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MARCH 25 • 2021 | 61

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n this world of ethnic dining 
importance, it is key that 
significance is concentrated 
on its many styles of appearance 
and acceptance … But of 
even more 
importance is true 
authenticity by 
their presenters 
… and a 
restaurant’s staff 
… More so in 
today’s trying 
times.
Those who need not offer 
false presentations will always 
win out like those when 

Mexican Village, located 
on Bagley in Detroit’s Little 
Mexico, and others in that 
sector offered the real thing.
Such presentations today 
are by places like Camelia’s 
Mexican Grill on Orchard Lake 
Road between 12 and 13 Mile 
roads, Farmington Hills, and 
11 Mile east of Main Street, 
Royal Oak … Both do their 
own baking of Mexican pastries 
like Tres Leches cake, etc., 
and desserts like flan, churros, 
Mexican fried ice cream, etc. 
… along with its own signature 
or exclusive sizzling fajitas … 
plus best seller dishes such as 
chips and salsa, enchiladas, 
poblanas, carnitas and camaron 
(shrimp tacos) … all within its 
striking Tex-Mex décor … The 
husband-and-wife combination 
of Tony and Camelia Flores 
can boast of having the longest 
standing Mexican restaurant 
in Farmington Hills and this 
year’s best Mexican restaurant 
in Royal Oak.
Seating in Farmington Hills 
is 150 … and at Royal Oak is 

82 with bars of 10 and eight 
respectfully … True ethnic 
dining by both Camelia’s 
Mexican Grills is very important 
and coupled with its family 
ownership is a valuable asset to 
indeed enjoy.
THE RECENT RETIREMENT 
of heart doctor Alan Silverman 
after 26 years as a cardiologist 
at Cardiologist Specialists in 
Farmington Hills means that 
he won’t have to stand at the 
head of a patient’s hospital 
bed … And after the patient 
asked, “How do I stand, Doc?” 
… Alan could scratch his head 
and say, “That’s what I’d like 
to know!” … He is replaced by 
Dr. Demetris Demetriou and 
Dr. Mark Goldberg … both 
of whom have the patients’ 
medical records … and are 
very excellent and mighty 
gents.
STATLER BISTRO may not 
open until sometime in May 
… Joe Vicari is a big stickler 
on doing things right or not at 
all … His Birmingham Pub, 
(formerly Triple Nickel) is slated 

to open the first week in May … 
Good help is not easy to find.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE Dept. 
… Harry was sick and tired of 
being constantly badgered by 
his wife, Bessie, for spending so 
much time at the bar … Hoping 
it would help matters, Harry 
invited Bessie along with him 
… “So, what would you like?” 
Harry cordially asked, as she 
took her seat next to him. 
“Oh, I don’t know,” Bessie 
says. “I guess I’ll have the same 
thing as you.”
“OK,” said Harry to the 
bartender. “We’ll take Johnny 
Walker on the rocks.” 
Bessie barely took a sip of the 
drink before she started gagging. 
“Oh my gosh! Get me a cup 
of water! This stuff is horrible! 
How do you drink this garbage?” 
“See,” said Harry, “and you 
think I come here just to have a 
good time?”
 CONGRATS … To Bertram 
Sax on his birthday. 

Danny’s email address is 

dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.

Danny 
Raskin
Senior Columnist

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