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Finding Atlantis

Noted for seafood and diversified dining, family
restaurant is worth the drive to Plymouth.

are standouts.
is first anniversary passed
Demetrios' kitchen talents
in October ... and the
come out big on weekends ...
three brothers feel that
Fridays, Saturdays and
their test is over.
Sundays are when he makes
But they're not alone ... In
up menu specials that
fact, it took much less than a
absolutely cannot be gotten
year for many folks to begin
anywhere else ... His innova-
heaping acclaim of satisfac-
tions are welcomed delights.
tion upon them.
DANNY
This is a huge reason why
When Tasos; Kosta and
RASKIN
folks pass many restaurants to
Demetrios Kyprianos opened
Local Columnist get to Atlantis ... and see
the door of their Atlantis of
what Demetrios has for his
Plymouth restaurant on
weekend specials.
October 9, 2001, there were two fac-
You won't find his Salmon Roulade
tors that had to be considered.
with
rice cakes in a shrimp bisque sauce
The distance ... After all, Ann Arbor
anywhere else ... Or the very popular
Road east of 1-275 in Plymouth did
salmon Rockefeller with spinach, Swiss
sound a bit far ... But it wasn't long
and Parmesan cheeses and almonds in a
before folks began discovering that the
puff pastry shaped as a fish and topped
seeming distance was less than going
with Hollandaise sauce.
to downtown Detroit ... and took a
Customers love the Walleye at
lesser amount of time.
Second ... From the restaurant name Atlantis, encrusted with walnuts ...
and the Santorini pasta with chicken,
and the family name, people might
ground red peppers, onions, spinach,
•consider it as being a Greek dining
garlic, olive oil, etc.
spot only.
Not much better swordfish can be
Both soon became quite moot fac-
found than that prepared by
tors ... Atlantis is less than 20 minutes
Demetrios, with roasted red bell pep-
from Southfield ... and the well-diver-
pers and cream sauce.
sified menu is highly deserving of
Kosta and Taso were waiters at
return visits.
Loco's in Greektown ... and Kosta, a
The three brothers seem to do it all
former Big Daddy's Parthenon waiter,
... That is, almost all ... Their mother,
helped open the former Little Daddy's
Tina, makes the salads, rolls and rice
on Woodward.
pudding ... Dad John is their "Jack of
Atlantis' freestanding building is
all trades" ... doing whatever is needed
by their three sons.
Because of this, you could call it a
family operation ... For certain it is a
family restaurant worthy of its success-
ful attention.
In the kitchen is Demetrios, prepar-
ing some of the best food in the area.
A hint of 84-year-old grandma Julie
Kefalonitou's touch is evident in
Demetrios' cooking ... Her teachings
and recipes of traditional dishes are
apparent in the Mediterranean style
she knows best.
But Atlantis is more on the conti-
nental kick ... with Mexican quesadil-
la, Jewish Reuben sandwich, Oriental
salad, Italian veal or chicken Marsala,
Piccata and parmesan, Italian pasta,
London broil, American barbecue ribs
and chicken, Hawaiian chicken, etc.
Biggest sellers at Atlantis are the
prime ribs, filets and seafood ... The
Brothers Tasos, Demetrios and Kosta Kyprianos of Atlantis
fresh whitefish and sauteed lake perch

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highly accepted for catering events ...
the private banquet room holds about
140 for weddings, showers, etc.
Its interior is very homey ... with
purple linen napkins, chairs with
padded seats and backs and a comfort-
able contemporary feel.
Piano bar entertainment of singing
and keyboard sounds is on Friday and
Saturday evenings.
Atlantis is open seven .days
Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.;
Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
There is much to be said about very
clean restaurants ... Not enough words
can tell its meritorious existence ...
This is a big asset of Atlantis ... and
coupled with the ownership service
and kitchen preparation, it presents a
hard-to-beat combination.
THE NAME COULD be a bit mis-
leading ... The food, certainly is not.
Small Plates is the new upscale
restaurant that recently opened in the
Eureka Building on Broadway in
Detroit ... serving more than just
tapas, gourmet pizzas and desserts.
From the open kitchen design with
a brick oven come garlic shrimp,
portabella mushrooms with Zip sauce,
barbecued ribs, oven-roasted mussels,
lettuce wraps, etc.
In fact, Small Plates is open for both
lunch and dinner ... directly across the
street from the Detroit Opera House ...
and a couple of blocks from Comerica
Park, Foxtown and Ford Field.
Localite Todd Stern is owner and
general manager of Small Plates ...
with its excellent appetizer concept.
NO SPECIAL OCCASION ... just
a party for over 35 people to have
some fun.
It would be very hard to find a more