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Dining And Catering
This guide provides certified kosher dining options in Metro Detroit.
Esther Allweiss Ingber
I Contributing Writer
etro Detroit said goodbye recently
to Sara's Glatt Kosher Deli and
Restaurant, a handy spot for
customers to have a meal or snack inside
the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park.
Sara's permanent closure reduces the number
of options for dining under local Orthodox
kosher auspices.
The Council of Orthodox Rabbis of
Greater Detroit (Vaad HaRabonim), based in
Southfield, provides the strict kosher super-
vision at all but one of the venues on the
following list:
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Bake Station Southfield
Country Corner Plaza
30760 Southfield Road
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 723-9000
www.bakestation.com
Steve and Amy Katz offer all manner of
bread, rolls, pastries, cookies, cakes and
pies at the site of their original kosher
bakery, located south of 13 Mile Road.
Their gluten-free products include brown-
ies, cakes, cupcakes, cookies, chocolate
mousse and pareve cheesecake.
Bake Station Too
29581 Orchard Lake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 626-9000
A second location of the popular gluten-
free kosher bakery is north of 13 Mile
Road.
Bake Station Too Cafe
New Orleans Mall
15600 W 10 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 557-9000
The Katzes are partners with two longtime
employees at this nut- and dairy-free,
pastry and coffee Internet cafe. It's more
accessible from Greenfield Road and near
the side parking lot of One Stop Kosher
Food Market, which is also Vaad-certified.
Chazzano Coffee Roasters
1737 E. Nine Mile Road
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248) 691-4256
www.chazzanocoffee.com
Cantor Frank Lanzkron-Tamarazo's bou-
tique coffee is enjoyed at a growing num-
ber of local restaurants. Customers can
observe his coffee-roasting process in the
small cafe.
Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins
25170 Greenfield Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 967-6288
Why is this Dunkin Donuts store differ-
ent from all other Dunkin Donuts stores?
Products here are certified kosher to
attract the business of kashrut-observant
customers in the surrounding neighbor-
hood.
Gold 'n' Greens
Wayne State University
Ghafari Residence Hall
695 Williams Mall
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-9941
Jews and non-Jews alike partake of the all-
you-can-eat vegetarian, vegan and gluten-
free cuisine. Selections at the restaurant's
various food stations are both healthy and
affordable. Breakfast, 8-9:30 a.m.; lunch,
noon-1:30 p.m.; and dinner: 5:30-7 p.m.
Gold 'n Greens is closed Friday evenings,
weekends and Jewish holidays. Look for its
school-year reopening on Aug. 28.
Jerusalem Bistro & Cafe
West Bloomfield JCC
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 592-1200
Two years ago, by popular demand, company
president Brian Jacobs oversaw the trans-
formation of his kosher pizzeria into a full-
service, sit-down restaurant. The revamped
menu offers additional gourmet dining
options. Hours : 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday
through Thursday, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday.
Jerusalem Pizza & Bagel
Sherwood Square
26025 Greenfield Road
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 552-0088
www.jpizza.com
The vegetarian pizza is available with a
wide range of toppings. An adjoining bagel
operation, open daily except Saturday at 7
a.m., offers bialys as well as bagels.
Kravings
Royal Plaza
25270 Greenfield
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 967-1161
www.kravingsdetroit.com
Daniel Kohn runs Kravings in partnership
with his mother, Leah, owner of Quality
Kosher Catering (see kosher caterers box
Kosher Dining on page 20
Kosher In The Hospital
Area hospitals provide kosher cabinets for patients.
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Zoe Schubot
JN Intern
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ast February, a concerned call
from a patient's husband left
Shoshi Eliyahu, a nurse at the
Children's Hospital of Michigan-DMC,
convinced she needed to take action.
The call was from the parents of a
patient spending Shabbat in the hospi-
tal wondering if there were any special
foods available to help her observe the
Shabbat from her hospital room.
At the time, no such accommoda-
tions were available, but by partnering
with Ahavas Chesed Bikur Cholim-
the Jewish Visiting Service of Greater
Detroit that aims to carry out the
mitzvah of bikur cholim, or "visiting
the sick — and another family, Eliyahu
created a solution.
This solution came in the form of
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a kosher locker. The locker, located
on the fourth floor of the hospital,
contains a myriad of items for patients
who are in the hospital for Shabbat
and can't make it home to observe or
to retrieve Shabbat essentials to bring
back to the hospital.
"The hospital was extremely sup-
portive of the idea with the goal of
meeting the specific needs of Jewish
patients at the hospital, and they pro-
vided a locker in which to store the
items in their locker room;' Eliyahu
said. This support allowed the kosher
locker to become a reality last April.
Eliyahu checks the locker weekly
to ensure that the supplies stay fully
stocked. She said that the supplies
used most frequently are basic items
like grape juice and reusable Kiddush
cups.
Eliyahu also pointed out that the
contents of the locker go beyond just
food items.
"In there we have not only just
kosher snacks and stuff for Kiddush
and washing:' she said. "We also have
stuff like a siddur and Chumash, and
we have a tallis and electric candle
lights. So if someone were to be there
on Shabbos or yom tov they should
have everything they need — it's not
just the food items:'
The Children's Hospital of Michigan-
DMC is not the only hospital to
implement this kosher locker —
similar accommodations are avail-
able at Beaumont in Royal Oak, and
Providence in Novi and Southfield. ❑
The kosher locker at
Children's Hospital
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