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July 11, 1997 - Image 88

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1997-07-11

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and San Juan ... The boys used to
t is prominent knowledge that preparations ... such as the fresh
success doesn't always follow cracked clams with red or white call it Chicken Rosa (chicken
success in the restaurant busi- basis sauce, or penne with breast sauteed with rosemary
sauteed panchetta, onion, basil, and a white wine sauce).
ness.
About the reputation bit, there
The prosperity at one site and tomato, hot pepper seed, and
is much at stake at Colangelo's
a proven name doesn't always topped with fontinela cheese.
The eight veal dishes include Italian Chop House ... Ernie, you
guarantee like attainment.
So far though, where the new the usual Italian favorites (scalop- recall, is the son of Mark
Colangelo's Italian Chop House pini, piccata, florentina, Siciliano, "Schmaltzy" Colangelo, chef and
co-owner in the 1940s
is concerned, it seems to be hap- Parmigiana, saltimboc-
with Nerio Lelli at Lel-
ca, melanzane or Colom-
peng.
ni
li's on Woodward in De-
It opened March 10 at the pre- bo) plus five fishes and
troit, and Rose Larco
vious locale of the American Inn seven chicken prepara-
Colangelo ... Mark is a
Family Restaurant that had tions.
third-generation off-
And spumoni is
thrown open its doors the same
spring of this excellent
date 15 years earlier on Middle- served in a tall soda
restaurant couple who
belt, between Five and Six Mile glass.
It is a seven-day-a- DANNY RASKIN went on to open Larco's
roads, in Livonia.
Inn in 1951 with her
LOC AL
Seating is for 140 in the dining week operation ... Mon-
brothers.
COLUM NIST
operation owned by Ernie Colan- day through Thursday,
Continuing with the
gelo, son Mark Colangelo, Sam 11-10; Friday, 11-11;
Sharkas and Angelo Anastasiou. Saturday, 4-midnight; Sunday, family, it is noted that Ernie's
mother-in-law, Bernice Lisowicz,
Colangelo's Italian Chop 2-8.
All adult entrees include home- makes the fresh cold salads at
House is run by Mark and over-
seen by Ernie, Sam and Angelo made bread made daily, soup or Colangelo's Italian Chop House.
Being a good neighborhood
... with John Janisse, who came salad, side of pasta (except on pas-
over from Colangelo's in Ponti- ta entrees), vegetable and pota- restaurant in many cases is not
enough these days ... It has to
ac, and has been its evening man- to.
A separate children's menu have something more to bring in
ager since opening.
The kitchen staff is
headed by Chef Melvin
Harris, former sous chef
under Sam, executive
chef/co-owner at the
Pontiac location.
The former American
Inn had a good trade
and the customer traf-
fic continues to flow ...
When reopening under
the new name of Colan-
gelo's Italian Chop
House, it instantly be-
came an even heavier
neighborhood favorite.
Seems like just the
mention of Italian din-
ing in this neck of the
country appears to bring
out more people.
From the outside,
Colangelo's Italian Chop
House looks like a small Colangelo's Angelo Anastasiou, Mark and Ernie Colangelo.
trattoria ... The interior
retains the same family restau- makes it a true family dining op- additional customer traffic.
rant coziness as American Inn. eration ... Not just hamburgers,
Colangelo's Italian Chop House
The identical menu as that hot dogs and french fries, but true seems to have the proper recipe
used in Pontiac is in Livonia ... Italian dishes for the kids ... ... in the continuation of a won-
which is good news because of the child's 4-ounce filet, fettuccine Al- derful family reputation.
dining reputation it has gotten. fredo, lasagna, ravioli, spaghetti
ABOUT 100 PEOPLE were
Ten pastas include homemade and meatballs.
at the recent "Friendraiser" by
ravioli, cannelloni, lasagna and
Colangelo's Italian Chop House Jet Set, the volunteer arm of JET
manicotti that are stuffed every has its own style of preparing (Jewish Ensemble Theatre) at
day ... Also other favorites from manicotti ... It is made the old- Big Daddy's Parthenon Banquet
the pastas homemade daily like fashioned way of a crepe, not a Hall on Orchard Lake Road.
the green and white linguine noodle, stuffed with ricotta
Purpose of these annual fluid-
tossed with artichokes, tomatoes, cheese, Parmesan, spinach and raisers by Jet Set ... this is its
chicken and pine nuts in a basil garlic.
fourth ... is to promote awareness
sauce, or fettuccine with sauteed
One of the dishes, Pollo a la of the theater and raise funds for
chicken tenders in garlic, arti- Rosmarino, was named by Pete, the worthwhile group.
chokes, onion and cream sauce. Mike and Nick Larco after their
Regina Schmier started Jet Set
Dry pasta imported from Italy sister, then Rose Larco, when at JETs inception in 1989 ... and
is enhanced with assortments of they had Larco's Inn on Six Mile the original nine members have

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