Southfield, Oak Park,
Berkley & Beverly Hills:

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!though it tends to get overlooked due to its proximity to brasher,
broader boulevards, Greenfield does more than hold its own.

A patchwork, to be sure, of leafy neighborhoods and businesses big and small,
of tired retail storefronts waiting patiently for some TLC and brick-fronted strip
malls still shining like new, Greenfield, between Eight and 14 Mile roads, can be
more than the quickest route from Point A to Point B or beyond.

In fact, if you look hard enough, and carry a sense of adventure, you'll ferret out
more than a few gems along the way. And when you do, it's like striking gold.

The granddaddy — grandmotherly is
probably more apt — of Greenfield eater-
ies continues to be Sweet Lorraine's
(29101 Greenfield, 248-559-5985), where
the husband and wife team of Lorraine
Platman and Garry Sussman preside over
this very smart, very sassy dining spot.
And despite its entrance being in the rear,
the windowed front expanse of the two-
floor restaurant, mere feet from the traffic
cruising by, lets diners and drivers enjoy
the company of one another, if only for a
few moments.
About a mile to the south, the inter-
section of Greenfield and Lincoln is a
nosher's delight, what with the original
Giorgio's Counterside Gourmet
(25920 Greenfield, 248-968-4060), recent-
ly given a spiffy minor makeover, still
serving huge bowls of fresh-made pasta
specialties and sublime whitefish filets,
plus assorted grilled-meat entrees and
meal-in-itself salads.
Across the street, Jerusalem Pizza

(26025 Greenfield, 248 552 0088) tosses

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some pretty terrific kosher, all-vegetar-
ian pies, while the vest-pocket sized Pita
Café (25282 Greenfield, 248-968-2225)

appeals to those who can never get
enough baba ghanouj or fresh-squeezed
carrot juice.
While many of their contemporaries
are nothing more than memories —

Boesky's, The Pickle Barrel, the original
Stage & Co. — the Bread Basket (26052
Greenfield, 248-968-0022) and an outpost
of Lou's "good for the belli" Deli (22819
Greenfield, 248-559-6001) still serve
stick-to-your-ribs soups, sandwiches
piled to great heights with juicy smoked
meats, and where ordering "lite" means
dressing on the side.
Finally, if you insist on breaking
bread around your own dining room
table, at least let someone else deal with
the dirty pans and make a quick pass
through Unique Kosher Carryout
& Catering (25270 Greenfield, 248-
967-1161) and its neighbor, Zeman's
New York Kosher Bakery (25258
Greenfield, 248-967-3905).

The refrigerators and pantries of homes
along the Greenfield corridor must be
some of the most well stocked in town. To
wit: One Stop Kosher Market (25155
Greenfield, 248-569-5000) is like a minia-
ture Macy's looming over Herald Square,
where smaller, though no-less-ample-
in-selection shops like Strictly Kosher
Meat Market (26020 Greenfield, 248-
967-4222) and Borenstein's
(25242 Greenfield, 248-967-
3920) for Judaica books, music
and gifts, carry on a multi-
generation trade.
Also having a long run, in
the retail lifecycle anyway, is
a branch of the iconic Henry
the Hatter (15616 W. 10 Mile,
248-557-7770), where well-
dressed gents of all ages, and more than a
few turned-out gals, return time and again
for hats, caps and all manner of chapeaux.

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