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Czech restaurant polkas into tenth year

NORTH VANCOUVER’S First Czechoslovakian Restau-
rant has shown itself to have the same rib-sticking staying
': power as the full-figure cuisine it serves.

ings, a delicious steamed white
bread and egg concoction guaran-
teed to sop up the juices and con-
found the appetite.

The First also dishes up a

plete with submerged liver dumpl-
ing, duely warmed the spirit and
revived distant central European
ancestory across the table.

The main course Roast Duck ”
For Two (323.60) dealt a hearty
Ses Cakes
Pege 66

Located at 707 Queensbury
Avenue, in what would appear to

be a stagnant restaurant backwater .

better suited to the meandering
pace of a small-time diner, a dry
goods store, and an Ed’s ‘‘fillin’
station’, the restaurant is dancing
a defiant potka into its 10th year.

es
_~ table

_ hopping

nances and culinary experience, the

. First was half the size it is today.

My innocent assessment was that
the restaurant could hardly expect
to eke out an existence serving
dumplings and red cabbage in the
heart of steak and mashed potato
country.

I obviously lacked that discern-
ing MacGillivarian sixth sense, and
I underestimated the supportive
nature of the Czechoslovakian
community.

The First is now the foremost
Czechoslovakian restaurant on the
North Shore. Its menu will warm
the heart and sate the demands of

‘7 even the most long-winded ap-

by Timothy
~ Renshaw

bas “Such longevity is admirable. Its

--: explanation is’ simple: good solid:
food at reasonable prices served in |

“van “atmosphere “suffused with a
- , Matural. informality: and . family-
-, Operated hospitality... 9 0"

o Nine: years “ago,”“when «I. first.

‘strolled’:into: the.-First
': Czechoslovakian’ Restaurant as .a
‘young man full of restaurant criti-
Y -quing ‘ambitions -but ‘low .on_fi-

jot

cranberries;

“sauerkraut; Rost
.Cikansku | ($9.90), stewed beef, §
presented with special red sauce .

petite. :

Selection is hewn from the
robust repertoire of central Euro-
pean cuisine, where the dinner bell
signals the downing of pitchforks
and the spirited raising of dump!l-

- ings, stews, schnitzels and roasts of

every description.

Perrier water and low cal dress-
ing would hardly cut it in
downtown Prague. Jogging suits
and yoga, no thank you please.

Entree selection at the First
looks like you might need a mirror
with which to to read it — a lot of
vowels in peculiar places and a lot
of consonants from the back end

.. of the alphabet: Svickova ($11.50),
“a Czechoslovakian. national dish,

Marinated: roast ‘beef, served with
dumplings, cream sauce, and
Szegedin .Gulash
($9.50), pork stew prepared. with
and Rostenka -Po

and. seasoned with green pepper,
tomato and bacon.

Everything comes with dumpl- §

Now Open
& 9am Mon.-Fri.
Special Menu

@) 117-260 W. Esplanade

.- Free Parking
986-2228. >

Mon.-Thurs. 9am-10pm, Fri. 9am-11pm-
Sat. 17am-11pm, Sun: 11am-10pm

‘One child 5 dinner free (fr

m children’s menu) when

one adult's entree is ordered. Valid to April 30/86..
Finally, a restaurant for the whole family.

Adults:A ‘contemporary menu’:with lots of: ap-
petizers; ‘soups,’ salads, pasta, stir-fry, chicken, ribs,
steaks, burgers, light things, dessert and fully licensed.
Children: Special children’s menu and an activity
centre. for: kids featuring a ball room with over

15,000 balls.

restaurant and banquet

_. OPEN 7.DAYS A

WEEK 8:30am-10pm

260 W. Esplanade, North Van. 984-3304
a Sa) M-T/8:30-10; F. 8:30-11 |
-. Sat- 10:39-11; Sun. 10:30-10

{items under $5), and a vegetarian

schnitzel section, a children’s menu LET US ORC TE
A VERY CLASSICAL
: SUNDAY BRUNCH FOR YOU

Relax this Sunday at the International Plaza's
Classical Sunday Brunch. Compose your own deli-
cious brunch from our vast buffet and enjoy while-
our talented musicians play the best of the classics.

Come soon to the International Plaza’s Classical
Sunday Brunch. The price will be music to your
ears, too. Conduct yourself accordionly. *: -

THE CLASSICAL SUNDAY BRUNCH _ ;
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7 days a week a WG  Gitierand 12. |
SU D Awe Open Sunday from 10:30 AM to

{ 3:00 PM. Reservations accepted
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selection for the faint of carnivo-
rous heart.

Amidst the restaurant’s Swiss
chalet rec room decor and polka-
powerzd soundtrack, my wife and
I tucked enthusiastically into a
plate of Tartare on rye ($4) and a
bow! of Beef Bouillon ($2.25).

The Tartare (raw, minced filet
mignon, spiced with peppers) pro-
ved the ideal. companion to a §
chilled bottle of Pilsner Urquell .
($3.10), while the bouillon, com-

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