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Big Fourth At The Fifth

Danny Raskin

Senior Columnist

Fifth Tavern

marks its four-year

anniversary.

It was much like a coveted old
home week at the highly popu-
lar Fifth Tavern, celebrating its
fourth anniversary … and seeing
many recognizable people …
like the still very young-looking
Estelle Cole who, as Estelle Wein,
won my first Beauty-Personality
Contest in 1949 and would cer-
tainly still win one today … She
was among so many other rec-
ognized diners in the full-house
360-capacity restaurant, enjoying
the fare at what had been trans-
formed from a one-time so-so
former Mountain Jack that stood
empty for 10 years to the magnifi-
cence of today in all its glamor-
ous splendor.
Located on Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills, and almost
directly across from Cosco,
Fifth Tavern has become a huge
favorite for many with oodles
of seating and gracious dining
from a well-thought-of menu that
includes new items like Coronet
Shrimp, Ahi Tuna Sashimi, Tri-,

Fifth Tavern owners George Lukaj and Jerry and Luis Sanchez

Color Fettuccini Alfredo, home-
made soups (baked French
Onion, Roadhouse Chili, Roasted
Tomato and Asparagus, etc.).
The large dining and drinking
assemblage is seated among 12
well-spaced television sets amid
the colorful stylings of light and
dark cedar wood walls and posts.
Fifth Tavern, open seven
days … Monday-Thursday,
11-11, Friday, 11-12, Saturday
10-12, Sunday, 10-10 … also
now includes brunch on both
Saturdays, 10-2, and Sundays,
10-3 … with big accommodations
for many … One recent holiday
Sunday, almost 2,000 people
enjoyed the sumptuous brunch.
Another big sensation at Fifth
Tavern is its striking presentation
of customers themselves stone
cooking while seated at their
table, with eight food choices
from which to select … ribeye,
filet, sirloin and New York strip
steaks … plus sea scallops, Ahi
tuna and shrimp and scallop
combination … all include soup
or salad, potato, vegetable and
choice of two dipping sauces.
In addition to its large seating
capacity, Fifth Tavern has an out-
door seating sector of 40 slated to
become 100… Plus a private ban-
quet room for 120 more people.
Even soloist instrumental
entertainment on the weekends
in the bar lounge area … and a
pastry chef who certainly knows
delicious ways of making people
drool.

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Many first-timers to Fifth
Tavern who see its wide selection
of food, reasonable prices, excel-
lent service, etc., are amazed at
the quietly soft, well-appointed
dining and drinking rooms …
Only being its fourth anniversary
must give vent to the thoughts of
numerous folks as to how much
better it can get if ever needed or
desired in future years.
UPSCALE PIZZA? … There are
about eight of them now being
served 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (no pizza
dinners served) as new items at
Steven Lelli’s Inn On The Green,
12 Mile, just west of Halsted,
Farmington Hills, … By the way,
reservations will now be taken
for the June 4 evening honoring
former Checker Bar-B-Q.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST no-
no’s in the restaurant game … The
server arguing with a customer
over what is right or wrong with a
certain dish … The server should
pick it up with no questions
asked and politely bring the diner
what he or she would like instead
of the waitperson saying to the
customer that the chef has been
making it for many years and
should know what he or she is
doing … Thankfully, the place was
not crowded, but there still were
others who also heard … I feel
bad for the owners who may have
their last dollar in the place and
are forced to have such help …
But even if not, owners who care
should not be subjected to this!
MAIL DEPT. … From Bella

Smith … “In a recent column,
you mentioned Dover Court
Apartment and that rang a bell.
When I was an infant, we lived
directly across the street on
Pingree before moving to Blaine.
A very good friend of our family,
Belle Cooper, had a beauty shop
and lived there. She was a beauti-
ful blond woman whose first hus-
band was Harry Fleisher of the
Purple Gang.”
(Harry later had many girl-
friends, both as Harry Fleisher
and Harry Fisher, and was a good
customer for Johnny’s banana
cream pie at Cream of Michigan
on the corner of Pingree and
12th.)
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … from
Heidi Martin … Monday morning
the weather was too bad to play
golf. I was bored with nothing to
do. Suddenly here was a knock
on the door. I opened it to find a
young, well-dressed man stand-
ing there who said, “Hello, I’m a
Jehovah’s Witness.”
So, I said, “Come in and sit
down.” I offered him a fresh cup of
coffee and asked, “What do you
want to talk about?”
He said, “Beats me. I never got
this far before.’”
CONGRATS … To Dr. Joel Kahn
on his birthday … To Michael
Hermanoff on his birthday … To
Warren Pierce on his birthday. •

Danny’s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.

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