Hristos taverna out to
beat

Lonsdale curse

Timoth y Renshaw :
TABLE HOPPING

Hristos Greek Taverna, 1301
Lonsdale Ave., North Vancau-
ver. 986-6601. Visa and
MasterCard accepted. Open
from 14:30 a.m. every day
Licensed. Take the kids or calla
babysitter? You could do either.
Menu for tonight:

®Tarama ($3.95)

© Steak and Prawns ($15.95)
*Appetizer Platter for Two
($32.95)

T’S TIME for the Greeks to
wrestle with the restaurant
curse of 1301 Lonsdale.

The slayer of restaurateurs has
already vanquished virtually
every other European country’s
culinary gladiators, the latest

- being the resilient Teutonic foot
soldiers from the Anchor in, who
held out for three long years
dishing out big-plate Germanic
dishes of schnitzel and other
hefty grub to the fickle passers-by
of mid-Lonsdale.

‘Prior to the Anchor In, the fist
of competitors runs long; the
variety of the food served at
1301 Lonsdale stretches far and
wide. GREEK GRILL... A platter of grilled prawns and kalamari pre-

A thick research volume sented by Hristos Greek Taverna on Lonsdale Avenue in Nerth
could likely be dedicated to the Vancouver City.
number of murals that have been
painted on the restaurant's interi- Taverna in Coquitlam opened Hristos’ wine list ($15 to $22)

or walls alone. Somebody alert Hristos on May 2, convinced that includes good Greek representa-

Pierre Berton. : he had the culinary wherewithal tion in both red and white

* But hope springs eternal in the to deal the curse of 1301 a fatal (Naoussa, Illios, Patras, Retsina,
hearts of restaurateurs, and blow. Boutari, .Teantali) and bottles

Greek restaurants are a notori- Two months on, however, from France, Australia, Germany,

ously hardy breed. Theiss, after Pamoleon might be having sec- italy and B.C.

all, is a tradition of thriving upon — ond thoughts. But while the food produced

parched rockpiles known in the Hristos offers a standard by the restaurant’s kitchen is not
eternally optimistic travel trade Greek menu ($8 to $16) of scu- bad, neither is it interesting

as the Greek Isles with jittle more — viaki, lamb (reast and rack), enough to warrant repeated visits

than some exuberant bazouki seafood (kalamari, garlic prawns, nor priced low enough to attract
music, and a menu based on prawns souvlaki), moussaka, many new customers.

olive oil, tomatoes, lamb, squid, — Greek ribs and assorted pasta Table Hopping’s entrées pre-

rice and potatoes. {alfredos and fettuccinis). sented massive portions of rice,
But the challenge of surviving Appetizers ($3.50 to $6.25) roast potatoes and Greek salad,
on the northwest corner of range from homous to chicken but there was little to inspire

Lonsdale Avenue and 13th livers with pita, and garlic

Street, with its limited area park- prawns with pita.

ing and ever-changing cast of

restaurant characters, could
prove too much even for Spartan
resolve.

Chris Pantoleon is hoping oth-
erwise.

The former owner of Paros

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