NOVEMBER 5 • 2020 | 45
A
couple of guys had
never been in the
restaurant business
together and were correct
when they thought people
would like
their offerings
… especially if
they didn’
t give
folks too big of
a menu and the
customers could
have what they
liked without
searching for it … and finding
out what came with it and the
cost.
The only reason they went
there was because Hazel and
Ted Moss and Morrie Gruskin
were so well liked and knew a
lot of people … But the place
was a mess … even after they
fixed it up the first time.
However, once you had
supped at their Belmont
Lounge on Calvert and
Woodward, chances were
great that you would be back
for lunch or dinner …many
times.
The secret of the Belmont’
s
appeal was roast beef or one
of the big favorites … even
sliced corned beef … And a
different special every day
… tenderloin tips, fish on
Fridays, etc. … But much
of the hungry hordes that
descended on it had prime
rib.
Folks entered the place by
the front door on Woodward
and almost always found a
fast-moving line had formed
around the square bar in
the middle of the room …
Perhaps you’
d refresh yourself
with a cold beer while waiting
to wend your way through the
line.
Within minutes, the
moment of truth arrived …
That is when you step up to a
table filled with the above and
goodies … The line moved
fast … No time to dawdle
here.
“Roast beef rare,” you might
have blurted out, and seconds
later you were seated in the
comfortable dining room …
While passing through the
line, you have made your
selection or selections of a
main course and loaded up
with one or more of the tasty
relishes.
You might have had a good-
sized cut of roast beef on a
large dinner plate, mashed
potatoes, choice of vegetables
and a plate heaping with rel-
ishes.
If you were not quite that
hungry, perhaps you chose the
roast beef sandwich … This
snack consisted of an equally
large slice of beef between
white, rye or pumpernickel
bread and the usual relishes.
Top this all off with a slice
of its home-made pie, or an
apple a la mode and you have
dined wisely, well and very
economically.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE …
Woman goes to the butcher
and asks the price of ground
chuck … “$4.50 a pound,” he
tells her.
“The shop across the street
sells it for $3.50 a pound,” she
says.
“So, go buy from across the
street,” says the butcher.
“He’
s all out,” she says.
“Oh,” says the butcher,
“when I’
m all out of ground
chuck, it’
s only $l.50 a pound.”
CONGRATS … To Jeff
Metzger on his birthday.
Danny’s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
RASKIN
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
Remembering
the Line at
the Belmont
Lounge
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