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A Sporty New Joe
After a million-dollar upgrade, Mr. Joe's delights the fans.
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t almost became a National City Bank
and Dave stopped their nickel-
fresh daily, not frozen and
branch, but instead was saved to
and-dime alterations and did
defrosted like at many other
become one of this area's more popular a major renovation of almost a
spots ... Fish and chips
casual and upscale sports bars ... Former
million dollars ... The people
are battered on site, chili is
owner Joe Machiorlatti had a deal in hand
who had stayed away because of
on-premises-made ... The
with the bank officials who intended to
the smoke returned as did those
previous Mt Joe's sheet of
tear down the 30-year-old or more build-
who were happy to come back
laminated paper menu has
ing and put up their own style of edifice.
with the previous heavy noise
been replaced by one very
When Michael Abrams heard it was
somewhat lessened ... The lat-
conducive to the ways of a
for sale, he convinced Joe to preserve the
ter was taken care of by a new
modern
sports bar operation.
Danny Raskin
name ... And Mr. Joe's, 12 Mile, east of
acoustical ceiling that had never
Dining
room at Mr. Joe's
Senior Columnist
Northwestern Highway, Southfield, was
been changed before and even
seats around 200 plus 25
sold to Mike and Dave Priehs.
with the no smoking law, Mr.
stools at the beautiful bar ...
The two new owners used to be regular
Joe's saw an customer increase
seven-day hours are Monday-
"hang out" customers at the old sports
of more than 30 percent.
Saturday, 11-2 a.m.; Sunday, noon-10.
bar ... Their acquaintanceship became a
With this also came the looks of a strik-
The immensely popular Wednesday fea-
friendship that today
ing upscale sports
ture from 4 p.m. on of a full-size burger and
is also a partnership
bar with a glamor-
fries, $3.50, has been retained and packs in
... And, Dave being in
ous face and new
a lot of people saying hello to each other.
the food business as
menu, plus silver-
Another most important factor is the
owner of Davis-Stevens
ware and plates in
presence always of Mike or Dave or both.
Foods, also became
the night-and-day
A seven-year unprecedented success by
the exclusive sup-
transformation from Mr. Joe's has become that and even more
plies provider for Mr.
an old-fashioned
with a popularity that keeps growing.
Joe's and the former
interior and exterior
WHAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ... The
Cushion & Cue, owned
to one of a 2011
lamb ribs now at Siegel's Deli, 15 Mile, just
by Mike and his late
sports bar styling.
west of Haggerty, Commerce Township ...
Mr. Joe's owners Dave Priehs and
father Ray Abrams ...
Seven
years
have
eight-piece rack, with barbecue sauce on
Mike Abrams
Today, all Mike's other
seen almost a mil-
the side, soup or salad, potato, vegetable
restaurants (McVee's
lion people come
and bread basket, $8.95 ... The birthday
in Southfield, four Snookers Pool & Pubs
through the Mr. Joe's doors.
parties at Marvelous Marvin's Mechanical
including Royal Oak, and Lu & Carl's and
Five years ago, pizza with 14 types of
Museum, Orchard Lake Road, south of 14
Stout, both in Brighton), receive their
toppings were added to the new menu
Mile, Farmington Hills.
goods only from Dave's company ... All
which now includes its very popular onion
DANDY DINING DEAL ... 10-12 ounce
except Mike's Five Guys Burgers and Fries
rings, piled-high nachos smothered in
whitefish, plus soup or salad, potato and
operations whose buying is controlled by
tasty ingredients, fried pickles, Coney
vegetable, $7.95, Thursday, May 5, through
the franchiser.
Island-style chili, premises-made soups,
Thursday, May 12 ... Grand Tavern res-
Now celebrating Mr. Joe's seventh anni-
five styles of burgers including the healthy, taurant (between Wal-Mart and Meijer in
versary, Mike and Dave have not only
low-fat Piedmontese meat, 11 other types
Market Place Circle), M-59 and Adams,
preserved the late Joe Machiorlatti's name,
of sandwiches (chicken, fish, cheese, etc.)
Rochester Hills.
but folks hardly recognize the place from
... The previous Mr. Joe's had only a small
MAIL DEPT.... "Regarding your article
before ... Through the seven years they
side salad ... The new Mr. Joe's has seven
mentioning Nate's Delicatessen on Dexter,
had done bits and pieces of remodeling
of them, including Caesar-style, Greek,
Nate Remer was the original owner and
that seemed to be just touching the surface Julienne, etc.
sold it to my father, Joe Mosten and his
... Now, with the no-smoking law, Mike
Its popular turkey burgers are made
partner, Isadore Atler before Nate moved
MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH SPECIAL FOR 2 $15.99
CHOICE
FISH PLATE & EGGS
• Nova Lox & Whitefish Salad Plate
• Scrambled Eggs
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Vegetable Garnish
• Cream Cheese & 2 Bagels
OMELET SPECIAL
OR
• Your choice of Any (2) Omelets
• Hashbrown Potatoes
• Served with Vegetable Garnish
• Bacon, Ham or Turkey Sausage
• Cream Cheese & 2 Bagels
Good only with purchase of 2 beverages No Coupon on Brunch Packages • Dine in Only
Bagel & Lox For 4 $15.99
Includes:
• 1/2 LB Nova Lox
• Whipped creme cheese
• Sliced tomatoes and onions
• 4 N.Y. Bagels
May 5 . 2011
Danny's e-mail address is
dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net.
Deli For 4
$15.99
To-Go
Includes;
1. LB or corned beef or turkey
1111 slaw or potato salad
1 LB Jewish Rye
Old and. new kosher dills
Russian dressing
32418 Northwestern Hwy. • between Middlebelt & 14 Mile * 248.855-9463 • www.JewishCatering.com
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to California to open Nate 'n Al with Al
Mendelson." ... Beverly Mosten Share
READER MINI REVIEW ... "You can
literally smell the taste. Have you ever gone
to a restaurant and know it is going to be
good simply from the aroma emanating
from the kitchen? Giovanni's Ristorante,
on Oakwood Boulevard across from the
Rouge Plant in Detroit, is one such place.
"This is a classic, old-style Italian restau-
rant. Hand-made pastas, with sauce choices
like Bolognese, Tomato Pesto, Alfredo o
Pomodora, are prepared daily, but that's just
the beginning. Choice Italian specialties
like Osso Buco, various beef, chicken, fish
and veal dishes along with a most generous
wine list to complement any meal.
"Owner Fran Truant saunters around
like Martha Raye, welcoming each guest
as if they were eating in her home. Her
son Randy oversees the kitchen, and no
wonder that so many show business celeb-
rities (Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Larry
King, Red Skelton and others) have chosen
Giovanni's when appearing in Detroit. It is
warm, elegant and worth every penny." ...
Jerry Silecchia
GOOD EMPLOYEE DEPT. ...
Customers are taking notice of Marcy
Wasserman, pharmacist at Busch's mar-
ket on 14 Mile and Farmington, West
Bloomfield ... She is among major reasons
why they return for her pleasant efficiency
with much appreciation for Marcy's help-
ful assistance.
CONGRATS ... To Wendy Spira on
her birthday ...To Joey Minc on his 59th
birthday ... To Morrie Schwarz on his
birthday ... To Dharlene Norris on her
59th birthday ... To Linda Stone on her
70th birthday ... To David Sachs on his
60th birthday. I 1
VINEYARDS
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