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Star Deli is ranked high among the nation's small, carryout-only delis.

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tories have been told many times
Visitors to this area are
about people and places, always
amazed at the business volume
bringing to mind another won-
of Star Deli ... until they taste
derful narrative of eventual dream migra-
its offerings ... Then they
tion to America.
know why.
His thoughts then, certainly, were on
READER MINI REVIEW
anything but corned beef ... In fact, he
... From Susan Sherbow
didn't even know what it was as an occu-
"Mark, Bud Sherbow and I
pant at a Siberian labor camp ... or back
visited the Local Kitchen & Bar
in Poland, where he was born and grew
for brunch on Nine Mile Road
up.
in Ferndale. Most of the guests
Yet, Sid Neuman today, and his general-
chose to eat outside on this
manager son, Harry Neuman, are said to
sunny Saturday. Doors to the
sell more corned beef than most other
outside open to let in the fresh
small carryout-only Jewish delicatessens in air, which is where we chose to dine.
America at their Star Deli site on 12 Mile,
"Bud and I both chose the short-rib
west of Telegraph, in Southfield.
hash. The short ribs were beefy and tender
When Sid came here from Chicago and
and mixed with crispy fried potatoes and
bought the little 1,200-square-foot place
chunks of onion and sauteed red pepper
with its diminutive 600-square-foot kitch-
and eggs "your way" on top. A horseradish
en, one of the first things on his mind was
hollandaise covered the hash providing
to have his own kind of corned beef ...
a nice horseradish bite to the lemon hol-
"We buy the raw meat and cook our own
landaise.
corned beef with our own recipe," says Sid.
"Mark enjoyed his Monte Cristo. Inside
"This way we know how tender and deli-
the sandwich was the usual thin sliced
cious it always is:"
ham and gruyere cheese, and the scram-
Celebrating its 39th anniversary, Star
bled eggs added a new touch. This dish
not only cooks its own
was especially good, he
corned beef, but also pas-
said, because the French
trami, tongue, roast beef
toast-like bread was sau-
and other carryout-only
teed until a crispy crust
delicatessen products
• developed. Mark also had
... Plus, making its own
Corridor sausage patties.
seafood salad, rice pud-
The taste has a stronger
ding, pasta salad, fruit
meat flavor than the pro-
salad and many more
cessed meat that is usu-
side dishes ... Its white
ally served with breakfast
Sid Neuman an d Harry
Albacore tuna salad is also Neuman
dishes. Next time there I
a huge favorite ... as are
will try their banana and
the house-made potato salad and coleslaw
Nutella-stuffed French toast:'
... and traditional Jewish dining darlings
IN POINT OF service, he certainly
like sable, smoked fish, herring, kippered
must rank among the longest active
salmon, etc.
waitpersons hereabouts in the restaurant
Many of its products have either been
game.
shipped or taken to numerous parts of
At 45 years, Nabil Elali at Mario's,
the world, including points as far away as
Second Boulevard, Detroit, remembers
Norway and Israel.
when Mario Lelli owned the popular eat-

ery and did the ordering for
new guests who requested him
to do so ... Never again for
some ... after they got the bill!

QUESTION & ANSWER
DEPT. ... "I have a bet with

Alvin Selegman. He says he
remembers when Sonny Eliot
was in the restaurant busi-
ness. Where should he take
me for a good Greek din-
ner in Greektown?" ... Sam

Tuchman.
[You're taking him, Sam.
Sonny used to have Sonny's Weather
Station Lounge & Restaurant at Detroit's
City Airport. Pegasus and Santorini, both
on Monroe, are a couple of Greektown
favorites of many.]
GOOD SERVER DEPT.... Chasidy
Case, mainly days, sometimes evenings, at
Buddy's Pizza on Northwestern Highway,
Farmington Hills ... A wonderful smile
and pleasing personality to go with much
efficiency ... Customers enjoy the comfort-
ing experience of having her as their server.
TENTH ANNUAL FOOD, Fun and
Fireworks event by Temple Shir Shalom,
West Bloomfield, and its bevy of restau-
rants will be Monday, Aug. 18, with doors
opening at 7 p.m. ... Tastings will again be
from the restaurants' menus plus outside
activities including the fun fireworks show
... Chairwoman of the event's restaurant
committee, Amy Douville, expects more
than 35 restaurants to participate with din-
ing wares.
WATCHING THE 30TH anniversary
celebration of the 1984 world champion
Detroit Tigers on television, I couldn't help
but wish that Al Ackerman was in some
way also being honored ... Al was the
local longtime sportscaster at WDIV-TV
(formerly WWJ-TV), Channel 4, when he
came up with the "Bless You Boys" word-
coining that joins history with them.
The catchphrase is used whenever refer-

ring to that great team ... and the book
Bless You Boys: Diary of the Detroit
Tigers was written by former Manager
Sparky Anderson ... Al is now 85 years old
and living in Florida.
REUNION DEPT. ... Central High
School class of 1954 has buttoned down
its biggie 60th date and place ... It will be
Saturday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m., at Knollwood
Country Club, West Bloomfield ... For
more info, call Elaine (Cohen) Bass, (248)
626-0146, or Marion (Carel) Kanter, (248)
661-0507, or Sandra (Rogers) Brenner,
(248) 200-7783.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE DEPT....
The captain of an airplane whose country
refuses to recognize Israel, sends out an
urgent message, "We have lost one engine
and want to land at any airport other than
Israel:' No answer.
A while later he announces, "We have
now lost two engines and need to land
at any airport other than Israel!' Still no
answer.
Finally the captain calls out, "Help, we
have only one engine left and are falling
rapidly. Unless we can land we are going to
crash. We need permission to land at any
airport, including Israel!"
Shortly after, a voice is heard in
the cockpit, "Shalom, This is Tel Aviv
approach control. We would like to help:'
"Allah be praised:' says the pilot. "What
should we do:'
"Repeat after me said Tel Aviv control.
"Yisgadal, vayishkadash ..."
CONGRATS ... To Mary Lou Zieve on
her birthday ... To Karen Fox on her birth-
day ... To Michael Pricer on his birthday
...To Elaine Schonberger on her birthday
... To Rabbi Jason Miller on his birthday ...
To David "Dave" Brodie on his birthday ...
To David "Dave" Burke on his birthday ...
To Leanor Reizen on her 92nd birthday. ❑

Danny's email address is

dannyraskin@sbcglobalmet.

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