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FARMINGTON HILLS

O'Shuck's Raw Bar & Grill,
35450 Grand River, Muirwood
Square, Farmington Hills. 810-
474-8484. After twelve years at
this location, Larry Sheehan de-
cided to remodel to a Florida
decor. He has added oysters,
shrimp, gator tail, calamari and
a whitefish dinner to his noted
Sheehan burgers, munchies, chili
and popular bar-b-q ribs that had
been part of the former O'Shee-
han's menu. Imported beers,
frozen tropical drinks and a se-
lections of island music compli-
ment this casual, fun diner.

Vineyard's Cafe & Catering,
32418 Northwestern Hwy., Farm-
ington Hills, 855-9463. The all-
new Vineyards is something to
see, with both booths and tables
for people to sit with salads ga-
lore, both regular and low fat plus
over 50 sandwiches. Also, from
Shirlee Bloom's separate kitchen
comes her excellent preparation
of tradition Jewish dishes, using
only kosher products. Shirlee's
foods are available for dining in
or carry-out. She is also available
for weddings, bar-bat mitzvahs,
showers, etc.

Wing Hong, 31455 W. 14 Mile,
Farmington Hills, 851-7400. One
side serves Cantonese, Szechuan
and Mandarin food. The other,
Tokyo Japanese Steak House, fea-
tures a Sushi Bar along with
Japanese dishes for table dining.
Wing Hong is celebrating its 18th
anniversary at this location but
over 30 years in the Metropoli-
tan Detroit area. Daily lunch and
dinner specials are both Chinese
and Japanese.

LATHRUP

LaFendi, 27060 Evergreen, Lath-
rup Landing, Lathrup, 559-9099.
An elegant atmosphere, where
all areas are a different decor
make up this popular Middle
Eastern restuaurant. many of the
dishes are not found in too many
dining spots of its type. Fresh
squeezed fruits and vegetables
make up the raw juice bar which
people enjoy seven days a week
at all hours.

LIVONIA

D. Dennison's Seafood Tav-
ern of Livonia, 37716 W. 6 Mile,
Laurel Park Place, Livonia, 464-
9030. D. Dennison's has an es-
tablished reputation for
moderately-priced seafood from
Florida, Boston and the Great
Lakes. The atmosphere is lively
and informal with a fresh raw bar
and early dining specials. Also
featured are pasta, chicken dish-
es, salads and sandwiches, plus
a children's menu.

NOVI

Ah Wok, 41563 W. 10 Mile Rd.,
Novi Plaza, Novi, 349-9260. Rat-
ed among the top gourmet Chi-
nese restaurants in this area, Ah
Wok is also still a big favorite on
standard traditional dining. For
years, adventurous customers
have enjoyed the elaborate of-
ferings with their imaginative
style of preparation which have
proven delightful palate-pleasers.

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Cicero's Ristorante & Bar,
24299 Novi Road, Novi, 380-

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NOVI

SOUTHFIELD

WALLED LAKE

0011. Having one of the newest
Italian restaurants in the North-
west Metropolitan area, Jim and
Chris Stevens, husband and wife
owners of Cicero's, know they
are bucking a lot of competition.
But the sight of customers corn-
ing back is a great sign. It is open
Mon.-Thurs. 11 to 10; Fri. & Sat.
11 to midnight and Sun. 4 to 9,
serving Northern and Southern
Italian cuisine, fine wines, home-
made desserts and fresh fish like
whitefish, lake perch and plank
salmon.

Gateway Deli, 21754 W. 11
Mile, Harvard Row, Southfield,
352-4940. A different touch has
been given this popular deli-
catessen-restaurant by owner Pe-
ter Bershaj. His assortment of
gourmet dishes are brought from
Peter's former Larco's days, and
are combined with familiar tra-
ditional homemade Jewish dish-
es. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, party
trays and outside catering are
Gateway Deli standouts.

Key Largo, 142 E. Walled Lake
Dr., Walled Lake, 669-1441. Much
tropical fun is included in the din-
ing experiences at Key Largo,
which is considered by many as
a Northwest premiere in water-
front dining. Expecially so with
the fine culinary talents of Exec-
utive Chef Patrick Dunn, noted
for presentation of colorful and
imaginative dishes. The large
menu also features new style pas-
tas, pizzas, ribs, sandwiches, sal-
ads and daily fresh fish specials.
Its banquet room is available for
all events.

