14 - Friday, July 18, 1986 - North Shore News Keg sticks to the ribs but lacks lustre THOUGH ITS various links may have lost some of their original sparkle, the Keg restaurant chain has not lost its magic with meat. On the occasion of the chain’s recent 15th anniversary, | slipped into the North Shore’s original home of ‘‘good times"’ to sample the $15-steak dinner anniversary special. by Timothy Renshaw Siding directly across from the hallowed birthplace of one of North America’s biggest restaurant success stories, the Keg Prime Rib retains the’ heavy-weod interior and heavy-:neal philosophy of the original Keg. Though the restaurant’s menu features a wider selection of chicken and seafood dishes, red meat continues to reign supreme. Most entrees are in the $8 to $14 range. Wings, fingers, fries, nachos and other light-hearted Keg snacks stick to $4 and $6 territory, The anniversay special included a single lap around the once- revolutionary salad bar (which is still excellent), a choice of escargot or French onion soup, a 10-ounce sirloin steak with baked pototo, and a choice of dessert. I made it through the first three rounds, but did not have the gastric capacity to go the distance. The steak was a whopping wedge of meat done to precise rare specifications. The baked potato arrived with the proverbial ““works’’. All was good, but the pervading atmosphere of the restaurant was one of an old veteran going through the motions. The excite- ment of novelty and its accompa- nying energy have dissipated, while innovation has moved on to res- taurants whose abilities to move ahead are not encumbered by an unwieldy 80-member restaurant family. After 50 million dinners served, 15 million steaks grilled, and 6.2 million Jobster tails broiled by Kez restaurants since the culinary con- cept was jJaunched in 1971, management and staff are due a creative breather. The Keg remains, however, a prime location for the meat lover. Open every day for dinner. TASTY MORSELS SNAPPERS RESTAURANT, 260 West Esplanade, North Van- couver, B.C. THE people who are presently hauling in the grand restaurant harvest with Vancouver's first Snappers restauramt are set to move into North Vancouver with Snappers numicr two at 60 wT ee THE CLUB SO GRE Esplanade, formerly Annemiurie’s, formerly Goldilocks. Co-owner Manuel da Silva says the North Shore edition of Saup- 7.8 Will be dedicated to the same philosophies of good quality, in- expensive seafood that have made the False Creek Snappers a favorite for Vancouver seafood hounds. Entree prices run from $6.98 to $12.95. Scheduled open- ing date for the North Vancouver Snappers is July 17. 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