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Downtown's Sweet Georgia Brown combines
upscale chic and homespun goodness.
ELVIS TO THE MAX
25 Years ago Elvis left the building. Now he returns,
or so you will think, to play for you at Andiamo. It's
Elvis to the Max with Max Pellicano, his Las Vegas
Dancers and special guest comedian Paul Locrichio.
Come sing along with all of your favorite Elvis hits.
HOWIE MANDEL
A star everywhere you look: television, film
and the stage, comedian Howie Mandel has
been entertaining audiences for years. Come
laugh the night away with Howie, one of today's
most successful comedians.
GLADYS KNIGHT
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, living
Motown legend Gladys Knight performs all her
Grammy winning hits" including "Midnight Train
to Georgia'" - and "Nader One of Us (Wants to
be the Fist to Say Goodbye. Come see Gladys
Knight in a rare Detroit appearance.
CHOOSE ANDIAMO FOR YOUR
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ENGAGEMENT PARTY, REHEARSAL
DINNER OR ANY SPECIAL OCCASION.
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76
East 14 Mile Road. West of Van Dyke.
Warren, Michigan
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n attractive restau-
Jerry's fine kitchen staff ...
rant ... dressed to the
Many dishes that may sound
hilt with an elegant
like those people have had
decor ... could possi-
before, are very dissimilar in
bly be considered as using a
their vast innovations.
dressy camouflage ... if it does-
And there are selections
n't have the main essentials
which make this elegant
necessary for fine dining.
upscale restaurant as far from
Like good food, good serv-
the original thought by many
DA NNY
ice and warm ambiance.
who
had never been there
RAS KIN
And a beautiful decor
before, as Detroit is from the
Local Columnist
means something only if the
moon ... It is very definitely
true heart of so many restau-
not a soul food restaurant.
rants ... its management team ... is a
Its delicious shrimp corn chowder
good one.
soup that is featured everyday is with-
This it very much is ... at Sweet
out -too many equals ... Others high-
Georgia Brown on Brush Street in
lighted daily include the superb seafood
Detroit ... whose chic and smart decor
chili with no meat.
is reminiscent of yesteryear's upscale
One of the best sellers at Sweet
restaurants in New York, California,
Georgia Brown is among Jerry's cre-
Chicago, Paris ... and others around the ations ... and very seldom seen on a
world.
restaurant menu anywhere in the coun-
Heading the excellent team of
try ... It is SGB's fried lobster signature
employees ... are a couple of gents
dish ... Two lobster tails very lightly
whose knowledgeable presence are the
fast-dipped in tempura ... While we
tremendous assets that makes the Sweet were there, nine of the 12 customers at
Georgia Brown heart beat with rhyth-
one table could now say they have had
mic excellence.
fried lobster ... and are going back for
Frank Taylor, general manager-part-
more.
ner ... and Executive Chef Jerry
Seating is for 180 in a lavish atmos-
Nottage.
phere that is breathtakingly beautiful ...
Frank, with his handsome, smiling
It is the first restaurant designed by
personality is so well-versed in the ways
Roxane Thomas-Whittier ... and can
of good service ... that he is personally
certainly take a place with the finest.
responsible for the excellent training
I can't say enough about the attentive
manual that is adhered to by the SGB
service at Sweet Georgia Brown ... All
staff ... and is the restaurant's everyday
around was vast experience ... No
"bible."
reaching across the table, serving from
Also, everyone must carry a mission
one side and taking away from the
statement card with the motto, "We are other, teamwork among the outstand-
ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and
ing waitstaff all in white jackets that
gentlemen" in the work of being recog-
nized as "the best restaurant in
Michigan" ... Every customer must be
given a warm greeting and warm good-
bye ... treated like guests in the SGB
home.
Jerry is not only a graduate of the
Culinary Institute of America in Hyde
Park, N.Y. ... but one of the finest
innovators of elegant cuisine in this
region.
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His highly recognized ways of prepa-
ration and presentation are excellent
possessions that can change almost any
dish from the ordinary into a very
delightful experience.
Orders taken and received at Sweet
Georgia Brown are like challenges to
matched the while linen tablecloths and
white linen napkins ... Polite and warm
pleasantries extended by greeters.
With Frank and Jerry at the Pontiac
Marriott, from where they last came,
was SGB's evening dining room man-
ager ... Steve Nacinovich ... His culi-
nary school background alone is a
remarkable quality in helping people
decide among the preferred dishes put
out by Jerry and his staff.
Dishes that include one of the best
Chilean sea bass entrees that can be
gotten ... So delicate and light ... served
on lobster pieces and grilled corn and
caper berries ... or the maple barbecued
glazed shrimp on lobster pieces and
grilled corn hash with fresh asparagus
... or the Atlantic salmon maple barbe-
cue glazed and served on lobster bits
and grilled corn hash ... or Jerry's signa-
ture crab and shrimp cakes ... so deli-
cious on beefsteak tomatoes with fried
spinach ... No fillers ... exactly what it
is ... crab and shrimp cakes.
Sweet Georgia Brown is open 7 days
... Monday-Thursday, 11-11; Friday, 11
a.m.-1 a.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m.-1 a.m.;
Sunday brunch, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ...
Entertainment is every evening except
Monday ... with a trio on Friday and
Saturday.
The pastries for which SGB has also
become quite noted are by Pastry Chef
Nicholas Oralandino ... elegant pre-
sentations of mouth-watering sub-
stance ... Peach cobbler served warm
with the restaurant's specialty peach
ice cream, bourbon pecan torte with
praline ice cream, Nick's amaretto
cheese torte with chips of dark and
white chocolate; sweet potato custard
torte with peanut brittle and whipped
cream, the heavy favorite Big Mama's
chocolate chocolate cake, etc.
Everything served at Sweet Georgia
Brown is made from scratch ... even the
sausage.
Warm smiles, very personable atten-
Jerry
Nottage
and Frank
Taylor