1 Arts • • ITALIA Clean And Impressive Joe Yoon offers innovative Japanese fare at Me'ne Sushi in West Bloomfield. Chicken or Beef Negimaki (tender f you can picture a Japanese chicken sliced and wrapped around restaurant that prepares deep- scallions) ... Salmon Gomayaki fried rolled salmon stuffed with (broiled salmon with mayonnaise and cream cheese ... for serving on sesame sauce) ... among others. Sunday mornings ... and little birth- During the week, there are always day cakes made of rice and topped three cooks behind the well-appoint- with pieces of tuna, salmon, ed and popular sushi bar at red snapper and shrimp ... Me'ne ... On Friday and then you've hit upon a most Saturday evening, there are innovative operation. four ... Joe is usually one of Beyond preparing regular them ... and always on Japanese fare in authentic fash- hand when needed either in ion ... Me'ne Sushi, in Sugar the kitchen or behind the Tree Plaza on Orchard Lake sushi bar. Road, north of Maple, West There is an extremely var- Bloomfield, has been creating ied order of dishes at the waves of satisfaction since D ANNY sushi bar, where a specially- opening last October 15, RA SKIN prepared sticky rice is used 1999. Local Columnist in combination with pickled The clean and impressive vegetables, fish cake, raw Me'ne Sushi, with its tasteful seafood, etc., and flavored with sea- Japanese artifacts and rice-paper weed, cucumber or finely-grated inserts on window frames separating radish. rooms ... and neat blond-pine furni- The special assortment of sashimi ture, is a family-owned and operated (raw seafood, often served on a tangle restaurant that continues to gain in of grated radish or seaweed) is a popularity. favorite. It is owned by Joe Yoon, whose 12 Me'ne's kitchen is the kind that years in the business take in partner- ship of the Sapporo Japanese - restaurant in Washington, D.C. ... chef at New Seoul Gardens ... and his former place on 12 Mile, east of Orchard Lake Road ... Wife Kiyon is hostess, cashier and manager ... Their two daughters, Kathy, 24, and Teresa, 22, are both waitresses six days a week. Me'ne Sushi is a seven-day-a- week operation seating 100 in two rooms ... plus a sushi bar with 15 seats and Tatami room for six to 12 people ... The restaurant is opeh Sunday to Thursday 11 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 to 10:30 p.m. Joe takes prides on having items he says no other Japanese restaurant, to his knowledge, serves ... Specialties like salmon pizza roll, dragon roll, Mene roll, Michigan roll and rainbow roll ... Also house specials that include a tuna sausage marinat- ed with seasonings, mixed in a special sauce ... and rolled just Joe Yoon of Mene Sushi like a sausage would be ... I • • • • • • • DON 1CKLES Wed., & Thurs., Oct. 25 & 26 PAUL ANKA Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Nov. 9 10 & I I 7`.. e rti y S owroont " 2000 86 The Best Of Everything cciebritv showroom • I • • • • l 8/11 dertainment 7096 East Fourteen Mile Road (Between Mound &Van Dyke) (810) 268-3200 D)9 Guid AUBURN HILLS Lelli's of Auburn Hills, 885 Opdyke Road,Auburn Hills, (248) 373-4440.The second of Lelli's traditionally fine Italian ris- torantes is located across from the Pontiac Silverdome. Besides elegant surroundings, it features the same excellent food served by the Lelli family since 1939. Reservations are accepted for any evening except Saturday. BERKLEY Sila, 4033 W. 12 Mile Road, Berkley, (248) 548-3650.There is nothing like a consis- nle neighborhood family I ' 't • en* depedabeighborhoo restaurant The Italian and American menu ' 'is one that evokes much confidence in casual dining.The chicken, ribs, round and square pims, fish, salad, pasta, etc. are served seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Everything is also available for -put. OOMFIELD HILLS Te*graph Road, )132-0800. Award- soup is featured.Also eef, fresh roasted turkey, 'traditional dishes. arty trays and catering too at this New York-style deli. Carnegie Deli cheesecake and Steve's Brownies are among the desserts. • . FARMINGTON HILLS Bangkok Sala Cafe, 27903 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard-I2 Plaza, Farmington Hills, (248) 553-4220.Tropical and tradi- tional Thai dishes are served from the over-50 items of freshly prepared lunch and dinner dishes, including vegetarian and children favorites. Open seven days a week for dine in and carry-out Desert Sands, 29222 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, (248) 855-1122. Middle-Eastern 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 spe- cialty items are together with a complete menu of charbroiled or rotisserie chicken for both dining in the 40-seater area, and carry-out, seven 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 accomplishments. Lunch and snacks are available with table DINING GUIDE on page 90