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HON G H U A FINE CHINESE DINING "A wonderful adventure in fine dining" ~ Danny Raskin Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner Catering and carryout available Gift certificates 27925 Orchard Lake Rd., North of 12 Mile, Farmington Hills 248-489-2280 www.honghuafinedining.com SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BRUNCH! 9:30AM-2:30PM Featuring: Omelette Station, Chicken, Pasta, Breakfast meats, Cold Salads, Desserts and MUCH MORE!! A PARTHENON TRADITION Bring in the New Year's Eve with all of us at Fun-filled night!! 2 Fabulous Options to Choose From! Main Attraction, One of comedy's funniest personalities! Basile LIVE! BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY PARTIES IN OUR PRIVATE ROOM UP TO 200 PEOPLE! Party Favors! Champagne toast! Seating at 8P.M. for Dinner, till 10P.M. Show starts at 10P.M. till 11:45! Then watch the ball drop and bring in 2018!!! You can have a delicious dinner before or after the show in our main dining room. Must make reservation. Early Bird Show 5:30 to 7P.M. $25 Or Bringing Down the House Show, 8P.M. till the ball drops. $65, includes dinner Fabulous Greek buffet ( lamb chops, chicken, coconut shrimp, tommy salad, spinach pie triangles, potatoes & vegetable, and dessert). Red Envelope Special Eat at Big Tommy's in December...Save in January Restrictions apply... limited quantity OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 40380 Grand River, Novi t 248-615-2102 Bigtommys.com Between Haggerty & Meadowbrook on the north side December 21 • 2017 51 jn December 21 • 2017 51 jn nosh Esther Allweiss Ingber Contributing Writer dining around the d I t was very nice catching up with my friend Sue over lunch to celebrate our November birthdays. We were fortunate in our choice of Kabuki Japanese & Korean Restaurant, located in the Orchard 12 Plaza Shopping Center in Farmington Hills. To my taste, Kabuki offers sushi as fresh and delicious as any I've tried in Metro Detroit. First- time restaurateur Mike Song purchased Kabuki from its previ- ous owner. Before an unfortunate fire, Kabuki had a nearly eight-year run on Orchard Lake Road at 13 Mile. The current Kabuki, a mile south, opened two years ago. Another location is on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn. The Farmington Hills restaurant seats up to 110 guests in two dining rooms. Décor features include square paper- lantern drop lights and scenic or nature illustrations on black walls. In the main dining room, shelves holding wine and liquor bottles are at the back, and a sushi bar is in the left cor- ner. A nearby tank has live lobsters and fluke, the latter popu- lar in Korean cuisine. One displayed item catching Sue's fancy was a fierce-looking Samurai war helmet. The Kabuki chefs are Korean but learned to make sushi from Japanese counterparts, according to restaurant manager, Ki Kim. I took his recommendation for Crunch Dragon Roll, one of Kabuki's more popular Special Rolls. It offered a pleasing mouth-feel of textures, biting into shrimp tempura, crabmeat and avocado topped with spicy tuna, crunch and eel sauce. I always place the accompanying thin, fresh ginger slices on sushi with soy sauce, avoiding the spicy green wasabi. Other freshly made Special Rolls pictured on the menu — 17 choices in all — carry interesting names like Cherry Blossom, Super Energy, Double Climax and Kiss of Fire. These and a vast number of other Japanese items can be checked off on Kabuki's list of a la carte sushi. For those with concerns, cooked sushi is available. The weekday Lunch Boat is a customer favorite, including either a chicken, beef or salmon entrée. The complete meal has soup, salad, edamame, sashimi ( fresh fish — no rice), half California roll, shrimp and vegetable tempura, steamed rice and fresh fruit. Chicken Teriyaki is among the popular entrée choices also served in a compartmentalized Bento Box. Reading over the combination plates, comprised of sushi and/or sashimi, tuna and more, I noticed a 55-piece sashimi special. That's defi- nitely for a crowd, as are the loaded Kabuki party trays. Our meals started well with com- plimentary green tea and miso soup. Kabuki also distinguishes itself and enhances food with its house-made spicy mayo and other dressings and sauces. Sue loved the ginger dressing on her lettuce-carrot salad so much, she purchased a quantity for home. The Korean menu features classic hot stone bibimbob (rice topped with seasoned, sautéed vegetables with often a protein added), plus tofu and other soups, noodle and rice dishes and my very favorite: Korean BBQ. • Kabuki Japanese & Korean Restaurant 27847 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48071 (248) 994-0015 www.kabukifarmingtonhills.com $$$ out of $$$$$ Kabuki Japanese & Korean Restaurant