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at Arminio's Villa
Venice on Woodward
... Owner Arminio
Beltramello himself
... cooking, washing
dishes, busing tables,
serving food ... and
playing the piano.
Among the best
all-around music spots was Baker's
Keyboard Lounge on Livernois ... where
owners Clarence Baker and later Solace
Hartstein, brought the greats of the
greats in jazz and rhythms every night.
A big favorite among smorgasbords
was that by Paul Borak at his Skandia on
James Couzens Highway ... where the
self-serve table was continually laden
with wonderful things to eat ... as helpful
employees told the correct way to enjoy
Danish food.
The French cuisine at Allo Paris on
Livernois included dishes that could be
gotten elsewhere only in France.
Not too many triple-header restaurants
like Port 0' Call on West Maple ... with
three separate dining spots ... seafood,
Polynesian and Japanese ... or Meyerson's
Trio on Telegraph ... with its Great
Oyster bar lounge, Buddy's Bar-B-Q and
Brown Bear fine dining area.
One of the oddest regular happenings
in a delicatessen was Tea Time from 3-5
at Sam Sadler's Sammy's Corned Beef
and Rye in Ferndale ... with serving done
in fine bone china cups from pure bone
china tea pots ... It was a strange sort of
delicatessen ... with Jewish dishes to
Italian to Polish to Mexican to steaks.
A customer favorite was the magic
with their deli fare at Marty's
Delicatessen on Greenfield ... where
young and adults were delighted by
Marty Horowitz' tricks.
Huge demands were for the great
omelets Murray Lieberman used to make
at Lieberman & Citron's on Linwood ...
Murray's eggs and onions weren't bad
either ... They ranked alongside the well-
done onions scrambled with eggs made
by Max Horenstein at Max's Deli on
Southfield.
Lemon rice soup at Laikon Cafe on
Monroe in Greektown was among the
best ... So was the sea bass.
One of the top show bands was that of
Maurice King at Morrie Wasserman's
Flame Show Bar ... Maurice had to be
good with all that talent Morrie used to
bring in.
Among the best in-house comedy guys
were Harvey Stone and Charlie Carlisle
at Frank Barbaro's Bowery ... It got a
laugh when Harvey sat on a lit cigar that
Charlie had put down ... and almost
jumped through the ceiling holding his
rear ... even though it wasn't part of the
act.

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• Tableside Dining with Robert Kimoto

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• Steaks, Wildgame, Fresh fish, Etc.

• Michigans Finest Black Tie Waitstaff

Hand-Picked and Trained For Your Complete Satisfaction

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Open For Dinner Service Tuesday - Sunday at 5 p.m.
Lounge And Bar Open at 4 p.m.
Closed Monday

326 W. Fourth Street at Lafayette • Royal

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2 Blocks West of Main Street, Next to the Royal Oak Music Theater

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German food had few equals than that
served at Little Cafe on Gratiot.
One of the best after-hours spots was
Checker Bar-B-Q, owned by Milt and
Phyllis Tyner, on Livernois ... a lot of fun
yummie ribs four-in-the-morning ...
and plenty of music.
Among the better places for baby frog
legs was Club Berkley on Woodward ...
with Northwood Inn not far behind ...
Mildred Hund owned both places.
Also at Club Berkley was one of the
best turtle soups around ... especially
when laced with sherry.
Among the best tenderloin tips were at
Mayfield Chop House on Griswold,
owned by Orson Wells look-alike Joe
Luft.
Among the better Middle-Eastern
restaurants were Cedar's of Lebanon on
W Columbia ... and The Sheik, owned
by Esther Michaels on Lafayette in
Detroit.
Hard to beat the chicken paprikas at
Joey's Stables on W. Jefferson ... even
though it was primarily a steak and chop
house.
One of the best all-around shrimp
selections was at Ciungan's Shrimp
House on Southfield' in Ecorse ... served
six different ways.
Considered the best Jewish food out-
side of a Jewish restaurant was at Leo
Adler's Harbor Bar, where Wyn and
Harold Landis made great cheese
blintzes.
Maurice salads were a tough-to-beat
item at the Riverview Room of J.L.
Hudson's on Woodward.
Among the best cafeterias was Hedge's
Wigwam on Woodward, always filled
with so many good wholesome things to
eat that trays were filled from one end to
another ... usually with too much to fin-
ish.
Aliette's Bakery on Porter only sat 39
people in what was thought to be the
best little place for French food.
Some of the best entertainment in a
Greek restaurant locale, was at Grecian
Gardens on Monroe ... with costumed
strolling musicians in the front room ...
and a full band in the back room.
Among the better French onion soups
was at Jim's Garage on Lamed ... where
big wheels sat around auto bumpers,
head lamps and engines.
Nothing elaborate about Mexican
Village ... just a cozy place serving some
of the best food that Mexico has to offer.
A pet selection at Shep's Delicatessen
on Griswold, owned by Harry Shepherd
and Sol Pitt, was a wonderful brisket of
beef.
Among the tops in arrays of hamburg-
ers was at Java Junction on Woodward ...
About 15 different burgers.
A great fruit platter was at Topinka's

