The Best Of Everything

"WHERE
THE MOWS
COME ALIVE"

AMERICAN AN

CAR133EAN DEUCACiES

Pasta • Seafood
Gourmet Pizza • Ribs
Nova Lox
"jerk" Chicken & More

Tropical & Coffee
Specialty Drinks

Dance Weekends To
70's, 80's, 90's Music

(248) 926-5300

6041 Haggerty

Between 15 Mile & Pontiac Tr.
West Bloomfield

Join us for a

C4444.1,

3,14.4.4

Served every
Sunday
11 am -3pm

Open Daily
11 a.m.

1 /2 9
1999

911 Detroit Jewish News

Authentic, simple, delicious sushi.

get it ... But what they did see and
with his honored customer at the
hear might be the introduction of a
DANNY RASKIN
sushi bar is presented 'so beautifully it
new singing talent.
Local Columnist
can seem almost criminal to consume
To use an old cliche, "They're a
it ... Seating around the sushi bar is
hat you see is what you
dime a dozen" ... So it was good that
interesting ... Customers can see the
get ... No hidden extras.
Steve Blackwood didn't
dazzling workmanship of the
And what you see is
sound like the late "Chair-
sushi chefs like Ken Akatsu
an authentic little Japan-
man of the Board" ... and in
and Kazuya Suzuki.
many ways displayed his
ese sushi bar that is gathering note
It is best to eat the sushi at a
personal song versatility.
with its simple-but-good sushi fare.
leisurely pace ... Dip the sushi
He's quite good in his
It is the new Sharaku, opened Oct.
in the sauces rather than the
30, 1998, on Haggerty Road between
own right.
rice, for taste and to prevent
The billing was "A Trib-
Maple and Pontiac Trail in the
the sushi from collapsing ...
ute to Frank Sinatra" at the
Bloomfield Avenue Shops ... owned
Also perhaps order some soup
Excalibur Banquet & Con-
and operated by three gents who met
between courses.
vention Center ... and per-
at the Sushi Den in New York City ...
DAN NY
Sharaku is open for lunch
haps it should have been
and came here to be partners in their
RA SKIN
Tuesday-Thursday, 11-2, and
explained that no sing-alike
own like restaurant.
Saturday, noon to 2:30 ... Din- Local Columnist was intended ... but a dis-
Mitsura Ota was an engineer with
ner: Tuesday-Thursday, 5:30-
play of the Sinatra songs
Honda in Marysville, Ohio, and
10; Friday-Saturday, 5:30-
whenever in New York would go to
that will live forever.
10:30; Sunday, 5-10.
Larry Nozero on sax, clarinet and
Sushi Den for its authentic cuisine.
Seating is 15 at the sushi bar, 46
flute,
with his very talented combo of
Working there were Ken Akatsu
at tables in the main dining room
and Kazuya Suzuki ... both very adept
piano, bass and drums, showed why his
and a private sector ... There are 80
in the preparation of sushi, which has
is one of this region's premier jazz
different sushi choices plus sake
groups ... Their excellent jazz styling of
become so very popular with proper
imported from Japan.
songs, like "I'm Getting Sentimental
understanding.
It is so authentic that karaoke in
Over You" ... and soft-
There seemed to be a lurking suspi-
reed thrillers like Larry
cion among the never-
soloing on "Tenderly"
haves that Japanese
were, as usual, superb.
dining consisted main-
The price of admis-
ly of inscrutable wait-
sion
both Friday and
resses shuffling obse-
Saturday evenings
quiously in the back-
included two drinks per
ground while people
person and an hors
who should know bet-
d'oeuvres setup much as
ter tossed scary-look-
you
might have seen in
ing raw seafood down
Frank
Sinatra's suite after
their gullets.
his
show
... Ribs (like
If you haven't sam-
the
ones
Excalibur
pled Japanese food
owner Marty Wilk used
before, but would like
to bring to Sinatra when —\
to try because of the
he appeared here),
good things you've
shrimp, carved turkey,
heard ... about the
sea scallops, roast ten-
hot, scented towels
derloin of beef, etc.
that are the first pam-
If this is any indica-
pering note as you sit
Suzuki of Sharaku.
tion of more entertain-
Mitsura Ota, Ken Akatsu and Kazuya
down ... the bliss of
ment evenings at Excal-
sake ... the freshest
ibur's showroom in the banquet and
ingredients money can
the 16-stool bar, Tuesdays through
convention center, it should have an (- 2,
buy ... the novel seasonings ... the
Saturday, caters only to those who can
guilt-free joys of fat-free food ... the
excellent future.
sing and appreciate Japanese lyrics and
DON'T FORGET ... Entries for
artistry of the presentation and the
music.
the Ultimate Chicken Soup Contest
beauty of the tableware ... the knowl-
Sharaku is a small, low-keyed oper-
by Temple Kol Ami must be post-
edge that it's all costing half what it
ation but high on the list of those
marked by Sunday, Jan. 31 ... Call the
would in Tokyo ... enjoy an extraordi-
who love sushi.
temple office for an entry form, (248)
nary treat that you receive at places
IF THE PEOPLE came to hear a
661-0040 ... and mail it to Temple
like Sharaku.
Frank Sinatra vocal impressionist, for-
The chef's edible communication