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Gallery Restaurant still makes top dining marks on 41st anniversary.
H
uge pride is taken by owners of
on the mirrors ... Everything so fresh and
away at the rear of a strip of stores on SE
neighborhood restaurants who
wholesome ... Big sellers like tuna salad,
1st Avenue, Boca Raton, Fla.'s east side.
cherish its daily routine of serv-
salmon salad, orange roughy, tilapia, Greek,
Reservations are recommended on Fridays
ing good wholesome food as most of them
Julienne salad ... Dishes you might expect
and Saturdays.
would want themselves ... Such self-esteem would be big wants at a good neighborhood
"Debbie and I make regular stops to True
is a big reason why people are on the look-
restaurant ... salmon patties, fruit dishes,
Restaurant when in the mood for great
out for them so much.
chicken pot pie, chicken burgers, home-cooked crab cakes. The menu is lim-
When The Gallery res-
etc. and so many others that are
ited to about a dozen items, each cooked
taurant moved to its present
not on the menu ... homemade
and presented by owner Frank Hawkins.
location in the Bloomfield
meat loaf, veal parmesan, corned
"We usually start with cream of crab
Shopping Plaza on Telegraph
beef and cabbage, fresh roasted
soup, made with shallots, sherry and Old
and 15 Mile Road, Bloomfield
turkey with stuffing, chicken pic- Bay seasoning. Salads are simple, fresh,
Hills, it had already achieved
cata, etc.
chilled and wonderfully topped off with a
much note for 32 years of
And it is a favorite breakfast
combination of buttermilk and garlic. Our
cleanliness and good whole-
meeting place, too, for so many
appetizers usually include Steven Shrimp,
some food on 10 Mile and
who enjoy much camaraderie
steamed in beer and Old Bay, a crab dip
Greenfield, Southfield, where
along
with
Belgian
waffles,
with
a creamy/spicy taste and so good
Danny Rask in
The Gallery had also been
corned
beef
or
turkey
hash,
fruit
served
on crostini.
Senior Colum nist
well-received as another clean
crepes, etc. ... Very few restau-
"Depending on our lunch or dinner, the
and good little neighborhood
rants also have eggs with cream
crab cakes are served either as sliders or
restaurant that would be hard to beat.
cheese and chives, etc. ... Homemade soups platters, consisting of two lump blue cakes,
Now celebrating its 41st anniversary
... a feature so good at neighborhood res-
several sauces, and two sides of superbly-
between that and its present location, The
taurants.
baked macaroni/cheese baked in individual
Gallery, owned by Stefanos Becharas, is still
The gallery is open seven days ...
ramekin dishes. We go for True's crab cakes,
also known for its cleanliness and wonder-
Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m.- 9:30
but each of the other items we have tried
ful home-style cooking that emphasizes
p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m.- 9 p.m. ... Seating is
there, such as farmhouse chicken, stuffed
the love of a family-owned and operated
for 124 in the restaurant and 24 at tables in
shrimp or slow-roasted beef brisket on a
restaurant.
the mall area and six at a counter.
Kaiser roll is scrumptious"
When in Southfield, people used to check
The Gallery Restaurant easily ranks
THE LARGE LOSS of revenue may
the large mirrors for even the slightest fin-
among those good neigh-
have finally come to an
ger marks ... and kiddingly tell Stefan that
borhood restaurants that
end ... or very near it
the place passes their inspection again ...
give so much and are
... Except for landscap-
Some would spend more time looking for
viewed as meaning so
ing, looks like that new
finger marks than they did eating, just to
much to the many who
roundabout on 14 Mile
be able to inform him of their findings ... It
look upon them as being
and Orchard Lake Road,
was a game for them ... and a lot of fun.
like eating at home ...
West Bloomfield, that has
Many still do and some just say, "I give
Along with the ambience
taken so long to complete
up. What's good to eat today?" They even
of wall covering art work
has finished construc-
inspect the pictures and paintings that fill
... and futile search for
tion ... This calls for big
the walls that Stefan and his fine staff of
smudge marks.
celebrations by the many
employees clean from end to end ... Dust
READER MINI
stores that were rightfully
collectors? Not at The Gallery!
REVIEW ... From Dennis
very concerned ... Georges
About food at The Gallery, it is plain,
Silber ... "Although dif-
Family Restaurant on
everyday fare but along with a cleanli-
ficult to find with only
Northwestern Highway,
Stefanos "Stefa n" Becharas
ness policy that is even more strict than
about 20 seats, it is tucked
West Bloomfield, among
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others couldn't be happier ... Its good food,
low prices and all-around menu variety for
family dining has made for much popular-
ity.
GOOD SERVER DEPT. ... Familiar
faces now at Early Bird Cafe, Orchard
Lake Road, Keego Harbor, include smil-
ing Deanna Jobe among its requested, if
possible, waitpersons ... 10 years at vari-
ous E.G. Nick's locales, six years at Billy's
in White Lake, and now bringing her
wonderful efficiency and cordial serving
among those during Early Bird's breakfast
and lunch hours ... with big lure for cus-
tomers waiting in line to see and sit among
friends ... Toothpaste-ad-worthy Deanna
also teaches volleyball.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE ... An Israeli
mayor in a small town is walking past a
construction site with his wife. One of the
hardhat workers stops and calls out to the
woman.
"What's new, Sara?"
"Why, it's nice to see you again, Avi," the
woman replies. She turns away from her
husband to the worker, and they speak for
several minutes.
After the mayor and his wife continue
on, he turns to his wife to ask how she
knows him.
"Oh:' she said. "We went together in
high school. I even thought of about mar-
rying him"
The husband began to laugh. "You don't
realize how lucky you are. If I hadn't come
along, today you would be the wife of a
digging worker!"
The wife replied without hesitation,
"Not really. If I had married him, he'd now
be mayor!"
CONGRATS ... To Scott Raskin on his
birthday ... To Rose Light on her 85th
birthday. *
Danny's email address is dannyraskin@sbcglobaLnet.