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See You At Georges!
Restaurant's move a decade ago created a neighborhood meeting place.
W
hat has become probably one
Parmesan ($9.99), braised short
of the top all-around neigh-
ribs ($12.99), etc., in a large menu
borhood restaurants in this
that also includes four stir-fry
region is celebrating its 10th anniversary
items, eight sandwiches, 15 pitas
at its present location.
and wraps, tuna or cottage cheese
It wasn't easy after moving from a site
with fruit, protein plate, etc.
where it had been for years under another
Also specialty dining days ...
name ... especially to a locale more than
Thursdays, 5:30-8 p.m., all-you-
twice as large ... and one that many said
can-eat pasta, (adults, $10.95;
was too much "off the beaten path."
under 12, $5.95); Saturdays,
But Georges Family Restaurant became
14-oz. Black Angus prime rib
almost a neighborhood dining byword
($13.99); and Mondays, half-
as it achieved more and more popularity
pound Angus burger ($5 with
with each passing day ... This came about
beverage purchase).
because of a dedication that began with a
And a big favorite Sunday brunch, 10
complete family menu of good food at very
a.m.-2 p.m., with more than 20 items,
reasonable prices ... Even people who are
including omelet and crepe stations, blin-
used to spending more for meals now count tzes, Chicken Picatta, Salmon Florentine,
it as one of their favorite neighborhood
pancakes, etc. ($11.95 adults, under 12,
places to dine.
$6.95).
The former location had been on
What would a good family restaurant be
Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills
without a fine seafood variety of whitefish
and after 12 years moved to the larger space ($12.49), perch ($11.99), salmon ($13.99),
where it now provides closer parking, larger walleye ($12.49) and tilapia (10.99).
seating capacity and a great many addi-
The dining selections of American,
tional menu features that appeal to families, Italian and Greek choices at Georges also
individuals and large groups requesting
include 14 appetizers, 10 burgers, 16 salads,
private accomodations.
etc. ... plus a separate
The present location on
children's section with
Northwestern Highway,
10 choices for youngsters
West Bloomfield, seats 210
age 10 and younger.
as opposed to the former
A huge feature that
location's 98, including two
has gone over with unbe-
private rooms for 35 people
lievable results is the
each ... an increase to 6,700
self-cooking at the table
square feet from only 2,700
on a 750-degree volcanic
before ... About the two
rock ... filet, sirloin,
private rooms, they are each Teresa and George Lucaj
shrimp, scallops, etc.
available at no charge with
Vegetarian-minded or
reservations for a minimum of 25 people ... just plain lovers of the dishes go gaga over
Formerly serving 3,000 people weekly at the the three-cheese veggie moussaka ($8.99)
previous locale, Georges' present seven-day
and spinach pie ($9.49).
customer count is 9,000-10,000.
Seven-day hours are ... Monday-Friday,
Top-selling full-dinner items like 14-oz.
10-9; Saturday-Sunday, 9-9.
Black Angus rib-eye steak ($13.99), three
Georges Family Dining is owned and
lamb chops ($19.99), chicken kabob
operated by George and Teresa Lucaj, mak-
ing it another fine mom-and-pop dining
($10.29), Steak Diane ($12.99), Chicken
operation ... and the celebra-
tion of its 10th anniversary
at the present locale, after 12
years at another, in itself tells a
success story ... Another great
example proving that regard-
less of location, good or bad,
a wanted restaurant will never
find it hard-to-get-to for cus-
tomers to continually visit.
LEAVE IT TO Luciano
Del Signore to come up with
something different again
at his Bacco Ristorante on
Northwestern Highway, north of 12 Mile
... Folks now can order wine from their
favorite bottle... and get it by the glass
without paying for the bottle ... The system
is one where a hollow needle put in the cork
draws out the wine.
MANY READERS HAVE asked where
they can get good barbecued beef ribs ...
Two places that I know of are Brass Pointe,
Orchard Lake Road, north of 10 Mile,
Farmington Hills ... and Boneyard, Orchard
Lake Road, south of 14 Mile, Farmington
Hills.
MAIL DEPT. ... As long as no orga-
nized yelling is heard, looks like noth-
ing will be done about the poor parking
allowed to people going to restaurants
in Birmingham. Spending my money at
restaurants other than in Birmingham is
not an option any longer. It has become a
necessity:' ... Arnold Pasermen.
AFTER 23 YEARS at Vineyards,
Farmington Hills, prominent local cater-
ess Shirlee Bloom makes it official by her
move permanently to affiliation with Meyer
Cohen and his kosher Prime 10 Restaurant
and Catering on Greenfield and 10 Mile,
Southfield, which officially opens after
Passover.
Shirlee will again prepare her big choice
dishes ... including those luscious soups
and matzah balls, kreplach, barbecued beef
ribs, meatballs, meatloaf, turkey or beef
DETROIT
stuffed cabbage, farfel, salmon patties, etc.
... Hopefully, too, her Southern fried chick-
en that is not fried, but oven-baked.
And, of course, her wonderful vegetar-
ian chopped liver, which was a relatively
unknown product and not so good about 19
years ago when Shirlee came out with hers
that went over in a big way as an immediate
preferred choice.
Shirlee's Passover orders, which she is
again now taking, are legendary favorites ...
under kosher supervision of the Council of
Orthodox Rabbis.
NEW HOME FOR Perfection-Mosaic
Masonic Lodge #530 should be what mem-
bers wanted ... A meeting place much
closer to their abodes ... Move this coming
May will take place from Berkley to Temple
Shir Shalom, Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield ... Big regular doings for mem-
bers and families are in the planning stage
... For more info, call Master Sheldon Blair,
(248) 320-8876.
DATE OF THIS year's Annual Walk by
Jewish Senior Life has been changed ...
It will be Sunday, Aug. 24, at the Jewish
Community Center, West Bloomfield ...
Maccabi Games & ArtsFest begin on the
former walk date of Aug. 17.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE QUICKIES ...
The doctor gave him six months to live. He
couldn't pay his bill, so the doctor gave him
another six months.
Doctor: "You'll live to be 90" ... Patient: "I
am 90" ... Doctor: "See, what did I tell you?"
A doctor held a stethoscope up to a
man's chest. The man asks, "Doc, how do I
stand?" Doctor: "That's what puzzles me:'
CONGRATS ... To Marvin Yagoda on his
76th birthday ... To Martin "Marty" Diskin
on his 85th birthday ... To Andrew "Andy"
Perlin on his 50th birthday ... To Solomon
"Solly" Cohen on his 35th birthday ... To
Grace Naftaly on her 101st birthday.
❑
Danny's email address is
dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net .
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