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Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
A Tasty Offer
M
any times throughout the years, the
owner or owners of a restaurant may
sometimes come up with an idea
that would bring much comment and custom-
er response.
A once-in-a-while offer that many people
couldn’
t pass up was one of them … A com-
plete steak dinner with all the trimmings …
Petite 6-ounce steak, antipasto plate, includ-
ing shrimp, minestrone soup, salad, potatoes
and vegetable … for just $22.50 … was one
of them … It went over with a loud bang and
folks had happily found another excellent
steak offer that could not be beat.
But suddenly, a huge demand appeared that
took away the once-in-a-while only offer …
Sposita’
s Italian Restaurant on 14 Mile Road,
between Orchard Lake Road and Farmington
Road, West Bloomfield, was deluged by cus-
tomers with fervent requests for the great offer
to be more often … And so it was changed to
be every-other week.
As Sposita’
s closes in on another much-
appreciated anniversary, even with the many
cost raises, the extra special offer of every-oth-
er-week dining feature has increased only to
the unbelievable price of another 40 cents … to
just $22.95.
Contrary to the offer of other restaurants
that may have tried a like offer, Sposita’
s leaves
off nothing … It has even continued its large
portions of soup AND salad in the special, not
one or the other as is so often obtained from
other eateries.
Sposita’
s excellent veal dishes, spaghetti, fish,
etc., are also highly acclaimed values in good
Italian dining.
This is truly another fine example of the
many great offers that neighborhood restau-
rants such as Sposita’
s have to offer these days
… But none like this one … Not a one-time
or sometime feature but every other week …
Sposita’
s is a culinary gem with a large follow-
ing of folks who have called it their own neigh-
borhood finer Italian dining discovery.
REARVIEW MIRROR … The recent 75th
anniversary of Wallside Windows remind-
ed me of the time when its founder, Martin
Blanck, left after selling home modernization
for my brother Marvin Raskin … and went
into the window business … He was at the
original London Chop House on Congress,
Detroit, and took home Lorraine Dennenberg,
there with another fellow, after a disagree-
ment with the gent she was with … On the
way out, Sam Gruber, co-owner of “The
Chop,” was a mind reader in bidding them
good night at the door, saying that they made
a fine couple … Marty and Lorraine later
became man and wife … He passed on in 200l
and the fine Wallside Windows company is
today owned by his family.
SO MANY PIZZA places are opening up
and calling their product “Detroit-style” fol-
lowing that of the time-old saying used by Billy
Jacobs after he bought Buddy’
s back in 1984 …
A Buddy’
s Detroit-style pizza has many unique
characteristics … Like metal pans, brick cheese
sauce on cheese not on dough … No sugar or
oils are added to the dough making, etc. … The
saying actually should be Buddy’
s/Detroit-Style
… Authentic Detroit-style pizza in all reality is
really only at Buddy’
s.
INTERESTING DISH on the menu at Beans
& Cornbread, Northwestern Hwy., north of
12 Mile, Southfield, is its “Everything But The
Kitchen Sink” … Catfish, grilled lobster, shrimp,
rice, fried okra and collard greens … Owner
Patrick Coleman says it goes over in a big way.
MAIL DEPT. … From Shirlee Lachmann …
“Isn’
t Mickey Bakst, the fellow you talk about
who was once general manager of the Tribute,
the son of a rabbi?”
(No, Mickey Bakst, now general manager of
the Charleston Grill in Charleston, is no rela-
tion to a former rabbi … But his grandfather
was Cantor Jacob Sonnenklar at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek for about 50 years.)
AGAIN, ALL SCHOOL REUNIONS to
appear in the column must be received a month
ahead of the event’
s date.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE …Three Jewish
women got together for lunch. As they are seat-
ed in the restaurant, one takes a deep breath and
gives a long, slow “oy.
” The second takes a deep
breath as well and lets out a long, slow “oy.
” The
third takes a deep breath and says impatiently,
“Girls, I thought we weren’
t going to talk about
our children.
”
CONGRATS … To Manuel Silvers on his
77th birthday … To Rhoda Lavers on her birth-
day … To Sandi and Thom Millman on their
50th anniversary. ■
Email Danny at dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
Sposita’
s
accedes to
customer
requests.
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