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return is because of their being able to
get food exactly as it was on a previous
visit ... This is extremely important ...
and a tremendous asset in the dining
game.
Andiamo west is open seven days
each week ..: Monday-Thursday, 11-11;
Friday, 11 a.m.-midnight; Saturday, 4
p.m.-midnight; Sunday, 3-10 p.m.
You won't find too many better truf-
fle filets than those made by Lee ...
stuffed with black truffles, asiago cheese
and port Wine sauce ... In fact, it may
not even be found anywhere else.
The striking interior at Andiamo
West is so vastly different than its Red
Fox predecessor, that former localizes
who visit Detroit wouldn't think it's
the same place.
Five years may not seem like a long
time in the restaurant business ... But
it is certainly cause for celebration
when many who take it for granted
would never believe the drastic
changeover into what they feel has
been there a great deal longer.
Beige linen tablecloths, gold linen
napkins and purple linen bread cover-
ing, add touches of elegant style to a
one-time drab-looking Red Fox with
its red-flocked walls and dark woods.
When Andiamo West opened at the
locale on Telegraph, south of Maple,
two four-feet-high urns made in Italy
around the late 1880s that regally look
on in the main dining room, were ...
and still are ... constant conversation
pieces ... A great many people believe
that the sunflowers in the urns are real
... Some wonder why there are sun-
flowers in an Italian restaurant ...
Reason could be because they grow
wildly in fields throughout Italy ... and
are somewhat of a signature flower.
People looked and gaped when
Andiamo West opened its doors
almost five years ago ... This can't be
the same place, they thought.
In effect it wasn't ... Not in name ...
Not in decor ... Not in stylish design
... As Andiamo West, it has its own
character ... and continues to amass
winning points in upscale dining.
What Jerry Vitale and executive chef
Lee Sharkas have done with the food
and customer relations are unequaled
standouts.
BARBRA STREISAND'S 60th
birthday, April 24, is a month-long
celebration by owner Mary Belloni
and her staff at the Caucus Club on
Congress in Detroit.
The fete began April 15 for the gal
who had her first out-of-town engage-
ment there back in 1960 ... and the
popular restaurant is filled with mem-
orabilia of the one-time 19-year-old

• Pan Seared Sea Bass"

• Pan Seared Yellow Fin Tuna

• Pan-Seared Salmon with ,

Shi take Sauce

• Emperor Beef

• Baby Back Ribs

• Spicy Garlic Shrimp ,
Scallop or Squid

• Spicy Garlic Seafood

• Spicy Garlic Chicken

• Stuffed Jalapenos with
shrimp Paste

• Mongolian Beef

• Kung Po Chicken

•Almoncl Boneless chicken

• Sesame Chicken or Beef

• Sweet St Sour Ribs
or Chicken

Mon. - Thurs., 11-11
Friday, 11-12 midnight
Sat., 12-12
Sun., 12-10

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