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A Downtown Detroit Tradition
Is Reclaimed On Orchard lake Road

en Esther Michaels was when you must. But please, when area in 1978, opening Mr. Shish
on Lafayette Avenue in you're able, use as much fresh Kebob in Dearborn, returning to
downtown Detroit, she fish, meat, fruits and vegetables the Middle East in 1985 after re-
ceiving a degree in engineering
built a first-rate Middle as possible."
Dean Hachem, owner of the from the University of Michigan,
Eastern dining reputation that
had only seconds to it.
Sheik on Orchard Lake Road, was and returning to stay in 1989.
Hassan was at the
Even after a fire at the restau- introduced to Esther by
Sheik on Lafayette
rant and its closing, her noted his good friend and pre-
from 1971 to 1987 ... 80
recipes were guarded secrets ... sent general manager,
percent of the cus-
Many of them had either origi- Hassan Bazzi, who was a
tomers, he says, were
nated with or were modified by waiter 16 years for her at
Jewish, a big reason
her.
the original Sheik on
why so many people
When the Sheik opened Feb. Lafayette.
know him from the
14 on Orchard Lake Road, be-
After the restaurant
DANNY RASKIN
downtown Detroit days.
tween Lone Pine and Pontiac burning, Esther decided
One of the cooks,
Trail, Esther, who now lives in to retire ... Later, when LOCAL C OLUMNIST
Im'haim (Haysam)
Boynton Beach, Fla., not only Hassan approached
Faran, does most of the
gave her respected blessings, but Dean, his friend of 18
years, about opening a Lebanese authentic Middle Eastern cook-
also those recipes.
The latter is a major factor in restaurant, he suggested the re- ing at the Sheik in West Bloom-
why the Sheik in West Bloomfield opening of the Sheik at another field ... She worked with Esther
has rapidly attained the reputa- location ... They were originally on Lafayette about five years.
Seating at the Sheik on Or-
tion achieved by Esther.
going to open in the Lakeside Mall
Recipes like her wonderful Egg- but decided that it wasn't the chard Lake Road is upwards of
130 in two beautiful rooms of pure
plant a la Sheik ... And the Sheik place for "Esther's people."
After a year of searching, Dean oak with mahogany coloring ... 16
today is the only Lebanese or Mid-
dle Eastern restaurant I know of and Hassan found the West pictures of Arabic scenes, by a
Middle Eastern artist living here-
that serves sweetbreads.
Bloomfield locale.
They called Esther in Florida abouts, along with five murals of
Esther's roasted lamb shanks
were sensational ... I recall being since she owned the name ... Es- Middle Eastern culture painted
there one time when a customer ther was happy for them and gave on the walls, are accompanied by
ran around the restaurant telling Dean and Hassan permission to white linen napkins, rust-color
diners they should ask for the left use it ... along with her great seats, Middle Eastern-printed
shank because it's more tender ... recipes that so many people have cloth booths, musical instruments
from Lebanon, an over 100-year-
Whether this is true or not, I nev- enjoyed.
er knew because all her lamb
Dean has been in the restau- old coffee grinder from Lebanon,
rant business 31 years ... and still water pipes, etc.
shanks were tender.
Amid the attractive surround-
Another time, a phone call has an eatery in Kuwait that is
came for Esther from Berlin ... run by a brother-in-law ... He lived ings are cordial and efficient wait-
"I'm leaving now and should be at in Kuwait but was born in Beirut, persons who never cease
Metro Airport in the afternoon. Lebanon, coming to the Detroit satisfying customers as they serve
true, authentic
Please save me three
Lebanese food.
rice puddings."
Its biggest sellers
A group of attorneys
are lamb chops and
used to get angry when
shish tawook (cubes
Esther terminated the
of marinated chick-
meat pies for the sum-
en) ... along with oth-
mer, and well in ad-
er wonderful "back
vance wanted to know
home" dishes ... plus
exactly what Wednes-
favorites like white-
day would be the last
fish, swordfish filet
for the season so they
with mushrooms,
could gorge ... Honest-
red snapper, shrimp,
ly, she never really
etc.
knew ... Esther used to
Customers enjoy
stop making the meat
the crushed lentil
pies when the flour ran
soup and a delicious
out.
lamb vegetable soup
She ran her restau-
that are made on the
rant as if it were her
premises.
own home ... Freshness
Raw kibbee is
was the keynote of Es-
made fresh every
ther's cooking, and al-
day ... This is very
though she likened
important ... And
herself to a "little squir-
prepared into orders
rel putting her squash
that go fast ... The
and eggplant away for
Sheik's kibbee is con-
the winter," Esther
sidered one of the
used to tell her cus-
finest around.
tomers, "Please, freeze
Small loaves of
only what you must.
pita bread are served
Eat canned anything Dean Hachem and one of his prized artworks.

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