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Howdy, Neighbor!
Road blockades are gone, and Georges fetes its 14th anniversary with a new interior look.
A
mong whatever good might have Complete table seating in the
closure of the dining institution’s
come from the recent construc-
center … New food items, same
former site this past November.
tion of the roundabout at 14
seven-day hours, etc.
It was almost like old times
Mile and Orchard Lake Road/Northwestern
The enlarged menu at
again being among crowds
Highway is the renewed appeciation of a
Georges now includes 10 appe-
of people who didn’t appear
longtime favorite neighborhood restaurant
tizers, 20 salads, 36 entrees
to mind waiting to be seated,
… As the saying goes, one never misses the
(steaks, chicken, fish and pasta),
knowing the experience that
water until the well runs dry.
three soups, 16 sandwiches and
awaited them … The memory
In the case of Georges Family
wraps, etc. … plus a children’s
of yesteryears was even further
Restaurant on Northwestern, south of
menu for ages 10 and under,
emphasized with the gracious
Danny Raskin
Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, on
eight entrees at $4.99.
welcome by sister owners Kathy
Senior Columnist
the occasion of its 14th anniversary, it
New regular menu items
Kwiecinski and Carol Carson …
might have been told by many customers
include Mahi-Mahi pan sauteed
and being waited upon again by
who have returned that they stayed away
with fresh spinach, onions, potato and roast- excellent smiling server Gina Ahrens among
rather than nervously
ed red pepper … Spicy
the usual efficient wait persons.
fight the huge trucks,
Pasta Rialto Linguini with
The new location of Pepino’s on Orchard
cement mixers,
garlic and red pepper sau- Lake Road, about a half mile southwest of
bulldozers, blocked
teed in house-made spicy
Middlebelt, Sylvan Lake, was crowded over
streets, etc.
cream tomato sauce …
capacity in the clean atmosphere of its pres-
However, instead of
Blackened Chicken Pasta
ent site … Demolition of the fire-ravaged
again taking Georges
grilled with mushrooms
former location has been started, and com-
for granted as they
and tomato and house-
munity issues and architectural decisions
might have done
made blackened cream
will be addressed regarding whether to
before, diners realized
sauce … Mahi Mahi Tacos return or remain at the new locale.
that here was a nearby
topped with lettuce, pico
Dancing, usually on music evenings every
restaurant whose
de gallo, pickled onion,
third Saturday, is expected to return when
valued patronage
avocado and red peppers. things settle down … Although the present
Teresa and George Lucaj
undoubtedly classed it
Weekly customer
volume is more than before, room for the
among the region’s best
ordering includes 1,200
rented portable dance floor might be dif-
values … in quality,
Greek salads, 250 white
ficult to find.
quantity and low prices … Easily placing it
fish orders, 300 chicken stir fry requests, 250
However, people have gone to Pepino’s not
among the front-runners in neighborhood
skirt steak orders, etc.
to dance, but for the wonderful food, home-
dining.
The large menu, low prices and good
like atmosphere, reasonable prices, warm con-
The construction caused a lot of inconve-
quality value at Georges Family Restaurant
viviality, smiling service plus much more …
nience in the area … But rather than mope
combine with attentive service to create
The Pepino’s whereabouts, new or old, tem-
about the dreaded situation, owners George
what a first-rate neighborhood restaurant
porary or permanent, is so very secondary.
and wife, Teresa Lucaj, performed a major
is all about … And certainly happy people
READER MINI REVIEW … From
internal remodeling of the restaurant that
are returning with many big thanks for an
Dennis Green … “My wife, Sharon, and
can be considered as a gift to them and their end of the too-long construction … But one
I recently enjoyed a wonderful dinner at
diners now that the roundabout has been
that did not prevent the celebration of a 14th Lucky’s Prime Time on Walton Boulevard,
completed.
anniversary.
just west of Livernois in Rochester Hills,
Georges was never shut down for any
AFTER SO MANY years attending din-
referred to us by our friend Marty Snyder.
length of time, but, instead, bit the bullet
ners at the restaurant when in Walled Lake,
“After her fresh house salad, Sharon thor-
so to speak and executed an almost com-
it seemed strange being at Pepino’s for the
oughly enjoyed the filet medallions with
pletely new-looking and much more striking first time in its present Sylvan Lake location
portobello mushrooms and balsamic cream
interior … New booths around the sides …
following the devastating fire that forced
sauce. I had delicious chicken soup and a
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(248) 538-8954
33210 W. 14 Mile Rd
In Simsbury Plaza, just east of Farmington Rd.
West Bloomfield
Mon-Thurs: 4pm-10pmtFri: 11am-11pm
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Try Our New Boneyard
Beef Ribs!
SPOSITA’S
Sunday March 20 through Thursday, March 24
delectable combination plate of half slab ribs
with a generous portion of prime rib and a
large baked sweet potato.
“I could only eat about half and took the
rest home. It was delicious both times.”
QUESTION & ANSWER DEPT. … “Do
you remember the name of the seafood
restaurant that was on the southeast corner
of 12 Mile and Orchard Lake Road? It used
to have a delicious garlic bread served in a
paper bag.” … Linda Warner.
(You probably mean Steamers, owned by
Norm Pappas and Joel Shapiro, on 12 Mile,
just east of Orchard Lake Road.)
SHAWN GREEN, two-time all-star
Major League Baseball outfielder, who will
receive the 2016 Hank Greenberg Memorial
Life Achievement Award, like Greenberg
and Sandy Koufax is also noted for refus-
ing to play on Yom Kippur … Green is
also known for lending his name to many
Jewish charities, plus much involvement
with the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) and
other Jewish charities.
This year’s 26th annual Hank Greenberg
Memorial Golf Invitational is set for
Monday, June 13, at Franklin Hills Country
Club, Farmington HIlls.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … Two Chasidic
young men wearing yarmulkes are riding
a motorcycle and stopped by a bigoted cop
who follows them hoping to catch them
doing something wrong.
After a long ride, frustrated, he stops the
gents anyway and says, “I’ve been following
you and watching to see if you did anything
to break the law, but you seem to be perfect.
How do you do it?”
One of them replies, “HaShem is with us.”
“That’s it!” exclaimed the policeman.
“Three people on a motorcycle!”
CONGRATS … To Sharon Bender on her
birthday … To Mark Sherbow on his birth-
day … To Elaine Wander on her birthday.
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