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The Best Of Everything
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As You Like It
Bangkok Sala's Thai cuisine is seasoned to please.
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(810)
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coli, carrots and egg in a garlic sauce ...
he food of Thailand is
The
Bangkok Sala Fried-Rice is avail-
another o•the ethnic
able
too with chicken, beef, shrimp,
cuisines that is many times
scallops
or squid ... Another exclusive
misconstrued in the taste-
is
the
Bangkok
Seafood combo ...
thinking of many.
squid,
shrimp,
scallops,
imitation crab
At places like Bangkok Sala in the
and
Chinese
vegetables.
meat
Orchard-12 Plaza, west of 12
Children are encouraged to
Mile off Orchard Lake Road
eat at Bangkok Sala ... A
in Farmington Hills, along
children's menu for dinner
with some others, orders of
only, has American dishes ...
spice content can be gotten as
unless moms and dads want
requested ... They are among
their young ones to also
those whose servers are trained
enjoy some Thai cuisine.
to always ask if customers pre-
There is also a vegetables
fer mild, medium, spicy or
only section of the menu
extra spicy.
along with four tasty duck
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Bangkok Sala opened on
DANNY
dishes that are served for
Jan. 1 of this year and seems to
RASKIN
have established itself as a pop- Local Columnist dinner only.
Best sellers at Bangkok
ular Thai restaurant because
Sala
are the Pad Pak,
customers are always ques-
Chinese
vegetables
with brown sauce
tioned regarding their taste preference.
...
Pad
Prik
Khing,
Thai hot curry
It is a small restaurant with eight
with
string
beans
...
Peanut Curry,
booths, each separated by bamboo
stir-fried
beef
or
chicken
with curry in
curtains ... 10 lamps over tables with-
sweet
peanut
sauce,
mixed
with bam-
in and outside the booths, framed pic-
boo
strips,
bell
peppers,
onions
and
tures, colorful open fan and statue, all
carrots
(the
dish
is
normally
served
from Thailand.
hot and spicy, so watch out when
Owner Bee Yang, a language
ordering this, unless a lot of hot spice
teacher in a Thailand elementary
is to your liking) ... and Pad Thai
school, came to America 10 years ago
Curry, rice noodles with shrimp, bean
... and went to work for cousin Xeng
Hung at the Bangkok Hung
restaurant in Troy ... His brother
and chef, Lue Yang, also was at
the Troy location ... Another
brother, Cher Yang, is now a
chef at Bangkok Sala and
worked at the Bangkok Hung
located on Northwestern
Highway, run by cousin Neng
Himg ... Bee's wife, Tang Yang,
trained in Troy and is a waitress
at her husband's seven-days-a-
week restaurant ... open
Monday-Saturday, 11 to 10; and
Sunday, 4:30 to 9:30.
Bangkok Sala is proud of
restaurant
being the only
locally that makes its own tradi-
tional Thai cookies ... from
coconut milk, egg, flour and
sugar ... Others purchase their
Thai cookies rather than make
the intricate delicacies.
It is also the only restaurant
with its own fried rice ... made
with onions, bean sprouts, broc-
El'n ng Guid
AUBURN HILLS
Lelli's &f 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. I2 Mile Road, Berkley, (248)
548-3650.There is nothing like a consis-
tently 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, 6646Telegraph 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.
FARMINGTON HILLS
Bangkok Sala Cafe, 27903 Orchard
Lake Road, Orchard-12 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-E.astern 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.
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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
Bee Yang of Bangkok Sala in Farmington Hills
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