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OAK PARK

Bread Basket Deli, 10X Mile
and Greenfield, Lincoln Shop-
ping Center, Oak Park, 968-
0022. A favorite of many people
for breakfast, lunch, dinner and
after-theater, this has the aura
of a modernistic delicatessen so
apparent with colorful decor. A
children's menu is featured
along with party trays. The Bread
Basket Deli is open Tuesday
through Sunday 10 a.m. to 10
p.m.

Golden Bowl, 22106 Coolidge
at 9 Mile, Oak Park, 398-5502.
The knowledge of Chef Frank
Eng is widespread in Chinese
dining. Golden Bowl is open sev-
en days, Mon.-Thurs. from 11
a.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m.
serving Szechuan, Mandarin and
Cantonese food. Carry-out ser-
vice is available plus banquet fa-
cilities.

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PONTIAC

Pike Street, 18 West Pike Street,
Pontiac, 334-7878. This fine din-
ing standby is noted for its ex-
cellent cuisine and service. It
features the imaginative presen-
tations of Executive Chef Darin
Moore, a member of the U.S. Culi-
nary Olympic team that will com-
pete in 1996 in Berlin. Its wine
list and gourmet-styled menu
items present a wide selection
from which to choose. Banquet
facilities are available for all
events.

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ROYAL OAK

Chick-N-Ribs, 118 S. Woodward,
Royal Oak, 544-1211. Much has
been said about this dine in and
carry-out restaurant whose spe-
cialties of broasted or bar-b-q
chicken and bar-b-n, ribs have re-
ceived much attention, but as
regular customers say, the proof
is in the tasting. It's open seven
days, Sun.-Thurs. 11-10, Fri. &
Sat. 11-11.

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SOUTHFIELD

Alia's, 27167 Greenfield, South-
field, 559-8222. A good family
restaurant serving American and
Lebanese cuisine, Alia's owners
Dania and Ed Farah are proud of
their homemade specialties pre-
pared from natural ingredients.
It is open 7 days a week serving
breakfast, lunch and dinner. Car-
ry-out of its entire menu is avail-
able as is off-premise catering.

Excalibur, 28875 Franklin Rd.,
Southfield, 358-3355. When for-
mer owner Pat Archer passed on,
people said Excalibur would also
go. However, they didn't reck-
on with Marty Wilk, owner/chef
who has made it one of Metro-
politan Detroit's markedly popu-
lar dining and dancing spots. It's
Frank Sinatra's favorite while in
the local area. Entertainment is
Tues. thru Sat. and complete
catering at Excalibur plus homes,
halls, etc.

Joe Muer's Grill, 30855 South-
field Road, Southfield 644-5330.
With the name change so as to
be more recognizable as anoth-
er arm of the legendary seafood
house downtown, comes a re-
vised menu that incorporates the
same wonderful dishes served
at the Gratiot operation. The
stuffed flounder and clam
chowder, along with other choice
delicacies, are from original Joe
Muer recipes. Also, like Down-
town Detroit, Black Angus steaks
are also featured as well as pas-
ta. But seafood is the big thing
that is drawn by the Joe Muer
name.

McVee's Sports Bar & Grill,
23380 Telegraph Road, South-
field, 352-8243. This is more than
just another sports bar and grill
restaurant. Veteran restaurateur
Herman Yagoda features char-
broiled steaks, fresh seafood,
large burgers, baby-back ribs and
lamb chops that he defies others
to beat. Also home-made soups
and daily specials at both lunch
and dinners, with moderate
prices in a casual and relaxed at-
mosphere.

New Seoul Garden, 27566
Northwestern, Southfield, 827-
1600. Authenticity is brought to
the table where favorites such as
beef, chicken and shrimp are pre-
pared on a barbeque grill in front
of customers. Floor seating and
a sushi bar also add to its appeal.
Authentic Korean and Japanese
dishes are the theme foods at this
restaurant with a sister Seoul Gar-
den in Sterling Heights.

Pearl City, 27522 Northwestern
Hwy. at 11 Mile between Lahser
and Telegraph, Southfield, 354-
3700. Since selecting Southfield
as his third location, John Wong
has captured the dining imagi-
nation of many with his moder-
ately-priced Chinese food at lunch
and dinner. Pearl City Southfield's
Sunday buffet, dinner buffet and
menu selections offer customers
a variety of ways in which to dine.
Its children's menu is also high-
ly received.

