NEWS photo Cindy ‘Goodman : A NEW END . a . Andrew Harris (left) and Jodie Graham with plates of nachos, burgers and bum- - Timothy Renshaw _ lerth Vancouver, 984-4685. Visa and American Express accepted. Open every night for dinner ’ Open for Sunday brunch 10 a.m. _ to3 pam. Licensed to sell beer. “and wine, Vegetarian options? . . -. Sone. Take the kids or call a pabysitter?. You could do either. “'e Glass of Bowen Island Ale . », ($2.95) ‘ . .© Prawn Sauté ($6.45, > ” .@ Fettuccine with Mushroom Cream and Grilled Chicken Breast ($8.95) ue ’ Buinbleberry Pie ($4.50) ‘ ‘TONIGHT we start with a * good end. . The End to be precise, and . ‘DINNER SPECIAL Enjoy one complimentary entree when a second entree of equal or greater value is purchased. Value up to $14.95 Valid until May 9, 1995. 3650 Capilano Road North Vancouver 987-3388 regardiess of what ominous finality that name might conjure in dining minds, this new Lower Lonsdale restaurant is off to a bright bohemi- an beginning, Do not, however, expect white linen service or traditional restau- rant ambience. Expect, instead, a louder than normal soundtrack, arts-crowd decor and nightly live music from the oddest stage this side of Gastown. Expect also some unexpectedly well-prepared bistro cuisine served in a friendly off-handed manner. The End was opened on Jan, 3 by Andrew Harris and Jodie Graham, the cafe restaurateurs who originally brought The End to the Pender and Jervis area of Vancouver in April 1994, but "decided to move it north of Burrard Iniet to a place more suited to The ‘End's brand of musical informality. ‘They installed it in the Lonsdale storefront occupied most recently _ by Spirals, a pseudo-beatnik coffee bar and live music venue. Spirals had its quirky attrac- tions. The dining room, for exam- ple, features a small stage built . directly over the restaurant’s kitchen. haa bleberry ple at Lower Lonsdale’s The End restaurant and live music venue. And it always had the creaky wooden floor feel of an eccentric Greenwich Village foik music hangout. But other aspects of Spirals were less impressive. Harris and Graham have wisely chosen to retain Spirals’ quirky bohemian atmosphere and ditch its bohemian approach to food and drink. The End is Spirals with kitchen sophistication. Its menu offers a low-budget round-up of simple West Coast cafe cuisine shored up with enough artistic flourishes to elevate it well above coffee shop fare. The selection is basicaily soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers and pasta, but there is much of interest in each category. Under the chummy Appies heading, for example: Chicken Chimichanga ($5.45), Three Cheese Quesadilla with black olive salsa ($4.95) and Chili Hot, Hot, Hot ($4.95, $4.95,$4.95). Our sampled Prawns Saute fea- tured a quartet of pan-fried prawns atranged around a central saute of pinenuts, spinach, onions, garlic, See Harmonious mix page 20 Have uy Plane Mis Weel? We Do... Stoby NGF Rens? BEEE Prise $9.25 Mevinay AGW BBQ MMOS BUAER MEMES AY NIGHT $9.95 TaREE Conesé Bubhie $15.95 hes La], FR DAY § Spite seg hts eNiay Qe F4AMIST SATURIAY S Suvtbty Be@ultet ~ Choose | Al Eggs Berbly olty $7.98 VA PLUS VOR HEAVENLY HARAST EVERY. WED. Niger FSM oRy BRM. Sunday Crusuch 10:00am 2427 Wiertae Drtue, W, Van 926-8833 WEST VANCOUVER’ S$ Salmon House on the Hill (926-3212) has, along with Horizons (299-1155), launched a May 1-to-31 Grills and Grapes celebra- tion featuring foods prepared over its alderwood- burning grills. The grilled goods are matched with great local drops of the grape from such B.C. winer- ies as Mission Hill, Cedarcreek, Covey Run, Blue Mountain and Wild Goose, — fable Hopping Dept. ad fae A OE a as ge i PERESTOS. i ANNE VERSARY Come join us for an evening of Fun & Enjoyment This evening will also include a special presentation of authentic Belly Dancing i che * To help celebrate this occasion Hristo’s is offering 1 Dinner FREE when a 2nd Dinner of equai or lesser value is purchased Vine in only - appetizers and platters not included Not valid with other promotions