FAMILY RUN RESTAURANT A taste of italy OR A GREAT number of years | used to frequent Street. Then, one day | stopped in for a drink and light meal after a hockey game only to tind out it was under new ownerhsip. Somehow things just didn’t seem the same. The food was good but some- thing was missing. It took me a while to realize af was the former owners who were the key tn- gredient in the recipe for the success of the restaurant | had not only become ac- customed to the food and the setting but the enjoyment of being recognized and made to feel welcome Well, just recently | tound out that the same family who operated the restaurant | was so fond of had opened a new place called La _ Villetta Ristorante Needless to say I visited tua Villetta (3901 E Hastings) at the first available opportunity The decor reminds me of a Mediterranean style cottage. There are two dining areas and an outside) courtyard which is open in the summer The table cloths and lighted candles on the tables give it a typical Itahan feeling 1 felt elated when my Jazz and From page C4 dancer. tally in love with a half black singer, Lila Rose Olsea (dl onette McKee) Tila sees the Sandman as standing inthe way of her climb to and acceptance by white people fatne [ti between all these stat struck lovers aie thre matiystors Phe white racket CUEETVCES ALC TOM ERIE bn oft Harte. oa traditional black stromphold for the ounibers wae Nahe ce is Conran as theads are split for a stare oof thre Tap tere y trcoeta peeanratol hp Date hb Schade, os aut te protect tas Sbrare of thre rereets mprcetye yo atveh Paras ape ape st apyone who stands between theta anid cold tebe d Advibertices W tile Cotton Club hy wWeorth sceavrep beer its thas Ndrce wwe bit tbe treet tee tiriaed tte Nee rte s woth worded Vive Abaede orhie Characters: stared oy theore otmstead of alway: hare tray to bow to the stage [hice (cotton C taat) So hearw a restaurant The food was good, friendly and the prices reasonable. on East Hastings the people | By LEN SLADE | tormer hosts recognized me instantly and made me feel welcome - it was just like the old days. 1! was hoping everything else would be the same My companion and | began with a_ pre-dinner drink, an order of escargot ($2.50)and a tomato and omon salad ($2.50). There 1s a good choice of antipasta, soups and salads that are priced from $1.95 for the house salad to $$8.95 for the steamed clams The pasta dishes ($6.50 - $7.50) are somewhat tradi- ional tortellini, linguini, cannelon., lasagna - but are a good size for the price. Main courses are from $8.00 tor the roast chicken or baked oysters to $10.50 for the rainbow trout Canadese style. There 1s also salmon, sole, veal, steak and rabbit. All main courses are served with vegetables and potatoes or rice We selected the tortellini panna ($6.S0) and veal par- migiana ($9 00) Both meals were very good and ample in gangsters Showing af Odeon on Cran poruon. After dinner we finished our bottle of Bolla Soave white wine ($12.50) and ordered some _ Italian ice cream. 1 hope that being happy to see old friends back in business did not taint my ob- jectivity. Therefore, to be on the safe side a better endorse- New Year's Eve 1984 Live Music for the Evening BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT $29.95 per person eS _4 Potato Skins Caesar Salad Spinach Salad Tossed Green Salad 10 oz 10 oe Steak Neptune Hollandaise Sauce Steak and Prawns DESSERT 121 East 12th North Vancouver APPETIZERS Choice of Deep Fned Zucchini Stcks and Tartar Sauce Tenyak: or Buffalo Wings SOUP OR SALAD Choice of Baked French Onion Soup ENTREES Choice of New York Steak T enyaki Steak Boe NY Steak topped with Prawns and S allops and Deep ned Butterfly Prawns ment might be from my com- panion for the evening. He enjoyed the food and liked the place. He said he would not hesitate to return and was looking forward to bringing his family for dinner one night. The bill for the two of us, including drinks and wine, was $39.50. All served with Your Chow e of Homemade french fines Baked Potato or Rice and Veg (Cheesecake or Pecan Pie (glass of Bubbly at Midnight ont Sanka C oftee lea Reservations 984-9595 ville St). Varsity. West Van Odeon o J — oIn US Qe. = “Ay New Year! >= Oo Oo the (GRABS @