(EJJg • • ----- its • ntertamment The Best Of Everything ONG'S Super Supper Club Justin lordyn Chophouse in Royal Oak is proud dad's dream come true. two sons Justin, 6, and Jordyn, 3. t is the upscale restaurant he had As naturally should be in a supper dreamed of owning since his club worth its salt, the best-selling item Oak Park High School days ... at Justin & Jordyn Chophouse is its filet even back when he was bar mitz- ... made from Certified Angus Beef, vah at Temple Israel. considered the Rolls Royce of meat ... The "want" grew into a zealous obses- Less than a handful of restau- sion through the oncoming rants serve this luxurious meat years of dining at restaurants because it isn't cheap ... But the around the country ... making few dollars more ($29 for 8- his mental notes for that ounce portion and $34, 12 someday happening. ounces) is worth the price with When the kind of location its Bordelaise sauce, house Scott Rubin wanted became mashed potatoes and vegetable. available about a year ago ... Same for the New York Strip although somewhat sooner ... 14 ounces of Certified than he had anticipated ... DAN NY Angus with sauteed mush- Scott got the wheels in RAS KIN rooms and roasted redskin motion to build his vision. Local Co lumnist potatoes ($33) ... or the 16- What he had longed for ounce char-grilled J.J. Sirloin, opened March 7, 2002, as ale-marinated Certified Angus Justin & Jordyn Chophouse ... at the with J.J. sauce and garlic bread ($23). former locale of Illusions ... on The first time we visited Justin & Lafayette and Fourth streets, next to Jordyn was a week after it opened ... In the Royal Oak Music Theatre in my opinion, the filet was just so-so ... Royal Oak. Second time try was, I thought, much The place is in the true supper club better ... And the last time, just recently, tradition that took roots along was a clincher for me ... Very much to • America's byways as early as the 1920s my liking ... A great piece of meat. ... the kind that Scott used to hear Justin & Jordyn's refusal to compro- about ... open only for dinner ... no mise on quality goes over big ... Like so lunch ... with a lavish, knock-your- many others, I intensely dislike medioc- socks-off interior ... black bow-tied, rity in food ... and certainly join the very knowledgeable waitpersons ... many who enjoy value received as at music of yesteryears ... and good food. Justin & Jordyn. Where did the name, Justin & There are various cuts of meat ... Jordyn, come from? ... Simple ... Those Some people care little, just so long as are the names of Scott and wife Kathy's the price is right ... Give them a good I And All The Fantastic Pan- . n He Used To Make For You . A All ic :I ounders! a • Whole Lobsters.. 4-6-8Pnd • Crispy Chicken .Shrinip • Hand-Roiled Eg an d -Spring D isl 1 . • Wonderful Tasty Vegetarian , • Mongolian Beef • Spicy Garlic Shrimp, Scallop or Squid • Spicy Garlic Seafood • Spicy Garlic Chicken • Stuffed Jaiapenos with Shrimp Paste • Pan Seared Sea Bass • Kung Po Chicken •Almond Boneless Chicken • Sesame Chicken or Bee • Sweet & Sour Ribs or Chicken • Pan Seared Yellow Fin Tuna • Pan-Seared Salmon with Shitake Sauce • Emperor Beef • Baby Back Ribs AND MORE! Only Spiced As you like it! Woodward, One Block South of 14 Mile Rd., (on the East Side of Woodward • Former Juke Box Location) OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon. - Thurs., 11-11 • Friday, 11-12 midnight • Sat., 12-12 • Sun., 12-10 (248)554-8600 • Liquor • Specialty Drinks • Wine List • Scotch & Martini Menus 5/17 2002 88 ) Scott Rubin, left, and Robert Kimoto of Justin dlordyn Chophouse