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Best Of Everything

31840 W. Seven Mile, Livonia

A Venerable Detroit Restaurant
Will Have A '90s Companion

give him needed advice.
hat young man people have
The young man upped and bought
seen sailing along on his
Jacoby's with its two kitchens, and has
roller blades passing out
turned it into much more than just a
fliers in Greektown and
German restaurant ... while retaining
downtown Detroit apartments is more
the
established charm that it held.
than just someone whizzing along,
Where
the original Jacoby's used to
working and having fun.
have
only about three dinner
He's an astute youthful
specialties
plus sausage,
businessman whose dream is
knockwurst,
bratwurst, weiss-
nearing reality.
wurst, kielbasa, Swedish pota-
Michael Bell, 28, has
to sausage and casserole of
always wanted to someday
sausage,
sauerkraut and
open "the most incredible
cheese,
Mike
has eight
coffee house in Detroit."
German
dinners
along with
This October it may
numerous
American
favorites
happen.
...
and
gourmet
items.
Mike is celebrating the
The German dishes appear
second anniversary of his
DAN NY
even more authentic with the
taking over 91-year-old
RASKI N
help of Mike's German step-
Jacoby's Restaurant on
Local Colu mnist mother, Renee Bell, married
Brush and E. Congress,
to Dick ... She used to be
across from the old City-
hostess and manager for Les
County Building and about
and
Sam
Gruber at the London Chop
two blocks north of the Renaissance
House,
and
the Maurice salad now at
Center in Detroit.
Jacoby's
is
the
same that was served at
It doesn't look like much from the
the former Buhl Bar, which she also
outside, but inside, Jacoby's is typical
managed.
of most German taverns.
Seating is around 30 downstairs
The menu includes sauerbraten
plus
an island bar of 12 more seats
with potato pancakes, and the special
built
by Mike with the same inlaid tin
ingredient ... Gemultlichkel (comfort)
as
on
the ceiling ... along with the
... as a favorite Detroit spot of many
impressive-looking 12-stool antique
for years.
mahogany bar that dates back to the
The German-accented Jacoby's,
late 1800s.
when personality-plus Ed Jacoby
Upstairs, which seats 60, is present-
owned the spot, was awash with beer
ly
used
for overflow crowds and ban-
and sauerbraten ... Informal and
quets
...
On its stage every Saturday
bustling.
evening
is
live jazz and blues rhythms.
It seemed like Jacoby's had always
One
of
two
old shillelaghs was
been Detroit's oldest tavern-saloon,
saved from a fire, along with the fami-
with Ed mixing drinks and entertain-
ly's 18 antique beer steins.
ing customers.
The fire in 1989 started in the
To so many, it was a home away
basement
level from an overheated hot
from home for lunch and dinner.
water
tank
... It destroyed the entire
Just a little over two years ago, July
first
floor
and
Ed put in over
1995, young Mike Bell took over
$400,000 for renovation ... identical
Jacoby's.
to what it had been before, including
For seven years, he has had plans to
the shiny, unpainted interior ceiling ...
start from scratch and open his
It was a satisfied result.
"incredible" coffee house in Detroit.
Jacoby's is another piece of Detroit
Mike was going to buy the old
history
.. The original restaurant that
Detroit Sports News building that is
was
opened
in' 1904 by Ed's great-
now Ja-Da bar-b-q, and put in a sec-
grandfather,
Albert Jacob, and his wife
ond commercial kitchen.
Minnie,
was
originally a wooden
When ad man dad Dick Bell sug-
structure ... The present brick edifice
gested talking to Ed because Jacoby's
was built in 1841 as a blacksmith's
had two kitchens and since putting in
shop and in 1902 converted into
a separate kitchen isn't cheap, he could
Jake's Tavern.

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Albert named it Jacoby's in 1904 ...
Now one of the very few German
restaurants around and certainly, at
93, the oldest in Michigan.
Biggest German sellers on the
menu today, for both lunch and din-
ner, are sauerbraten and rindfleisch
rouladen, rolled lean beef brushed
with German mustard, stuffed with
bacon, onions, carrots and celery ...
served on a bed of spatzle.
The sauteed, lightly-breaded Lake
Perch for which Jacoby's is also well-
noted, is still on the menu, to which
Mike has added items like grilled
salmon, chicken Wellington, salmon
Wellington stuffed with shrimp,
mushrooms and celery, wrapped in a
light French puff pastry topped by a
champagne sauce; chicken pot pie,
chargrilled prime rib, homemade vege-
tarian lasagna, etc.
Also six salads, .three soups (New
World chowder with salmon, Jacoby's
onion soup made with Guinness
stout, and a daily selection).
Eight sandwiches include the
acclaimed Jacoby's hamburger char-
grilled with a choice of toppings from
grilled onions, Swiss, havarti or ched-
dar cheese, mushrooms and bacon,
with lettuce and tomato.

Mike Bell ofJacobys:
Old German food and a coffee bar