WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR YOUR SUPER BOWL PARTY; WE CUT OUR LOX BY. HAND! r EVERYBODY LOVES OUR HOMEMADE TUNA REGULAR OR FAT-FREE SO WILL YOU & YOUR GUESTS; • CORNED BEEF • HOMEMADE POTATO SALAD • HOMEMADE COLE SLAW • PASTRAMI • SALAMI • CHEESES • TURKEY • HOMEMADE CHICKEN SALAD & SIDE DISHES • ETC. OUR TRAYS CAN'T BE BEAT FOR QUALITY & PRICE! Meat Tray $5.50 per person $ Dairy Tray $9.95 per person With This Coupon • Expires 12-31-96 • One Per Customer DELIVERY AVAILABLE OFF • Not Good Holidays • 10 Person Minimum 1 STAR i kr Smithfield DELI 24555 W. 12 MILE, Just West of Telegraph 352-7377 MARCO'S DINING & COCKTAILS FINE ITALIAN CUISINE Special Occasions Food In Historic Holly Has A Four-Star Reputation y ou might say that it has the name but not the game ... And to make things even more confus- ing, it is not a hotel but a restau- rant. However, it had been a hotel at one time ... with about 38 rooms ... built in 1891 at the site of Michigan's first railroad junc- tion ... and devastated by two fires ... 1913 and 1978 ... both ironically on the exact same day ... 65 years apart. It is now owned and operated by former Pittsburgh restaura- teur George Kutlenios and wife "Leo" (Linda) ... with Dan Bal- lard, general manager. After the '78 fire, a two-year renovation restored the late Queen Anne-style building back to its 1891 Victorian appearance. Now called the Historic Holly Hotel, it is located in the desig- nated historic district of Battle Alley in Holly, four minutes off 1-75 and less than 15 minutes off US-23. Seating in main dining areas is for 150 ... The 110-capacity downstairs houses its 1891 Expert Catering On or Off Site For Your Next Gathering. Call Us To Book Your Bridal Shower, Birthday, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or Other Special Event 32758 GRAND RIVER AVENUE VILLAGE .COMMONS CENTER DOWNTOWN FARMINGTON FOR RESERVATIONS 810.477.7777 Holly Hotel's George Kutlenios 4157 Orchard Lake • 851-2507 - WE DELIVER r FREE BUY ONE SANDWICH Get One Free up to $5.00 L expires February 10, 19.96 1 coupon per person FREE BUY ONE, GET -1 ' ONE POUND FREE I Buy one lb. of any deli meat and get I one of equal or less value FREE expires February 10, 1996 1 coupon per person Room Comedy Club on Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday ... The popular stand-up comedy at- traction was the country's first comedy club with no-smoking performances on a regular basis ... Upstairs are two private ban- quet rooms. The two-year restoration is a remarkable job ... Each piece of wood, railing, molding, tile and glass which could be salvaged from the '78 fire has been rein- corporated into the decor. It's like visiting a historic mu- with consideration among Michi- seum ... And many folks do go gan's better dining spots ... It is to see this famed touch of histo- listed as a Mobil three star ry. restaurant and has been given The original stair railing that four stars by the New York once led to the upper stories has Times ... Articles about it have been converted as the railing on appeared in Bon Appetit maga- the main floor bar ... The back zine, Better Homes & Gardens, bar was reconstructed of mate- etc. rials from Nate Shapero's origi- It is not usual for a restaurant nal Cunningham Drug Store in located in an isolated area like downtown Detroit ... Every door- Holly to receive such wide ac- way and arch has been claim, but the menus refitted into new en- do much speaking for trances for access to the themselves. present three main din- Of large note by cus- ing rooms and two ban- tomers is the tourne- quet rooms. dos of beef Wellington In 1980, Holly Hotel ... two 5-ounce filets of was entered into the Na- beef with morel mush- tional Register of-His- DANNY RASKIN room and demi-glace ... toric Places in the United LO CAL The Norwegian sal- States. COLU MNIST mon is poached in "We restored it as white- wine and fin- closely as possible according to ished with a champagne and feta historic accounts from the turn cheese sauce ... Rack of lamb is of the century," says George. also a big favorite, herb en- The main dining room has crusted and cut into thirds with been decorated in burgundies, a clove-demi marsala ... Also mauves, and warm, dark oak, all highly popular is the roasted typifying the Victorian era ... one-half duckling served with an Axminster carpeting, swirled original English lingonberry - sauce. Lake Superior whitefish is always on the menu ... It is a signature item ... and could be accompanied by the likes of Florida marlin, Hawaiian mahi-mahi, Florida grouper, Alaskan halibut, Canadian walleye, rainbow trout, Chilean sea bass, Atlantic sole, etc. Also vegetarian dishes, pas- tas and steaks ... A bone-in free-range chicken is mari- nated with pineapple juice and fresh chili peppers, served with garlic-tossed angel hair pas- ta ... The boneless and sliced free-range chicken breast is with horseradish cream. It is open seven days. Holly itself is the dream of photographers ... and a big draw for many sightseers who often attend the festivals held there. Fire destroyed 85 percent of with flowers, provides an elegant the Holly Hotel in 1978 ... but field for the Victorian pedestal never its lavish Victorian char- - table, red velvet wing-back acter. chairs and arched, stained-glass WHERE THEY ARE DEPT. windows. Authentic Victorian ... Bernie Litt, former owner of gas fixtures reflect a soft light Billy's Delicatessen on Livernois from the embossed tin ceiling. and Seven Mile ... He's cutting Each dining room has its own corned beef at Hy-Grade Deli- distinctive character ... appoint- catessen, 3640 Michigan Ave., a ed to blend true Victorian tradi- block east of W. Grand Boule- tion with the spirit of the vard in Detroit ... It's owned by bustling railroad era. Bernie, son Stuart Litt and son- Food at the Historic Holly Ho- in law Larry Simoni. tel is anything but Victorian ... THOSE PREMIER stores -