The Best Of Everything

Reminiscing

Meyerson sons made Scotch `n Sirloin a northwest Detroit success.

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Railroad Crossing; Lennie Schick at
dancing, food and wine, in a surpris-
hen it opened its doors
Angel's Hour Glass; Shar and Share
ingly attractive, colorful muraled
the day after Labor Day in
Alike at Port 0' Three; Gary Primo
room on the fringe of Greektown
1960, it wasn't really the
and Staff at the Winery; Tony and
to
Mayfield
Chop
House
on
beginning of Scotch 'n
Carolyn at Mr. L's Silent Woman;
Griswold, one of the smallest and best
Sirloin, Greenfield and James Couzens
Billy Rose Trio at Danny's Gin Mill;
dining rooms in town ... to
... The start was actually back
Dottie Dunn and The Gypsies at
Pontchartrain Wine Cellars
in 1921 when the late Buddy
Mitch Housey's; Charlie Dubin at
on Larned, a get-away-from-
Meyerson owned a confec-
Kingsley Inn; George Martin at
it-all spot that looked as if it
tionery and soda shop on the
Kostere's; Don Hill at Gold Key Inn;
had existed for at least a cen-
corner of Oakland and
Jo
Thompson at Scotch 'n Sirloin;
tury
or
two
...
with
service
Holbrook ... People enjoyed
Fred Boyne at the Farm House; Saucy
from the same people who
such pleasures as a stroll to the
Sylvia at Royal Ascot; Mel Ball
waited on you last time ... to
corner for a dish of ice cream
Quartet, featuring Mary Gutzi, at
the Clam Shop that opened
and penny rock candy and
Ralph's; Larry Santos and his group
at the former site of Mauna
licorice sticks for the kids ...
called Misty at the Driftwood Lounge;
D ANNY
Loa on W. Grand Blvd.,
The success of the candy store
Vince Ramo Trio at the Oak Barrel;
owned by Herb Singerman
RA SKIN
enabled Buddy and his wife,
Don Lessnau Trio at Boar's Head; The
Mary, to open a delicatessen at Local Columnist ... to Pier 500 on Jefferson,
Strolling Gypsies at Sussex House;
to
see
George
Young
and
12th and Taylor in 1927.
Rene and Vic Duo and Mark Evans at
The Youngsters with George playing
This operation, also successful, gave
Kevin's Lounge; Pat Flowers at Danish
almost everything (trombone, guitar,
him the chance to realize a dream and
Inn.
etc.) and even showing movies ... to
open a full-fledged restaurant ...
To the new Peking House in Royal
Royal Ascot on Southfield in Lincoln
Buddy's Log Cabin Barbecue ...
Oak
for its great plum sauce; to Rina's
Park, with Bea Bea Benson doing her
Launched in 1925 at the corner of
on
Schaefer
for some good home-
uninhibited,
risque
ad-libbing
as
she
12th and Clairmount, Buddy's stood
cooked Italian-American food; to
sang while tinkling the piano ... to the
for 30 years, becoming famous for hav-
Como's on Woodward for the best
Railroad Crossing on E. Eight Mile,
ing "the best ribs in town" ... Buddy
pizza anywhere; to Berman's on Times
where Phyllis Grant put in about 84
and Mary's three sons, Arlyn, Jerry and
Square for a terrific steak and, of
hours daily as one of the owners with
Aubrey, were literally born into the
course, those cottage fries; to Embers
hubby Ernie Grant and his brother
restaurant business ... Each served boy-
Delicatessen on Seven Mile for its
Lou
Grant
...
She
had
one
of
the
best
hood apprenticeships, delivering orders,
shoulders
around
sweeping floors, washing dishes, wait-
for customers to
ing tables and ringing cash registers.
cry on ... In fact
As the three Meyerson brothers
Phyllis had a pri-
became young men, they decided to
vate room with
open their own eatery ... At the time,
the sign, "Mother
Detroit was enjoying the post-war
Grant's Crying
boom and expanding into the suburbs
Room."
i--:-: When a location on the far north-
To the
west border of the city became avail-
Chambertin in
able, they were ready ... The result was
the Holiday inn
the Scotch 'n Sirloin, which marked
on Michigan and
another milestone in the Meyerson
Outer Drive to
family's long history of food service.
see Amy Jackson,
EVEN THOUGH Steve Hurwitz,
pianist-vocalist ...
the former owner of Plaza Deli on 12
and Carlos
Mile and Northwestern, continually
Cortez, who did
said the rumors were not true about
songs during the
his selling ... another Steve soon
week at the piano
became its working partner and gener-
bar and then
al manager when Steve Silverstein,
brought his group
Rob Jackier and Mike Nash took over
for dancing on
as the new owners.
the weekends ...
AROUND TOWN ... to Top of
to see Alex Kalleo
the Flame, downtown Detroit atop
at Saksey's; Bobby
the Gas Building, if you wanted to
Laurel at London
dine at a higher elevation, you'd have
Singer pianist Jo Thompson, shown with. Sammy Davis Jr. and
Bridge; Danny
had to board a plane ... to Bouzouki
Billy Daniels, at the old Meyerson's Scotch n Sirloin.
Holley at
Lounge on Lafayette, for Greek music,

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