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The Best Of Everything
Asian Blend
Blue Ginger features the best ofMalaysia, Vietnam
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leaf,
grilled fish balls, etc. ...
nine years to achieve the
But
also
featured at Blue
second half of a culinary
Ginger are chicken dishes,
dream.
sweet-and-sour ribs, a house
The first half was when she
special of noodles with
opened a Chinese restaurant
shrimp and shredded chicken
that bordered on food prepara-
or beef, a coconut-flavored
tion with heavy Hong Kong
rice, etc.
gourmet-like styling.
DANNY
Since Malaysia and
The second half was to have
RAS KIN
Vietnam are only about two
a combination Malaysian,
Senior
hours apart, many of their
Vietnamese and Japanese sushi
Columnist
dishes have like qualities ...
restaurant that would embrace
Vietnamese people love their
three more of her favorite foods
noodle dishes and rice combinations ...
... prepared by chefs from each of these
An
excellent shrimp roll with bean
cultures ... and all under the same roof.
sprouts
and very thin noodles is
Cholada "Nancy" Chan, boss lady of
wrapped
in a see-through edible rice
Shangri-La in West Bloomfield's
paper ... and not deep fried.
Orchard Mall, has seen this half become
Japan, of course, loves its sushi, and so
a huge success.
does Cholada, whose separate sushi
On Aug. 18, her Blue Ginger restau-
menu has choice selections.
rant in another mall across Maple Road,
in the Old
Orchard Center
on the southeast
corner of Maple
and Orchard Lake
roads in West
Bloomfield,
became a reality.
It is the former
site of Sapporo
and Kimono
restaurants ... with
seating for 80,
plus another 13
stools at a sushi
bar ... Hours are
six days a week,
lunch and dinner,
Tuesday-Thursday
Joey Chan and Cholada Chan rub Fatty's stomach for good luck
11-10, Friday-
at Blue Ginger.
Saturday 11-11,
Sunday noon-9.
When people enter Blue Ginger, they
Cholada's grandmother was born in
are
greeted by "Fatty," the little Buddha
Malaysia; her grandfather went there
that
stands smiling in the restaurant's
from China, met and married her
grandmother ... Cholada's father was also foyer ... 'cis said that if you rub his
tummy and greet him with "Hi Fatty,"
born in Malaysia and moved to
you will have good luck.
Thailand, where she was born.
Cholada's son, Joey Chan, is her man-
The menu at Blue Ginger is a com-
ager
at Blue Ginger and, like Mom, also
posite-like selection of the favorite dishes
enjoys
the food of these interesting
she has tasted and enjoyed in countries
countries.
that Cholada regularly visits.
Blue napkins, blue shadow lights,
Seafood is big in Malaysia, which
beautiful aquarium filled with exotic
accounts for dishes like shrimp sauteed
fish, private room for 10 people, ban-
with shredded mango in a sweet-and-
quettes on both sides, etc., make up a
sour sauce, crispy grouper fish filet,
strikingly cozy and lovely setting.