  Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 7235 Registered: 11-2004 |
Aside from all of the legal stuff that the owners have had to deal with, I'm really saddened that 350 people have lost their jobs there as well. I've never had a bad meal there in all these years either. | ||
Dan Member Username: Dan Post Number: 1508 Registered: 10-2003 |
source? It is sad. | ||
Crumbled_pavement Member Username: Crumbled_pavement Post Number: 236 Registered: 08-2007 |
Yea, I loved La Shish, it was definitely one of my favorite restaurants. I hate that it was started under such hideous intentions. I have often wondered over the last two years how they were able to stay in business. I hope another chain of Lebanese/Middle Eastern restaurants with better intentions takes LaShish's place. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1965 Registered: 07-2004 |
Now people will be forced to seek out the more authentic, better Middle Eastern food. It's going to be OK, Smogboy. We just need to know where else to go.  | ||
Ladyinabag Member Username: Ladyinabag Post Number: 419 Registered: 03-2007 |
Well, they just ran them right out of town, didn't they? Glad it isn't me. Beirut Palace is pretty good. I usually go there....aside from Ike's. (Message edited by Ladyinabag on March 02, 2008) | ||
Rhymeswithrawk Member Username: Rhymeswithrawk Post Number: 1159 Registered: 11-2005 |
http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll /article?AID=/20080302/NEWS05/ 80302037 | ||
Jonesy Member Username: Jonesy Post Number: 503 Registered: 07-2005 |
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20080302/NEW S05/80302037 Lashish was the best restaurant chain in the metro area. The food was inexpensive, honest, and authentic. It will be missed. | ||
Club_boss Member Username: Club_boss Post Number: 309 Registered: 12-2006 |
I was a big fan of La Shish. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 7237 Registered: 11-2004 |
As far as alternatives go, I've frequented Beirut Palace, Pita Cafe, and both Anita's Kitchens (Troy and the new Ferndale location), but none of them had the down home feel of LaShish. I used to frequent the LaShish in Dearborn and the one on Van Dyke in Warren. And then I went to the one on Hall Road in Macomb(?) and the service there was amazing! Not that any of them were ever lousy but maybe it was because I was with people who weren't so adventurous as I, the staff there really helped the rest of my party to some really good meals. Again, another good restaurant goes by the wayside. It's too bad and maybe someone else will pick up the slack. | ||
Everydayislikesunday Member Username: Everydayislikesunday Post Number: 361 Registered: 12-2004 |
Anita's Kitchen in Ferndale is fabulous! I highly recommend it! Great food, great service, nice atmosphere. I can't wait until the patio opens! | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 656 Registered: 05-2004 |
I don't think they were run out of town. I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did with the owners being accused of supporting terrorism, not paying taxes and breaking immigration laws. The food was great and it sure was easy to get a table when business was down. Loved the take out even though it wasn't cheap. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1966 Registered: 07-2004 |
There are some other places on Warren in Dearborn that are quite as good as La Shish. Maybe I can remember them later. | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 1478 Registered: 06-2005 |
It will be Sadly missed | ||
Gazhekwe Member Username: Gazhekwe Post Number: 1633 Registered: 08-2007 |
Pita Cafe is good at Greenfield and 696. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1967 Registered: 07-2004 |
This one is pretty good and kinda inexpensive: Al-Ajami, 14633 W. Warren, Dearborn, MI 313-846-9330 | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 7239 Registered: 11-2004 |
I'm still wondering how they kept the place running even with the owners in deep legal heat. Was there a team of managers? Who kept the place running for as long as it did- and could they have kept it going without the owners? Better yet, could they have bought out chunks of the franchise? Missing the hummus and shwarma even as I type. | ||
Drbob7133 Member Username: Drbob7133 Post Number: 10 Registered: 02-2007 |
Try the LaPita on Michigan Ave just west of the defunct LaShish | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 63 Registered: 02-2008 |
Malek Al Kabob in Taylor at Goddar/ Pardee roads is really good. | ||
Orange_barrel Member Username: Orange_barrel Post Number: 17 Registered: 02-2008 |
Country Restaurant on Schaefer between Michigan Ave and Ford Road is very good. | ||
Eastsidechris Member Username: Eastsidechris Post Number: 158 Registered: 12-2003 |
While I loved eating at LaShish, I haven't been there since the legal issues regarding the owner and his wife became public. Frankly, I couldn't believe people still ate there without having a guilty conscience. | ||
Ltdave Member Username: Ltdave Post Number: 115 Registered: 09-2006 |
any near the gratiot ave location>? i really dont want to drive 70 miles for dinner (although i have)... | ||
Daisy_clover Member Username: Daisy_clover Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2008 |
I agree with Orange_barrel, the Country on Schaefer is a *great* restaurant! I always preferred it to La Shish, anyway. | ||
Alan55 Member Username: Alan55 Post Number: 1289 Registered: 09-2005 |
The two Cedarland Restaurants in Dearborn and Bloomfield Hills are very good. So is Ike's at 17 Mile and Van Dyke in Sterling Heights. | ||
Foxyscholar Member Username: Foxyscholar Post Number: 42 Registered: 12-2007 |
"Frankly, I couldn't believe people still ate there without having a guilty conscience." I agree with you, Eastsidechris.... There's one Mediterranean restaurant I frequent and I sometimes joke to myself if I'm to terrorist activities. I believe the owner is Lebanese? Maybe this is an ignorant thought.... Also, how to quote? | ||
Mike Member Username: Mike Post Number: 1256 Registered: 11-2003 |
do you really think that they supported terrorism? tax evasion? yes. But terrorism? | ||
Living_in_the_d Member Username: Living_in_the_d Post Number: 117 Registered: 01-2008 |
Yeah, I get rave reviews from everyone I talk to about alemiri, (forgive the misspell), But have never been there. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1968 Registered: 07-2004 |
They say they funneled money to Hezbollah. Of course, "terrorism" is only one of their projects. They also do health care, education, etc. | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 599 Registered: 11-2003 |
It would be ignorant... Not all Lebanese are Muslims - and definitely not all Lebanese Muslims are members of Hezbollah or supporters - many, many in the Detroit area are Christian (and it's estimated that 40% of the country of Lebanon are Christians). It's hard to be an Islamic extremist when you're Christian. | ||
Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 840 Registered: 08-2007 |
Is everyone forgetting the murder Chahine's son committed? The sham marriages by his wife to get into the US? The sham marriages by her sisters? One sister who used her US Citizenship to get a job in the FBI, then the CIA? Their friend who used her sham marriage to join the Marine Corp? The 6.5 Million in taxes not being paid, regardless if they went to Hesbollah's infant and widow fund or to Bomb R Us. Heck guys, the entire Chahine Clan is a black eye to Detroit, and to the Lebanese community. There is no defense for them. They took money that would have gone to fix our roads, educate or children, care for our elderly ... and the funneled it outside the US. | ||
Foxyscholar Member Username: Foxyscholar Post Number: 43 Registered: 12-2007 |
Digitalvision, who said anything about Muslims? Sounds like you're doing the same thing you're accusing me of.... Like I said, it's an inner joke...the food is good and fresh, which might be the same motivation as to why folk still patronized LaShish without guilt.... We Americans are so pitiful.... We'll sell out for some good food.... Sigh.... |
