A summary of past Table Hopping reviews for your consumption: Kyung Bok Palace Korean Barbecue Restaurant, 143 West 3rd St. North Vancouver, 987-3112; 987- 9133. Open every day from 11 am. Visa and Interac accepted. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Some. .Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either. The North Shore’s first . authentic Korean barbecue is brought to you by Kwang Nam Kim and his Kyung Bok » Place. It’s installed in what was the Jasmine Inn Chinese food. festaurant and features the entertaining and interactive ‘Korean approach to dining: dishes are cooked at your Table atop gas barbecues or hot plates. Variety of dishes and "accoutrements is impressive. Food is excellent; service - “ hyperactive. Handsome wood- . -_ grain, frosted glass and stain- ~~ Tess stsel interior decor. ; : ooo Jo, Barolo’ Ristorante Italiano, ;.1560.Marine, Dr. West Vancouver, 926-4228. Visa, . MasterCard and Americar. - Express - accepted. “Open Tuesday to Friday for lunch. Open every night for dinner. Fully. licensed. " Vegetarian °= options? A few. Take the kids oreall a babysitter? Call a - babysitter. - o e- te & NEWS photo Mike Wekefield A selection of Greek tapas presented at Kostas Greek Taverna in North Vancouver’s Parkgate shop- ping centre. West Vancouver's home of fine Italian food with a spicy Sicilian twist continues to offer an above average dining expe- rience. Barolo founders, the Caparotia brothers, Piero and Ezio, are currently on assign- ment in distant lands, but Luigi Marchese, original Barolo head waiter tnd long: time Caparotta compatriot continues to guard the Barolo flame. Original Barolo chef . Giuseppe Lima, meanwhile, is back in the kitchen. Good Italian/Sicilian cuisine; live accordion music on Friday and Saturday nights; crisp service. O00 Northlands. Bar and Grill at the Northlands public golf _ Present this ad and receive for 1 bint dinner entree at reguiar price and receive a 2nd dinner entree. - of equal or lesser value for FREE. Limit $10.00 per person yas -senoirs 10% off ab U6 East 15th SLi rth Vancouver. Hf a ate all you can eat 1 Oar 2 30Pm WEST VANCOUVER aw ue course, 3400 Anne MacDonald Way, North Vancouver, 924-2950. Visa, MasterCard ete onan dat for break breakiast, lunch and dinner. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Not many. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. The Grill continues to pro- vide a quality dining adjunct. to the Northlands public golf course. Chef John Lowe fills the « restaurant with an interesting menu of world culinary flavours that range from the Pacific Rim to the American southeast. Service is efficient and ‘CHESA.- responsive. The dining room is a handsome combination of natural wood and river rock. Great exterior golf course vis- tas: inspired interior gastrono- my. aga Kostas Greek Taverna, 1133 Seymour Mountain Rd., North Vancouver (in the Parkgate Village Shopping Centre), 929-8133. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Interac accepted, Open every night for dinner. Open Monday to Saturday for lunch. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Some. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Take the kids. Mike Sarbakhteh’s Parkgate shopping centre house of Greek cuisine dishes out good quality, if predictable, Mediterranean fare. Sarbakhteh, who formerly owned Mike’s Restaurant in the mid-Lonsdale area of North Vancouver City, plans to add some of its Persian dishes to Kostas. They'd be a good addition. Relaxed neighbourly atmosphere; friendly service. 0900 Sea Mates Seafood Restaurant, 998 Marine Dr., North Va.couver, 980-1213. Nisa MasterCard and erican Express accept Open Tuesday to Friday for lunch. Open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. Fully licensed. Ve ian options? A few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Take the kids. Peter Chiu’s enduring North Vancouver diner cele- brates its 25th anniversary this year. It remains a local favourite for reasonably priced seafood and steak dishes. The menu ranges from Popcorn Shrimp or Garlic Mussels to Alaska] Black Cod and Steak and Lobster. petizers sell for between $6 and $8. Entrees range from $13 to $18. Warm, neigh- bourly atmosphere. 900 Ocean Cove Bistro, 5775 RESTAURANT Tal: 922.2411 34 Marina Drive, Wast Vancouver Soup of the Day < or Herb Garlic Tulip with Escargot Ragout of Black Tiger Prawns or Pan Roasted Pork Tenderloin Chocolate Truffle Tart or The Meringue Swan $18.95 with this coupon ” Reserve now for Easter weeke Sat & Sun preach Fos Be Benny $8.95 wee Sunday } Evening Larbh Baus SO. 0 (3135 Wednesday, April 5, 2000 — Marine Dr., Marine Dr., West Vancouver, 913-2471. Licensed to sell beer, wine and liqueurs. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Interac accepted. Open from 11 a.m. to 10 p-m. Tuesday to Saturday; open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Vegetarian options? A few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. The Ocean Cove has replaced what started life as Blendl’s bakery and bistro with a far more sophisticated and satisfving outpost of haute cuisine in far western West Vancouver. Big open dining room heated with wood-burning fireplace and neighbourly social intercourse. Excellent food from chef Bary Dellebuur’s kitchen. Vistas of yachts and seaside West Vancouver fiom the floor to ceiling windows. Owner Daniel Zychlinski has himselfa winner on all fronts. o00 Toh Hen Boku, Lonsdale —Ave., Vancouver, 987-0302. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open Monday through Saturday from 12 noon. Vegetarian options? Many. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either. North Shore News - 33 Takeshi Nakamura’s Real Japanese Bistro (Izakaya) boasts authentic Tokyo-syle cafe cuisine. 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