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Southfield, 353-7890. Consistency has
become a fine point for this Oriental
restaurant serving Szechuan, Hunan and
Chinese dishes. It has beome a popular
place to dine at both lunch and dinner
times and is open seven-days-a-week,
with everything on the menu available
also for carry-out. The clean atmosphere
and efficient service are pluses to go
along with the food.
Excalibur,
28875
Franklin
Road,
Southfield, 358-3355. When former
owner Pat Archer passed on, people said
Excalibur would also go. However, they
didn't reckon with Marty Wilk, owner/chef
who has made it one of metropolitan
Detroit's markedly popular dining and
dancing spots. It's Frank Sinatra's favorite
while in the local area. Entertainment is
Tues. thru Sat. and complete catering at
Excalibur plus homes, halls, etc.
Gateway Deli, 21745 W. 11 Mile, Harvard
Row, Southfield, 352-4940. 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
combined with familiar traditional home-
made Jewish dishes. Breakfast, lunch,
dinner, party trays and outside catering
are Gateway Deli standouts.
McVee's Sports Bar & Grill, 23380
Telegraph Road, Southfield, 352-8243.
This is more than just another sports bar
and grill restaurant. Veteran restaurateur
Herman Yagoda 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 casual
and relaxed atmosphere.
Seros, 29221 Northwestern, Southfield,
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 atmosphere is condusive
to comfortable dining. This combined
with low prices have made Seros a pop-
ular restaurant.
Star Deli, 24555 W. 12 Mile Rd.,
Southfield, 352-7377. It has been
acclaimed 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 home-
made: cole slaw, potato salad, 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
IMMENSE
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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 dishes are not a la carte, but pre-
sented with the complete meal that is
ordered. This one is no exception, and
has become 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.
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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 Italian food, coupled with the kitchen
sense of veteran Italian dining chef Aldo
Ottaviani, range on the superb, along with
pastries homemade on the premises. A
banquet hall next door seats over 400
and is receiving bookings because of the
ambiance and a prime factor... food as is
served at Andiamo Italia.
WEST BLOOMFIELD
Big Daddy's Parthenon, 6199 Orchard
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 737-8600.
The flames blaze constantly at this heavy
restaurant favorite. It is buy every evening,
seven days a week, and lunches are also
big. Owners Rick Rogow and Tommy
Peristeris are proud of thier juicy lamb-
chops, award-winning Tommy Salad, tra-
ditional Greek favorites, etc. Banquet
facilities up to 300 are available in private
quarters. Music by Taylor Made is every
Thursday and Friday evening.
Hoa Kow, 4301 Orchard Lake Road,
Crosswinds Mall, West Bloomfield, 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 served 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
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