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November 22, 1996 - Image 134

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1996-11-22

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ATM MACHINE
NOW AVAILABLE

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WE SPECIALIZE
IN HAVING FUN!

ASK ABOUT OUR BIRTHDAY PARTIES

SEEN AT MARVIN'S

West Bloomfield Memphis Smoke
Is More Than Just A Barbecue

LINDSEY HUNTER, Detroit Pistons; TERRY MILLS, Detroit Pistons;
SOL DRACHLER, Former Executive Vice President of the Jewish
Federation of Metro Detroit, With Son Dan From New York, and
Grandchildren Ben, 9, and Maddy, 5; Robert Porche; Detroit Lions;
DR. ANDREW BORIN, Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Clinical Group,
Botsford Hospital; DR. GRACE CHANG, southfield Veterinary
Hospital; BARI BECKETT, Certified Personal Trainer.

WE WILL
BE OPEN
THANKSGIVING

PASSPORT PHOTOS,
ID'S, ETC.

SALES, RENTAL, SERVICE
VIDEOS F. PINBALLS

WE HAVE BLACK &
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QUALITY IS OUR PRIORITY!

The previous sports artifacts Cornbread, a soup of the day and
uccess begets success ... a
mighty good reason why a are gone ... and instead of dark daily fish specials were high on
second Memphis Smoke has woods there are bright colors and the agenda .. All have been added Cl
neon looks ...Where there used to to the West Bloomfield menu.
opened.
Blackboards over the windows
After all, the original Royal be booths, large TV screens and
Oak operation on Main and 11 a drop ceiling is now one big, feature the daily specials and en-
Mile that opened in 1995 is tar- wide-open expanse ... The picture tertainment appearances ... Danc-
geted as the Mr. B's growth of a blues artist is surrounded by ing to live bands is Wednesdays
vehicle because of the huge affir- guitars and harmonicas ... Musi- through Saturday evenings on a
dance floor in front of a
cal instruments are
mative response.
12 x 18-foot stage, where
The first of an expected two backed by pink and blue
the musical groups give
more by next year came to Or- neon.
out their happy rhythms.
Added to the West
chard Lake Road and Maple ...
Over $50,000 was
taking over on Oct. 7 from the for- Bloomfield menu be-
spent on a sound system
mer Mr. B's of West Bloomfield. sides the beef ribs,
H
to bring out a quality sel-
Don't be swerved by the Mem- Memphis-style dry nib
dom
heard
...
It
has
the
phis Smoke pig logo ... Be assured or traditional wet (with
mixing ability whereby
that it serves much more than bar-b-q sauce), are a DANNY RASKIN
the sounds can be made
LOC AL
Creole chicken salad,
just pork.
louder or softer on either
COLUM NIST
In fact, at the West Bloomfield Memphis Cobb salad
side of the room.
turkey,
(smoked
site, pork is a minority seller.
The entertainment, which
This is one of the few places smoked beef brisket, cheddar
around that has honest-to-good- cheese, hard-boiled egg, olives, al- starts at 10 p.m. so as not to in-
ness barbecued beef ribs which falfa sprouts and tomato) and terfere with dinner partakers, is
are also cooked over various aro- Memphis Caesar salad ... along primarily upbeat blues ... No
matic woods using age-old South- with glazed or barbecued chick- heavy rock.
Memphis Smoke of West
ern recipes from fine barbecue en, blackened turkey medallions
Bloomfield is a seven-day-a-week
and Memphis jambalaya.
houses in Memphis, Tenn.
The leaner smoked beef ribs operation ... Monday-Friday. 5
- Full-size smokers are equipped
with modernistic rotisserie trays are similar to those found in p.m. to 2 a.m; Saturday, noon to
that revolve and allow the bar- Western states such as Texas ... 2 a.m.; Sunday, noon to midnight
...- (Kitchen hours are
becue drippings to baste
Monday-Thursday
the next rack.
12:30 a.m.; Friday and
Same for barbecue
Saturday to 1:15 a.m.;
chicken, which is rotis-
Sunday to 10:30 p.m.)
serie-turned in a small-
General Manager
er smoker.
Gary Mrochinski
And there are one or
walks around making
more fresh fish specials
certain folks are hap-
daily ... some with pas-
py ... and sings aloud to
ta and without ... Like
birthday guests.
the delicious Norwegian
He and his staff and
salmon over angel hair
the owners of Mem-
pasta with a red pepper
phis Smoke try as
sauce ... or bronzed
much as possible to
whitefish over spaghet-
give a Memphis down-
ti with a tomato garlic
home comfortable feel- <
sauce ... or chargrilled
ing in its Southern
yellow fin tuna with
takeoff.
sauteed onions and pep-
Mr. B's of West
pers ... and regular
Bloomfield was closed
smoked turkey breast,
the beginning of Sep-
beef brisket, etc.
tember and reopened
Every Friday and
the first week in Octo-
Saturday, hickory
ber with its new name
smoked prime rib is
and totally different
served.
look that also includes
A children's sector of
a framed picture of the
the menu gives the kids
first Memphis Smoke
a good choice.
in Royal Oak.
Its decor is most un-
The completed ren-
usual ... the inside ceil-
ovation was to the tune
ing at Memphis Smoke
of $500,000 ... and is
of West Bloomfield is by
number 15 in the Mr.
mistake ... but during
B's chain ... Within a
renovations turned out
year, expectations are
to be exactly what own- Memphis Smoke's Rob Jackier and Mike Nash, by a picture of
for that number to be
ers Mike Nash, Rob the original.
20.
Jackier, Marty Tuch-
It is also in another business ...
man and Ralph Gustafson want- but not in the South.
After being open a week in started about three months ago
ed ... After removing the ceiling
tile, the look was factory-style, to West Bloomfield, customers were ... Mr. B's Brewing Co. ... a locf , 1
which they added new duct work. asked what they wanted most ... fresh-brewed beer where :.-.;tecp-

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