A summary of past Table Hopping reviews for your consumption: Krua Thai Restaurant, 1445 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, 990-9349. Open every night for din- ner, Open for funch Menday to Friday. Licensed to sell beer and wine. Vegetarian options? Many. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do cither as long as your kids are open to Southeast Asian dining adventures. Snell mid-Lonsdale house of good authentic Thai food. The 30-seater was the North Shore's first Thai food restau- rant and mainiains a solid core following. Pink Elephant Restaurant, 121 West Third St., North Vancouver, 986-2209. Open everyday for funch and dinner, Visa accepted. Licensed to sell beer and wine. Second hand smoke factor? A non-smoking restaurant. Vegetarian options? -Nonc. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Take the kids. Smail Third Street diner _ ‘Specializing in Persian cuisine. Wonky service, but good - food and reasonable prices. QO Gambrinus Restaurant, 707 Queensbury Ave., North Vancouver, 985-1331. Gpen Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. Closed Monday. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Limited. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either. Sandor Szendrei’s modest new bistro in the small ham- let of Queeasbury takes its name from the regal inventor of beer. The food from chef Claude Croteau is good, sim- ple and reasonably priced. Service trom Szendrei is warm and charmingly polite. Oag Ambleside Bistro, 235 15th St. West Vancouver, 922- 7678; fax: 922-7898. Visa, oroke factor? Dining ros room is non-smoking; holding lounge bar allows smoking. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. The Edgemont Village Bistro Boys go west and estab- lish a larger better-version of their popular Village Bistro in West Vancouver. Great food; high octane atmosphere and eclectic decor. 400 La Cucina, 1509 Marine Dr., North Vancouver, 986- 1334. Visa, MasterCard and Asmerican Express accepted. Open for dinner Monday to Saturday. Open for lunch Monday to Friday. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. Tiberio Faedo’s excellent place of fine Italian cuisine on the banks of North Vancouver's Marine Drive Menu bears Tuscan infla- ences. Excellent wine list, crisp service. qa0o0 Anatoli Souviaki, 5 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, 985-9853. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Open for everyday lunch and dinner. Fully licensed. ve ian op tions? Some. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You couid do either. Top quality Lower Lonsdale Greek taverna. Roomy split level dining room. Small outdoor patio. Spirited Mediterrancan atmosphere. g00 La Toque Blanche, 4368 Marine Dr., West . Vancouver, 926-1006; fax: 926-1063. Visa, MasterCard and American _ Express accepted. Open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Fully _ licensed. Vegetarian options? A few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. Once of the North Shore’s best. John-Carlo Felicella’s brilliant dining room is tucked away in far west West Vancouver in the tiny hamlet of Cypress Creek. Great food, good service. A romantic get- away. aaa The Beach louse at Dundarave Pier, 150-25th St., West Vancouver, 922- 1414; fax 922-7971. Visa, MasterCard and Qmerican Open for lunch and dinner everyday. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? A few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. The best waterfront loca- tion on the North Shore. Add to that an excellent menu from chef Sonny Mendoza and a lively dining room overseen by managing partner Ken Brooks and you want to be in the House, din- ers. Especially in the summer. Tasos Restaurant, 1337 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, 926-7781. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Open every night for din- ner. Fully licensed. etarian options? Few. ¢ the kids or call a babrsitten Take the kids. Greco-Roman dining circa 1973. Big entrees, reasonable prices, 1970s retro-decor. QO Chesa Restaurant, 1734 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, 922-2411, Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open Tuesday to Friday for lunch; open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. Sunday brunch served. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Ask the chef. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter The tradition of fine con- tinental cuisine initiated by Chesa founders Manuela and Jurgen Schulte continues ler the astute guidance of Michael Brown and chef Andy Butler. A fine dining room with a bright glassed-in backroom has been joined by an open air veranda. A Chesa for all seasons. And seasonings. Waa Zen Japanese Restaurant, 2232 Marine Dr. West Vancouver, 925-0667; fax: 925-0668. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open Tuesday to Sunday for din- ner. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Several. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. Angela Jamal’s elegant, adventurous Japanese dining in chic West Vancouver loca- tion. Chef Nobu Ochi. late of Vancouver's highly-regarded Tojo’s Japanese restaurant, presides. Excellent food; good sake selection. 302. Ariston, 142& Marine Dr, West Vancouver, 925-0070. Open everyday from 11 a.m. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Mi options? A few. licensed. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do cither. Peter Kavouras’ Greek - Sundays. adventure in the West Vancouver offers pretty stan- dard Greek fare in an infor- mal, neighbourly atmosphere. O00 The Marmalade Cafe, 999 Marine Dr., North Vancouver, 983-3463. Open for lunch Tuesday to Friday; open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday. Sunday brunch. Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Faliy leon options? A few. licensed. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either. Or you could take your dear old dad and mom if they are hankering for a taste of the old country. Great British dining locale offers a good cross-section of Celtic cuisine and quality English, Scottish and Irish ales. Folk singers and other live entertainment. Numerous Celtic celebrations. A taste of the Empire. Bravo Cucina, 1209 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, 985-3006. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open Monday 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. Sami Bentroudi’s first- class Italian bistro. Mid- Lonsdale location. Intimate 50-seater, Great food and ser- vice. Th aoa ¢ Green Spot Vegetarian Cafe, 2220 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, 925-2218; fax 925-2287. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open from 1] a.m. to 9 pm. Monday to Saturday; open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Vegetarian options? Nothing but. Fully licensed. Take the kids or call a babysitter?..Take the kids if their palates can tol- erate more than burgers and fries. The North Shore’s only pure vegetarian restaurant. Full-contact vegetarian cui- sinc; no-holds barred: no ani- mal products in the produc. tion of the restaurant’s food; soya options, gluten-free meals, fresh vegetable and fruit juices, herbal teas, low level musical ambience. — Table Hopping’s list of Summary reviews appears iy" ularly in the News as a dining Guide for the newspaper's rend- ers. The summaries are taken from previous Table Hopping reviews published over the past year. Ae NE EY EL, 2 oe ee eee een ee ee ee oe Purchase any 2 entrees at $7.95 or more and receive the 2nd entree of equal or lesser value for. 1/2 price iKnight & Da ay RESTAURANT Valid 7 days a week 4:00 - midnight Expires April 30/99 (Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. ’ North Shore location only.) 2601 Westview Drive, North Vencouver (in Westview Centre at Westview and Hwy. 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