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A Storied Detroit Restaurant Name
Moves To A Ferndale location

lettuce and tomato ... Also just
lenty of Bradys ... But only simulated swinging doors.
In the kitchen is Annie $3.95.
one on the local scene that is
There's the famed original "Di-
synonymous with longevity Thomas, 19 years with the Brady
in the restaurant business bunch, who went from Seven amond Jim," half-pounder of
Mile to Southfield and now Fer- choice, freshly ground beef served
here.
Brady is and has been a pop- ndale ... Bartender Jeannie Mc- on a hot sesame seed roll with
ular name owned by many . . . In Nall was also on Seven Mile and sliced tomatoes, lettuce, pickles
and Bermuda onion, $3.95 ... The
the restaurant business, howev- has been with Matt 15 years.
One of the best waitresses Charlie Brown (original topped
er, the name Brady stands alone.
with melted cheese and
It was in 1954 when Jim around, Victoria Mur-
bacon) is $4.95.
Brady opened Diamond Jim doch, came from South-
It also has The Fat
Brady's on Seven Mile Road and field to open Ferndale
Man (95 percent fat-free
Greenfield ... to become a very with Matt ... She is a
five-year veteran and a
lean burger or grilled
popular spot.
chicken breast, served
One of Jim's sons, Matt Brady, much-wanted server be-
with low-fat cottage
was waiter, dishwasher, cook, cause of her very per-
cheese), $4.95 ... The
cleanup man, etc., while attend- sonable, smiling and
DANNY RASKIN
efficient ways.
ing high school.
Poncho half-pounder is
Night manager Nick
LOC AL
a big favorite, with
After a two-year stint from
Swiss cheese, topped
1968 to 1970, Matt returned Abbonizio has been
COLUM NIST
with hot chili, fresh
from Vietnam and went back to with Matt since 1991
work with his dad and brother and also came with him from chopped onions and lightly sprin-
Southfield to help Matt remodel kled with Parmesan cheese,
Tom.
When Jim passed
$4.95.
on, Matt and Tom
Six other sand-
took over.
wiches from $3.95
In 1978, Tom
to $5.95 are at both
opened Diamond Jim
lunch and dinner-
Brady's of Southfield
time.
at the Prudential
When Matt took
over the former
Town Center ... and
Bootlegger's locale,
Matt stayed on Sev-
en Mile as Diamond
he inherited two
ovens, so now also
Jim Brady's of De-
sells pizza.
troit.
Matt closed De-
Five salads in-
clude Seven Mile
troit in 1988 and a
Road's great P.T.
year later opened on
Southfield Road in
Barnum Seashore,
Beverly Hills.
crisp lettuce with
Today, Tom and
shrimp, chunks of
wife Mary Brady
Krabmeat, hard-
have Diamond Jim
boiled egg and
croutons, $6.95
Brady's in Novi ...
and Matt has Matt
($4.95 half) and
Brady's Tavern on
Seven Mile Road's
Nine Mile Road in
Lillian Russell, ice-
Ferndale, about a
berg lettuce topped
mile east of Wood-
with a lot of
ward.
shrimp, hard-
Theirs are the only
boiled egg and the
Brady-owned restau-
special homemade
rants in existence
dressing, $6.95
here.
($4.95 half).
Matt left his
There's even the
Southfield locale and
Brady's Garbage
opened Matt Brady's
Salad ... lettuce
in Ferndale this past
topped with crum-
Nov. 4 ... He had Matt Brady's on the move.
bled bleu cheese,
been a partner in the
chopped egg, bacon,
Matt Brady's on Southfield Road and open the Ferndale locale.
tomatoes, pepperoncinnis, an-
It is open seven days for lunch chovies, red onions and croutons,
... selling his interest in 1995.
Matt opened in Ferndale and and dinner ... Monday through $6.95 ($4.95 half).
everything on the menu, he says, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sun-
Of the salads, only the Caesar
has been priced 30 percent low- day, noon to 2 a.m.
is priced differently, $6.75 and
All the famous hamburger $4.75 half.
er because of the rent structure
sandwiches from Seven Mile are
and low overhead.
The soups are all homemade
Seating is for about 130 ... plus at Matt Brady's Tavern.
and always include Matt Brady's
The excellent turkey burger award-winning chili (cup $1.95,
30 more seats at an interesting
60-foot bar with 30,000 pennies wasn't one of them but is a big fa- bowl $2.95) ... New England
imbedded beneath a clear plastic. vorite here ... It is made with clam chowder is served Fridays
The menu is designed like the fresh ground turkey and served only (cup $1.95, bowl $2.95).
one on Seven Mile Road with well-done with Bermuda onion,
There are nine appetizers and

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LUNCH MON - FRI
DINNER TUES - SAT