Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
Restaurant Empire
Strikes Again
R
ather than pull in his horns and be
satisfied with his various empire of
restaurants, Joe Vicari, as if in answer
to an item a short while back in a local
Detroit newspaper that he is considering
retirement, opens still another eatery to go
with his much-diversified chain.
Joe’
s latest venture was not a circus open-
ing or the appearance of a rock star or movie
idol … as crowds eagerly stood inside on
this cool evening … waiting anxiously to be
seated.
The hugely anticipated occasion was the
recent grand opening of Joe’
s new Andiamo
Fenton … award-winning restaurant No. 20
… eight in Metropolitan Detroit and one in
Las Vegas … to go along with his two Joe
Muer Seafood restaurants, Brownies-On-
The-Lake, five 2941 Mediterranean Street
Food restaurants and three Country Inn
Family Restaurants … More than 1,100
employees among them.
The beautiful, ultra-modern Andiamo
Fenton by Joe on the entire ground floor of
the elegant new Horizon Building on West
Silver Lake Road, Fenton, is the epitome of
sophisticated style, surrounded by glamor-
ous light fixtures and an almost all-shim-
mering sea of aluminum-looking bravura
polish … More than 200 seats plus about 30
stools at the tasteful and upscale bar in the
center of the restaurant … and outdoor seat-
ing for about 75 … beautiful hand-blown
light fixtures adorn the bar and spacious
lounge area … A striking wine wall is filled
with 700 bottles of choice vino … and the
many premises-made desserts include a spe-
cialty from an old family recipe … Also, its
own bread and focaccia.
All pasta dishes are house-made daily and
include a 14-layer lasagna, Bolognese, tor-
tellini and Paglia e Fieno among many more
specialties … on a chock-filled Italian and
American menu that includes its big-selling
filet with Andiamo’
s highly noted zip sauce.
This is Joe’
s first new Andiamo restaurant
in 10 years … with son Dominic Vicari and
wife Rosalie Vicari assisting in the upscale
casual setting within a new modern look …
certainly among its most elegant.
REAR VIEW MIRROR … When son
Scott Raskin thanked a large buxom lady
for her $2 to buy candy from his Boy Scout
Troop in front of Congregation B’
nai Moshe
who had said she was on a diet … and its
Scoutmaster Nathan Trager couldn’
t stop
laughing when Scott asked her if she knew
anybody else who was on a diet … When
Irving Aaron, head of Crown Furniture in
Taylor, proudly displayed the bowling trophy
even through his team didn’
t fare too well …
It was presented to him with the inscription
“Last Place Champs.
”
THE DATE HAS BEEN set for Saturday,
June 15 … for the return appearance of
impressionist Bob Anderson and his Frank
Sinatra, etc., one-man show … His previous
performance was such a success that the
June 15 engagement will be at the 4,800-seat
Fox Theater … instead of last year’
s 2,600
sell out at Detroit Opera House.
NO TRUTH TO the very false rumor that
Buddy’
s Pizza has been sold … A partner of
sorts has been taken for even faster growth
… Still the same wonderfully acclaimed
pizza, soups and menu suggestions …
owned by Robert Jacobs, son of Shirlee and
the late Billy Jacobs … with Wesley Picula its
“brainy” chief operating officer.
CLOSING OF NEW PARTHENON
restaurant in Greektown has folks wonder-
ing what new owner, Jim Papas, will do with
the Greek eatery site … Will it be another
Greek restaurant or a night club?
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … Goldstein
had been going to the same restaurant for
10 years. Every day he starts with the same
thing, mushroom barley soup.
One day, as soon as he comes in, the wait-
er brings the mushroom barley soup over
to his table. “I want you to taste the soup,
”
Goldstein says as the waiter starts to walk
away.
“What’
s the matter?” the waiter asks.
“Everyday you take the same mushroom
barley soup.
”
“I want you should taste it,
” Goldstein
repeats.
“You don’
t want the mushroom barley
soup?” the waiter says. “I’
ll bring you some-
thing else.
”
“I want you should taste the soup,
”
Goldstein says once more.
”
“OK, OK, I’
ll taste the soup,
” says the wait-
er wearily. “Where’
s the spoon?”
“
Aha!” says Goldstein.
CONGRATS … to Georgia Leemans on
her birthday …to Dr. Leonard Aronovitz
on his birthday … to Jeremy Brand on his
birthday. ■
Danny’
s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
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