29 - Wednesday, December 6, 1989 ~ North Siiore News Tm NOW | Here’s 3 cheers for an affordable N. Van restaurant CHEERS, 125 EAST SECOND STREET, NORTH VANCOUVER, 985- 9192. VISA, MASTERCARD AND AMERICAN EXPRESS ACCEPTED. OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 11 A.M. OPEN SUNDAY FROM 10 a.m. WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. good dollar value and eye to family dining detail. (sds indeed. (ll give three for this restaurant’s And while I’m at it, let me also offer a hearty hip-hip hoorah to the late Olympic Hotel. The North Vancouver landmark used to sit across Second Street from Cheers, but was demolished Nov. 6 after putting in 83 years of yeoman’s service enriching the social stew of the North Shore. Cheers, of course, has been around for five years, slinging basic grill grub and salad fixings at Lower Lonsdalians and all other bargain-conscious diners. tts food is not much different from what is served at medium- priced restaurants across North America. What sets Cheers apart as a restaurart is the way it packages that food. The canny luncheon bargain hunter need only behold Cheers’ fall specials list to set head bobb- ing in the affirmative. In a recent lunch encounter | dined upon a BLT croissantwich with a bowl of chowder and un- limited salad bar access for $5. But more than just a bargain, the food was well put tegether and in- teresting, both visually and gas- tronomically. It is tittle wonder then that TIMOTHY & RENSHAW table hepping Cheers is the regular early-morn- ing host jor North Vancouver Capilano Socred breakfast meetings. Say what you will about Premier Bill and the boys, but they know a bargain meai when they see one. Cheers, with its new second- storey banquet hall, is also a pop- ular locale for weddings and other large-scale luaus. Dinners for family folk, too, are highly recommended at Cheers. The restaurant knows how to cater to the under four-foot set. 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NFU */ 1582 MARINE DR, WESTVAN ey oan ws fanaa NEWS photo Mike Wakefield WELCOMING ONE and all with open arms is Jim Chang of Cheers. The Lower Lonsdale restaurant remaias a popular and palatable choice for North Shore diners. attention for maximum parental appreciation. Table Hopping waltzed into Cheers on a recent Saturday night, and even at 6 p.m. the place was abuzz. This is a place for informal gath- erings ut the clan, office parties, weddings and family outings. Staff are quick. They are also pleasant and fami- ly-wise. Our waiter had the wherewithal to bring the wee folk’s food first, thereby defusing that critical pre-meat confrontation best confined to family dinner tables and heavily sound-proofed rooms. The wee folk were also pres- ented with double Donny Os- monds garnished with watermelon slices immediately upon our arriv- al — welcome water upon the restless fires of youth. But enough of kicls, you say, dispatch the twerps. What's there for full-sized folk? Share with Well, Cheers also knows who is paying the bill. Its entire wine list, for example, can be sampled by the glass. Bottles range from $13 to $20; glasses go from $3.25 to $3.95. But the restaurant also features a full range of Mocktails ($2.50) that provide an alcohol-free alternative for diners. More cheers. | chose a glass of Wyndham Estate Cabernet Sauvignon ($3.75 per glass, $15.95 per bottle). Cheers’ menu covers the basic griil-and-go cuisine pioneered by the Keg & Cleaver in the 1970s and developed by myriad restau- rants ever since. Hamburgers (around $5), steaks ($8 to $12), pastas ($5 to $7), seafood and chicken ($9 to $13) — it’s a selection that covers all the bases for a good portion of the dining public. Maybe that’s why a good portion of that public was there on Saturday night. The salad bar ($2.25 with entree, oe us in the' $3.95 with annetizer and $5.95 alone) can be a meal in itself and provides good vegetable adjunct to any entree. It has a simple selection of vegetables, cold pastas, and various pickled bits and pieces. The astute diner can also squeeze a dessert from its selec- tion. \ tried a Cheers Combo Platter ($11.95). It included a five-ounce New York sieak, a barbecued chicken breast and a skewer of garlic prawns, along with access to the salad bar — good dollar value no matter which way you figure it. The meats came with a selection of stir-fried carrots, broccoli, and the plate was garnished with a leaf of deep green kale and a cherry tomato. : An accompanying baked potato was less appealing. Large, dry and tasteless, it represented one of the See NV Page 30 spirit of giving if you have a donation of toys, clothing, non- perishable food you can ‘ ® Bring it to our office at 1471 Pernberton Ave., North Van. @ Or if our technicians are coming to your home they will pick up & deliver your donaiion for you. 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