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.

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