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..! Avgolemono, a thick and substan-
- al version of-the classic Greek .
“chicken, lemon and egg soup. Vege
Pita’ was also very good. Presented
on a toasted and buttered pita.
Stuffed with fresh cucumber and
sweet tomato and topped with
“sharp Greck feta cheese. Thick fries
», accompanied. No room for dessert.
No need for it either...
‘.. Service: Friendly and fast.
Price: Cheap to reasonable,
2 Guest du jour: Shooting deep
‘philosophical breeze with erudite
“columnist while brisk West
“Vancouver sea breeze shooting
about outside, capsizing sundeck
parasols and sending napkins flying
east. |
 Sundeck: Faces on to Marine.
Q Drive.’On a sunny day provides
_less ‘pedestrian walkby traffic than
locales documented in previous -
power junch encounters, but relax-
ng and spacious."
Parking: Street-front if; you are.
ucky;-some stalls in the rear.
Power’ Lunch Rating: o ] d A

Royal South, West Vancouver,

923-5311, Open daily for lunch.
isa, MasterCard and American
xpress accepted. Fully licensed.

Vegetarian options?: A few.

Overview: Opened:in mid-1994 7

s the culinary appendage to the
‘Park Royal Golf centre, whose
: evelopment caused.much local -
out¢ry from nearby Ambleside resi
dents. Tusk ‘was initially fashioned
fter West Coast mountain hunting :
odge: Named after Garibaldi .:
ark’s “famed Black Tusk peak.
impressive interior decor; erratic’.
od quality.’ Mi fanagement taken
“over by. Lutz Wolff. in late 1994.”
Push to improve kitchen vowed...
« Location: An interesting combi-
tion of. pastoral Ambleside forest

‘Ment: Wide. variety of burgers,

sandwiches, pizza and other infor-.
al ‘finger food combined with .°
ore: substantial entrees. :

Local Pacific Northwest flavor
with Pacific Rim influences -
(Moosebreath Burger, Curried ©:
‘Chicken, Grilled Chicken Satay,

uan de Fuca Prawns, Quesadilla):
‘Outdoor barbecue grill fixings —

vailable on’outdoor dining patio -
weather permitting (Barbecued :

Steak, Mixed Grill Skewer, etc.)
Food quality: Sampled Black
Tusk Natural burger needed work.

- Vegetarian patly.was over-spiced

and over-cooked. Size-plus sand-
wich, bursting with tomatoes, a
good fruit salsa, lettuce. Lmpossible
to eat with elegance. Sandwich {ill-
ing prone to oozing out sides onto
expensive Power Lunch shirt or
“pants; or worse on to expensive

’ Power Lunch pants or shirt of

guest.

Service: Not busy on Table
Hopping visit: Order delivered
promptly.

Price: Appetizers: $5 10 $7. lun-

~ cheon entrees $6 to $10.

= Guest du jour: No show. Always
a danger in Power Lunch game.
Just as well considering size of

“meal consumed and messiness. of

said repast (see food quality
above).
Sundeck: Nice 50-seat patio fin-

«ished in.concrete stone: floor and

deep green motif to match the col-

‘ors of adjacent Ambleside forest.

‘Tranquil setting.
‘Parking: Oodles of parking in:

: large Black Tusk and golf range lot.
‘The Black Tusk Bistro, 1200 Park °.

Power Lunch rating: o Ou
7 eee .
The Maplewood Public House,
1979 Spicer Rd., North
Vancouver; 924-1834, Open

‘everyday for lunch. Visa,
“MasterCard and American

Express accepted. Fully licensed.

: Vegetarian options? Several.

Overview: Opened in August ”
1994 after protracted North

- Vancouver District Council debate

over the prudence of installing a

-oneighborhood pub in an industrial

area: Opposition appears to have’

_ » been for naught: The Maplewood is .-
.a spacious two-storey establishment

‘fully at home in the blue-collar and

“overall area. A place of good neigh- .

-borly vibes; industrial vistas, darts

‘leagues and live blues bands. - ’
"Mirthful Maplewood saying: “Next

time you are down in the dumps. ‘

“visit the Maplewood.” . | we
“Location: On the right side of

the tracks, adjacent to the North

“Shore recycling centre, across from

_rows of industrial warehouses and

“not far from the North Shore trans- :
~ fer station (aka the dump)...

“. «Menu: Good variety of pub
grub. Everything from Shrimp.

» » Caesar Salad and Mini Marinated”.
“he Meat Kabobs to Camembert i in Puff.”

i

en.

— “Nishiki Sus i
~ Traditional Japanese —

Cuisine
_ Fresh -
_ Sushi Bar
“Lunch Box Specials
Enjoy such treats as our:
Nishiki Love Boat

(Dinner for 2)

sushi, sashimi, tempura, chicken karaope,
beef and chicken teriyaki, shrimp & scallops -

Nishiki Seafood Box

** sushi, sashimi, prawn tempura, ‘seaweed salad, .
salon butter yaki & crab legs

Open, for Lunch Tue-Fri 11:30-2:00 TS
:, Dinner Tue-Sat 5:30-11 :00

Nishiki §

Sun 5:00-10: 00pm.

Sushi eee
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Pastry and Pheasant Baguette.
More substantial entrees include
Tandoori Chicken, New York Steak,
fish and chips, and Stuffed Chicken
Breast. Ales on tap: Rickards Red,
Guinness, Shaftebury Cream Ale
and Honey Ale and nore.

Food Quality: Pleasant pub fare.
_ Service: Our lunches arrived five
minutes alter being ordered.

Price: Sandwiches, burgers and
other luncheon items all below $8.
most below $7; Entrees all below
Stl, most below $9,

Guest du Jour: Veteran munici-

* pal politizian whose least favorite

food is turkey, especially the frozen
kind. Some political banter, but
more interaction about less bizarre

- pursuits such as cattle drives and

wielding the bass in a long
deceased pop ensemble. (Was...
everyone born in the last half of the
20th century a member of a rock
bund at one time or another?)
Sundeck: Spacious southern

exposure affair overlooking train

tracks, beat up warehouses and

‘; other colorful components of North

Vancouver industrial waterfront,
Parking: Availadic on Spicer
Road and in adjacent Maplewood
parking lot.
Power Lunch Rating: 9 oo

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