34 — Wednesday, December 9. 1998 — North Shore News

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“An expansive central
horseshoe bar services an
equally expansive southside
snacks and holding lounge —
three TVs, ove backdropping
bar, another hung discreetly 1
southwest corner Fos
frantic northside diping room,
sompiete with rver rock fire
Phage and assorted booties and
tables,

“Total seating inside: a
whopping 314.

“Come brighter weather,
two patios will add 112 seats
outside. “No shortage of
seatage, then, but what else
have we vot here?

“Or what else don’t we
have?

There is no mistaking that
this-is a Keg, but ...

“Gone is the windowless
interior and deep dark wood-
grain gloom that typified origi-
nal Kegdom.

“In its place: windows and
bright interior decor back-
dropped with bold ‘sunbelt*
tones.

“Gone, tov, are the jow-
hanging lights and lamp
shades that dinged many a
romantic forchead in Ke g days
of yore.

“In their place: chic halo-
gen and ‘exciting pools of
light’? — dive in young lovers.

“And gone, by Jupiter, is
the salad bar.”

“Whaaat?”

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Our chef has created an authentic menu
99 for crab lovers. Savour 5 different recipes:
crab with chilli and garlic, spicy garlic
chips, ginger and green onion, Dai
ke Ching sauce and black bean sauce.

Che, (Sirous Pakzad with “The Pink Elephant
Dish”, 2 skewers of flaiae-grilled ground beef.

on the North Shore
Basmati rice, Shirazi sulad, Dotmudes und
youust with shaliots, Only $9.99
TRADITIONAL KABAB & GRILLS
° Boneless Chicken Kabab $ 99
‘Boneless pieces of chicken breast & thigh marinated in
traditional sauce, skewered & flame broiled
* Chellow Kabab Koobldeh Sg@2oS
Two skewers of fresh ground leef marinated with onions and
seasoning broiled over an open flame
All above kababe are siso available with the combination of Dolmades, Shirazi calad and yogurt and shallots, please add $3.00
STEWS WITH RICE
* Baghala Polo
Lima Beans steamed with dill-flavored basiati rice, served s 99
with mildly seasoned lamb shank ;
¢ Ghelmeh Bademjan
Split yellow peas sauteed with chunks of veal in a seasoned ; Ss 99
tomato sauce, topped with thin slices of fried eggplant
: served with steamed basmati rice

: Restawrant ( Licensed)
111 West 3rd St., North Van

986-2209

“In its place. something
called the salad hub —- a cen:
tral finger poppin’ bar at
which patrons can ordet cus
tonrmade greenery. Could be
animprovement. Never did
quite trust those pleighay
salad bar dedlector shields. And
how Jong had that beer and
garbanzo bean salad reall
been in there?

“Other details and trivia:
P60 statt culled tram SOO job
interviews; the Reg braintrust
reports that most of the ste
vesstul candidates are tram the
North Shore

“Nothing but the best.”

According to a press reletse
trom the Kee Corporate
bunker, the West Vancouver
Keg is part ofa new wave of
expansion in Canada tor the
steak and good times peddlers.

Its launch tollows steak:
house openings in Barrie,
Ontario, and Fort McMurray,
Alberta, earlier this vear.

And, according to Keg cen
tral, the West Vancouver outler
is the ninth Keg Steakhouse
and Bar to open in Canada
since 1996,

Ac last count Keg opera-
tions in Canada, corporate and
franchise stores, totailed 63.
An additional 20 are located in
Washington (15) and Oregon
{five} states.

Nit-picking tood critic
types wonder about the West
Vancouver location.

Amidships the Park Royal
shopping centre's south mall
parking lot seems less than
romantic. Not really primo
view space.

But then you aren’t here
for the scenery, are you diners?

You are here for the good
times Keg-style; and the prime

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abover and the bustle and the
bug of vouthtal enthusiasm,

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sgueesed juices with vour Tom
Collins, Grevhound, Bourbor:
Sour or Long Istand Tce Tea.
Anda try Joad of treshly
minted pleasantries and tirst-
job-capertence energy.

Stav tuned for a full post:
dining report in an upcoming
‘Table Hopping adveneure.

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The Beach House at
Dundarave Pies. 150-25th
St., West Vancouver, 922-
1414.

They are lighting it up
again at the Beach House.

Tn what has become one of
the North Shore’s most
colourful Christmas traditions,
the West Vancouver restaurant
tlipped the switch Nov. 30 on
its annual Festival of Lights
display.

The eighth annual event
features 70 Christmas tree:
decorated by businestos, orga-
nizations and individuals dis-
played in the seaside grounds
surrounding the Beach House.

The proceeds trom the
event go to a partnership of
worthy North Shore charities.

A good excuse to take in
the bracing Dundarave airs
and the excellent Beach House

cuisine.
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Tt comes doaded with
recipes from Highland: area
Womns i eatevorics that rage
trom Breads and Muttins
through begs. Pasta, Pizza
and on te Mear and Fish;
Cookies and Cakes: and
Deserts.

All the proceeds of the
book go to finance the
preschool, which isa non:
profit neighbourhood meility
thar has been in operation
sittce 1954. Phe book sells tor
S10 and can be purchased at
the preschool 43253
Edgemont Bhd, North
Vancouver).

For more information call
980-1740.

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Asa follow-up to the Oct.
28 ‘Table Hopping column
reporting the return of Philip
Mitchell and his Norte
Restaurante to North
Vancouver, Baldo
Urrtusastegui’s Fiesta Mexicana
has re-opened in Port Moody
(2414 St. John's St., 939-
2302).

Urtusastegui has also
vowed to return to the North
Shore, this time to the Lower
Lonsdale area.

Rumour has it chat the old
Paine Hardware locale coukd
house the new North Shore
Fiesta Mexicana next spring.

Also, those seeking a jocal
Mexican deli experience while
they wait for Norte’s opening
this month should check out
the small Julio's Mexican eat-
in, take-out diner (1215 West
6th St.. 986-4224) behind
the Marine Drive McDonald's
restaurant in North Vancouver.

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And for lovers of the grape,
especially that which is locally
produced, news that
Edgemont Village now: lias its
own wine store will be reason
for much applause. Edgemont
Village Wines (3050
Edgemont Blvd., North
Vancouver, 985-9463 ) opened
Nov. 1,

The shop sells B.C.
Vintners Quality Alliance
(VQA) wine. B.C.’s best are
now a match for wines any-
where else in Canada and the
rest of the world.

Edgemont owner/opera-
tors Brian MacDonald and
Bruce Curry will be happy.to to
tell you why,

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Over and our to lunch-for -

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& Chef Maria:

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recipes made with the finest
of ingredients, Italian
cuisine specializing in veal,
seafood, home-made pastas, -
scrumptious desserts &
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