JET JEWISH ENSEMBLE THEATRE A health department's true benefit to consumers should fo- cus on the clean quality of the food instead of the quality of a reataurant's decor. It just doesn't seem fair that a respected restaurant should be considered as unclean because of scores that are based on things other than its food and prepara- tion. In a number of cases, too, a restaurant owner's last dollar could be knocked out of his or her hands ... and for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with food. This is not to say that all health inspectors are scoring wrong ... There are still many who look at it strictly from the health aspect ... which is defi- itely ... and surely ... how it should be done. ATLANTANS KNOW about it and accept the two-hour wait with eager anticipation ... The Atlanta Fish Market on Pharr Road in Buckhead serves almost every fish that swims and has been rated one of the country's best new restaurants by Esquire magazine. Carolina Mountain salmon trout served to so many at the At- lanta Fish Market is called that because the filet that comes on a bed of whipped potatoes looks like salmon and has the delicate . taste of trout, which it is. It's not fancy ... just delicious The turn-of-the-century Sa- varmah look, complete with rock- ing chairs on the porch, large back wall mural, light fixtures like stars orbiting the earth and huge potted plants, makes up an interesting decor. Guests Jerry Yaeger (Mary- land crab cakes), Scott Raskin (swordfish), Bonnie Raskin (cat- fish), Brenda and Steve Zucker- man, who exalted deliciousness about their seafood selections, have made this an absolute "must" come-back-to restaurant ... Everyone had Caesar salad which seemed disappointing per- haps because it was such a crowded Saturday night and not enough dressing was used for five people ... But the fish dishes were all excellent and much rea- son for all to see why Atlanta Fish Market has such a high rat- ing. On Atlanta's Northside Park- way, a delicatessen-restaurant is noted as a place where folks go to eat and meet ... Snack 'n Shop has been owned by Renee and Saul Feldman since 1953, with seating for 99 in the seven-day- a-week operation. It is open only until 5 p.m., serving breakfast and lunch, no dinner ... Breakfast Monday-Fri- day, 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Satur- day and Sunday brunch, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...Such a wonderful joy to be there with former Detroiter Dan Chovenac, associate pub- lisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, and Dan Uslan, one of its ace account executives. Greenwoods on Green Street is a "sleeper" that gives you a lot of home-cooked food prepared fresh daily ... Prices are quite reasonable and credit cards not accepted ... A lot of good, wholesome food for the money in a former home that veritably oozes charm ... There always seems to be enough food to take home if folks desire ... a lot like that good old Southern hOspital- ity with its plentiful of every- thing. CONGRATS ... to Robert and Andi Lawton ... on their seventh anniversary. NOT A NIGHT fit for beast or boat, so rubber tires and wheels instead of a rudder took us via auto rather than Emyle and Bar- ry Semansky's 38-foot water gazelle to Jack's Waterfront restaurant on Jefferson. Thanks to meeting Tony Amine at a Michigan Cancer Foundation Partners shindig, he had a table for us by the window ... Tony helps as bartender on Saturday evenings for brothers- in-law Tom and Mike Lefebre, who own Jack's with Dr. Eugene Boyle. The former Quonset but is an interesting restaurant, seating about 350 in the 12,000 square feet including patio area ... It opened this year and has a cou- ple of boats within the restaurant in which folks with special occa- sions can eat by reservation. Waitpersons like head server Gloria Adamowicz, so very per- sonable and efficient, do much to make for a most pleasant evening. Then back to Great Lakes Yacht Club for its weekly ice cream social and bingo. At evening's end, rain water was so deep in the parking lot that getting to our car was an an- kle-wetting adventure ... Cousins Elmer and Hilda Raskin said the deduction was simple why our car made so much noise ... That was the club's suction hose and pump we were dragging. PROOF THAT fraternalism isn't dead is the 40 or so members who attend Knights of Pythias Detroit Lodge 55 meetings every Tuesday evening on Coolidge in Berkley ... Also its recent Past Chancellor's Night, which has al- ways been a great feature of this fine organization throughout the many years ... Dinner prepared by member Bernie Kerner, for- mer Darbys bossman/host, among others, preceded a high- ly-attended evening that will no doubt again be an annual event, Li * Tony Award Winning Broadway Hit! 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