If you need to feed some special people Hire the best. this season . . . C hef Ed Janos and his exceptional staff are ready to help you please everyone from your finicky Aunt Evy to your perfectionist boss. We would be happy to bring everything you need to your perfect location or you can bring everyone to ours. • Banquet facilities to accommodate from 25 to 125 people with a wine cellar bar, or • A beautiful porch to accommodate 50 for hors d'oeuvres and drinks or for a unique wine tasting party. Call City Grill today to start plan- ning for your special occasion. (810) 642-6900 A MACHUS RESTAURANT SUMMER IS HERE ofahmshuhanA SHUCK (RAW BAR & GRILL) OUTDOOR PLEASURE ALL YEAR ROUND ENJOY OUR OUTDOOR DECK INSIDE • OYSTERS • SHRIMP • WHITEFISH • HAPPY HOUR DISCOUNT • GOURMET SHEEHAN BURGERS • FROZEN COCKTAILS • ICE COLD BEER • MUNCHIES • RIBS • PIZZA • NACHOS • BIG SCREEN TV • LARGE GROUP SEATING • LUNCH • DINNER • LATE SNACKS • CARRY OUT • PRIVATE PARTIES MUIRWOOD SQUARE • GRAND RIVER AT DRAKE • FARMINGTON HILLS • CALL 474-8484 BILL MAUD SIDECIAIA MONDAY 4 p.m. til' 9 p.m. ALL You CAN EAT, Shrimp N' Chips 1U — TUESDAY FREE BURGER 11 a.m. 'til 9 p.m. Buy one gourmet burger and a munchie at regular price and get a second burger of equal or lesser value FREE WEDNESDAY FREE PIZZA 11 a.m. 'til 9 p.m. Buy one Pizza at regular price and get a second Pizza of equal or lesser value FREE VOID WITH ALL OTHER DISCOUNTS r • No PEEL 4 14 EAT 0-1 Ft MIMI IF" dozen 9 with per coupon • Limit one dozen shrimp per coupon • One coupon per person • Dine in only • Not valid with any other discounts • Not valid any Friday after 6 p.m. L Expires 6-18-95 ()SHUCKS 72 • SUMMER 1995 • STYLE COUPON THURSDAY FULL 4 p.m. til' 9 p.m. SLAB BBQ RIBS Ribs N' Chips $999 FRIDAY ALL You CAN EAT 11 a.m. lir 9 p.m. Fish N' Chips $ 6 99 SATURDAY ALL You & SUNDAY 4 p.m. til' 9 p.m. THE PATIO! THE PEOPLE! THE PLACE! CAN EAT Chicken N' Chips . $799 $399 Kids 5-12 • Italian - American Favorites • Pasta Specialties • Steaks • Chops • Poultry • Seafood • Pizza • The Zip Kids 4 and under FREE SHARING • ALL YOU CAN EAT • DINE IN ONLY r IILM FR C E IFIt Buy one Gourmet Sheehan burger plus one munchie at regular price and get a second Gourmet Sheehan burger of equal or lesser value FREE. Limit one burger per coupon. One coupon per 2 persons. Dine in only. Not valid with any other discounts. Not valid any friday after 6 p.m. L Expires 6-18-95 ()SHUCKS COUPON In Ferndale Since 1961 Open 7 Days: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 3:30 a.m., Saturday 12 noon to 3:30 a.m., Sunday 12 noon to 2 a.m. Woodward at 9 Mile • Cocktails • 548-5005 Su nimer. pleasures DINING page 21 Big Daddy's Parthenon: 6199 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield; 810-737- 8600. Big Daddy's has superb tra- ditional dishes and adds some surprising twists to create new Greek favorites. Moussaka, pastitsio, lamb chops and lemon chicken pasta with artichokes are out of this world. Get Big Daddy's combination platter if you don't like to limit yourself. Other favorites are the spinach pie, stuffed grape leaves and even octopus. B.D.'s portions are more than generous. Enjoy homemade desserts and an ex- tensive wine list with plenty of Greek vintages. Big Daddy's Parthenon offers the convenience of downtown dining in the sub- urbs, and they serve family style for large groups. Big Fish: 700 Town Ctr. Dr., Dearborn; (313) 336-5309. Big Fish is a Chuck Muer restaurant specializing in seafood. The Big Fish platter for one consists of rock shrimp, oys- ters Rockefeller, calamari, mus- sels a la Muer and frog legs for $8.95. All the fresh fish is avail- able grilled, blackened, sauteed or broiled. Dinners include pate, bread, soup or salad. Choose from a variety of exotically pre- pared seafood including potato encrusted whitefish, pumpkin seed encrusted rainbow trout, poached salmon sienna, cedar Hawaiian swordfish and farm- raised catfish. Big Fish Too: 1111 W. 14 Mile, Madison Heights; (810) 585-9536. Brownie's on the Lake: 24420 Jefferson, St. Clair Shores; 810-771-4455. Try this rustic spot near the lake and stave off warm weath- er wanderlust. Choose the screened porch or outdoor seat- ing by the water and partake of traditional and not-so tradition- al seafood specialties. Brownie's serves a variety of seafood, chick- en and beef favorites and prides itself on its broiled whitefish and pickerel, the frog legs sauteed in garlic butter and surprising com- binations like the Caribbean or- ange roughy , baked with shredded coconut and sliced ba- nanas, topped with a sweet DINING page 80