13teabiazt/13kuuelL & Diana mium steaks, chops, fresh fish, shell- fish and fine wines ... Kabin Kruser Oyster Bar in the front part of Rochester Chop House is a casual oys- ter and seafood bar with fish tacos, seafood, chowders, etc. In the Grand Mall came Kruse & Muer Grand Blanc in 1996 ... a 165-seat restaurant with wide varieties of home- made foods, fresh fish, seafood and steaks. Now has come Kruse & Muer At The Lake that opened this January ... on S. Lapeer Road in Lake Orion ... in an 1860 former farmhouse made into a restaurant around the early 1900s ... From the early 1950s to the early 1980s, it operated as the noted Gus' Steak House, owned by Gus Kalohn a short while as Uptown Steak House ... and then was taken over by Danny Vanelli, who renamed it Vanelli's Gus's Steakhouse ... His father, Sam Vanelli, and uncles Joe and Al, were the owners of Vanelli's on Woodward and Six Mile. The new Kruse & Muer At The Lake overlooks Lake Orion ... and is a com- pletely remodeled facility ... with a relaxing and comfortable setting that includes field stone fireplaces, earth- tone colors, natural wood floors ... and custom light fixtures and metal sculp- tures by Peter Loren, executive corpo- rate chef and director of development of Epoch Restaurants, whose talents are far and away not restricted to the kitchen. Peter's excellent design ability takes in 3-foot-high steel, knife, fork and spoon sconces with aluminum and copper mesh shades, 6-foot steel "cat- o-nine tails" coat racks with broad leaves separating each booth in the front dining room, flamed copper sconces with knife and fork detail in the back dining room, chrome "cock- tail shaker" and cocktail glass sconces in the bar area ... and posts adorned with birds made from knifes, forks and spoons. Traditional Kruse and Muer signa- ture dishes are, of course, on the menu ... but additional items too that have been winning over a lot of taste buds. Executive Chef Matt Foyteck, com- pleted studies at the Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, N.Y. ... and is highly respected in epicurean circles for his creativeness. Even little things like butter and corn oil margarine on the table are not over- looked ... Each by themselves in separate dishes ... and as at all Kruse & Muer restaurants, its tasty homemade bread loaf is brought fresh before all orders. Both lunch and dinner are served ... Monday through Friday lunch, 11 to 4 ... and Saturday, noon to 4 ... Dinners are Monday-Thursday, 4 to 9; AU-You-Cm-Eat 134kb SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2002 13tteakfaat/13tuutek eau 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. only Appetizers Entree Selections Assorted Juices • Nova Lox • Scrambled.Eggs • Tomatoes, Onions, Cucumbers, Olives, Lemons and Capers • Cream Cheese • Sour Cream • Waffles Assorted Salads • • • • • • • • French Toast Buttermilk Pancakes Crisp Bacon Sausage Links Cheese Blintzes Potato Latkes Hash Brown Potatoes Bagels • • • • • • Hommus Sageki Taramosalata Scordalia Grape Leaves Seasonal Raw Veggies • Giant Fruit & Sweet Table ADULTS $24.95 • CHILDREN UNDER 10 $13,95- CHILDREN UNDER 3 FRE (Tax & gratuity not included) ittuet13ufbet Iftettu Appetizers • • • • • • Hommus Sageki Taramosalata Scordalia Grape Leaves Chicken Meat Balls • Peel & Eat Shrimp 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. only Assorted Salads • Tommy • Tuna • Cold Pasta • Waldorf • 3-Bean • Hawaiian • Raw Veggies & Dips Cheddar Muenster Swiss American Havarti with Dill • And More! • • • • • *Giant Fruit & Sweet Table ADULTS Entree Selections • • • • • • • • • • • Baby Lamb Chops Peel & Eat Shrimp Chicken Stir Fry Roast Turkey Breast Barbecue Ribs Lamb Souvlaki Chicken Souvlaki Roast Leg of Lamb Veggie Pastitsio Veggie Moussaka Spinach Triangles $27,95 • CHILDREN UNDER 10 $15.95- CHILDREN UNDER 3 FREE (Tax & gratuity not included) Doors Open at 10 a.m. Breakfast Items Available until 2 p.m. Only ITEMS M I CONSUMED BIG DADDY Regular Menu Also Available RESERVATIONS A 6199 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD (North of Maple) WEST BLOOMFIEL (248) 737-860 5/10 2002 109