Dining Guide DINING GUIDE cafe and catering setup. Homemade salads, sand- wiches and entrees are available at booths and tables. Everything can also be gotten for carry- out and tray catering. Shirlee Bloom's outside catering is popular for all occasions. Your 7 entrees to choose from: • • • • • • • Coteletti (Veal) Parmigiana Spaghetti and Meatballs [ginner for one $1150) Chicken Cacciatore 2 entrees Ziti in Vodka Sauce (choice of 7 entrees) 2 glasses of wine Eggplant Rollatini Soup or salad Broiled Whitefish Arregenate Dessert Eggplant Parmigiana (ice cream or coffee) Open 7 days • Lunch: Monday - Friday • Dinner: Monday - Sunday "A vegetarian treat in West Bloomfield." Bob Talbert, March '99 I just had to find out what so many people were raving about. 1 " Danny Rash in. June '99 OFF I % ENTLIRE Lunch & Dinner I 1/14421 ETARIAN V VEA (248) 926-6711 6175 HAGGERTY • WEST BLOOMFIELD Michigan's Hottest Group Mel Bail Colours Voted II 1 Best Band by Crain s Detroit and Business Magazine Age . .. . La Fendi, 27060 Evergreen, Lathrup Landing, Lathrup Village, (248) 559 9099. Numerous dishes at this popular Middle-Eastern restaurant are not found in many dining spots of its type.The diversi- fied menu also includes all traditional items as per Old World recipes.The various exotic cocktails made at the juice bar from fruits and vegetables are available seven days a week. OAK PARK Bread Basket Deli, 10 1/2 Mile Road & Greenfield, Lincoln Center, Oak Park, (248) 968- 0022. Ranked among the top delicatessen-restau- rants in the Midwest. Former Detroiters who now live in various parts of the country also extoll the many virtues of this great favorite with its huge sandwiches, double-baked bread, children's menu, breakfast, lunch, dinner and after-theater. It is open Monday through Saturday, 10 am. to 9 p.m. and for carry-out Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m. to II p.m. ORCHARD LAKE The Sheik, 4189 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake, (248) 865-0000. Menu attractions of Middle-Eastern and Lebanese dining are featured • along with individual pita breads that are served hot from an open hearth. Many of the dining favorites are guarded family recipes not found elsewhere. Outside catering is available for any- thing on the menu. SOUTHFIELD Expires 12/31/2000 I a • .1 , Excalibur, 28875 Franklin Road, Southfield, (248) 358-3355. Fine dining takes on an added dimension with its menu ranging from regional to continental.The Billy Rose Quartet plays for dancing Tuesdays through Fridays; the Gary Rose Quartet is Saturday evenings. Gateway Deli, 21745 W. II Mile Road, Harvard Row, Southfield, (248) 352-4940. Veal marsala and veal parmesan are among the favored gourmet-like dishes that make this a specialized delicatessen-restaurant.Traditional homemade Jewish foods are combined with expected deli fare for much eating goodness. It is open Mondays through Saturdays for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Specialties also include outside cater- ing and party trays. Ristorante Di Modesta, 19400 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, (248) 358-0344. Noted for its varied Italian menu, featured are many favorites and a choice wine list, with fine dining excellence. Outside catering highlights the same elegant cuisine served in the restaurant. Star Deli, 24555 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, (248) 352-7377. This is acclaimed as one of the best little carry-out only delicatessens in America. Star is just a small place,.with little room to move about when crowded. Homemade taste has also been one of the trademarks for its success. Fat-free and regular tuna salad, egg salad, potato salad, coleslaw, and more. Its lox is cut by hand. Beautiful trays are a standout. WARREN Andiamo Italia, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road,Warren, SOHO in the Suburbs 5/ 19 ♦ Art ♦ Dining ♦ Entertainment 2000 98 Shores; Trattoria, Grosse Pointe Woods; and Osteria, Royal Oak and Osteria, Rochester).The Warren location site has "name" entertainment in the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom. WEST BLOOMFIELD LATHRUP VILLAGE 25938 Middlebeit Rd. (at 11 Mile Rd.) (2483 476.1750 " from page 94 ate: (810) 268-3200.This is the flagship of the fast- growing chain with the Andiamo name (Andiamo West; Bloomfield Hills; Lakefront Bistro, St. Clair Big Daddy's Parthenon, 6199 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, (248) 737-8600. The award-winning Tommy Salad, Greek specialties, lamb chops, etc. are featured seven days a week at this celebrated Greek restaurant. Live enter- tainment is Thursday and Friday. Next door ban- quet facilities accomodates around 300.. Chuck Muer's Seafood Tavern, 5656 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, (248) 551-2251. This is another in the CA Muer Restaurant Corporation's fine chain of restaurants whose fish serving is consid- ered among the nation's best, with 21 restaurants in 5 states. Locally also including Charley Crab, Troy: MeriWether's, Southfield; Big Fish. Dearborn and Madison Heights; and Gandy Dancer, Ann Arbor. All serve award-winning food and fine wines lunch and dinner. La Difference, 7245 Orchard Lake Road, Robins Nest,West Bloomfield, (248) 932-8934.An upscale kosher dairy restaurant with fresh fish from around the world, pasta and vegetarian specialties. Children's menu, carry-out and catering available. Open Mon.- Thurs. lunch and dinner, Sat., dinner 7-11, Sunday brunch. Closed Fridays. Supervised by the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit. La Fendi, 6123 Haggerty, Bloomfield Avenue Shoppes,West Bloomfield, (248) 668-1800. Old World recipes are responsible for the diversified Middle-Eastern menu that includes all traditional delights and many not seen at any other restau- rant. Cocktails and wine are served as well as juice bar favorites. Open seven days a week. Mai Tai, 6635 Orchard Lake Road., Old Orchard Shopping Center,West Bloomfield, (248) 626- 6313.The Thai dishes served are authentic with a number of them originating at this restaurant. Traditional taste buds will enjoy the variety of preparations from very spicy to spicy to medium to mild at both lunch and dinner. A casual and pleasant restaurant open seven days. Mei Ling, 6175 Haggerty, Bloomfield Avenue Shoppes,West Bloomfield, (248) 926-6711. Chinese vegetarian favorites are the specialty, but featured items also include "meat or poultry" dishes made with tofu that tastes almost like the real thing. Popular choices are the sesame "chick- en" and sweet and sour "chicken" plus other good health dining favorites. Shangri-La, 6407 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Mall,West Bloomfield, (248) 626-8585. Creative dishes make this a different type of gourmet-style Oriental dining experience that is easily recog- nized by aficionados.The Hong Kong cooking preparations are authentic and served seven days a week.This is one of the few restaurants that specialize in Dim Sum at lunch, with a vast vari- ety from which to choose. Uptown Parthenon, 4301 Orchard lake Road, Crosswinds Mall,West Bloomfield, (248) 538- 6000. Authentic Greek cuisine, with dishes not seen anywhere else, makes this a growing favorite among aficionados of Greek dining. Those who discover it become regulars because of the interesting and excellent preparations that are served by polite waitpersons. Open seven days weekly for lunch and dinner.