THE BEST OF /ER 'T !NG 'Old World' At Our Doorstep Hungarian delicacies at the Blue Danube are just across the river. W Sam had been a cook, baker and butcher in the Army, but follow- ing his military obligation took cooking classes in Budapest almost three years ... Many of the dishes served today are from bona fide Hungarian recipes of years past. Blue Danube, on Ottawa Street, just minutes from the Detroit- Windsor tunnel, is celebrating its 35th anniversary with an enor- mous pride that has lasted since opening in 1974 ... The six win- dows in front are no longer boarded with plywood as in the beginning, when British law said that places serving liquor, could not have open-sighting windows ... Seating in two rooms has increased from 110 to about 140 ... Peppers from Blue Danube's own garden are roasted and served with creamier and less-dry Bulgarian feta cheese ... Its goulash is brought to tables in kettles with fires lit under them. About the Blue Danube's excellent gou- lash, which has been a huge standout, well over a million gallons have been served in the 35 years, with more than a million customers enjoying a million pierogies, about 750,000 pounds of chicken paprikash, one-and-a-half million pounds of wiener schnitzel, etc. ... All with authentic taste, made from scratch on the Blue Danube premises ... Like one of the favorites not on the menu, Cheese Delight, a tenderized veal seasoned, grilled and topped with melted cheddar cheese ... Many will remember this dish from years past that has been spe- cial ordered since the Blue Danube opened. Among the best sellers menu-listed are wiener schnitzel (lightly breaded veal cutlet), Hungarian goulash, cabbage roll and piero- ould you travel far to another country to visit a favorite destination restaurant? ... Perhaps not unless you're like some folks who have been known to hop into their jets and do just that on sudden notice. However, when the other country is just minutes away, the visit is a regular jaunt via auto ... Especially if the restaurant is one like the Blue Danube, across the river in nearby Windsor, Ontario, Canada, where going is eagerly anticipated. Here is excellent Old World charm with some of the best Hungarian and Continental dining cuisine available ... cooked right on its own premises, too ... No frozen, thawed, cooked and served ... Heaven forbid ... Blue Danube owners Sam and Zora Papadick, shudder at the mere thought ... When customers get their goulash, paprikash, schnitzel and other dishes the knowledge is so won- derful that all have been prepared from scratch by Sam, his family and knowledge- able Hungarian and Eastern Europe kitch- en staff members proud of their heritage and premises-made dining presentations. Being a family owned and operated Hungarian restaurant is choice ... There's Sam in the kitchen ... Zora hostessing, bussing tables, etc.... son Steve, their gen- eral manager, bussing tables, cooking and helping in the kitchen ... daughter Sandy Popovski, a truly efficient and personable waitress on Friday, Saturday and Sunday ... and Zora's sister-in-law Vela Petrovs making hot apple strudel, palachintas (thin crepes), noodles for chicken soup and more at Blue Danube for over 20 years. Nothing leaves the kitchen without, if needed, Sam's finishing touches, includ- ing soups and Hungarian specialties ... gies combination and Chicken Royale, the latter marinated breast boiled and topped with the restaurant's own mush- room and bell pepper sauce and two melted cheeses. Blue Danube is a six-day- a-week restaurant, lunch and dinner, Tuesday-Thursday, 11-10; Friday and Saturday, 11-11; Sunday, 11-10. There are rare ethnic dining experiences more enjoyable than those with true authen- ticity of its country's cuisine ... The Blue Danube in Windsor, with its Old World decor, warmth and elegant Hungarian dining wisdom is with few equals of hard- working family graciousness and prepara- tion of a country's true traditional fare. A GOOD LITTLE Italian neighborhood restaurant is celebrating its 14th anniver- sary and receiving many money-saving thank-you smiles for its slight takeoff, only in a much bigger way, on what a lot of gas stations are doing ... At Luigi's Trattoria in the Village Plaza, Farmington Road, Farmington, owners Dominick and Vivian Belcastro take 20 percent off the tab when customers pay with cash for their tradi- tional Italian dining specialties all seven days, breakfast, lunch or dinner ... And no coupon is needed ... Enjoyable family dining with a discount on quality food and low prices is hard to beat. MAIL DEPT.... "One of my favorite restaurants, Nippon Grille in Berkley, closed its doors permanently on Aug. 30 ... 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