JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 53
Station Square is now
Grand Tavern Troy.
the best of everything
Raskin
New Name,
Same Menu
A
fter purchasing the
large former Papa Vino
site, it was easy to find
a name for the magnificent
restaurant and property on
Coolidge and
Maple in Troy …
Being in front of
Amtrak’
s small
Troy Transit
Train Station,
the large beau-
tiful eatery was
originally titled
Station Square.
However, this name was
short-lived, and the fine
restaurant has been renamed
Grand Tavern Troy, in accom-
paniment with its sister din-
ing edifice, Grand Tavern
Rochester, in the five-restau-
rant chain … Both menus are
also the same now as well.
Along with this change
comes the recent acquisition
in August of Executive Chef
Robert Mazola to head the
Grand Tavern Troy kitchen
direct from more than five
years at Knollwood Country
Club … and, before that,
Capitol Grill, where his Italian
and American dishes plus
many others are now drawing
wide acceptance.
New menu features include
a 14-ounce gorgonzola ribeye
steak, Scottish salmon, sea
scallops, black n’
bleu burger,
etc., along with numerous
standbys.
No other changes … and the
Saturday and Sunday brunches
are better than ever.
MAIL DEPT. … From Matt
Prentice … who returned to
the restaurant scene at Three
Cats in Clawson, between 14
Mile and Crooks, after five
years away from eateries … “I
am seeing tons of old faces like
Dr. Lenny Hutton and his wife,
among many, who were among
the first to join me. Favorite
foods at Three Cats so far are
Seared Salmon on Butternut
Squash Risotto with Apple
Cider Glace and Mustard
Thyme Butter, Chicken with
Braised Fennel, Goat Cheese
Butter Sauce and Tomato-Basil
Salad. Among the most popu-
lar seems to be George’
s Bank
Diver Scallops with Candied
Shiitakes and Pea Pods sautéed
with Sesame-Almond Sambal.”
THROUGH THE YEARS,
many restaurants have been
challenged by a lack of good
employees … The waiter or
waitress who gives poor ser-
vice or comes to a man and
woman and as example might
also ask, “What are you guys
having?” etc., are true ways
for customers not to return
… regardless of how good the
food might be … Thankfully,
former Detroiters like Dennis
and Debbie Silber found theirs
to be very good at Maria’
s
Osteria in Boca Raton.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE …
Fellow takes a seat at the del-
icatessen lunch counter and
orders a corned beef sandwich
… “Corned beef sandwich is
not on the menu, but I can give
you a sandwich with corned
beef in it, like our Midnight
Special,” said the guy.
“What’
s a Midnight Special,”
asks the man.
“
A triple decker with corned
beef, tongue, bologna, toma-
to, lettuce, onion, pickle and
mayonnaise, on toasted raisin
bread,” says the deli gent.
“Could you just put some
corned beef between two
pieces of rye bread?” asks the
customer.
“Sure,” he says. He turns to
his sandwich man, sings out,
“One Midnight Special. Make
it one deck, hold the tongue,
bologna, tomato, lettuce,
onion, pickle and mayonnaise
and make the raisin bread
untoasted!”
CONGRATS … To Suzie
Radner on her birthday … To
Udi Kapen on his birthday …
To Ed and Suzie Radner on
their anniversary.
Danny’
s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
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