A
nother wonderful chap-
ter in the early annals of
Detroit and suburbs his-
tory was begun in 1937 when the
bar and burger place was opened
on the corner of Davison and
Shields, Detroit …
and purchased in
1992 by its owners
today, Paul and
Peter Andoni …A
third partner, Sam
Haj, joined them
in 2018.
But only two Shield’
s
Restaurant Bar Pizzerias …origi-
nally opened by them … are still
family-owned … not franchises
… and celebrating anniversa-
ries in nearby suburbs … Troy,
on Maple Road and Crooks,
and Southfield, 10 Mile and
Telegraph … Each make its own
pizza dough, breadsticks and
secret recipe sauce while covet-
ing an award-winning Detroit-
style pizza, including the very
popular deep-dish pizza, barbe-
cue ribs and salads … along with
other top-selling choices like
pasta, chicken wings, burgers,
seafood, sandwiches, etc.
In addition to its original
award-winning deep-dish square
pizza, it also offers hand-tossed
round, multi-grain and glu-
ten-free pizzas to satisfy many
tastes … and dietary needs.
Both Troy and Southfield have
classical feels with high open
ceilings, windows galore, includ-
ing garage door windows open
during the warm months, large
television screens, etc., in mil-
lion-dollar renovations.
Hours at Troy and Southfield
are the same …11 a.m.-11
p.m. Monday to Thursday,
11 a.m.-midnight Friday and
Saturday, and 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday … When available, seat-
ing in Troy is 245 and more than
300 in Southfield … Plus numer-
ous bar stools at both locations.
Shield’
s restaurants have
highly regarded reputations that
include value pricing and gra-
cious service … while becoming
landmarks and favorite gathering
spots to go with their excellent
selections.
DANDY DINING DEAL
… Salmon 8 to 9-ounces …
Complete carry-out meal …
Includes soup or salad, mashed
potatoes or vegetables … $9.95
… Seven days only, Monday
thru Sunday, June 8-14 … Grand
Tavern of Troy, Coolidge and
Maple.
MANY RESTAURANT
OWNERS and managers don’
t
seem to realize the importance
of the quality their employees
should possess … A restaurant’
s
reputation many times depends
on the quality and appearance
of the meal, but the cleanliness
and smiles by the servers go a
long way … And every member
of the dining room staff should
give their customers a friendly
welcome when they come in …
If the host or hostess is busy, a
server should do the greeting.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE …
While visiting in Israel, Morris
buys a ticket and wins the lottery.
He goes to claim it and the man
verifies his ticket.
“I want my $20 million,
”
Morris says.
“It doesn’
t work that way, sir,
”
says the man. “We give you a
million today, and then you’
ll get
the rest spread out for the next
19 years.
”
Morris, furious with the man,
screams out, “Look, I want my
money! If you’
re not going to
give me my 20 million right now,
I want my dollar back!”
CONGRATS … To Pamela
Turner on her birthday … To
Lisa Adelstein on her birthday.
Danny’
s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
Two family-owned Shield’
s
Pizza restaurants are still
pleasing customers.
Detroit
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