Michigan's finest upscale,
yet casual American bistro

Best Of Everything

Savor the taste that is the
talk of the town

New combination: bagels, lox and plenty of Coney Islands.

"Oakland Grill gets wows lot'
class att." — Observer & Eccentric

"Oakland Grill's food and service
— Detroit Free Pr ess

"Our meal Oakland Grill Was
exceptional and it left us talking -
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— Oakkuusi Press

Tuesday through Thursday evenings and
complimentary fray-passed Sushi in the
lounge every hursday evening

Hours:

Mon-Wed

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 midnight

Thur-Fri

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Sat.

5:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Please join us for happy hour,
Monday thru Friday, 4-7 p.m.

Domestic beers

$2.00

Imported beers

$2.50

Well drinks

$3.00

Available for private .
engagements Saturday
afternoons and
Sundays.

32832 WoOdward

1/9
998

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Royal Oak

(Just South of 14 Mile Rd.)

(248) 549-7700

deterrent of its service goal.
When it opened, the Little
f you've never seen bagels, lox
The fellows completely gutted the
Daddy's
lines
were
long
and
many
. and cream cheese at a Coney
former Broadway Shop men's clothes,
impatient
customers
went
elsewhere
Island restaurant before, don't
and Robert Mann Furs next door ...
... The overcrowded restaurant had its
fret ... Neither have too many
Result is the 200-seat restaurant plus
problems, and the original intent of
others.
seven counter stools with backs amid
getting
people
in
and
out
in
as
short
In fact, it would be like counting
the red neon-striped interior of blue
a period of time as possible went by
fingers on a hand without any as to
light fixtures on ceiling beams, a lot
the
wayside.
how many times a person saw a lox
of windows facing Northwestern and
What good was training people five
plate, sable plate or chub plate at this
Applegate's large parking lot, open
days
before
opening
when
the
unbe-
type of dining operation.
kitchen with gleaming stainless steel,
lievable crowds stampeded
That counts among the
tile floor, blond chairs with blue
Little
Daddy's
opening
days?
many reasons why the new
padded seats, brown print padded
In the first week, Tommy,
Little Daddy's Parthenon &
booth backs with blue padded seats,
Jimmy and Rick worked 24
Coney Island in Applegate
blond tables and booth tabletops,
hours preparing food for the
Square, Northwestern and
etc.
next
day.
Inkster, is not your ordinary
Mainly, it is very clean throughout.
That first week saw over
restaurant of this sort.
The former Robert Mann Furs
10,000
customers
...
Over
Even pasta entrees ... four of
locale is completely set aside for Little
7,000 hot dogs ... Over 110
them ... and six vegetarian main
Daddy's carry-out of all menu items ...
cases of lettuce (at 24 heads
courses to go along with bbq
D ANNY
It is staffed by four people whose effi-
per case that comes out to
ribs, bbq chicken, combos, etc.
RA SKIN
ciency has been applauded.
2,640
heads)
for
the
award-
... And a corned beef on rye,
Hours at Little Daddy's and its
winning
Tommy's
Salad
L
ocal
club sandwich, Reuben sand-
carry-out are the same ... Open for
among the eight that are
Col
umnist
wich among 11 more.
Don't forget, too ... this is a
combination of Little Daddy's and Big
Daddy's operations ... with flaming
saganaki, flaming sausage, eight gyros
preparations, beef or chicken, eight
burgers, chicken fajitas, Greek
favorites, etc.
How many other Coney Island
spots are there where the pastries are
homemade right on the premises? ...
Like carrot cake, Black Forest torte or
cheesecake.
People waited seven months for it
to open ... and when Little Daddy's
finally did, this past Oct. 13, it was far
and away too crowded too fast.
"They hit us hard!" says Tommy
Peristeris, co-owner with Rick Rogow,
Jimmy Zavradinos, Bob Probert and
Darren McCarty ... "It was a mad-
house! We were completely over-
Little Daddy's Tom Peristeris, Rick Rogow, Jimmy Zavradinos and Bob Probert.
whelmed! We never in the world
expected to be this busy!" says Tommy,
breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday
made fresh.
shaking his head in seeming aftershock.
through Saturday, 9 a.m. to midnight;
Things
have
leveled
out
so
much
But when you have a successful
Sunday, 11 a.m. to midnight.
for
the
better
now
as
the
original
goal
restaurant like Big Daddy's on
Sunday brunch has become a big
has
been
reached
with
customers
being
Orchard Lake Road, the thought is
thing at Little Daddy's ... with the
able
to
be
in
and
out
in
20
minutes
to
very prevalent that another with
bagels and lox a tremendous seller.
a half-hour, depending of course on
Tommy and Rick would have that
Bagels and lox at a Coney Island
the
order
...
Waitpersons
have
had
success pattern going for it.
operation? ... Why not if it is a differ-
more
thorough
training
and
the
own-
However, as true as this may be,
ent type of Coney dog spot than the
ers are able to keep a closer watch on
their second restaurant endeavor
ordinary.
customer
urgencies.
together is such that it must stand on
And this is where Tommy, Rick and
This was bound to happen ... No
its own merits ... Which it is finally
Jimmy shine ... So much so that a
restaurant
with
a
good
ownership
doing.
chain of Little Daddy's is already in
track record would allow a continuous

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