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storage areas was completely
There was a total of 1,350
destroyed.
yards of custom carpet used
Hank and Burton Brothers throughout ... one-half art deco
Construction had a heavy task. in beige, tan, taupe, black and
The Pub Oyster Bar, first one plum ... all installed within a
in Michigan, with its new copper record-like time of only nine days.
counter top bar, lounge, famed
Fox & Hounds hours are Mon-
New York Stock Exchange board day-Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight;
and the old tuba which has been Saturday, 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Sun-
there 25 years, was not damaged day, 4 to 8 p.m. ... Live enter-
much except for smoke which af- tainment is in the Pub Oyster
fected the ceiling.
Bar with its new parquet floor ...
Beams were painted black and Mondays are '50s and '60s music
the ceiling was changed to a ... Tuesday through Saturday is
white suspended one.
rhythm and blues.
The front bar sector had to be
Onion soup, once a sometimes
replaced completely and then feature at Fox & Hounds, is now
covered with the same custom an everyday menu item, along
plain carpet as the rest of the Pub with shrimp bisque, Boston clam
... All new lighting fixtures were chowder and a soup of the day.
necessary, but the decorative
Tastefully casual dress is the
hanging fixtures were reusable. only attire code at Fox & Hounds
The Oyster Bar changed dras- ... ties or jackets are not require-
tically, with tiles behind it paint- ments.
ed a mahogany color to match the
Those who saw the interior of
surrounding wood.
Fox & Hounds following the fire
Fox & Hound's main dining just shook their heads and said
room underwent a major change it would be a long time before
with all new booths because of opening again.
extensive water damage ...
If anybody had even suggest-
ed five months, he or she would
have been measured for a strait
jacket.
But there it is, gold dome and
all, open to what many say is a
better-than-ever Fox & Hounds.
CONGRATS ... to Harvey
and Maxine Gold ... on their third
anniversary ... to Dee Shapiro ...
Brown padded leather seats, fab- on her birthday.
ric backs, sand-blasted glass di-
ANOTHER AWAITED bar-
viders and damask wall inserts. b-q by Sperber's Kosher Cater-
As new as everything is in the ing at the Jewish Community
main dining room, an interest- Center on Drake and Maple will
ing feature is the walk-in fire- be Tuesday, Aug. 19, 5 to 8 ... bbq
place with a huge mantel that beef, bbq chicken, etc., outside
has been there since the Inn's (Mother Nature permitting).
early days.
GOOD DINING DEPT....
Custom carpeting was de- Dim sum lunch specials 11 a.m.
signed and made using the same to 4 p.m. at Shangri-La in Or-
but enlarged pattern as the fab- chard Mall, Orchard Lake Road
ric on the booths.
south of Maple.
The rear party room has been
NOW COMES a beer-tasting
changed completely ... Leaded buffet dinner by MCF's Circle of
glass was added to a new en- Fellows to benefit the Barbara
trance, a stone fireplace with Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.
black lacquered bookshelves on
It'll be 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
either side, drop ceiling with in- 16, at the Bloomfield Hills home
direct lighting, glass block win- of Linda and Robert Powers.
dow to the outside and a
He is owner of Powers Dis-
collection of black and white pho- tributing, the Pontiac-based beer
tographs ... all contributing to a distributor ... and she has Linda
warm, clubby feeling that small Powers Interiors.
groups find inviting for meetings
ANNUAL PICNIC by
and special events.
Knights of Pythias, Detroit No.
The north dining room, long 55, is this Sunday, Aug. 17,
the dimly lit stronghold of whis- under the main pavilion in Oak
pered conversation, has been Park's Shepherd Park, 12 noon
lightened and brightened ... The to 5 ... No charge.
mahogany paneling with brass
NEW B'NAI B'RITH Cou-
screwheads is still there, but it ples/Singles unit has its Evening
has been rubbed and lightened of Dinner and Comedy, Satur-
... New copper lighting fixtures, day, Aug. 23, at Mark Ridley's
new booths and a gang of new, comedy Castle in Royal Oak ...
smart prints transform it into an $22.50 singles, $45 couples ...
entirely different look, much like For more info, call Fran White,
that of an East Side New York (248) 478-3323.
bistro.
WONDERING DEPT. ...
An elevator was added to go Why servers at many restau-
up to the second floor main ban- rants, when asked if a certain
quet room that holds about 180 dish is good, don't just say, "I've
... the elevator looks like it has never tasted it," instead of telling
been there for years.
how great it is.

Fox & Hounds
reopened in
five months.

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For Lunch and Dinner Seven Days A Week

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6199 Orchard Lake Rd., N. of Maple • West Bloomfield