Please your palate... soothe your soul. Best place to take the kids for ice cream: RAY'S NOTABLE NOSHES continued from page 14 Best Breakfast The Original Pancake House Honorable mention: Lori Liner West Bloomfield "They have the biggest portions and the best variety of delicious flavors, especially chocolate. Anything chocolate sums up our household." Sunrise Cafe Best Buffet Panda Buffet Best Place for a Power Lunch Townsend Hotel Honorable mention: Capital Grille Best Smoothie YozYogurt Best Reason to Drive to Ann Arbor for Dinner Zingerman's Deli Honorable mention: Gratzi Best Reason to Drive to Windsor for Dinner Tunnel Bar-B-Que Honorable mention: Little Italy Honorable mention: Whole Foods Market Best Place to Take Kids: Honorable mention: Breakfast The Original Pancake House Vineyards Marketplace Best Patio Dining Como's Restaurant & Pizzeria Best Carryout Steve's Deli Tomatoes Apizza Honorable mention: Ice Cream Ray's Ice Cream Company Inc. Best Bakery Diamond Bakery (248) 553-9013 nosh 10/22 2004 16 Open 7 Days A Week IHOP Pizza Buddys Pizza Vineyards Marketplace 27909 Orchard Lake Rd. • at 12 Mile Farmington Hills Honorable mention: Tom's Oyster Bar Honorable mention: PALLAS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE KID-FRIENDLY Best Salad Steve's Deli Honorable mention: Honorable mention: Honorable mention: Baskin- Robbins 31 Flavors Ice Cream &Yogurt Townsend Hotel Stroh's Ice Cream Parlor Best Low-carb Menu Steve's Deli Dinner Red Robin Honorable mention: Honorable mention: Vineyards Marketplace Buddy's Pizza Best Early Bird Special Sero's Restaurant A Birthday Party Chuck E Cheese Honorable mention: Honorable mention: Italian Epicure Buddy's Pizza My Gym Children's Fitness Center Best reason to drive to Ann Arbor for dinner: ZINGERMANS Sharon Fine Bloomfield Hills "It was a fun place with lots of selection and people watching. I like the gelato and the corned beef. They have a real fun cook- book to look at." NOTABLE NOSHES continued on page 20