* ErZ?TE WINDSOR WEST BLOOMFIELD Big Daddy's Parthenon, 6199 Orchard Lake Road, 737-8600. When Opa! came to the suburbs on October 27, 1993, flames ga- lore blazed to big crowds every night. The Greektown in West Bloomfield is the pride of Rick Ro- gow and Tom Peristeris, whose large, expertly-cut in it's own kitchen lamb chops, special recipe Parthenon cake, tradition- al Greek favorites, special salads, including Tommy's New Idea Sal- ad, are still winning return cus- tomers with the same large nightly attendances. Thrusday and Friday evenings feature jazz, with David Ball and Kevin Cros- by. Golden Phoenix, 6257 Orchard Lake Rd., Sugar Tree Shopping Center, West Bloomfield, 855- 3570. Now serving beer and wine, Golden Phoenix, specializ- ing in Chinese, Cantonese and Szechuan food, is the same fine restaurant that had previously been a long-time favorite on Maple and Telegraph. Both din- ing in and carry-out are available in a wide assortment of Orien- tal dishes for culinary consump- tion. Hoa Kow, 4301 Orchard Lake Rd., Crosswinds Mall, West Bloom- field, 932-3133. Owner Gene Woo has made Hoa Kow into one of the favorite restaurants of its kind in the area as people from all walks of life and most parts of the De- troit and Metropolitan sectors come to enjoy his many styles of Chinese dining. Plus Cantonese, Szechuan and Mandarin, Hoa Kow features a Chinese Buffet at lunch and dinner along with its regular menu. White fish in all cooking va- rieties is also a big feature, with almost a thousand pounds served weekly. 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 concocted for authentic and traditional tastes at lunch or dinner. It presents a casual atmosphere with seating around 100 and is open seven days a week. Red Robin, 5656 West Maple, West Bloomfield, 932-1887. There's no recognizing this for- mer Chuck Muer's restaurant site, and besides a totally new inside, it has become a favorite dining spot for the entire family. Also featured are homemade soups, free fries and beverage refills, sal- ads galore, pastas, pizzas, chick- en, fajitas, etc. Stage & Co., 6873 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, 855-6622. Since 1962, this highly-regarded restaurant has been acclaimed as a critic's choice for it's dominant consistency. It features cocktails and a menu to satisfy all ap- petites, from traditional home- made Jewish dishes to dietary-restricted delights. Break- fast, lunch and dinner is served in a warm, casual atmosphere Tuesday through Sunday. * 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 restaurants. For over 50 years, Tunnel has reaped much inter- national fame for its world famous 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 his- tory. presents Writer/Actress Deb Filler in her one-woman show Sing-Along At BAHM Enjoy a continental breakfast and program on Sunday, March 5, at 10:30 a.m. at Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses. Be en- tertained by Ben Opengeym, Russian keyboard artist. There is a charge. Respond to Mel Mogill, (810) 661-2588. JPM Hosts Cantor Series A monthly musical series, fea- turing four local cantors, will take place at the Jimmy Prentis Mor- ris Jewish community Center on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. beginning in March. Participating will be the following: Cantor Samuel Dov Berman of Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield on March 14; Cantor Gail Hirschenfang of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills on April 11; Cantor Howard Glantz of Adat Shalom Syna- gogue in Farmington Hills on May 9, and Cantor Norman Rose of Temple Eman-El in Oak Park on June 13. The cantors will come to the Center to share their singing talents with the Center's adult participants. Tickets for the entire series as well as per event can be purchased for a small charge. Call 967-4030 to reserve a place. Comedy Hit At Hilberry Wayne State University's De- partment of Theatre will put Kaufman and Hart's comedy hit You Can't Take It With You on the stage at the Hilberry Theatre March 3. It will run in rotating repertory at the Hilberry Theatre through April 29. For ticket in- formation or to older tickets call (313) 577-2972. Big Bands At Macomb Battle of the Big Bands will fea- ture the music of the swing era with the greatest of the Big Bands — Benny Goodman, Tom- my Dorsey, Harry James and Glenn Miller — at 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. Call the Macomb Center box office, (810) 286-2222, for tickets. PE WO S HA MART 2 99 "Punch Me In The Stomach" 0 "Writer/Actress Deb Filler fills her one-woman show "Punch Me In The Stomach" with wonder . .she is a talented mimic with a quicksilver mind." – The Toronto Sun "Funny, sad - and true. 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