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But once you had supped there,
chances were very good that you
would be one of the many who
returned every day for lunch or the
throngs that took dinner there.
The secret of the Belmont's appeal
was roast beef ... Not pot roast, or
commercial, or U.S. good, but
prime, standing ribs, tender as a
mother's love and squatting in its
own natural juices.
But if your tastes ran to sliced
corned beef, that was okay ... It also
had one different special every day
... tenderloin tips, fish on Fridays,
etc ... but almost 90 per cent of the
hungry hordes that descended on the
Belmont chose the prime ribs.
You entered the place by the front
door on Woodward, corner of
Calvert ... The fast-moving line
probably already had formed around
the square bar in the middle of the
room ... Perhaps you refreshed your-
self with a cold beer while waiting to
course your way through the line.
Within minutes, the moment of
truth arrived ... That was when you
stepped up to the steam table laden
with the above noted goodies ... The
line was moving fast, no time to
dawdle.
"Roast beef medium rare," you
blurted out, and seconds later you
were seated in the comfortable din-
ing room ... While passing through
the line, you have made your selec-
tion of main course and loaded up
with one of the dozen or more tasty
relishes.
Before you was a half-inch cut of
roast beef about the size of a dinner
plate, mashed potatoes, a choice of
vegetables, and a plate heaped with
relishes.
If you were not quite that hungry,
perhaps you chose the roast beef
sandwich ... this snack consisted of
an equally large slice of beef between
white, rye or pumpernickel bread
and the usual relishes.
Top this all off with a generous
slice of homemade pie and you
dined wisely, well and very economi-
cally.
Proprietors of the Belmont Lounge
and Calvert Catering (another part
of the business) were Morrie Gruskin
and Ted Moss ... They almost lost
their shirts trying to run a straight
dining room at the Woodward and
Calvert locale ... When Morrie and
Ted switched to this simple formula,
it seemed like the world beat a path
to their door.

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