26 — Wednesday, April 24, 1991 - North Shore News IT’S the meat and the mesquite...Dick Yee and Mike O'Hara of the new North Vancouver Keg Res- taurant present a selection trom the new restaurant's salad bar and mesquite grill. APPETIZING *bright location with good harbor view *spirited atmosphere *all your old favorites *meat and mesquite The North Vancouver Keg Restaurant, 132 West Esplanade, North Vancouver. Visa, Mastercard, American Express accepted. Wheelchair accessible. Open every day for lunch and dinner. 984-3534, HE NEW. North Vancouver Keg is the flagship upon which the massive Keg organization hopes to sail Keg still a good time UNAPPETIZING *entrance stit! under construction *finer culinary points still under construction “occasional lineups progressively into the 1990s. And if the restaurant's first few weeks of operation are any indica- tion, it should be exiremely lucrative sailing for both. The Keg operation, missing at sea at times during the 1980s, has been making a steady comeback since Leing purchased by the Whitbread conglomerate in Oc- tober 1987; and the North Van- couver Key, absent from the cradle of all Kegs since February 1990, when the Keg Prime Rib was closed te make way for ihe new North Shore Health building at 132 West Esplanade, has returned with the kind of vigor and excite- ment that characterized the origi- nal Keg, which was born across the street in 1971. Gone is the old Keg cedar box decor that excluded natural light in favor of subdued Keg lighting and the gleam of waiters’ smiles. The new Nortir Vancouver Keg presides over a bright second- storey view of Burrard Inlet and the increasingly interesting North Vancouver industrial/commercial waterfront. it boasts a 196-seat dining room, a 54-seat lounge backdropped by wide open American-style bar, and a 100-seat outdoor patio that promises to be packed during the oll TRG Cluckily CUSTOM SHIRTMAKERS — ¢n PAADE TO MEASURE — You decide the styie — French cuff or regular sleeve — Monograms can be provided — Gver i000 patterns to choose © 2x2 Egyptian cotton © poly & cotton #100% cotton {rom S 33-585 [ Gift certificates available ] 2531 Granville St. at Broadway FREE parking st rear 731-9190 local summer season. But despite al! the new ideas in- vested in the $1.2 million North Vancouver Keg, enough of its orig- inal character has been retained to ensure that its Kegness is main- tained. The 60-item salad bar, the mother of all salad bars, remains; the central fireplace still burns; the Keg booths are there; and the Keg staff, as always, are young. bright and energetic. They are also 90 per cent from the North Shore — the cream of local youth. Timothy Renshaw TABLE HCPPING The Keg’s new menu, launched with the new North Vancouver Keg, is also a mix of new and old. The new is a tip of the hat to Keg imitators who took the original Keg concept and ran with it in the mid-’80s while the original was spinning its wheels: a new selec- tion of smaller, lower-priced finger foods such as the Keg Burger ($6.99, with bacon, cheese, mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, onion, and Keg fries), Creole Shrimp ($6.99) and Prime Rib Sandwich ($4.99); a selection of Caesar Salads ($4 to $8) and an expanded Seafood selection featuring entrees of Halibut, See Keg page 28 x Free balloons for the kids! * Bring a friend — 2nd yogurt FREE! DON’T MISS IT — APRIL 26 & 27 FRIDAY & SATURDAY 10am-8pm * Home-made Entrees in decorative microwave dish, ready in 4 min. Eat-in or Take-out « Fresh Salads, Desserts, Soup-of-the-day, and - Sandwiches made fresh to order ~ %& COLUMBO YOGUAT is back! By cup or cone NEWS photo Neil Lucente PRESENTATION HOUSE PEOPLE “Jean Pierre” Tell no one!! Season’s Tickets Now On Sale May: “Veronica’s Room” . Ira Levin June: “Murderer” Anthony Schaifer “Play It Again Sam” Woody Allen 986-1351 _—- Presentation House THEATRE Fyoees 3rd & Chesterfieid, NVan. : We found the gene responsible for one form of muscular dystrophy... Help us find the cure. Please give to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada. aM bai ‘ . ” ord. help us find the Dutrophy needle. | We found the haystack, & Take-Oué 731 Leusdale Ave., i Uan. 935-4843 ee