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W

hen it came to this
area back in 1996, a
big fuss was made
about its steaks … And well it
should have been … Capital
Grille, Somerset Collection North
on Big Beaver, Troy, today is as
upscale as noted and continues
to be lauded on its servings of
steaks.
Its nationally acclaimed dry-
aged steaks have gone over big
wherever Capital Grille has
opened … Theirs is a concept
where steaks are kept on the
premises in temperature-con-
trolled rooms from 14 days to
four weeks and then cut by in-
house butchers.
However, because it had the
major connotation of being a
fine steak house, little note by
some was also placed on its sea-
food … But sea-farin’ entrees like
seared citrus-glazed salmon, lob-
ster roll, scallops, sea bass, etc.,
are choice selections and consid-
ered by those who have enjoyed
them as among the best around
… Recent visits to Capital Grille,
Troy, brought another goodness
revelation about both its steaks
and salmon … Capital Grille’s
salmon is cut on the premises
into 10 ounces or more for lunch
and 14-16 ounces for dinner …
Fish are flown in fresh, never
frozen … every other day … And
one of the side dishes, creamed
spinach, is reminiscent of the
former Joe Muer days on Gratiot.
Capital Grille, Troy, has a New

Danny Raskin

Senior Columnist

At the
Capital
Grille.

Yorkish-look … Its dark mahog-
any interior much like when Les
Gruber had his London Chop
House years ago … Also similar
to Les and the Chop, Capital
Grille, Troy, has a large selection
of more than 350 world-class
wines that have brought it “Best
of Award of Excellence” honors
from Wine Spectator magazine,
among others.
Capital Grille, Troy, seats 210
plus 14 stools at the bar … plus a
wine room for almost 30 people,
which is used for small gather-
ings.
Seven-day hours are Monday-
Thursday, 11-10; Friday &
Saturday, 11-11; Sunday, 5-9.
When Capital Grille, founded
in 1990, opened in Troy six years
later, it was only its fifth restau-
rant … Today there are more
than 50 in 20 states, with each
one seeming to have semblances
of its own decor character…
Such as Troy with pictures of
automotive biggies among its
quietly elegant decorations.
Capital Grille, Troy, is an expe-
rience of relaxed culinary enjoy-
ment with a proven pattern of
not trying to overdo its smooth
style of operation.
READER MINI REVIEW …
By Gary Cochran … “Among my
favorite things and my wife,
Mary Lou, is finding good neigh-
borhood mom-and-pop inde-
pendent restaurants with a cozy
and welcoming feel and fabulous
food. We found one in Yardbird

on Cass Lake Road in Keego
Harbor, which is another sleeper
mom-and pop.
“We loved its authentic gumbo
soup with house-smoked chick-
en, shrimp and andouille sausage
and wild rice. It has a good kick
but not over the top. As an appe-
tizer, we enjoyed the yard chips,
homemade corn tortilla chips:
loaded with black beans, sour
cream, salsa, cheddar and jalape-
nos. The buttermilk fried chicken
was enjoyed by a friend, as well
as wonderful dog-baked beans,
homemade potato fries and
green bean casserole. Yardbird is
the kind of casual smokehouse
where you roll up your sleeves
and enjoy great homemade bar-
becue!”
AFTER BEING “cloned”
myself and doing some research,
plus talking to my son, Scott,
readers might want to know
what to do about combatting
the Facebook cloning problem
… identity theft where a second
profile is made that looks exactly
like your current one.
I found out from Scott that
cloning a Facebook profile is
easy with your profile and pic-
ture simple to copy … Once the
thieves have your name and pic-
ture, they set up a fake Facebook
account pretending to be you …
They upload your account and
copy all the information they can
get for the fake profile … They
will then send a friend request to
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OLDIE BUT GOODIE … The
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