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thinly sliced Granny Smith apples
in a rich batter, topped with cus-
tard, baked and drizzled with hot
caramel sauce.
Biggest dining seller at Dia-
mond Jim Brady's in Novi is the
Chicken Isabella (breast sauteed
with lemon, herbs, green onion
and Shiitakes. Served over
parpadelle).
Diamond Jim Brady's goes
through about 200 pounds of
chicken a week ... and most of it is
for the Isabella.
Top fish sellers are the Atlantic
salmon (fillet lightly coated with
Dijon and an herb crust, served
with roasted romas, caramelized
garlic enhanced Basmati, pea pods
and a capered beurre blanc) ... and
sea scallops (seared golden and
presented with saffron risotto,
steamed spinach and pesto vinai-
grette).
Another whitefish that rims as
a special at least once a week is
that with a tomato vodka sauce ...
Whitefish never had it so good!
And the trout a la Brady has
many folks coming back ... Lake
trout fillet topped with crumbled
blue cheese, chopped scallions and
onions and baked.
Mary's own variations on nu-
merous food items are much cred-
it to her highly regarded culinary
gift.
It was recognized with her first
competition in 1990, representing
Schoolcraft College at a culinary
salon in which she was awarded
a gold medal for best of show.
It is also enviable that many of
Mary and Tom's employees at Di-
amond Jim Brady's when it was
in 3000 Prudential Town Center
are still with them in Novi.
Their present location is open
seven days ... Mondays through
Thursdays, 11:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.;
Fridays and Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.
to midnight; Sundays, 4 p.m. to 8
p.m.
Much of the Seven Mile Dia-
mond Jim Brady's is in the Novi
ambiance ... Including a photo of
Tom's parents, Jim and Grace
Brady, and so many antique ar-
tifacts for which Jim was noted ...
He also owned the antique shop
next door to the Seven Mile restau-
rant locale and a goodly amount
that greeted folks there is still in
Novi ... Like the wood-burning
stove behind the bar, pitchers on
a plate rail used in days of yester-
years instead of a china cabinet,
the sign with Diamond Jim
Brady's famous saying, "Them
That Has Them Wears Them," etc.
And to clear up an otherwise
thought from the Seven Mile days,
the Charlie Brown hamburger is
not named after the Snoopy car-
toon character ... It was titled for
a regular customer named Chuck
Farrell who looked like Charlie
Brown.
Seating is for 125, including
eight high top-tables, amid dark
wood walls, nostalgic photos of
Seven Mile, stained glass from the
Prudential location, wines and
liquor in a display case, with white
linen napkins amid a very casu-
al atmosphere.
Mary's many medals hang in a
lighted case ... Sort of telling folks
who come that they are in for a
culinary treat ... And it is impor-
tant to note that along with her
excellent food preparations, menu
prices have been kept to a rea-
sonable minimum.
The memory of Diamond Jim
Brady's restaurant on West Sev-
en Mile is a respected one.
That Mary and Tom have re-
tained all the wonderful recipes to
go along with her culinary com-
mand makes for a truly unbeat-
able combination.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY by
Mona Lisa on Woodward, between
13 and 14 Mile, was celebrated
Nov. 7 ... The Italian dining oper-
ation has jazz entertainment
Thursday through Saturday.
THERE IS an unfortunate
misconception people have when
told about Health Department reg-
iilntions ... Many of the scores have
absolutely nothing to do with
health.
The question is ... Why can't
there be two separate sheets ...
One for restaurant violations such
as broken tiles, kitchen doors with-
out self-closures, etc ... and anoth-
er for health violations, which
people really are most interested
in.
Then reputable stations like
WDIV-TV can give their "Dirty
Dozen" awards with appropriate
accuracy ... instead of listing places
erroneously like Elie's Cafe in
Birmingham, an impeccably clean
restaurant, whose low score was
on non-health-related things.
Citations for a back door not be-
ing shut all the way, a light cover
in the basement broken, no soap
in the restroom ... and the restau-
rant wasn't even open yet ... a dish-
washer drinking coffee from a
regular coffee cup instead of from
a Styrofoam one with a lid ... wa-
ter pipe in the ice machine one
inch from the drain floor instead
of two inches, etc.
Even the health inspector was
shocked that Elie's Cafe appeared
as one of the "Dirty Dozen" ... and
called owner Elie Mondalek to ex-
press her surprise.
Restaurants have enough trou-
ble keeping their heads above wa-
ter without stupid, unrelated
ratings ... Why didn't WDIV-TV
tell what the ratings consisted of
instead of letting people think that
health was involved?
CELEBRATION BY Stage &
Co. on the Boardwalk, Orchard
Lake Road south of Maple, began
its 35th anniversary ... 35 percent
off for two days was a big success
... According to owner Steve Gold-
berg, almost $10,000 in food was
given away.
GOOD WAITRESS Dept. ...
Stephie Kovac ... at Beau Jack's
on Maple and Telegraph ... Very
personable, efficient and a cordial
young lady. ❑
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A partial listing of our menu items
Appetizers
Chicken
Steaks and Chops
• Filet Mignon (14 oz.)
• Chicken Filet
• Escargot
• Porterhouse (26 oz.)
• Parthenon Chicken
• Stuffed Mushrooms w/Crab
• Veal Chop (13 oz.)
• Chicken Lemonato
Meat
• New York Strip (18 oz.)
• Portabello Mushroom in red
wine sauce
Now serving all your favorite Greek Specialties • Lamb Chops
• Crab Cakes
including the Award-Winning Tommy Salad
Seafood
• Lobster Tail
• Broiled Whitefish
• Swordfish
• Flambe-Shrimp a la
Parthenon
Homemade Desserts
Pasta
• Angel Hair w/Marinara or
Garlic Oil
• Pasta Primavera
• Seafood Fettuccine
• Triple Layer Chocolate Cake
• Fresh Cobbler of the Day
• Chocolate Mousse
• Rice Pudding
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