A summary of past Table Hopping reviews for your consumption: Pepino Restaurant, 1238 Ross Rd., North Vancouver, 988-4462. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open every night for dinner. Opening Monday to Friday for lunch. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Several. Take the kids or cail a babysitter? Take the kids. Paolo Malerba has recently caken over this 42-seat Lynn Valley Iralian bistro, Warm neighbourhood atmosphere. New menu on the horizon. The Eiffel Cafe, 4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver, 929-2373. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open Tuesday to Sunday for din- ner. Opening soon for Sunday brunch. Fully licensed, Vegetarian options? A few, Take t the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. Laurent and Phillippe Neveu fill the former Savoury restaurant in Deep Cove with a French bistro dining experi- ence. ° Good French cookery at reasonable prices, Barolo Ristorante Italiano, 1560 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, 926-4228. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open Tuesday to Friday for lunch, Open every night for dinner. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? A few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. Classic Sicilian style fralian cuisine trom the Caparotta brothers. Spirited dining; first class food; accordion music on the weekends; singing waiters; monthly cooking schools and other culinary education events. o0 Daihatsu Japancse Restaurant, 1479 ely de Ave; | 913-8803; open Monday to Friday for Inunch; open every night for dinner; Visa and Mastercard accept- ed. New off-Marine Drive West Vancouver sushi bar. north shore news DINING Good selection of sushi, sashi- mi, robata and other Japanese favourites, 2430 Piece of Cake Dessert Emporium, 107 Esplanade, North Vancouver, 986- 7277. Visa, Mastercard and American Express accepted. Open from 7 a.m. to mid- night Tuesday to Friday; from 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday; from 10. a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday; from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Wednesday. Lower Lonsdale dessert bar combines rich sweets, hot coffees and good books in the refurbished heritage building that formerly housed Nick’s Place Greek taverna. Wine ard liqueurs also served. a90 Norte Restaurante Mexicano, 1200 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, 904-9848. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open every night for dinner. Open from Monday to Saturday for lunch. Fully licensed. Ve ian options? Several. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do cither. Philip Mitchell’s new Norte Mexican restaurant. Bigger than the Edgemont Village original. More a canti- na than a cafe. Still top quali- ty Mexican-Californian cui- sine all the way with a strong seafood focus. Take-outs available from the adjoining Peso Little kitchen. 09090 Amadeo Bakehouse and Coffees, 1468 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, 922-3813, Charlene Spadaro’s wildly attractive tribute to Iealian artist Amedeo Modigliani tea- tures bold colours and hand- carved high back chairs deco- rated with faces and people. Features sandwiches, fruit tarts, cakes, cookies, pastries and caffeine ia all its glory. Good breakfast and savoury luncheon items also available: pizza, panini, et al. Oe La Galleria Fine Food Delicatessen, 3055 Highland Bivd., 990-9162. Hans-Peter Roth’s first- rate Euro-sandwich empori- um delivers thick bread subs stuffed with fine meats, erilled vegetables, lettuce and assort- ed exotic mustards, robust European soups and a host of accoutrements to go ina small off-Edgemont store- front. uul Delany's, 3099 Edgemont Bivd., North Vancouver, 985-3385. A cappuccino and light meal outlet operated by Robin, Jenniter and Bitsy Delany. Serves a goad cross section of carly morning to pre-dinner fare such as panini sandwiches, homemade soups and quality baked goods (everything from muffins to cinnamon buns, Belgian brownies and bundt cakes). A lively caffeine bar for villagers and Edgemont visitors alike. O08 Calvin's Cafe, 2452 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, 922- 4222, Visa and MasterCard accepted. Open everyday for funch; open from Tuesday to Sunday for dinner, Licensed to serve beer and wine. Vegetarian options? One or two. Second-hand smoke factor? Breathe easy. Calvin’s is 100% non-smoking. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either. Spirited Swiss lunch bar by day, quality informal diner by night, Reasonable prices. Neighbourly atmosphere courtesy of the three Swiss musketeers: Hermann Orth, Milo Bigler and Rene Widmer. o00 . Osaka Sushi, 4369 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver, 929-5033. Open every day from 11 a.m. Visa accepted. Not licensed. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either. A good small Japanese bistro in Deep Cove on the Gallant Avenue strip. Friendly and low-key. Cy The Keg Steakhouse and Bar, 800 Park Royal South, West Vancouver, 925-9126; fax: 925-9127. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Fully licensed. Open everyday for lunch and dinner. Vegetarian options? A few, but this is the Keg, man, What are you some kind of ranola freak? Take the kids or cath a babysitter? You could do either. But they will proba- bly be taking you pretty soon. The Keg comes to West Vancouver. New 8,400 sq. ft. locale at Park Royal South features a southside lounge and bar and a northside din- ing room. Big, bright and high-energy. Steaks, prime rib and Keg-size refreshment. Inn Cogneato Bistro and Bakery, 1857 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, 988- 0201. Open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Visa and MasterCard accept- ed. Licensed to sell beer and wine. Vegetarian options? Some. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Take the kids. David Hossini’s mid- Lonsdale house of hearty home cooking and warm neighbourly ambience. Exceis in big portions, baked goods and grilled gastronomy. Q00 Shore Winds Restaurant, in the Lonsdale Quay Hotel, 123 Carrie Cates Crt. North Vancouver, 986-6111; 904- 3046. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open everyday for break- fast, lunch and dinner. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Some. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. Full-service restaurant in the Lonsdale Quay Hotel operated, by Steve and Shirley -2 bacon or sausage, toast; potatoes $3. 75 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 - North Shore News ~ 29 Mortier INDIA Yaxe our Foops & Home Dautvery Robertson. Good harbourside view, — table Hopping’s list of summary reviews are taken from previous Table Hopping reviews published over the past year 5-10 pm 7 days/week 900 W. 16th, North Van. Ph: 985-8860 Fax: 986-5546 | BUFFE To” Sun. & Mon. 5-8 P.M. oof of j TUES.-THURS. 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