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An Authentic Taste Of Hungary
Just Minutes From The Tunnel

DANNY RASKIN LOCAL COLUMNIST

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onsistency is another of
those prime words neces-
sary for success in the
restaurant business ...
Without it, restaurateurs play
touch and go with customers who
fail to return because of its lack.
Ethnic restaurants that dwell
on authenticity find it an absolute
must ... And this is where a
restaurant like the Hungarian
Blue Danube in Windsor comes
into play.
Authenticity coupled with Old-
World charm are important in-
gredients in Blue Danube's recipe
for success.
Located on Ottawa and Hall ...
(turn left out of the tunnel, left on
Ouelette, four blocks to Giles, left
two blocks and right on Howard
to Ottawa) ... it is about a five-
minute drive after clearing cus-
toms.
Here the warmth of Europe
oozes as Blue Danube owners
Zora and Sam Popadic strive to
please with humble graciousness.
It opened in 1974 and was pur-
chased by Sam and Zora in 1979,
with seating for 140 in two rooms.
Sam does the cooking and Zora
is hostess but also cooks and
bakes those delicious Hungarian
desserts and breads ... dobos torte;
rum tora; palachinta (crepe
suzettes); apple strudel, warm
like her grandmother used to
make; cucumber salad with sour
cream; kifle (small cookies forged
into a half-moon shape and rolled
in walnuts), etc. ... Everything at
Blue Danube is made from
scratch ... Sam and Zora even
make their own noodles for chick-
en-noodle soup.
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14-02 S. COMMERCE, WOLVERINE LAKE (810) 624-6660

Blue Danube's Zora and Sam Popadic.

Bridge, called Lanciu Bridge, that walls, wrought iron that sepa-
connects Buda and Pest, hangs rates a bar sector from a waitress
on the wall of one of its rooms.
area.
Blue Danube is open Tuesday
It prides itself on traditional
through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 Hungarian dishes, some of which
p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 few places can feature because of
a.m. to midnight; Sunday, noon Blue Danube's deep authentici-
to 10 p.m.
ty.
Dinner entrees include soup of
Like morosi, not found at too
the day, tossed salad and home- many Hungarian restaurants in
made bread.
this region ... It is even
Sam makes about 20
seldom made in Europe
soups, alternating them I
because veal is so dif-
and never having the
ficult to obtain there.
same soup on consecutive
Popular items in-
days.
clude breast of chicken
Blue Danube cuts its
lightly seasoned and
own chicken ... It is natu-
broiled, topped with
rally big on chicken pa-
Blue Danube's own
DANNY RASKIN
prikash among other
mushroom
sauce and
LO CAL
favorites ... Buying chick-
melted cheese ... and a
COLU MNIST
en already prepared for
combination of boneless
cooking or stewing is a
breast and butterfly
large no-no.
shrimp marinated in lemon and
Below a Tiffany-style chande- white wine, lightly seasoned and
lier with Hungarian colors stroll broiled.
a father and son who go from
Its turkey schnitzel (very light
table to table playing requests on turkey breast cutlet) is lightly
their violin and cymbalom with breaded and a much called-for
dad's brother on the bass forming dish, served with homemade
a melodic trio that plays daily dumplings or home fries.
from 6 p.m. to closing, and Sun-
Sam does his own butchering,
days from 5 p.m. ... Sam and Zora cleans and deveins the shrimp,
went to Hungary to sign the con- etc. ... Zora and Sam are so par-
tract that brought them to Wind- ticular that they also cut their
sor.
own mushroom caps.
Sam came to Windsor 25 years
Nothing like Hungarian food
ago and Zora a couple of months that has been ground by hand ...
later ... They met in a school that This is true authenticity ... Its
taught them to speak English ... cabbage rolls of veal and beef as
But love needs no language, and in horgas, are tasty wonders.
they were married three years
Bull's Blood wine? ... Of course
later.
... not many have this very au-
Blue Danube is a plain place thentic Hungarian wine.
but quietly picturesque with blue
The warmth of Zora and Sam
linen tablecloths, white linen nap- Popadic is the charm ... And their
kins, framed pictures on the Blue Danube Hungarian restau-
rant brings frequent
visits from many De-
troit and suburban
residents.
It has those quali-
ties that come with
consistent ethnic au-
thenticity so -hard to
beat.
I WAS PROUD to
be one of the judges at
the recent Food and
Wine Extravaganza at
Mac & Ray's, with
food prepared by some
of Michigan's top chefs
and the presentations
of over 20 restaurants.
It raised money for
the 1996 Michigan
Culinary Olympic
Team that will corn-
pete in Berlin this
September.

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