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itic Avenue Shopping Guide *Atlan18238, Mon-Sun, 9-8 p.m. This store not only offers reupholstering and custom draperies, bedding, pillows, and towels, but sells used furniture%u2014upholstered sofas, and chairs, dining sets, tables%u2014and bric-a-brac as well.TEDD%u2019YS ANTIQUES, 373 Atlantic, 625-0741, Tues-Sat, 10-6 p.m. Mostly oak, with some walnut Victorian furniture. There are chairs, tables, dressers ($200- $800), desks, bookcases, even a turn-of-thecentury dental cabinet. Refinishing in %u201can old world style,%u201d is done on the premises bv owners Ted and Steve.POOR JIMS, 375 Atlantic, 237-1689, Fri-Sun, 12-5:30 p.m. %u201cA big mixture of things%u201d is one way to describe this store. It is more collectibles (items from the 1920%u2019s and 1940%u2019s) than antiques. Furniture (chairs, tables, sofas, chests) as well as china, glassware, stained glass, lamps, and more are here.BIBLIOMANIA, 377 Atlantic, 624-0733, Wed-Sun, 12-6 p.m. Mainly paperbacks fill this general interest bookstore with a big collection of art books in hardcover and soft. Colorful kites, cards and posters I many nostalgic reprints of old advertisements ) add diversity to the shop.REPEAT PERFORMANCE, 377A Atlantic, 875-9555, Mon-Sun, 10-6 p.m. Large turn-of-the-century oak furnituredressers, chairs, tables, sideboards, and many rolltops%u2014as well as accessory items, such as fretwork, lamps, pedestals, and Bible stands, can be found here. There are generally leaded glass doors on hand as the owners want to %u201cgear themselves to the renovating going on in the surrounding neighborhoods.%u201dUMMO, 82 Bond Street, 625-8611, SatTues, Thurs, 12-7 pm. Furniture, jewelry, and prints fill this shop. Todd Arpin and Ed Berrios concentrate on the %u201cAmerican Empire and Victorian periods with a few 18th century pieces,%u201d and %u201ctry to stay away from oak.%u201d %u201cWe are coming into a life of luxury, they say.Shellcameos, cut crystal, prism chandeliers ($450-$1500), odds and ends of silver flatware and even a silver-plated punch bowl, one of the originals from the opening of the WaldorfAstoria in 1931, are some of the items here. Try to visit on Sundays from 3 to 6 p.m. when candles light the back room.Shopping Atlantic AvenueBond to NevinsHARRY%u2019S ANTIQUES, 407 Atlantic, 624-4607, Mon-Fri, 12-5:30 p.m., Sat, 11- 5:30p.m. The name is usually a misnomer (most of the goods are %u201cpaintings%u201d of questionable artistic value and reproduction frames) but sometimes there%u2019s an occasional piece. Checking by is usually a quick chore: most of Harry%u2019s goods are out on the sidewalk.THE UPHOLSTERED ROOM, 416 Atlantic, 875-7084, 625-1536, Mon-Sun, 9- 5pm. Call first. Reupholstering, custom pillows, cushions, fabric walls, and madeto-order furniture are some of the services offered at The Upholstered Room. Antique upholstered furniture, chairs, sofas, loveseats, etc., are sold as well.BRIC-A-BRAC SHOP, 418 Atlantic, no telephone, by chance. China closets abound with bric-a-brac and almost every inch is covered with things, some junky, some fine. There are lamps, glassware including cut and depression glass, china, odds and ends of silver flatware, even some old books. Loads to see, and the prices are pretty good as well.SEEDS OF THE FUTURE CAFE, 438 Atlantic, 625-9759, Tiies-Sun, 11-llpm. Atcafe atmosphere and home baking mark this delightful restaurant. Guiseppe does the cooking and calls it %u201cbasically Italian.%u201d Loads of fresh vegetables and meats and fish in a refrigerated showcase are attractively arranged; the restaurant used no frozen or canned foods. Bare tables, and prints and paintings (for sale) fill just about every available wall space enhances the ambience, Capuccino and espresso, as well as pastries and other desserts, are served.DELICES DE SAIGON, 440 Atlantic, 852-0139, Mon-Sat, 12-2pm, 6-10pm. A restaurant and bakery full of tempting sights. White walls are decorated with charming parasols, woven baskets; and artificial flowers in bright Oriental vases add highlights of color. The menu of Vietnamese and French cooking changes daily and contains 3 or 4 main courses. Dishes may be ordered a la carte, or a whole meal is $10 prix fixe.ntic IV, September, 1978RESTAURANT LISANNE, 448 Atlantic, 237-2271, Tues-Sun, 6-11:30pm. Just opened! The cuisine is French, and the menu changes weekly for 3 of the 4 entrees, and nightly for the fourth. Four courses, such as pate, or escabeche of mackerel for the first, braised chicken legs with lemon butter and garlic for the main, a salad course, and frozen chocolate mousse make up a meal at Lisanne. Fresh flowers and candlelight enhance the elegant dining room with its orginal tin ceiling and decorative pressed tin walls. Bring your own wine or beer. Starting October 21, the restaurant will open for Sunday brunch.PROPHECIES, 70 Nevins St., 855-4285, Tues-Fri, 10-5 p.m., Sat, 11-5 p.m. Leonard Goodstein calls his store a little secondhand thrift store. A lot of his business is with neighborhood and New York dealers. The store has just about everything, from just about any period from 1800%u2019s to the 1950%u2019s and 60%u2019s, for just about any price%u2014a nickel will buy a small drinking glass here. There are books, clothes, china, kitchenware, musical instruments, furniture, political banners, from the 1800%u2019s, newspapers going back as far as 1790, prints, even a piano and telephones from the 1930%u2019s. Just about everything available space is filled with something.Shopping AtlantNevins to ThirdTHE ADDED TOUCH, 486 Atlantic, 624-9672, Mon-Sun, ll-5pm. This shop %u201csells mostly to dealers%u201d and owners describe it as %u201cone of the biggest on the Avenue.