premises. A banquet hall next door seats over 400 and is receiving book- ings because of the ambiance and a prime factor... food as is served at An- diamo Italia. SOUTHFIELD continued from page 95 4940. Try the veal marsala or veal parmesan at this popular delicatessen- restaurant whose gourmet dishes are brought from owner Peter Bershaj's former Larco's days. They are com- bined with familiar traditional home- madeJewish dishes. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, party trays and outside cater- ing 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 ca- sual and relaxed atmosphere. 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 favorite for family dining. $6.95 LUNCH SPECIALS mon. - sot. n (1111 10 3 pm • Shish Kabob • Shish Tawook • Shish Kafta • .III • Baked Kafta • Shaw arma \\ ith rice or potatoe, • Whitefish Filet • Eggplant a la Sheik or ,alad. No ,till,tIttition,. Enic- N the Original Recipes of Esther Michaels forntOrly of Downtown Detroit. LIJ Row juice Bar ° Cocktails Vegetarian ono non - vegetarian entrees Catering for all Occasions ° Banquet Room S'acilities CID w T HE D E TRO H- 00 Open for Lunch on Dinner 7 - Days 4189 Orcburo flohe Root °rebut-6 Lake 810 - 865 - 0000 Seros, 29221 Northwestern, South- field, 358-2353. The specialty is Greek-American with emphasis on family dining. It is a seven-day-a-week operation with daily specials for lunch and dinner. The neighborhood at- mosphere is condusive to comfortable dining. This combined with low prices have made Seros a popular restau- rant. Star Deli, 24555 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield, 352-7377. It has been ac- claimed 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: cole slaw, potato sal- ad, 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 pastrami, and the 7-day op- eration includes a major specialty— beautiful tray catering. WALLED LAKE Szechuan 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 Livonia. 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 Ital- ian food, coupled with the kitchen sense of veteran Italian dining chef Aldo Ottaviani, range on the superb, along with pastries homemade on the 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 proudly exclaiming its seafood variety. It is a 7-day-a-week operation for dinner only. Monday- Saturday from 4 p.m.; Sunday from 1 p.m. There is a difference between Black Angus and Certified Black An- gus. Owners must be certified and the beef must be gotten only from pack- ers or distributors with Black Angus certification. They also own Peppy's on M-59. WEST BLOOMFIELD Big Daddy's Parthenon, 6199 Since Opa! came to the suburbs in all its flaming glory, back in 1993, the flames have been blazing with con- stant rapidity at this heavy favorite, considered a phenonomen in the restaurant business. It is busy every evening, seven days a week, and lunches are also big, The Greektown in West Bloomfield is the pride of Rick Rogow and Tommy Peristeris, whose large, expertly cut lambchops, special salads like the award-winning Tom- my's New Idea Salad, traditional Greek favorites, etc., have won huge amounts of return customers. Music with Taylor Made is featured every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening. Golden Phoenix, 6257 Orchard Lake Road, Sugar Tree Shopping Cen- ter, West Bloomfield, 855-3570. Now serving beer and wine, Golden Phoenix, specializing in Chinese, Can- tonese and Szechuan food, is the some fine restaurant that had previously been a long-time favorite on Maple and Tele- graph. Both dining in and carry-out are available in a wide assortment of Oriental dishes for culinary consump- tion. Hoa Kow, 4301 Orchard Lake Road, Crosswinds Mall, West Bloom- field, 932-3133. People from all walks of life and most parts of Detroit and metropolitan areas enjoy the many styles of Chinese dining put out by Gene Woo. Whitefish in all cooking varieties is big feature, with almost 1,000 pounds sewed each week. This is together with Cantonese, Szechuan and Mandarin dishes, plus a Chinese Buffet at lunch and dinner to go with its regular menu. Mai Thai, 6635 Orchard Lake Road, Old Orchard Shopping Center, West Bloomfield, 626-6313. Those who like the real thing will enjoy Mai Thai with its very spicy or non-spicy foods concocted for authentic and traditional tastes at lunch or dinner. It presents a casual atmosphere with seating around 100 and is open seven days a week. New Sahara, 6303 Orchard Lake road, West Bloomfield, 737-6688. Mideastern and Mediterranean cui- sine with a homestyle Chaldean fla- vor is served by the Attisha family. Also fresh breads cooked in an open hearth. This is their second location. The first one is in Oak Park. Saturday nights feature strolling musicians and an internation band for dancing to Russian, Israeli, Yiddish, Arabic and American music. Stage & Co., 6873 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 855-6622.