•••4110•••••••• 4111 • • The Best Of Everything ITALIA 4, BringsYou its • , s Great 2000 • Parade of Stars • 7, e1,4e w Redeitaltzriia 9at • A Time To Look Back From Horenstein's to Hoa Kow, nearly a century of food memories. Zu•ste:/, . Skfrea Ee ezeoz(24 • 4111 • coottie, • 76totzetota •g 411' • • • • • • dh e w '74e Sktektitaiwil Thurs., Fri. & January 20, 21 • THE TEMPTATION'S ID • • • • • • =j r iday, January 28 LOU RAW LS Wed., Thurs. & Fri. February 23, 24 & IS THE GOLDEN BOYS FRANKIE AVALON, FABIAN & BOBBY RYDELL • • Wed. & Thurs., May 17 & 18 • ‘4,FRANKIE VALLI • and the • *FOUR SEASONS Thurs., July 20 OA N RIVERS . Wed. & Thurs., Oct. 2S & 26 DON RICKLES • • • • • ITALIA • 7096 East Fourteen Mile Rod. (just west ofVan Dyke in Warren) 12/31 1999 88 • (810) 268-3200 the same family serving the same ooking back: food in the same location on Jos. Hy Horenstein was Campau in Hamtramck since early owner and sole counter man 1900. _ at the deli that bore his Stanley Gredzinski and his wife name on 10 Mile and Coolidge in had moved their shoe store from the Dexter-Davison Shopping Canfield and Dubois to Jos. Center. Campau and Frederick, in He had started out as a those days one of Detroit's busboy and counter man at elegant neighborhoods. the Boesky's on 12th and The shoe store didn't do Hazelwood ... left to be a too well, so Stanley opened counter man for Sam Boesky a restaurant and saloon ... on Griswold ... and then had The business flourished his own Hy Horenstein until Prohibition. Delicatessen operations ever Honest Stanley would since ... becoming somewhat not violate the law of his of an institution ... Farmer D ANNY adopted land so he leased and Monroe, Second and RA SKIN the place to some oppor- Seward, Six Mile and Santa Local Columnist tunistic gent who ran the Barbara, Dexter and Boston, place as a "speak" during Livernois and Seven Mile ... those trying years. and 10 Mile and Coolidge, which The "fish place" was well-named Hy had for 35 years. because fish was the specialty ... Pan- He used to close for vacations two fried perch that fairly melted in your times a year ... and if Hy didn't mouth (if I can borrow a well-worn work, nobody worked ... To him, phrase) gained the Ivanhoe a city- making a simple corned beef sand- wide reputation. wich, among other things, was a self- If your manual dexterity was of a controlled, hand-cut art of yester- high quotient then you would have years that he wanted to maintain ... no trouble skimming the bones out Also the French fries for which Hy of the tender white meat If it was noted ... from hand-cut and hand-peeled potatoes. Vienna Beef put him in its Hall of Fame ... as a 50-year customer ... but Hy's deal- ings with Vienna as a deli- catessen owner spanned 65 years before he retired. Today, he is 88 and lives in Southfield, where Hy is as proud of his award-winning yard as he was of his corned beef ... And even the grass is hand-cut. TO SOME PEOPLE, it was known simply as the "fish place," while others more imaginatively called it the "fish house" ... On one of the aged walls of a room, surrounded by pictures of celebrities who had eaten there, was a large banner that read, "Polish Yacht Club." The real name was Hy Horenstein: The deli man. Ivanhoe Cafe and it was in L AUBURN HILLS Lelli's of Auburn Hills, 885 Opdyke Road, Auburn Hills, (248) 373-1440.The second of Lein traditionally fine Italian ristorantes is locat- ed across from the Pontiac Silver-dome. Besides elegant surroundings, it features the same excel- lent food served by the Lelli family since 1939. Reservations are accepted for any evening except Saturday. BERKLEY Slia, 4033 W. 12 Mile Road, Berkley, (248) 548- 3650.There is nothing like a consistently dependable neighborhood family restaurant. The Italian and American menu is one that evokes much confidence in casual dining.The chicken, ribs, round and square pizzas, fish, salad, pasta, etc. are served seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Everything is also available for carry-out. BLOOMFIELD HILLS Steve's Deli, 6646 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, (248) 932-0800. Award-winning chicken soup is featured.Also serving corned beef, fresh roasted turkey, sandwiches, salads and traditional dishes. Party trays and catering too at this New York-style deli. Carnegie Deli cheesecake and Steve's Brownies are among the desserts. DETROIT Lelli's of Detroit, 7618 Woodward, Detroit, (313) 871-1590. Lelli's has been an Italian favorite since 1939, with traditional dishes served daily.The varied menus of Italian special- ties provide regular and light presentations by the Lelli family. FARMINGTON HILLS Desert Sands, 29222 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, (248) 855-1122. Middle- Eastern dining is featured by Hassan R.177i, for- mer maitre d' at the Original Sheik in down- town Detroit. Daily specials at lunch and din- ner. 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. Marvin'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 accomplish- merits. Lunch and snacks are available with table seating amidst video games, antiques, nostalgic posters, flying miniature airplanes, entertainment attractions, pinball machines, etc. ft is open seven days a week. Vineyards Cafe & Catering, 32418 Northwestern Hwy., Farmington Hills, (248) 855-9463.This is a many-faceted type of opera- tion. Nibbles and Nuts at the Vineyards, and traditional Jewish dishes prepared by Shirlee Bloom, using only kosher products in her sepa- DINING GUIDE on page 92