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Pickles &
Rye Deli
I
arranged a group dinner last month
after the Jewish Book Fair. Pickles
& Rye Deli in West Bloomfield was
new to my friends, but mostly made
a good impression. We all appreci-
ated that this delicatessen offering
traditional favorites also caters to the
health and dietary needs of its guests.
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and
low-fat options are all available.
Then there are the carbs.
"The fresh rye bread they
served before the meal was
fantastic — hard crust, soft
center" said Jeremy Salinger
of Southfield.
Bread is delivered daily
from Oak Park-based Star
Bakery. Pickles & Rye
owner Rick Therrien, whose
Esther
business partner is Linda
Allweiss
Collins, has stayed loyal to
Ingber
Star since he delivered news-
papers in Oak Park.
"Before I started the route, I used to
get an onion roll with cream cheese for
11 cents at Star Bakery" he recalled.
As early as a teenager, Therrien
aspired to own a deli. Starting as a
busboy at the old Northgate Deli on
Greenfield, just north of 10 Mile,
Therrien was trained to be a cook.
After graduating Berkley High
School, Therrien became restau-
rateur Matt Prentice's director of
operations at Deli Unique (successor
to Northgate), while taking college
courses. Therrien was managing part-
ner at Deli Unique in Bingham Farms
and "opened up all of the Deli Unique
restaurants" with Keith Scofield.
"People didn't know we were behind
the scenes" said Therrien, a partner
at Plaza Deli for 17 years and also
managing partner at Coach Insignia,
Morels and Shiraz, properties of the
former Matt Prentice Corporation.
Departing in January 2010, Therrien
went on to have "one of my best
restaurant experiences" opening Joe
Vicari's Andiamo Italian Steakhouse in
the D Las Vegas hotel.
Two years later, learning that
the former Deli Unique in West
Bloomfield was vacant, Therrien came
home to rejoin his wife and daugh-
ters. He and business partner Collins
opened their deli in June 2014.
The message Therrien wants to con-
vey at Pickles & Rye is: "You can eat
healthy in a deli. I eat here, too. I want
ANY SANDWICH
people to have healthy habits."
Therrien won't abide food that's too
oily or salty. That's why he showed up
at our table to apologize for a delay on
some Reuben sandwiches, the classic
made with corned beef, sauerkraut
and melted cheese.
"When they put the Reubens in the
window, I didn't like the way they cut
the meat and they had too much oil on
the sandwich" he said. "Staff should
use the least amount of oil
needed to make grilled bread
turn golden brown"
Sandy Gross of Oak Park said
of her Reuben: "It was warm.
The meat was lean and deli-
cious:'
Sy Ginsberg-brand meats,
including hard and soft salami
and roast beef, draw raves at
Pickles & Rye. A diner from
Minnesota called the pastrami
in his sandwich "extremely ten-
der and flavorful. Not at all tough or
very fatty:'
Soup is always on a deli's hit parade.
Pickles & Rye makes its chicken broth
from real chickens. The Minnesotan
diner said the matzah balls have "per-
fect texture and taste:'
No fan of canned mushrooms, "our
mushroom barley uses a fresh wild
mushroom blend for more mushroom
flavor" Therrien said. "We call it Wild
Mushroom Barley"
Other items on the extensive menu
include wrap sandwiches, burgers,
deli-style hot dogs, potato latkes, salad
platters, breakfast items and sides.
Specialties are cheese blintzes,
house-made bagel bread pudding, fruit
preserves, banana-pecan multi-grain
and also gluten-free pancakes, sour
cream coffeecake a la Matt Prentice,
and salads, specialty and designer.
My entree was stuffed cabbage,
Jewish-style, with sweet-and-sour
sauce. I'm glad they don't use tomato
sauce. I also loved the complimentary
dill pickles, but who wouldn't? *
Pickles & Rye Deli
6724 Orchard Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 737-3890
www.picklesandryedeli.com
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