The Best Of Everything

Italian Variety

Andiamo chain runs gamut from intimate, cozy ambience to Vegas glitz.

Dec. 14,15,16,17

All seats
$30-$3 5

Reservations Now
' Accepted For

New Year's Eve

Andiamo West of Bloomfield Hills
(248) 865-9300
Andiamo Osteria of Royal Oak
(248) 582-9300
Andiamo Osteria of Rochester
(248) 601-9300

See Below for Andiamo Italia

,0.‘911V

10/8
1999

Selected "Best Italian Restaurant" by
Gourmet Magazine '96. '97, and '98

visit us at: www.andiamoitalia.com

90 Detroit Jewish News

of Sinatra ... Wednesdays have
mozzarella and Parmesan ... And the
hat more, you may ask,
strolling opera singers ... It bakes its
delicious vegetarian favorite, Eggplant
can Joe Vicari do? ... He
own bread, including focaccia, on the
Parmesan.
is continually opening
premises, as well as making soups and
Best seller at the Royal Oak
restaurants ... His
sauces ... Operating manager is Paul
Andiamo Osteria is its Chicken
Andiamo chain has already reached
Kelly.
Farfalle con Bocconcini di Pollo
six ... and Joe has also become a
Seating in Rochester is for
chicken tenderloin tossed with
heavy show-biz entrepreneur, with
200 ... open seven days,
bow-tie noodles, onions, wild
top names like Don Rickles, Paul
also ... Monday through
mushrooms, Canalini beans,
Anka, the Platters with Sam Butera,
Thursday, 1 1-1 1; Friday
spinach, tomato fillet and
etc. ... And next year The
and Saturday, 11-12;
Asiago
cheese.
Temptations, January; Tom Jones,
Sunday, 3-9 ...Three
At the Rochester Andiamo
February; Joan Rivers, summer, and
strolling musicians play
is Capesante di Mara a la
others are among those slated to
everything Monday through
Catalano ... sauteed sea scal-
appear in his new, over-700 capacity
Wednesday evenings ...
lops with scallions, diced
Andiamo Celebrity Showroom,
Breads, too, are made at the
tomatoes, toasted almonds
attached to Joe's Andiamo Italia in
restaurant, along with soups
and an Amaretto cream sauce.
Warren.
DANNY
and
sauces ... Brendan
Best
seller
is
the
Veal
How about him reaching into his
RASKIN
Bocconcini di Vitello a la Aldo Local Columnist Brown is operating partner.
Italian background and coming up
Each have Petto di Pollo
... sliced veal tenderloin
with osterias, those friendly, intimate,
named after their respective
topped with prosciutto,
cozy little gathering places loved so
executive chefs ... but prepared differ-
Fontina cheese and tomato fillets.
much in all of Italy?
ently ... In Royal Oak, it is titled after
Royal Oak seats 170 ... open seven
Joe has now done this, too ...
Chef Steve Kuclo Petto di Pollo a
days a week ... Monday through
Andiamo Osteria of Royal Oak, on
la Stefano ... sauteed chicken breast
Thursday,
11-11;
Friday,
11-mid-
Main at Second ... and Andiamo
with
prosciutto, eggplant and
Osteria of Rochester, on Main
Emmental cheese, white wine and
at Fourth ... restaurants Nos.
tomato fillet ... Rochester's, named
5 and 6.
for Chef Jim Catalano ... is chicken
They are continuations of a
breast topped with eggplant, moz-
Joe Vicari dream ... To have a
zarella cheese, tomato fillet and fin-
chain of restaurants under an
ished off with a roasted garlic white
umbrella that has pretty much
wine
sauce.
the same Italian menu except
Both
locales are former America's
for certain bill of fare individ-
Pizza Cafe restaurants, owned by
ualities that signal each out
Mike and Marian Ilitch ... They
from his others.
looked alike as Ilitch spots ... but
For instance, at the
today have distinctively different
Andiamo Osteria of Royal
decors.
Oak, plus the other fine quali-
Andiamo Osteria of Royal Oak has
ty food Joe is noted for, you'll
the
charm of a New York-style dining
also find planked white fish,
operation with lighting used to orga-
found only at the Royal Oak
nize the space and a styling motif of
spot, or barbecued ribs and
contemporary lines ... The large
some new veal dishes not at
expanses of glass permits views from
any of the others ... Both
inside to the street and from the out-
Royal Oak and Rochester
side
looking in ... Decor colors are in
have salmon, but each cooks
black,
ivory and gold tones.
it differently ... In Royal Oak
Fashion treatments are of simple,
it is in a light cream sauce ...
homespun fabric window shades and
and Rochester has it prepared
ceiling baffles ... High-top booths
in olive oil.
with padded backs offer a luxuriant
Royal Oak only also offers
Joe Vicari Andiamo chain has reached six.
attitude in the bar sector.
Capellini Almone, Atlantic
Joe's Andiama Osteria of Rochester
salmon with spinach, mush-
has
styling of cobalt blue glass
night;
Saturday
4-midnight;
Sunday
rooms, tomato fillet and onions in a
columns
that are lit for a nighttime
4-10
...
Live
entertainment
evenings
white wine sauce ... served atop angel
ambiance and also used to create an
has The Warren Commission, with
hair pasta ... Also Melanzana a La
architectural interest ... Windows are
Suzy Marsh and Dan Warren,
Parmigiana ... layers of eggplant light-
covered with a very loosely woven
Tuesdays and Sundays ... Thursdays
ly breaded, baked and served with
burlap that creates a softness to the
are with Mark Randisi and his sounds
tomato basil and topped with melted