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A memory lane of Detroit area restaurants.

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TROLLING BACK TO
YESTERYEARS ...
Danny Holley at the
Afterglow organ on W.
McNichols ... Husband and wife
songster and musical duo Tony and
Carolyn at the Apartment Lounge on
W. McNichols ... Comic Bill Hart at
the Royal Ascot Lounge in Lincoln
Park ... Songstress Marlene Hill and
pianist Danny Jordan with his The
Uncalled Four at the Steering Wheel
on W. Grand Boulevard.
Murray Lieberman, former owner
of Lieberman & Citron Restaurant on
Linwood, working at Coveyou's
Lounge on Stephenson Highway ...
Dave Dubbs, owner of the former
Dubb's Beef Buffet on Seven Mile,
opening Dubb's Country Kitchen on
Greenfield and 10 Mile ... and then
the short-lived Mr. Dubbs on Nine
Mile and Coolidge in Oak Park.
Villa Venice on Woodward, my first
introduction to Palmina Cardinale,
wide noodles in tomato sauce, an
authentic Italian dish prepared to be
eaten by the religious observers of no
meat on Friday ... Having Easter
Lemon Soup at Laikon Cafe on Mon-
roe in Greektown, served only on that
day, and a taste altogether different
from the lemon soup one normally
finds in a Grecian dining spot.
Maurice King and his orchestra at
Morrie Wasserman's Flame Show Bar
... Frank Barbaro's Bowery with regu-
lars Harvey Stone and Charlie
Carlisle and the Bowery jitter-
buggers ... Former Bowery-ite
Harry Jarkey doing his funny
bits-at the 24 Karat Club on
Telegraph.
The big red bus on the
Rascal House's parking lot, 10
Mile and Southfield, now
Golden Mushroom, was an
authentic English 56-seater
"Midland Red" double-decker
from the streets of London ...
It was used to trans-
port groups to
and from
their affairs
at the Ras-
cal House
... and for
renting out,
including a

driver on the right-hand side ...
changed ... Was a long while back
Back in 1942, a fellow by the name
when a woman asked the owner of a
of Tony Quinn came to Detroit ... At
plush restaurant in New York if she
the Club Trocadero here, boss Her-
could enter wearing pants ... "Only,
man "Turk" (Prujan) Prujansky was
madam, if you are a lamb chop."
asked by singer Dick Haymes
Sammy Sofferin's Won-
if he could get Quinn a job in
der Bar and Steak House on
any show that would be
Washington Boulevard was
appearing in Detroit at the
a leading gathering place
time ... Years later, whenever
since 1920 for both visitors
movie superstar Anthony
and downtown regulars
Quinn went out of the coun-
seeking hearty food and a
try, he always remembered to
friendly atmosphere for lun-
send Turk Prujan a card or let-
cheon, cocktails and
ter in California.
evening activities ... Steaks,
Bob Allison; of radio's pop-
prime rib and seafood
D ANNY
ular "Ask Your Neighbor," at
topped the menu, and very
RA SKIN
the Viking lounge piano in the
special attention was given
Local Columnist
Congress Motel off the Lodge
to soups and salads ... Espe-
Expressway ... Former Detroit
cially the Powatan salad.
Tigers pitcher Denny McLain at the
The Little Cafe on Gratiot had
organ, and ex-world heavyweight
solid, flavorful German meals along
champion Leon Spinks a bartender, at
with good German beer ... German
Jacques on Telegraph in Bingham
decor added to the appeal that
Farms, now Morels.
allowed folks to enjoy treats like
Maid problems are pressing the
hasenpfeffer, beef rolladen and sauer-
country over, but Las Vegas house-
braten in pleasant surroundings.
wives have something extra to contend
Guilio's on Mitchell Street was a
with ... One of them told a new girl
plain store and certainly not for
to dice some beets for dinner ... Two
atmosphere seekers ... But the Italian
hours later she reported, "Ma'am, cut-
food was excellent ... People found
ting up those beets was no trouble at _
things there they never dreamed were
all, but putting all those black dots on
even served in Detroit ... and it was all
them is plumb driving me crazy."
home-cooked right on the spot.
Ricky Dee, the singing host at
When Guilio's was sold, it became
Chateau Lounge on W. Seven Mile
Cardinali's, bought by Adolph Cardi-
Super waitress Pauline
nali and wife Antoinette ... It prepared
Baron at Saksey's,
food as in the northern part of Italy,
owned by Iry
using no tomatoes ... Cardinali's made
Sachs and
its own wine and prepared all dishes
Sam Gilbert
to order.
on Wood-
"Saucy Sylvia" Stoun at the Royal
ward.
Ascot Lounge on Southfield in Lin-
How
coln Park ... and the Town Pump on
times have
Cass, owned by Cass, Henry and
Louie Warsaw.
The new lion in the zoo was fed a
"Turk" Pru-
few bananas, while the old lion in the
jansky gave
adjoining cage was fed big chunks of
Zorba a
red meat. ... The new lion finally asked
start.
the older lion, "How come I only get
bananas while you get steak?" ...
"This zoo," explained the old lion,
"works on a low budget and they've
got you registered as a monkey."
Stouffer's Top Of The Flame
restaurant was atop Michigan Con-
solidated Gas Company's ultra-
modern headquarters, 320 feet