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Hamburger philoscphies split in two | 2

THE TOMAHAWK Barbecue Restaurant and P.J.. Burgers

PJ'S J.’S VERSUS TOMAHA WK

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& Sons represent the rich past and promising future of the |

North Shore’s hamburger heritage.

Both present the great American
sandwich in the style that is due an
edible legend, but both do it from
opposite ends of traditional and
contemporary hamburger
philosophies.

Where the Tomahawk has quiet-
ly cruised along behind the stately
wheel of the 10 basic selections
that launched the drive-in restau-
rant in 1926, P.J. Burgers has roll-
ed into town with the horns honk-
ing, the top down, and the radio

\ blaring with a wild asscztment of
80s big-mouth ‘gourmet Speciality
| burgers. .
' - Where the Tomahawk | sends
forth a* team of no-nonsense
veteran waiters in sedate uniforms
‘and: sensible shoes straight from
- the lunch counters of Mel’s Cafe,
P.J, Burgers unleashes hyperactive
young folk decked out in the latest
Californian casual wear and
high-backed sneakers straight from

Ry TIMOTHY RENSHAW
News Reporter -

the set of Fast Times at Ridgemont
High.

Inside the Tomahawk is a
museum collection of local Indian ,

artifacts, a diner counter with: §

swivelstools and a tourist knick-
knack shop; inside P.J. Burgers is
the skilful blare of neon lighting,
sun umbrellas, and the throb of
easy-listening modern pop.

But despite their contrasts, the
two restaurants do the same thing
well: whip out two-fisted ham-
burgers that burst at the seams
with ingredients both basic and.
exotic.

No mincing around with squirts
of ketchup and sprinkles of onions
at these two spots, no sir, their
burgers mean business: at- the
Tomahawk you need ai least two

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Restaurant

Cypress Inn Catering

4368 Marine Drive
922-1014

by Timoth y Renshaw

“napkins to help mop up while you
wade through one of its burgers;'at
PJ. Burgers, you need a beach
towel. :
The Tomahawk has ‘resisted the

temptation (to drag its staff and.

menu into: ill-fated trendiness,

because the place just keeps filling. ©

up with people who want. ham-
burgers Tomahawk-style: the
Dagwood Super (34.40), lettuce,
tomato, onion, weiner, egg,
mayonnaise and a dill pickle; the

“Chief Mathias Joe ($4.55); bacon

and mushrooms; and the Skookum

. Chief ($4.85), a Dagwood with

grilled back bacon and toasted
cheesed tossed onto the heap.
Beyond hamburgers, the restau-
rant has seven feature specialities.
One of which, the Tomahawk
Special Mixed Grill ($9.50), would
feed a family of four. It comes on
a round plate the size of a garbage

can lid and features two of:

everything from the:kitchen: eggs,

ham slabs, hamburger patties, you -

name it,

The other noted speciality,
Bacon And Eggs Yukon Style ($5),
has been helping nurse hangovers
through frightening morning stages
for decades,

“On a recent spot testing, a Chief

- Dominic . Charlie (cheese, bacon,

lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and
relish, $4.50) acquitted itself well.

» Fries were, however, the stan-’

dard. .pencil-thin variety; — a

_ vestige of ‘dated nouveau “cuisine:

] “that should be replaced with the

rough-hewn home fries. that have’

become the standard in the better

~~ modern houses of hamburger.

"NEWS photo Terry Peters

“TOMAHAWK restaurant nismager Chuck Chamberlain displays one of his
traditional hamburgers in front of the North Shore dining landmark. The

Tomahawk has been serving: mom-and-pop style burgers for 60 years. ”

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Service. was efficient and without

_ forced conversational intimacy.

- Down at P.J.’s, burgers follow a
barrage “of modern appetizers,

which _ include five varieties of.

potato skins, from Nude Skins
($1.95) to. Mexi-Skins ($3.95) and
Nachos ($2.95 to $3.95) that will
confound the, most blatant

" hungers.’

Burgers at P.J.’s ‘combine ‘classic

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during the month of

April.

& cok, any dinner
main course, including
the daily special

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