%u201d Items range from 17th century to Art Deco with some second-hand pieces. Large and small, common and uncommon%u2014%u201cyou name it, we%u2019ve got it.%u201d Tables, bureaus, chests, clocks, watercolors, oils, and prints, jewelry (some marcasite), even a stereopticon, and a bear skin rug are here. If you want to find something different, this is the place to look.CATS N%u2019 JAMAS PET FOOD AND CAT BOARDING, 490 Atlantic, 625-4955, Mon-Fri, 10:30-6:30pm, Sat. 9:30-5:3opm.A feast for canines and felines%u2014canned and dried foods in whatever quantity you wish. There%u2019s even boarding upstairs%u2014for cats only, please.LEVIN%u2019S CLOTHES SHOP, 514 Atlantic, 875-4880, Mon, Wed-Fri, 9-2pm Sat. 9-5pm, approximately. Maurice i/cvin says he will sell anything in the store except his old sewing machine. Hemaintains a family clothing business%u2014%u201d the oldest store on the avenue%u201d%u2014opened by his father in the 1920%u2019s. Bric-a-brac, books, records, postcards, hardware, buttons%u2014 was added 3 years ago and is stacked on floor and piled wherever possible in this small store; prices start at 25 cents. A lot of junk, but if you%u2019re willing to dig, you never know what you might find.D. KALFAIAN & SON, INC. 475 Atlantic, 875-2222, Mon-Sun, 10-5 p.m. A cache of lovely Orientals%u2014Bokhara, Sarouk, Kirman, Chinese, Herez, Tabriz, Caucasian, and more%u2014as well as fine broadloom carpets in just aboutany color are on sale here. Many Orientals are displayed in gallery fashion, and are a treat for the eyes if not for the wallet. Prices range from $25 for a small rug to over $5,000.ANTIQUES, 495 Atlantic, no telephone yet and open mainly on weekends due to illness. Hours should be less sporadic shortly; keep checking. Furniture, including chests, chairs and tables; prints and paintings; and books are inside.Shopping A Han tic A venuelriliiidlto 1FoijrtlhSTEVE%u2019S RESTAURANT, 515 Atlantic 625-0984, Mon-Sun, 5:30 a.m.-12 p.m. A good, dependable Greek inspired coffee shop%u2014hamburgers, omelettes, sandwiches, plus some native Italian and Greek dishes. All this and a liquor license too!ARTISTIC PRODUCTION GALLERY, 525. Atlantic, 834-1845, MonSat, 10-7 p.m., Sun, 12-6 p.m. %u201c Byproviding an atmosphere where an aspiring artist or art lover can come and see, feel, and hear artistic production' first hand,%u201d this art gallery hopes to nourish creativity. See for yourself. The current exhibition I through Nov. 15) includes works by Otto Neals, Marc Mellon,Charles Dozier, James Sepyo, James Denmark, Leroy Clark, Izell Glover and more.DESIGNS BY RAFIEL, 527 Atlantic, 474-8556, Mon-Fri, 9-7:30 p.m., Sat, 9-6:30 p.m., Sun, 9-12 p.m. The pieces in this shop are custom furniture, one-of-a-kind, handmade items-designed by Rafiel. Most of the artwork on the walls is Rafiels, as well as many of the accessories.THE WEAVER%u2019S KNOT, 535 Atlantic 624-0344, Mon, Thurs, Fri, 11-7 p.m., Sat, 2- 7 p.m., Sun, 2-6 p.m. Karen Washington, a weaver for 6 years, studied at the Fashion institute of Technology wiieie a IdpeSwj designed by her is part of the Institute%u2019s permanent collection. The store boasts her fine creations-colorful items made from a variety of yarns. Classes are heldevenings, and her studio is right in the store. Come in and see her weave.PARKER%u2019S RESTAURANT, 541 Atlantic, 625-9735, Mon, 11-5 pm, TuesFri, Sun, 11 am-12 pm., Sat, 4-12 pm. The cuisine is American and the menu is filled with beef, chicken, and fish dishes. Sunday brunch from 11 to 3 p.m.GEM PAWNBROKERS CORP., 12 Fourth Ave., 624-2961, Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9-5 p.m., Sat, 9-4 p.m. Out front the three golden balls, from the coat-of-arms of the Medici family, announce the business inside. If you want a loan and have some jewelry, a camera, silverware, power tools, etc., that you%u2019re willing to part with temporarily, this is the place. New cameras, musical instruments, and electronic equipment are sold here as well as unredeemed items.SANA%u2019A RESTAURANT, 566 Atlantic, 852-1707, Mon-Sun, 11-llpm. This restaurant, named for the capital of Yemen, brings Mideastern flavor to the north end of Atlantic AVenue. The cuisine is blend of Mideastern, French, and Moroccan cookery-if you like couscous, try the Moroccan lamb or chicken couscous. Mideastern coffee and a mix of desserts-pastries, such as baklawa, chocolate mousse, a more-finish a meal.GENERAL HARDWARE, 550 Atlantic, 855-4359, Mon-Sat, 8:30-6pm. I/)ts in the way of hardware, plumbing and electrical supplies as well as paint. You can even get keys made.October 11,1979, The PHOENIX, Page 25