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riALIA
TN
10/18
2002
98
AK
Celebrity Showroom
w 7096 East Fourteen Mile Road
(Between Mound & Van Dyke)
(586) 268-3200
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Since Prohibition Days
Carl's Chop House retains the elements that made it legendary.
egends in the restau-
successful results. .
certified angus meat ... fresh whitefish,
rant business are
Business boomed through
sturgeon, salmon-, lake perch ... great
wonderful ... They
the Twenties and when
lobsters, prepared with a choice ten-
bring back many
Prohibition came to a screech- derness and taste to veritably tingle a
memories for those who
ing halt in the early 1930s,
lot of taste buds.
remember ... and rekindle
Carl was ready to cash in.
And what could be better than hav-
wishes they were still around.
But in 1933, about five
ing the same chef who made all those
But even better is a dining
years after Carl and his ex-
terrific dishes since 1957 ... still being
legend that continues in
partner parted ways ... the
at Carl's Chop House ... doing his
DANNY
existence ... and has changed
move was to its new site ...
excellent things that made Carl's a
RASKIN
little since its glory years ...
and
new name ... Carl's Bar
national dining institution ... Chef
Local
Columnist
still bringing memorable
& Chop House across the
George Bollas, whose culinary expert-
experiences.
street on Grand River ...
ise is somewhat of a fine legend too ...
When Carl's Chop House ... on
opening its doors that were to continue and a big favorite of the late movie
Grand River, off the John C. Lodge
swinging for years to come.
great, Anthony Quinn.
Expressway in Detroit, was closed by
The new Carl's Chop House was a
Also in the kitchen is Jimmy
the family of then 96-year-old Carl
small place with a bar, pool room and
Mohamed, a special Carl Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld in May 1990, because of a
undersized dining room ... Carl. even-
employee since 1979 ... You can't ask for
labor dispute that locked out the 108
tually turned the pool room into
too much better a sous chef than Jimmy.
employees, many said goodbye to a
another eating area, took over
Executive chef and manager, Mark
true dining institution.
Frenchie's Tool & Die to enlarge the
Patuk, has been with Frank since 1980
But after new owner Frank
dining room, and changed the bar area ... owning appreciated knowledge of
Passalacqua bought it in August of
where a bank next door used to be
customer-pleasing ways.
that year, the second home to a lot of
located.
One of Detroit's finest waitpersons,
folks was retained as it had been for so
Since Frank took over just about the
Lynn Finch, has been a wanted server
many years.
same wonderful relish tray, excellent
at Carl's for over 33 years.
It isn't easy following a dining leg-
meats and seafood items are still on a
Frank remembers when he was 11
end ... Hardly ever is ... Too many
menu that Carl Rosenfeld was always
years old and his grandfather brought
unfair comparisons between the new
so proud to offer.
him to Carl's ... never realizing that
and the old.
one day he would be its
Carl had originally been in
owner ... Frank had always
the tire business ... and was
wanted to buy Carl's ... and
quite successful ... when a
even the London Chop
twist of fate also put him in
House from Les and Sam
the restaurant business.
Gruber ... Both were priced
A friend of his from
out of his range ... Later,
Cleveland talked Carl into
when Carl's became available,
investing in the Grand River
Frank grabbed it in a hurry.
Chop House less than two
Still with the beautiful
.
blocks away.
mahogany walls and dividers,
It was somewhere in the
heavy red leather padded
1920s ... Prohibition hadn't
seats and black leather bar
been repealed yet and the
seats and bar walls ... Carl's
upstairs was a favorite blind
Chop House has always had
pig gathering place for
the look of solid dining sta-
udges, mayors, governors
bility.
and other prominent person- George Bollas, Lynn Finch and owner Frank Passalacqua of
Carl's continues to be a
Carl's Chop House
ages of the day.
seven-day operation ... open
Carl's partner from
Monday-Friday for lunch,
Cleveland was a bit thin-skinned
Also soup and salad and choice of
11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; dinner, 11:30
about certain federal laws governing
baked or hash browns or French fries .
a.m.-midnight ... Saturday lunch,
the sale of illegal wet goods and left
... And the same fresh baked-at-Carl's'
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; dinner, until 2:30
town, leaving Carl with half a restau-
four-sectioned bread in a basket with
a.m. ... Sunday brunch, 10:30 a.m.-
rant and all of a tire store.
sticks ... with dinner.
2:30 p.m.; regular menu, until mid-
After trying for a while, Carl came
Items like the superb award-winning night ... Or on Sunday, folks may have
to the conclusion that no man can
prime rib, Carl's best seller, considered
the stuffed turkey dinner with all the
serve two masters, so he sold the tire
one of the top anywhere ... the 24-
trimmings for $17.95.
store and concentrated on running the ounce porterhouse ... 12-ounce filet ...
People who come to the Detroit area
Grand River Chop House, with highly 16-ounce New York sirloin ... all from
from out of town, often make it a must