Dining Guide
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Private Garden Room or Fireside Setting for
parties, receptions, wedding rehearsals,
showers, bar mitzvahs, business meetings
• Seating up to 200 people •
food is in cases for customers to see.At
lunchtime, the booths and tables are
filled with happy folks who select from
many fresh salads, sandwiches and other
goodies.All are available for carry-out as
well. Shirlee is also well-noted for her
masterful catering of weddings, bar
mitzvahs, showers, etc.
30715 W. TEN MILE RD.
(Just East of Orchard Lake Rd.)
248 .474 *3033
Distinto Italiano
r QUALITY IS OUR PRIORITY
BROASTED
OR
BAR-1341 CHICKEN
AND WHOLE SLAB
OF RIBS
• 1 coupon
per person
• Dine In Only
• Expires
10-23-97
WHOLE SLAB
OF RIBS &
BROASTED OR
BAR-B-Q CHICKEN
FOR 2!
• OPEN 7 DAYS
SUN.-THURS.
11-10
118 SOUTH WOODWARD • ROYAL OAK
JUST NORTH OF 10 MU NEXT TO ZOO
544-1211
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FRI. & SAT.
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LATHRUP
LaFendi, 27060 Evergreen, Lathrup
Landing, Lathrup, 559-9099.An elegant
atmosphere, where all areas are a differ-
ent decor, make up this popular Middle
Eastern restaurant. Many of the dishes are
not found in too many dining spots of its
type. Fresh squeezed fruits and vegetables
make up the raw juice bar which people
enjoy seven days a week at all hours.
OAK PARK
LUNCH PLATTERS
LUNCH BUFFET
$5.95 Vegetarian
Non-vegetarian
Saturday & Sunday
Bread Basket Deli, 10 1/2 Mile and
Greenfield, Lincoln Shopping Center, Oak
Park, 968-0022.A favorite of many peo-
ple for breakfast, lunch, dinner and after-
theater, this has the aura of a mod-
ernistic delicatessen so apparent with
colorful decor.A children's menu is fea-
tured along with party trays.The Bread
Basket Deli is open Tuesday through
Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
$3.50
$3.99
• Top quality catering and party planning is Salaam Bombay's main specialty.
• In-house catering holds up to 40 people. • Competitive catering prices for
banquets,weddings, graduations, family events, and other occasions.
TUES.- SAT.
Noon-9 p.m •
SUN.
Noon-8 p.m. • MON. Closed
5564 DRAKE ROAD • WEST BLOOMFIELD 48322 • 248-788-5131
ORCHARD LAKE
The Sheik, 4189 Orchard Lake Road,
"The Simone Vitale Band is an assurance of a great
evening... One of the hottest bands in town."
Danny Raskin, Jewish News
"Royal Oak band leader extraordinaire Sithone Vitale..."
Bob Talbert, Detroit Free Press
• Weddings • Anniversaries
• Private/Corporate Parties • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Call Simone for the best personal service in town, with
an exciting night of dancing and fun at your party.
0,3 in
open hearth. Esther's many Mideastern
and Lebanese favorites have not been
forgotten, and present an interesting
array of popular dining attractions.
(248) 544-7373
HAVE A GREAT EVENING
WITH FOOD AND FUN!
RESTAURANT & BAR
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PONTIAC
STEAKS • SEAFOOD • UNIQUE PASTAS
• GOURMET PIZZA • SALADS • ETC.
• FINE WINES & COCKTAILS •
Buy One Menu Item
Get The Second. Free
(Equal or Greater Value up to '8.95 Sunday thru Thursday)
313E Walton
Bet. Baldwin & Joslyn
Pontiac • Closed Mondays I
•With coupon • Not good with any other offer • Expires 10/31/97 248-332-9100
Orchard Lake, 865-000.The famous
Mideastern and Lebanese recipes of
Esther Michaels, whose Sheik restaurant
was a downtown Detroit standby for
many years, are featured along with small
pita breads served hot directly from an
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Bistro 313 Restaurant, 313 E.Walton,
Pontiac, (248) 332-9100.This is a double-
header place for good times.The indoor
and outdoor dining, fine wines and cock-
tails, bottle beers galore, 4,000 square
foot deck, etc. is coupled with 18 holes
of golf and on regulation putting courses.
The grass is real, lights are at night, sand
traps, waterfall and 75 yard pitching
range.The second part of Bistrol 313
restaurant is called The Short Game only
because it is golf in miniature but not
miniature golf. Live entertainment is
Tuesday through Saturday.
ROYAL OAK
LIVE ENTERTAINIVIENT TOES SAT. WITH JOHN PERRI/
33210 W. 14 MILE AT FARMINGTON RD. • IN SIMSBURY PLAZA
10/17
1997
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248-855-6220
Tues.-Thurs. 11-9, Fri. & Sat. ii-n, Closed Sunday
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Chick-N-Ribs, 118 S. Woodward, Royal
Oak, 544-1211. Much has been said
about this dine in and carry-out restau-
rant whose specialities of broasted or
bar-b-q chicken and bar-b-q ribs have
received much attention, but as regular
customers say, the proof is in the tasting.
It's open seven days, Sun.,-Thurs. 11-10,
Fri. & Sat. I I-11.
SOUTHFIELD
Empire Szechuan Garden, 29875
Northwestern Hwy.,Applegate Square,
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 met-
ropolitan Detroit's markedly popular din-
ing and dancing spots. It's Frank Sinatra's
favorite while in the local area.
Entertainment is Tues. thru Sat. and com-
plete catering at Excalibur plus homes,
halls, etc.
Gateway Deli, 21745 W. I I 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
homemade 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 restaura-
teur 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 din-
ner 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 popu-
lar restaurant.