The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 5, 1991 - Page 5 - Local delis: a paradox in erms by Noah Finkel and Eric Lemont Daily Staff Reporters Editor's Note: Mr. Finkel and Mr. Lemont wrote a weekly column called Out to Lunch during the school year. While both have grad- uated, their legacy lives on. Following is a reprinted version of a story the duo did on local delis. For those hailing from the East- ern seaboard or selected spots throughout the country, delica- tessens near campus do not fit the classic bill. Almost everything about local delis departs widely from the purest definition of a deli: basically, a place to get a good corned beef sandwich on rye. Like military intelligence, jum- bo shrimp and honors communi- cations majors, Ann Arbor delis are an oxymoron. Working within these parameters, we have nonetheless set out to review three local delis: Park Avenue, Zingerman's and Amer's. Park Avenue In the name of balance and fair- ness, we try to bring out both the good and bad points of each restau- rant we review. As for Park Avenue, well, we tried. Let it be said that, yes, you can get a decent sandwich at Park Av- enue. In fact, the restaurant, located just south of Olga's on State Street, offers a broad spectrum of tradi- tional deli fare and a separate menu devoted exclusively to a myriad of salads. And Noah liked the pickle. Unfortunately, Park Avenue breaks several cardinal rules of delis: The rye bread has a slight sourdough bread taste to it. If your rye bread tastes like sourdough, what are you left with? It plays classical music in the background, has modern art on its walls and decorates its tables with flowers in Quibell mineral water bottles. A cardinal rule is never decorate a table with anything other than salt and pepper shakers and a jar of yellow mustard. It presents the possibility of bumping one's head on an overhead plant. Plants, real or otherwise, should not be in a deli. Period. Zingerman's Give Zingerman's credit for be- ing the Founding Father (Founding Parent to most on campus) of local delis and the closest to the real thing. People far and wide used to make an exodus of biblical propor- tions to this restaurant, at the cor- ner of Detroit and Kingsley streets in Kerrytown, before the recent openings of newer, closer delis. Even now, long lines are sure to be found during the weekend brunch hours. The menu's palate pleasers in- clude just about everything - from creative salads, to matzo ball soUp, to knishes, to a varied assortment of deli sandwiches. What separates Zingermar's from other local delis and puts it on par with national eateries is its flexibility. While sporting a large corned beef sandwich as good as any, it also offers brunch favorites such as whitefish salad, smoked fish and, alas, scallion cream cheese. And Noah liked the pickle. And if you have a craving for a certain sandwich and are unable to find it on the expansive menu, Zingerman's will do its best to ac- commodate. Amer's While Zingerman's has the best deli in Ann Arbor, Amer's, which opened just last summer on Church Street next to Rick's American Cafe, provides a more than adequate substitute. Amer's suffers, however, from an identity crisis. It cannot decide if it wants to be a traditional deli-or an Espresso Royale Cafe Goes Cold Cut. Delis and coffee houses simply don't go together. See DELIS, Page 9 The Ann Arbor Public Library will soon have even more than books, magazines, cassette tapes, video tapes, and compact discs, to offer its visitors - an addition is being built on the back. Students discover oti --by Karen Pier With Harlan Hatcher Graduate !Library's 2.7 million plus volumes and the Undergraduate Library's (UGLi) 210,000, one might wonder 9 why students would need to know ,about another library. When you want to do most re- :,search, you go to Harlan Hatcher and the UGLi. When you want more fun and general interest books than ,the University libraries, as well as compact discs, cassettes, records, and dart prints, you go the main branch at the Ann Arbor Library. It appears that many people do. Clerk James Galow, himself a U-M grad, said "tons" of University stu- dents come to check out a variety of material - fiction, magazines, and "sleazy stuff." The library's approximately 100,000 volumes are mostly general interest, much more so than those on the first floor of the UGLi. Kitty Kelley, Ian Fleming, and Jane Austen all rub elbows at the. Ann Arbor Library. The first floor of the library has rows upon rows of mysteries, both hard cover and paperback, from P.D. ,James to Arthur Conan Doyle. Next to them are two bookcases crammed with science fiction, which bumps against the teen section. The teen section has magazines, as does the sci-fi section and the ... which raises the one problem with "the Ann Arbor Public Library main branch: the separation of magazines. When you enter the library, di- rectly across from the circulation desk, is a free magazine rack. There are popular ones like Time and Peo- ple, and then there is an old copy of Student Lawyer. The sci-fi and mys- "tery section has magazines like Ellery Queen mystery magazines. The general magazines are found by walking through the front room and into a back annex. Approxi- 'mately 500 titles line the walls, ev- erything from Accent on Living to Toga Journal. And right before you reach the magazine room, a small teenage section offers selections such as Seventeen, YM, and Rolling Stone. If you want an issue further back than the last few months, you'll find it on the second floor. The second floor also has a mag- azine search computer and clippings put into binders by subjects. Regu- lar newspapers are found on the first floors. Big papers like The New York Times and The Detroit News are well-represented, as well as papers with much smaller circu- lations, like the Saline Reporter. Music, recorded word, and videos are also found on the first floor in a small roof right before the circula- tion desk. The collection of music is eclec- tic, ranging from symphonies to rock. However, the videos are much more limited in subject matter. zerlibrary Don't go if you're looking to take out Pretty Woman. The videos pre- dominantly consist of Shake- spearean plays, "how-tos," and tapes of television shows like "Nova" and "Cosmos." The audio tapes also have a lot of titles like "Stress Management and language tapes. The second floor stocks seemingly endless display of reference books--Yellow Pages from all over the country. Reference librarian Jane Sheen said the library probably helps many students from Washtenaw Community College and Eastern Michigan University. 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