, vegetable and quality restaurants have received cheese and covered in a seasoned bread basket. lower scores than deserved based wine sauce, $6.95. Gateway is open Monday-Sat- on aesthetics such as cracked tile,. His 10-ounce New York strip urday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ... and a tear in the carpet, etc. I