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Lower-calorie beef leads the good cooking available
at La Bistecca Italian Grille in Livonia.

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Bistecca a natural aura of credence in
Bistecca (Italian for the steak) was
healthful dining.
taken
...
La
Bistecca
Italian
Grille
is
Local Columnist
General manager Ray Borden is
this and more, with an Italian chop-
very
experienced and knowledgeable
house
presentation
of
foods.
hroughout the years,
in customer satisfaction.
Besides the Piedmontese
numerous restaurants have
The main dining room
beef, Chef Eriq Lukasik is quite
resorted to "gimmicks" in
seats
85 ... A lounge with
capable
of
turning
out
choice
their attempts to draw
four tables with seating for
Italian
traditional
favorites
as
more customers.
16 is used for dining by
he did while at Little Italy in
In some cases it would pay off ...
smokers ... In the lounge are
Northville
...
Items
not
on
the
but more so than not, the novelty
another 14 barstools and a
menu but often called for, such
wore away and the restaurant was left
seven-stool piano bar, where
as veal piccante, veal marsala,
holding an empty bag.
there is live entertainment.
etc., are all made with fine
The area of beef has had its share
It is open Monday
Provimi veal.
of those making claims, which eventu-
through Thursday, 11:30-10;
DANNY
There
are
usually
three
fresh
ally went by the wayside.
Friday, 11:30-11; Saturday,
RASKIN
fish dishes available from Eriq
Now comes one that has all the
5-11. Entertainment is
Local
Columnist
...
Salmon
is
almost
always
earmarks of perhaps being the real
offered
Tuesday through
obtainable because of his deli-
thing ... here to stay
Saturday
nights.
cate preparation of goodness.
It's called Piedmontese beef and is
La
Bistecca
enjoys
the lifeline of a
The location was formerly that of
said to be endorsed by the American
restaurant
...
customers
who return ...
the shot-and-a-beer A.J.'s, which was
Heart Association ... You'll find it
If,
as
is
claimed,
Piedmontese
beef is
sort of a 1950s sports bar ... Jerry Sr.,
served at La Bistecca Italian Grille on
the
beef
of
the
future,
operations
like
his
wife,
Joyce,
and
their
son
Jerry,
Plymouth Road, between Newburgh
this
can
be
assured
nothing
but
suc-
completely
gutted
the
spot
.
.
.
They
and Haggerty, in Livonia.
cess ... Food servers also enjoy bring-
created the fine, handsome style of La
Jerry Costanza Sr., who owns La
ing the excellent preparations of fresh
Bistecca
with
servers
in
tuxedos,
white
Bistecca with son Jerry Costanza Jr., is
fish and wonderful Provimi veal ...
tablecloths,
black
napkins,
brown
a living testament to the low-calorie
features that obviously are going far,
tones and low lighting.
content of Piedmontese beef ... "I've
too, in making people want to return.
Joyce is responsible for the classic-
lost 20 pounds eating it regularly
FUN GENT Marvin Yagoda had
looking
decor
...
It
includes
framed
here," he says.
the
tables turned on him recently
paintings
by
her
sister,
Cheryl
Mann,
An analysis by Denver-based
when
over 60 guests came to yell
who
came
here
to
do
the
wonderful
art.
Industrial laboratories revealed that a
on his 61st birthday ...
"Surprise!"
Jerry
Sr.
has
been
in
the
restaurant
3.5 ounce serving of Piedmontese beef
Marvin
walked
through the back door
business for 35 years ... His Station
has 104 calories, as compared to 287
Marvelous
Mechanical
Marvin's
of
his
885 has been in Plymouth 15 years ...
for regular beef and 119 for skinless
Museum,
closed
to
the
public
that
La Bistecca is the upscale restaurant he
chicken ... The calories from fat, it
evening,
supposedly
to
meet
someone
has wanted.
says, are 16.5 against the 212.04 for
... Instead, an avalanche of voices sang
Most of the food prepared by Eriq
traditional beef ... Cholesterol is 31.5
"Happy Birthday" to the stunned
is
Amish-raised,
which
also
gives
La
milligrams compared to 70.
Marvin, who doesn't get
Piedmontese beef is
shocked very often ... Food
extremely tender with an
galore, surprises and, of
excellent, juicy taste ... "It
course, dishes filled with
is all natural without
quarters for folks to play all
steroids, antibiotics or
the fun contraptions they
force feeding," says Gene
wanted ... Marvin's Museum
Baratta, of Fairway Packing
is filled with video games,
Co., supplier of beef to La
sports machines, etc., from
Bistecca, which uses
antiques to modern state-of-
Piedmontese exclusively.
the-art.
This beef originates
THE MARCH wine din-
from the Piedmont region
ner, next in the series by Pike
of northwest Italy, where it
Street Restaurant in Pontiac,
has been bred for over 100
again brought out the excel-
years, and is now also
lence of this fine restaurant ...
raised in the United States.
Executive chef Remy Berdy,
When it opened for
Beef is king at La Bistecca Italian Grille in Livonia. Ray Borden,
general manager Brian
business on Dec. 21,
left, is general manager and owners are Jerry Costanza Sr., center,
McNamara, owner Jim
1998, the name La
and his son Jerry Costanza Jr.

DANNY RASKIN

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