The Sheik, 4189 Orchard Lake
Road, Orchard Lake, 865-000. The
famous Mideastern and Lebanese
recipes of Esther Michaels, whose
Sheik restaurant was a downtown De-
troit standby for many years, are fea-
tured along with small pita breads
served hot directly from an open
hearth. Esther's many Mideastern and
Lebanese favorites have not been for-
gotten, and present an interesting ar-
ray of popular dining attractions.
PONTIAC
Pike Street Restaurant, 18 West
Pike Street, Pontiac, 334-7878. an
imaginative menu is featured at this
culinary delight noted for its fine cui-
sine and service. Excellent wines by
the glass or bottle, and choice liquors
are popular favorites. Dining and
wining excellence is accompanied
with a soft, relaxing atmosphere.
Banquet facilities for all occasions
are available.
ROYAL OAK
Chkk-N-Ribs, 118 S. Woodward,
Royal Oak, 544-1211. Much has
been said about this dine in and car-
ry-out restaurant whose specialities of
broasted or bar-b-q chicken and bar-
b-q ribs have received much attention,
but as regular customers say, the proof
is in the tasting. It's open seven days,
Sun.,-Thurs. 11-10, Fri. & Sat. 11-11.
SOUTHFIELD
Empire Szechuan Garden,
29875 Northwestern Hwy., Apple-
gate Square, Southfield, 353-7890.
Consistency has become a fine point
for this Oriental restaurant serving
Szechuan, Hunan and Chinese dish-
es. It has beome a popular place to
dine at both lunch and dinner times
and is open seven-days-a-week, with
everything on the menu available
also for carry-out. The clean atmos-
phere and efficient service are plus-
es to go along with the food.
Excalibur, 28875 Franklin Road,
Southfield, 358-3355. When former
owner Pat Archer passed on, people
said Excalibur would also go. How-
ever, they didn't reckon with Marty
Wilk, owner/chef who has made it
one of metropolitan Detroit's marked-
ly popular dining and dancing spots.
It's-Frank Sinatra's favorite while in
the local area. Entertainment is Tues.
thru Sat. and complete catering at Ex-
calibur plus homes, halls, etc.
Gateway Deli, 21745 W. 11
Mile, Harvard Row, Southfield, 352-
4940. Try the veal marsala or veal
parmesan at this popular deli-
catessen-restaurant whose gourmet
dishes are brought from owner Pe-
ter Bershaj's former Larco's days.
They are combined with familiar tra-
ditional homemade Jewish dishes.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, party trays
and outside catering are Gateway
Deli standouts.
McVee's Sports Bar & Grill,
23380 Telegraph Road, Southfield,
352-8243. This is more than just an-
other sports bar and grill restaurant.
Veteran restaurateur Herman Yago-
da features charbroiled steaks, fresh
seafood, large burgers, baby-back
ribs and lamb chops that he defies
others to beat. Also home-made
soups are daily specials at both lunch
and dinner with moderate prices in
a casual and relaxed atmosphere.
New Seoul Garden, 27566
Northwestern, Southfield, 827-1600.
Authenticity is brought to the table
where favorites such as beef, chick-
en and shrimp are prepared on a
barbecue grill in front of customers.
Floor seating and sushi bar also add
to its appeal. Authentic Korean and
Japanese dishes are the theme foods
at this restaurant with a sister Seoul
Garden in Sterling Heights.
Pearl City, 27522 Northwestern
Hwy. at 11 Mile, 354-3700. The
Oriental dining imagination is cap-
tured in a moderately-priced Chinese
menu at lunch and dinner. Pearl City
Southfield's Sunday Buffet, 11 a.m.
to 8 pm. and menu selections offer
customers a variety of ways in which
to dine. A children's menu is a fa-
vorite for family dining.
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Seros, 29221 Northwestern, South-
field, 358-2353. The specialty is
Greek-American with emphasis on
family dining. It is a seven-daya-week
operation with daily specials for
lunch and dinner. The neighborhood
atmosphere is condusive to com-
fortable dining. This combined with
low prices have made Seros a pop-
ular restaurant.
Star Deli, 24555 W. 12 Mile Rd.,
Southfield, 352-7377. It has been
acclaimed as one of America's
finest carry-out only delicatessens,
and has the largest carry-out deli
operations in Michigan. However,
you wouldn't know it from the size.
And everything is homemade: tole
slaw, potato salad, chicken salad,
egg salad and so much more. Star
prepares both fat-free and regular
tuna and cuts its lox by hand. It also
cooks its own corned beef and pas-
trami, and the 7-day operation in-
cludes a major specialty—beautiful
tray catering.
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Szechwan Empire North, 39450
14 Mile Road, Walled Lake, 960-
7666. The fine Chinese restaurants
owned by Tom Lin are prominently
noted for their traditional Chinese style
of dining where expected side dish-
es are not a la carte, but presented
with the complete meal that is ordered.
This one is no exception, and has be-
come a favorite in the northwest area
of Metropolitan Detroit. Tom's other
good Szechuan Empire restaurant is
on 5 Mile Road and Middlebelt in
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WARREN
Andiamo Italia, 7096 E. 14
Mile Road, Warren, 268-3200.
Owner Joe Vicari's growing dining
empire can consider this East Side
gem as the flagship restaurant. Its
Italian food, coupled with the kitchen
sense of veteran Italian dining chef
Aldo Ottaviani, range on the superb,
along with pastries homemade on
the premises. A banquet hall next
door seats over 400 and is receiv-
ing bookings because of the am-
biance and a prime factor... food
as is served at Andiamo Italia.
WATERFORD
T-Bones Steak & Seafood
House, 3481 Elizabeth Lake
Road, Waterford, (810) 681-1700.
Besides a wide array of Certified
Black Angus steaks, T-Bones, owned
by Gino and Jerry Spigno, is proud-
ly exclaiming its seafood variety. It
is a 7-day-a-week operation for din-
ner only. Monday-Saturday from 4
p.m.; Sunday from 1 p.m. There is
a difference between Black Angus
and Certified Black Angus. Own-
ers must be certified and the beef
must be gotten only from packers
or distributors with Black Angus cer-
tification. They also own Peppy's
on M-59.
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