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Famous for cartooned walls and great steaks,
the Palm restaurant plants roots in Troy.

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pay for a plate of spaghetti, the car-
alk about personal service
toonists would draw their own cre-
... It hardly comes much
ations on the walls of the Palm.
better than the original
Customers today at all Palm
days of the Palm restau-
restaurants
around the globe are
rant ... the chain that also opened in
asked
to
send
in their photograph ...
this area recently.
and
likenesses
of personalities are on
It was initially conceived
the
walls.
as an Italian restaurant in
Before any of the Palm
1926, but when a customer
restaurants
open, local
asked for a steak, John
notables
are
drawn on its
Ganzi, one of the original
walls
and
new
caricatures
owners, would run to the
added
monthly.
butcher shop down the
Unique to the decor are
street in New York ... buy a
the
caricatures and replicas
steak and cook it to order.
of
artwork
originally creat-
Steak became such a large
ed
at
the
original
Palm
request, that it developed
DAN NY
location
in
New
York.
into a staple ... However,
RAS KIN
The Troy Palm has dark
not until six years later in
Local Columnist wood throughout the
1931.
restaurant ... as well as pan-
Today, cuts of meat and
els
along
the wall of dining reviews
their aging process are part of a wide
from
Palm
locations nationwide.
range of required information in the
Tammero
has
been with the Palm
Palm's vast training program.
over
30
years
...
Back in 1963, he
In fact, one of New York
was
just
a
"pantry
man" making sal-
Executive Chef Tony Tammero's
ads
...
Quite
a
jump
to being its
most unusual customer requests was
executive
chef.
the time a regular at the Palm there
Here at the Palm restaurant on
asked for a steak rare on the outside
Crooks
Road, north of 1-75 in Troy,
and well-done on the inside ...
General
Manager Tom Brewer is
Tammero didn't bat an eyelash

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just briefly searing the steak at
a high temperature ... splitting
it down the middle and literal-
ly serving it inside-out.
It wasn't long after Palm
One opened on Second
Avenue in New York that it
also became a virtual museum
of cartoons and caricatures ...
Most of the caricatures were
drawn using magic marker,
charcoal and pastels ... Many
of the original colors faded
over time ... but in 1955, they
were professionally restored ...
Each of the walls in the New
York flagship are now insured
for a half-million dollars.
When Ganzi and his 'fellow
Italian immigrant partner, Pio
Bozzi, started the Palm, they
had little money to decorate ...
Luckily, their restaurant was
located close to the headquar-
ters of King Features Syndicate
... and attracted a large clien-
tele of cartoonists ... Often, to

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Finely 'Tooned

Szechuan Gourmet, 3951

Telegraph Road, Bloomfield

Township, (248) 988-9333. Much

pride is taken in the extensive

menu offered by this carry-out-

only restaurant. All items from

appetizers to soups to beef to

poultry, lo and chow mein, sweet

& sour dishes, noodles, combina-

tion plates, etc. are listed for fresh

carry-out.

Steve's Deli, 6646 Telegraph Road,

Bloomfield Hills, (248) 932-0800.

Award-winning chicken soup is fea-

tured.Also serving corned beef,

fresh roasted turkey, sandwiches,

ads and traditional dishes. Party

trays and catering too at this New

ork-style deli. Carnegie Deli

cheesecake and Steve's Brownies

are among the desserts.

FARMINGTON HILLS

Bangkok Sala, 27903 Orchard

Lake Rd., Farmington Hills, (248)

553-4220. Noted for making its

mown traditional Thai cookies and

own style of fried rice, it is a con-
,
ent restaurant with exclusive

Thai specialties among the

authentic servings.

Hong Hua, 27925 Orchard Lake

Rd., Farmington Hills, (248) 489-

2280.True Hong Kong autenticity

is in the dishes not seen any-

where else. A bit more expensive

than other Chinese restaurants,

but a lot of value that makes the

price difference worth it with

exciting preparations of rare dish-

es and many not seen elsewhere.

Vineyards Cafe & Catering,

32418 Northwestern Hwy.,

Farmington Hills, (248) 855-9463.

This is a many-faceted type of

operation. Nibbles and Nuts at the

Vineyards, and traditional Jewish

dishes prepared by Shirlee Bloom,

General Manager Tom Brewer and some of the
Troy Palm's cartoons.

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