NO
CHARGE!
The sudden closing came as a sur-
prise even though the name was being
forced to change because of a conflict
... There were many who thought the
restaurant would make it after changes
for the better were made.
It becomes a La Shish operation, as
Mideastern food returns to this site ...
Before becoming Ernest Larco's Italian
restaurant, and then having to drop
the 's, it had been Sahara West.
ALTHOUGH AL Balooly has
given Pike Street Restaurant in Pontiac
back to its previous owner, the former
bossman of Topinka's On The Boule-
vard and Topinka's Country House on
Telegraph is still a restaurant man ...
And talk is already afloat that he will
return to the dining scene.
THE AWAITED public opening of
Zoup! by Eric Ersher and David Elias
... at the former Blockbuster Video
spot in Franklin Shopping Center,
Northwestern and 12 Mile ... is this
Monday, Sept. 28.
Twelve soups will rotate daily from
over 200 preparations ... with each of
the 16-ouncers served or carried out
with a large hunk of bread ... Spicy
curried Thai seafood, Jamaican Bay
gumbo, chunky black bean with
andoulle and green chilies, Creole
chicken and sausage gumbo, Thai
shrimp, Cajun shrimp with smoked
salmon, shrimp and crawfish etoufee,
chilled Cuban shrimp and chicken,
Thai chicken ... to pepperoni pizza to
dairy-free Tuscan bean with smoked
duck to vegetarian Moroccan veg-
etable stew to smoked salmon and
wild mushroom stew ... are among the
interesting offerings.
It'll have seating for 39 ... and carry-
out will be in special containers ...
Starting hours at Zoup! will be 10:30
a.m. to 7:30 p.m. seven days a week.
TASTY DESSERTS don't come
much healthier than the refreshing
mango pudding at Shangri-La in
Orchard Mall, Orchard Lake Road
north of Maple Owner Cholada
Chan's popular offering is made with
mango fruit and gelatin ... surrounded
by fruit salad.
"IF YOU THINK it's hard getting
a table in a restaurant on most Friday
or Saturday nights, try finding enough
managers or chefs to staff the restau-
rants," says Peter Travis, president and
owner of Foodservice Management
Solutions.
"With the strong economy pushing
restaurant sales in Michigan over $9.4
billion in 1997, restaurants and other
foodservice organizations are scram-
bling to find qualified people."
• NO ROOM CHARGE!
•
BOOK
YOUR
PERSONAL
OR
CORPORATE
HOLIDAY
PARTY
•
• NO CHARGE FOR PASSING
HORS 'D OEUVRES!
• NO CHARGE FOR DANCE FLOOR!
• NO CHARGE TO CUT CAKE!
• NO CHARGE TO SKIRT TABLES!
NO HIDDEN
EXTRA CHARGES!
•
ASK
ABOUT
OUR
THEME
PARTIES
FOR ALL
OCCASIONS
•
WE WILL CREATE A MENU
FOR EVERY BUDGET
• Wedding
• Bar Mitzvah
• Bat Mitzvah
• Shower
• Anniversary
Up To 300
5586 DRAKE ROAD (S. of Walnut Lake Rd.)
West Bloomfield
ENJOY OUR OTHER LOCATIONS
BIG DADDY'S
PARTHENON
6199 Orchard Lake Road
West Bloomfield
(248)737-8600
LITTLE DADDY'S
PARTHENON & CONEY ISLAND
29649 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield
(248)358-1700
9/25
1998
Detroit Jewish News
97