Radisson Plaza Hotel, 1500
Town Center, Southfield, 827-
4000. Individual taste presenta-
tions are offered by two
restaurants which stand out for
their dining diversities. T.C. Lin-
guine with its Italian fare and Tan-
go's Cocktail Lounge that features
a bistro atmosphere with enter-
tainment for dancing. The many
services offered by Radisson
Plaza at Town Center has given
it a high rating by hotel periodi-
cals.

Star Deli, 24555 W. 12 Mile Rd.,
Southfield, 352-7377. This is one
of Michigan's largest delicatessen
carry-out operations, but you
wouldn't know it from the size.
And everything is homemade,
tole slaw, potato salad, chicken
salad, tuna salad, egg salad and
much more. Star cooks its own
corned beef and pastrami, and
the 7-day operation includes a
major specialty - beautiful tray
catering.

WARREN

Andiamo Italia, 7096 E. 14 Mile
Rd., Warren, 268-3200. Owner
Joe Vicari's growing dining em-
pire can consider this East Side
gem as the flagship restaurant.
Its Italian food, coupled with the
kitchen sense of veteran Italian
dining chef Aldo Ottaviani, range
on the superb, along with pas-
tries homemade on the premis-
es. A banquet hall next door seats
over 400 and is receiving book-
ings because of the ambiance
and a prime factor ... food as is
served at Andiamo Italia.

WEST BLOOMFIELD

Big Daddy's Parthenon, 6199
Orchard Lake Road, 737-8600.
This big favorite is considered a
phenomenon in the restaurant
business. It is busy every
evening, seven days a week, and
lunches are big also. Opal came
to the suburbs in 1993 and the
flames have been blazing even
larger ever since. The Greektown
in West Bloomfield is the pride
of Rick Rogow and Tom Peris-
teris, whose large, expertly-cut
lamb chops, special salads like
Tommy's New Idea Salad, tradi-
tional Greek favorites, etc.
are winning huge amounts of re-
turn customers. Jazz with David
Ball and Kevin Crosby is featured
on Thursday and Friday
evenings.

Buddy's Bar-B-Que, 6676 Or-
chard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield,
851-4250. It has been a local din-
ing tradition since 1932, when
it was on the corner of Twelfth
and Clairmount and became
known for "the best ribs in town."
Today, it still features bar-b-que
ribs, chicken, shrimp, etc., with
a Meyerson family recipe used
for the barbequing process and
special sauces in the food prepa-
ration. Also now, a blues band
entertains Thursday and Satur-
day evenings.

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. People from all
walks of life and most parts of De-
troit and Metropolitan areas en-
joy the many styles of Chinese
dining put out by Gene Woo.
Whitefish in all cooking varieties
is a big feature, with almost a
thousand pounds served each
week. This is together with Can-
tonese, Szechuan and Mandarin
dishes, plus a Chinese Buffet at
lunch and dinner to go with its
regular menu.

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WEST BLOOMFIELD

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.

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Stage & Co., 6873 Orchard Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield, 855-6622.
The dominant consistency of this
highly-acclaimed critic's choice
restaurant is in its menu selec-
tion and food preparation. But
it is also proof that you can teach
an old dog new tricks. Although
in existence since 1962, Stage &
Co. also features items it has nev-
er had before, along with home-
made Jewish dishes and
dietary-restricted delights to sat-
isfy all appetites.

Steve's Back Room, 7295 Or-
chard Lake Road, 851-1133. It's
east side location is where so
many people from all over have
gone for fresh Middle-Eastern
food. Now there is a Steve's Back
Room in West Bloomfield, serv-
ing the same excellent dining fare
with many dishes not seen any-
where in this region. The display
cases and carry-out sector, in-
cluding many favorites plus beer
and wine, is enhanced by the
newly-remodeled wide open ex-
panse instead of the former Sul-
tan's crowded look.

WOLVERINE LAKE

Nifty Norman's, 1403 S. Corn-
merce Rd., Wolverine Lake, (810)
624-6660. Under new manage-
ment, it has retained the same
casual atmosphere that people
have enjoyed, and a new menu
and wine list present refreshing
choices at reasonable prices. The
new bill of fare includes items like
fresh fish daily, pasta dishes,
sauteed chicken, veal Asiago,
steak, barbequed baby back ribs,
Southwestern dishes, etc. Ban-
quet facilities are available for up
to 150 having a good time at bar
and bat mitzvahs, weddings and
showers.

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