16 — Wednesday, September 11, 1996 — North Shore News 1a Ping Bengali Style Cuisiné.of india Tandoori Garden Restaurant Fine Indian Cuisine of! 2 for 1 O ale coupon Q Valid Any Day = < Not valid with - any other alfer RESTAURANT offer ends Sept. 25, '96 max value Dinner $9 Lunch $3 Dine-in Only Sunday - Dinner only Open 7 Days Tel, 984-0791 y sushi story GAH Ichiban Japanese Restaurant, 1405 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. 926-7444, Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. Closed Monday. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Many. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Yeu could do either. Menu for tonight: * Octopus Sunomono ($4.25) © West Vancouver Assorted Sushi ($12.95) ¢ Dragon Eye Inside-Out Sushi Roll ($8.75) ¢ Prawn Tempura ($10.50) ICHIBAN has remained _above the North Shore’s incoming tide of Japanese restaurants. Treading water at times, perhaps, but West Vancouver’s original house of Japanese cui- sine continues to prosper, regardless of competition and ownership changes. Maybe it’s because Ichiban is on higher ground with its second-storey peek-a-boo views of West Vancouver har- bor. ; More likely it’s because of the authentic Japanese dining experience it delivers: patrons greeted at the top of the nar- row flight of stairs by sushi chefs manning Ichiban’s cen- tral sushi bar; a chorus of wel- come from all staff; main host- ess at the Ichiban cashier booth at the head of the stairs; stools around Ichiban’s sushi bar affording ring-side views on the sushi-slicing action; five tatami rooms that can be adjoined and separated via sliding Japanese doors to cre- ate all manner of intimate din- KO, Stara with Paste Prina ne 990 Breast of Ohichcs, Price 495 Braled Ses Bats, Une Ory 10.98 Malaion Lawh Gary, Fagart Rue 9,99 Roast Prime Poi Fraley acd Satinday AT Ichiban ... Qwner Mark Park and chef Yoshi Taka produce Shore’s best Japanese food at thelr Ichiban restaurant in West Vancouver. has added his own ‘deft touch: vs to Ichiban’s selection." : _ “The restaurant’s Inside-O' “sushi section features; for example, traditional sushi in a classic role reversal (or perhaps more accurately, a classic roll’ reversal): rice and seaweed wrap on the inside; raw fish the outside: Ie makesfor'a ¢ orful change of pace. dining experience at Ichiban. But last year Mark Park, © formerly of Wes¢ Vancouver’s Arigato Suds and Vancouver's Kama Sushi, took over Ichiban, He brought in sushi chet Yoshi Taka. _ The combination has since stabilized Ichiban and returned it to the top of the local Japanese dining food chain. ° that demure and polite style that distinguishes the Japanese approach to dining. - And, of course, the food. From its inception 11] years ago, Ichsban has consistently produced some of the North Shore’s best examples of Japanese cuisine. Always top quality; always presented aboard dishes that best display : .* See : i ing-room variations; a reliable corps of efficient female Japanese servers to look after the austere elegance of Japan’s gastronomy. Ownership changes over the years have, at times, made for an uneve! The restaurant’s menu has remained largely intact from year to year. But Park has tightened its focus and Taka The sampled Dragon Eye. Roll had bright orange salmon wrapped around layers of rice, seaweed, fish roe and avocado: the needs of Ichiban patrons in ; At its centre -was a thick, sweet scallop. Best accompanied ona hot summer night (are. there any left in 1996?) with a’ chilled Sapporo bees. ; The West Van Assorted Sushi, meanwhile, was deliv- ” ered on a large wooden serv- ing boat. It consisted of tuna -. and salmon sashimi (four thick slices each) and single pieces of salmon, tuna, prawn and peo- duck sushi. A, well-rounded’ combination.-Dish prescnta- tion entertained the eye in the best of Japanese traditions - with small artistic garnishes such as butterflies carved out.” of Japanese radishes. -. The service, as always, was ~ quick and uncomplicated. . And the atmosphere alive ; with the warm electricity of diners digesting the flavors of a.“ busy and interesting restau- rant. _ Ichiban is a second-storey affair with a happy ending. AD REI MESA OO? ES Sale by Tender: Vehicles Q-839 1.'86 & 2-'88 Dodge Caravans 2-90 & 2-'92 Dedge Caravans _2-'90 Dadge Ram Mini Vans 1-91 Dodge Dakota Pickup, 4x4 : 1-91 Dodge Dakota Ext. Cab Pickup, 4x4 1-'92 Ford Crewcab & Chassis, 4x4, Diesel 1-'92 Ford Supercab Pickup, 4x4 3-'81 GMC 14’ Grumman Body Walkin Vans 1-'76 Hyster 8000 Ib. Forklift 1-'80 Lansing 2240 Ib. 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