a Michigan's finest upscale, yet casual American bistro Savor the taste that is the talk of the town The Best Of Everything Moro's has people coming from all over metro Detroit. "Oakland Grill gets wows for class act." - Observer & Eccentric DANNY RASKIN Local Columnist • mtt • "Our meal at Oakland Grill was exceptional and it left us talking about our food all weekend long." - Oakland Press Tuesday through Thursday evenings and complimentary fray-passed Sushi in the lounge every Tiursday 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 Royal Oak (Just South of 14 Mile Rd.) 2/6 1998 98 (248) 549-7700 1VE any who go there for the first time prefer to keep their Italian dining "find" a secret. Others can't wait to tell their friends about the little Italian restau- rant that they "found." Regulars just keep going back ... enjoying the discovery they had made years ago. Moro's on Allen Road, just west of Southfield in Allen Park, is celebrating its 17th anniversary. In this time, the former site of Captain Nick's Greek restaurant, seat- ing only about 75 people, has attained a reputation as being among Michi- gan's finer Italian dining spots ... with added features that please a multitude of people. These customers prefer traveling to Moro's from all parts of metropolitan Detroit for the excellent and unique dining experience that is encountered. Visitors can't say enough about Tom Moro's excellent cuisine ... Its wonderful service and presentation of food ... the astoundingly low prices ... thorough cleanliness ... gracious sur- roundings. In so many words, Moro's has everything necessary for a highly satis- fying dining adventure. The sometimes lost art of tableside preparation is a big Moro's feature ... Even the salad that is prepared with dinner entrees is tossed tableside and deftly placed on gleaming dishes. Also, entrees like veal Olympic and shrimp Bordelaise, both flamed with brandy and Madeira wine ... and beef Maison, sauteed with a tomato, creme sherry and natural beef juices sauce ... From the rolling tableside cart, too, is chateaubriand for two. The flaming desserts from well- stocked carts are like so many I used to know years back ... We had straw- berries Romonoff served over French vanilla ice cream, and remembered when it was served to us years back at the Pump Room in Chicago's Palmer House Hotel ... Would you believe this one was better? The Italian food at Moro's is superbly prepared ... with entrees ... Spotless restrooms ... A soft ambi- accompanied by the tableside salad, an ence that allows for delicate conversa- excellent, full-bodied minestrone tions. soup, a vegetable, and those thinly- Moro's is a seven-day-a-week opera- sliced baked Anna potatoes you just tion ... Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 don't see at too many places p.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m. to 10 anymore. p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. to 9 Authentic elegance is exem- p.m. plified when a bowl of fresh White linen tablecloths fruit is brought to your table and white linen napkins after dinner ... What a neat blend in nicely with the touch. decor of white painted brick Moro's veal prices are hard walls, recessed lighting, dark to be believed ... marsala, wooden ceiling beams, $13.50; parmigiana, $12.50; framed pictures and walled piccante, $12.50; cutlet, mirrors. D ANNY $12.50; triestina (medallions The service is choice ... by RA SKIN sauteed with artichoke hearts) tuxedoed waitpersons like Local Columnist $13; colombo, $14; casalinga, Stan Grygus, whose person- $14; Oscar (with Alaskan king able and attentive ways have crab), $19. been a standby at Moro's for 12 of its A nine-ounce filet mignon is $16; 17 years ... Another fine server, Rick 14-ounce New York strip, $16.75; Baran, has been at Moro's 11 years ... broiled half-chicken, $9; chicken Evening manager David Galloro came poulette, $10; chicken livers with 14 years ago and was a waitperson mushrooms, $9.50; chicken caccia- seven years before moving into his tore, $11. present capacity. Pasta orders are served with salad ... During prime dinner time, there is normally a short wait for seating because of its limited capacity ... Reservations are not accepted ... But here is one place folks don't mind waiting because they are not forgotten or are just a number ... Also, the din- ing experience proves to be worth it. Many times while customers are waiting, they are given garlic bread and varied finger foods to munch on ... During summer months, the hors d'oeuvres might be fried zucchini, breaded mushrooms, etc. Believe me, this fine little touch has made many friends. But certainly not more than those made by the wonderfully prepared dishes, reasonable prices, excellent ser- vice and gracious hospitality offered Tom Moro's place has a fine reputation. by Moro's. To "discover" a dining spot is one Spaghetti with mushrooms, $9.75; thing ... To learn that others have also with Marinara sauce, $8.25; with discovered it makes this find even meat sauce, $9.25; tetrazzini (rich more attractive. wine and cream sauce with sliced Moro's deserves the attention it has chicken, topped with parmesan), been getting ... Its reputation keeps $10.25; fettuccine Alfredo, $9.75. growing. Daily specials told by servers usual- YOU CAN'T get any more authen- ly include fresh fish catches. tic than the two musicians Friday and It's nice to see buspersons taking Saturday evenings at romantic Blue water away and bringing fresh glasses Danube on Ottawa Street in Windsor.