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Andiamo West of Bloomfield Hills
Telegraph in Bloomfield Hills
(248) 865-9300
•Andiamo Osteria of Royal Oak
Main Street in Royal Oak
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(248) 582-9300"
ndiamo Osteria of Rochester
Main Street in Rochester
(248) 601-9300
Andiamo Italia
E. 14 Mile Rd. in Warren
k.(248) 268-3200
Trattoria Andiamo
Mack Ave. in Grosse Pointe Woods
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(313} 886-9933
Andiamo Lalcefront Bistro
Jefferson Ave. in S Clair Shores
(810) 77 770
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THE TEMPTATIONS
REVIEW TOUR
Never Before Seen On The
Same Stage—Ali Woodson,
Richard Street &
Damon Harris, Former
Lead Singers of the
Legendary Temptations
In our
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ITALIA
J-4 1:
7096 East Fourteen Mile Road
12/24
(810) 268-3200
1999
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(Just west ofVan Dyke in Warren)
Veal Ribs
LaRosa Foodland keeps promise; Karmanos'
fun fund-raisers; Fiddler's Russian Nights.
meats, with a baked potato or fries, are
... $8.95.
Boris' nephew Jay Igol is his man-
that he couldn't find a rack
ager
and partner at the Lakeview, on
of veal ribs when his wife,
13
Mile
Road, just west of Novi
Bann, said, "You get 'em and I'll serve
Road.
them.
Absolutely nothing
So Bob Cato, owner of the
fancy
here ... No big menu
former Diamond Market and
choices
... And it looks just
Diamond Plaza, that he sold in
like a neighborhood bar
Southfield to CVS (Arbor
and grill with nine 4-top
Drugs), remarked that if he
tables, five 2-tops and
ever opened another market,
three high-tops ... Also
by hook or by crook, he'd
seven
stools at a bar.
always have racks of veal ribs.
Boris
says the steaks are
Bob has gone back into the
better
than
what he had at
market business ... buying the
Menjo's
and
Menjo's West ...
large 23,000-square-foot
D ANNY
If
memory
serves
me right,
LaRosa Foodland on Orchard
RA SKIN .
Lake Road, just off Middlebelt Local Columnist they were pretty good ...
And after all these years,
in West Bloomfield.
only $2 higher.
Quite a difference from the
The
ground rounds there
6,000 footage Bob had at the former
remind
a
lot
of folks of those places
Diamond Market, but true to his
they
used
to
travel all over to get ...
word, racks of veal ribs are featured.
Many say they are better than the
His 23,000 square-footer LaRosa
others.
Market is more than just a larger
MOST OF THE more successful
space ... For certain, no more over-
charitable
groups have been so not
grown party store as it was before ..
only
because
of their ability to raise
This is a complete supermarket with
funds
for
worthwhile
goodness.
just about everything that can be got-
Giving
their
members
social fun,
ten into the huge area.
too,
has
often
created
a
togetherness
It's on the former site of National
Food Market from 1950,
then it was Wrigley Super
Market, followed by indepen-
dents ... and became LaRosa
in 1997 ... with upbeat results
after being taken over by Bob
... He has turned it into a
one-stop shopping adventure
of much satisfaction ... Only
one problem, though ... Bob
can't keep enough veal rib and
lamb rib racks in stock.
BACK ABOUT 1962-
1966, Boris Greisdorf owned
Menjo's West on Six Mile Road
Mile, south of Southfield ...
and before that, Menjo's on Six
Mile, between Woodward and
Hamilton.
Today, he has what many
consider the perfect sleeper for
low-priced steaks at the little
58-seater Lakeview Bar &
Grill in Novi ... His New York
sirloin and Delmonico, both
14-to-16-ounce, choice-cut
Boris Greisdorf of Lakeview Bar 6- Grill in Novi
D
ISA 'N DATA ...
IT SEEMED strange
AUBURN HILLS
Lein of Auburn Hills, 885 Opdyke
Road,Auburn Hills, (248) 373-4440.The
second of Lelli's traditionally fine Italian ris-
.Vranteslis located across from the Pontiac
M1011*0 1 . 40#1010gant surroundings, it
ea
s -'1'\ 40!**cellent food served by
,ice 1939. Reservations are
evening except Saturday.
Road, Berkley, (248)
r like a cons's-
_ :ilifittitirhood family
W ill : i end American menu
'Much confidence in
chicken, ribs, round and
salad, pasta, etc. are
a week for lunch and
is also available for
.
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HILLS
..(646Tek%raph Road,
(248) 932-0800. Award-
icken soup is featured.Also serv-
-begtfresh roasted turkey, sand-
and traditional dishes, Pam
too at this NewYork-
Deli cheesecake and
lwnits are among the desserts.
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Woodward,
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Oh's has been
39, with tradi-
LitiLtInie
.The varied
s 0 tatran specialties provide regular
&light presentations by the Lai family.
TON HILLS
rt Sands, 29222 Orchard Lake
F armington Hills, (248) 855-1122.
iiticsarn dining is featured by
Hassan Bazzi. former maitre d' at the
Original Sheik in downtown Detroit Daily
specials at lunch and dinner. Full menu
carryout with catering available. Complete
liquor service.
intelligent Chicken, 32431
Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills, (248)
855-4455.The wide variety of specialty
items are together with a complete menu
of charbroiled or rotisserie chicken for
both dining in the 40-seater area, and carry-
out, 7 days a week. Soups, chili, salads and
side dishes are homemade.Also homemade
are the popular cookies and brownies.
Maryin's Marvelous Mechanical
Museum, 31005 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills, (248) 626-5020, One
magazine said that there was no place like
it in the country The Guinness Book of
Records has featured its accomplishments.
Lunch and snacks are available with table
seating amidst video games, antiques, nos-
talgic posters, flying miniature airplanes,
entertainment attractions, pinball machines,
etc. It is open seven days a week.
Vineyards Cafe & Catering, 32418
Northwestern Hwy., Farmington Hills,
(248) 855-9463, This is a many-faceted
DINING GUIDE on page 82