Michigan's finest upscale,
yet casual American bistro
Savor the taste that is the
talk of the town

The Best Of Everything

Good food and service are Le Metro's focus.

"Oakland Grill gets wows for
class act." — Observer & Eccentric

like much, but not many restaurants
potato ... Tim's white fish is topped by
make their own stock ... Every sauce
shredded potatoes.
at Le Metro is prepared right then and
Favorite at lunchtime is the chicken
there ... This assures freshness ...
salad
of
white-meat
chicken,
smoked
his past July was the ninth
Making between 60 and 70 sauces a
cheddar
cheese
and
sliced
red
seedless
anniversary of a little
night is nothing for the little Le
grapes
and
fresh
chives.
restaurant that goes about
Metro.
Ray
Dominguez,
who
was
its business in a quiet sort
It is open Monday through
behind the London Chop
of way but goes over with a bang
Friday, 11:30 to 3, lunch; and
House bar 27 years, has
among people who continually delight
5:30 to 10, dinner; Saturday,
been at Le Metro since it
in its lunches and dinners.
5:30 to 11.
opened ... along with server
Since Le Metro opened on July 27,
Another favorite at both lunch
Tim
Smith,
since
the
1989, at the former Bernardi's site in
and
dinner is the angel hair pasta
Bernardi
days.
Applegate Square, Northwestern and
tossed
with shrimp, pesto, toma-
One
of
the
gentlemen,
Inkster, it has served over 40,000 peo-
toes
and
artichoke hearts.
Eric
Horlacher,
came
to
Le
ple ... This doesn't seem like a huge
About the whitefish ... at
Metro to ask Tim
figure until the realization sets in that
lunch it is broiled and at din-
Winterfield about the La
it seats only 60 people ... plus a small
DAN
NY
ner encrusted ... However,
Verren School ... He went to
bar with four stools.
RAS
KIN
either
one can be ordered at
Paris and returned five years
Many of those customers are regu-
Local Co lumnist both times.
ago
to
become
sous
chef
lars whose loyalty stems from the
A number of people returning
under Tim.
facets that have given Le Metro the
from
trips
to Europe have come back
The
eclectic
fine
dining
at
Le
staying power it enjoys ... good food
with
dishes
they enjoyed ... If the
Metro
is
based
on
French
cooking
and good service.
ingredients are available at Le Metro,
techniques without the use of heavy
Owner/Chef Tim Winterfield is
Tim will make it for them.
sauces.
the sole owner now but originally
The coziness of this fine dining
Tim
prides
himself
on
having
a
opened it with Ed Janos (a master
restaurant
fills it with charm ... White
restaurant
that
makes
its
own
sauces
chef today) ... Both were at the
tablecloths
and white napkins are
from
scratch
...
This
may
not.
sound
Money Tree in Detroit ... Ed as execu-
amid
framed
paintings on white walls,
tive chef and Tim as sous chef
wine
bottles,
green
window shades
... They were also at Chez
and
green
padded
chairs.
Raphael, where Ed followed
They say that you can't teach an old
Keith Famie as executive chef.
dog
new tricks ... But Tim is proof
Tim had worked six
that
you can learn out of necessity if
months at- the former London
need
be ... About five months ago, a
Chop House under Chef
customer
ordered a thin-crust pizza ...
Jimmy Schmidt, and studied a
When
the
server asked where his pizza
year at the fine La Verren
was,
Tim
suddenly
remembered and
Culinary School in Paris.
hurriedly
broiled
it
instead of putting
When he came back, Tim
the
dough
into
a
pizza
oven.
opened the bake shop as head
He
placed
the
entire
pizza under
. baker at the Whitney ... The
the
broiler,
cheese
and
all
... And in
Money Tree and Chez Raphael
just
three
minutes
...
no
longer
... out
followed.
came
a
crispy
and
crunchy
pizza
that
Then came Le Metro, where
has
been
on
the
menu
ever
since
...
Tim's culinary expertise has
and
going
over
very
big.
continually shown in many of
The menu will be changed, as it is
the dishes served ... Since
about
three times a year, but some of
opening, its biggest seller has
culinary
stalwarts will remain ... Like the
been potato encrusted white-
popular
lime
coconut shrimp, or spicy
fish ... Tim claims to be the
shrimp
sauteed
with broccoli, peppers,
first one serving it in the met-
snowpeas,
garlic
and basil ... Or the
ropolitan Detroit area ... The
hearty
Provencal
ratatouille
vegetable
idea came from Le Cirque in
stew
baked
under
a
gruyere
cheese crust
New York, who had it with
and
served
with
Caesar
salad.
Le Metro's Tim Winterfield
salmon and round slices of

DANNY RASKIN •
Special to The Jewish News

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"Our meal at Oakland Grill was
exceptional and it left us talking
about our food all weekend long."
— Oakland Press

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SERVING LUNCH & DINNER
TUESDAY - SUNDAY

32832 Woodward ■ Royal Oak

Oust south of 14 Mile Rd.)

8/21

(248) 549-7700

1998
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