OLE! I was up for a Mexican
fiesta so I invited a few
friends to join me at Cisco’s
California Style Mexican
Restaurant at [2th and
Lonsdale in North
Vancouver.

The atmosphere was great.
Tastefully decorated with
many Mexican artifacts and
staff dressed in traditional
costumes. ‘

We started the evening by
ordering a pitcher of
margaritas ($9.95) and mun-
ched on a complimentary
basket of taco chips accom-
panied by a tangy dish of hot
sauce.

When our friendly waitress
returned she placed what
seemed like a small magazine
in front of us. This took me
completely by surprise — a
new Cisco’s menu 12
pages long! The items varied
from Cisco’s Mexican
specialties to a selection of

salads, sandwiches, ham-
burgers, pizzas and egg
dishes ... to mention just a
few.

The four of us decided to
«ample and share numerous
appetizers (both Mexican and
conventional). All the ap-
petizers, small and large,
ranged in price from. $2.95 to
$5.95.

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We began with quesadillas
(cheese, tomatoes and onions
wrapped in a flour tortilla),
potato skins, chicken fingers,
and queso fundido (a fondue
of melted cheese).

To follow we chose the tor-
tilla chip heaven (a selection
of four tasty dips), garlic
mushrooms, zucchini sticks
and calamare.

While we enjoyed all the
food items I felt that the ex-
tensive change in the menu
has taken away from the
restaurant’s ethnic authen-
ticity. Yet it does provide
diners with the opportunity
to dine in a pleasant at-
mosphere, order one specific
meal or nibble on appetizers
that come in a variety of
sizes.

The bill for the four of us
including two pitchers of
margaritas was $59.50.

IDLE CHATTER: West
Vancouver’s Chez Michel
restaurant has a new dinner
menu ... John Blain, the All-
Star offensive tackle for the
B.C. Lions, can be seen fre-
quently at his favorite
Chinese Restaurant — The
Bamboo Gardens on West
16th St. in North Vancouver

. Earl’s Tin Palace, where
Mother’s used to be, on
Marine Drive is open on Sun-
day from 4 pm.

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