boxes, spoons, amber necklaces,
amber rings, etc., for sale.
Vitaly grew up on garlic .. .
and this healthful ingredient is
like a staple for him ... He makes
his own seledka (schmaltz her-
ring).
Russian Bear is open seven
days . . . Lunch Monday through
Friday 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. . . .
Dinner Monday through Thurs-
day 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday
4:30 p.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday 4:30
p.m. to midnight . . . Sunday
brunch is 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and
Sunday dinner 4:30 to 9 p.m.
The practice may be old-fash-
ioned, but Russian Bear wants it
that way . . . horseradish made
with a hand grater.
Gefilte fish Russian style, with
pickerel, whitefish, matzah meal
and fried onions, is served whole
and sliced at the table.
Russian-style filet mignon is
made with white horseradish in
the middle, put in the oven and
cooked . . . So many authentic
Russian delights like gefilte
chicken (ground chicken with a
lot of onions), nalistniky (roasted
duck and onions wrapped in a bli-
ni), shrimp rastegai (wrapped in
puff pastry with red onion and
lemon dill butter), lapsha, ver-
mishel, vareniki, pelmini, shash-
liks and so much more.
Of course, there's borscht .. .
the authentic traditional Ukrain-
ian style . . . and wild-mushroom
barley soup.
The kholodny zakuski (cold ap-
petizers) include herring with
potato and onion, basturma
(sliced spicy, dried beef), stoli pep-
A special section of the menu par vodka-cured salmon served
is for children under 12 . . . And with potatoes and onions or
little ones even have their own whole-wheat blini, capital salad
(chicken salad with potatoes,
kind of chairs.
The highly favored Sunday peas, pickles and eggs), etc.
Over 10,000 residents of Russ-
brunch changes each week .. .
$13.95 adults, $7.95 children 6- ian descent live in the metropol-
itan Detroit area and so many
12, and under 6 free.
Also obtainable on the Ameri- have waited a long while for this
can side of dining are many avail- happening . . . The best of au-
able pasta items, vegetarian thentic Russian cuisine with
homemade straightforward cook-
dishes, etc.
Although General Manager ing in the style they are used to
Ernie Malazo may be Filipino, and in the American way of din-
better not say anything bad in ing.
The Russian Bear has come a
Russian . . . He understands quite
a bit . . . .Ernie was brought on long way since its opening . . . and
board because of his extensive can finally wear with pride that
restaurant experience . . . He had coveted name in local dining his-
been the banquet manager at the tory . . . as well as writing a fine
former Embassy Suites, now new chapter itself.
BEST BET OF The Weekend
Doubletree Suites, did a lot of ta-
bleside preparation at the fine . . . Culinary Classic with pro-
Benchmark Restaurant in the ceeds for the Chuck Muer Culi-
former Michigan Inn and Top of nary Resource Library and
the Pontch at Hotel Pontchar- Oakland Community College
train . . . He is very conscious of Culinary Program . . . all day to-
good service . . . Proper training morrow, at OCC Orchard Ridge
is a prime requisite of which Campus, Orchard Lake Road
Ernie knows employees can nev- and 1-696 . . . slated as an excit-
ing day of food, wine and culinary
er get enough.
In the front area at Russian wisdom . . . Susan Muer is this
Bear are Russian woven year's chairperson.
NUMBER FOR CURRENT
sweaters and Russian wool
scarves . . . Lace trim is between or former residents to call and
the booths and on all windows help with Oak Park's 50th an-
are lace drapes and curtains .. . niversary Fourth of July parade
In a front showcase are lacquer is 691-7555. II

Russian decorations are all
about . . . One large drawing by
a wall at the dance floor was
made especially for Russian Bear
. . . Russian samovars are on the
tables, with traditional doll cov-
erings that go over them to keep
water hot for tea.
Waitpersons are in Russian
garb, and windows have a Russ-
ian flair to them . . . In the non-
smoking front main dining and
Garden Room sectors are hand-
crocheted table accents, some
made by Alla and others by her
Russian friends . . . White linen
napkins accompany the elegant-
looking lace-like needled pieces.
In the smoking back room,
white linen tablecloths and white
linen napkins are on all tables
. . . The area is also used for ban-
quets, which Russian Bear has
been doing a lot of . . . The room
is used any day for all-occasion
events.
Nice touches are plentiful .. .
like fresh-cut flowers on the ta-
bles . . . and candles in little
lamps to give a homey atmos-
phere.
There is no dress code . . . Vi-
taly wants relaxed customers . .
. The most important thing to
him is that they stay . . . and re-
turn.

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