• Southern-fried chicken; to Northwood Inn on Woodward for the New England Clambake every Wednesday; to Charley's Crab on Pine Lake for some terrific chowder; to Sinbad's in St. Clair for a hamburger; to Forbidden City on Second Blvd. for some different Cantonese food with its owner, Henry Yee, "mayor" of Detroit's Chinatown ... to Trader Vic's on Washington Blvd. for its chopped sirloin Hawaiian, made with fried banana slices and garnished pineapple slice, and the Filet of Sole, Dali Dali, garnished with sautéed tropical fruit. HIDDEN AWAY in a little shopping center on Long Lake Road at Livernois was one of the most unlikely places for gourmet dining that could be found anywhere ... Mediterranean Kitchen had been strictly a specialty store ... with wines, champagnes and classic foods ... regularly supplying restaurants with cheeses, spices, oils, vinegars and other needs ... Nine years later it was still that ... but a restaurant as well ... with seating that consisted of only five tables and six counter seats ... and in a class all its own. FOLKS ENJOYED the good food and reasonable prices at the Farm House on Nine Mile Road in Hazel Park ... owned by the Trambush sis- ters, they waited on customers, cleaned tables and went around mak- ing sure everything was okay. The Farm House got its name from its beginning ... At one time, it was a farm house, with cows and all ... The sisters used to live there with their par- ents, who came from Austria in 1917 ... When the city finally told them to get rid of the animals, they decided to convert their house into a restaurant. A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS years back again revealed many former Detroiters who had moved there ... "Chappie" Shapiro, pit boss at the Frontier ... "Bath House" Sam Rosen, who had a bath house here years ago on Beaubien and Alfred, night manag- er at the Frontier ... Georgie Riff headed baccarat at Caesar's Palace ... Aron "Bananas" Herman, night man- ager of pit bosses at the Dunes ... Nate Glassman, night manager at the Flamingo ... Stu Segal, pit boss at the Tropicana ... Charlie Durst, at the Tropicana baccarat table ... Sol "Little Fish" Bromberg, dealing 21 at the Aladdin ... "Dudgie" Yovitz, pit boss at the Flamingo ... Moe Miller, casino manager at the Flamingo ... Charlie Harrison, executive vice president at the Riviera ... Joe Bommarito, 21 dealer at the Sahara ... Johnny Ryan (Irving Leib), dice table boxman at the Stardust ... Charles "Big Tootie" ••;:-., , Lunch Favorites That Include Special Selections McCarty's Coney Special • Probie's Black & Blue Burger • Game Winning Chili • 10 Coney Specials Award-Winning Tommy Salad Plus 9 Other Salad Favorites • Over 30 Sandwiches Including 9 Burgers, Our Great Lil Daddy's Pita Wraps and Gyros • Gyro Combos Breakfast Served Anytime! Open 9 a.m. To Midnight Monday Thru Saturday • Sunday 9 a.m.To 11 p.m. Available for Complete Carrot—Out Call From Your. Car! We Will Bring Your Order Right To You In Your Automobile! Fax Your Order! We Will Have It Ready When You Arrive! ft 4 ..Z-wa rNts.>.4.W ' 9/24 1999 Detroit Jewish News 101