A summary of past
Table Hopping reviews
for your consumption:

lun 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. Second hand smoke
factor. Small, well-patron-
ized diner. Expect smokers.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Take the kids.
David Hossini’s mid-
Lonsdale house of hearty
home cooking and warm
neighbourly ambience. Excels
in big portions, baked goods
and grilled gastronomy.
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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.
New full-service restaurant
in the Lonsdale Quay Hotel
operated by Steve and Shirley
Robertson. Good harbourside
view. Interesting menu trom
German chef Eric Evers.
Artistically presented food
with strong European intlu-

ence.
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The Green House
Restaurant, 222 Pemberton
Ave., North Vancouver,
990-1142. Open: Monday to
Saturday for breakfast,
funch and dinner. Closed for
dinner on Sunday night.
Visa, MasterCard and
American Express accepted.
Awaiting approval of liquor
licence. Vegetarian options?
A few. ‘Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Take the kids.

Small Pemberton Avenue
family diner run by Robert
and Jill Zodichi. Open for
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Big menu of basic dining
items. Good dollar value.

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Bay Moorings Restaurant,
6330 Bay St. West
Vancouver, 921-8184. Visa,
MasterCard and American
Express accepted. Open
everyday for lunch and din-
ner. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? Some.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Take the kids.

Large Greco-Roman din-
ing room overlooking
Horseshoe Bay. Good food;
neighbourly atmosphere:
great sundeck.

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Krua Thai Restaurant, 1445
Lonsdale Ave., North
Vancouver, 990-9349, Open
every night for dinner. Open
for lunch Monday to Friday.
Licensed to sell beer and
wine. Vegetarian options?
Many. Take the kids or call a
babysitter? You could do
either as long as your kids
are open to Southeast Asian
dining adventures.

Small mid-Lonsdale house
of good authentic Thai food.
The 30-seater was the North
Shore’s first Thai food restau-
rant aad maintains a solid
core following.

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Pink Elephant Restaurant,
111 West Third St., North
Vancouver, 986-2209. Open
everyday for funch: and din-
ner. Visa accepted. Licensed
to sell. beer and wine.
Second hana smoke factor?
A non-smoking restaurant.
Vegetarian options? None.
Take the kids or call a
babysitrer? Take the kids. .
Small Third Street diner
specializing in Persian cuisine.
Wonky service, but good
food and reasonable prices.

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Gambrinus Restaurant, 707
Queensbury Ave., North
Vancouver, 988-1331. Open
Tuesday to Sunday for din-
ner. 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 Svendrei’s modest
new bistro in the small ham-
let of Queensbury takes its
name from the regal inventor
of beer. The food trom chef
Claude Croteau is good, sim-
ple and reasonably priced.
Service from Szendret is
warm and charmingly polite.

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Ambleside Bistro, 235 15th
St. West Vancouver, 922-
7678; fax: 922-7898. Visa,
MasterCard and American
Express accepted. Open for
dinner Tuesday to Sunday.
Fully licensed. Vegetarian
options? Some. Second-
hand smoke factor? Dining
room is non-smoking; hald-
ing lounge bar allows smok-
ing. Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Call a babysitter.

The Edgemont Village
Bistro Boys go west and
establish a larger better ver-
sion of their popular Village
Bistro in West Vancouver.

Great food; high octane
atmosphere and eclectic
decor.

909
La Cucina, 1509 Marine
Dr., North Vancouver, 986-
1334. Visa, MasterCard and
American 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 Facdo’s excellent
place of fine Italian cuisine on
the banks or North
Vancouver’s Marine Drive
strip.

Menu bears Tuscan influ-
ences. Excellent wine list,
crisp service.
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Vancouver, 985-9853. Visa
and MasterCard accepted.
Open for everyday tunch
and dinner. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? Some.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? You could do
either.

‘Top qualiy Lower
Lonsdale Greek tavern.
Roomy split evel dining,
room. Small outdoor patio.
Spirited Mediterranean
ttmosphere,

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La Toque Blanche, 4368
Marine Dr., West
Vancouver, 926-1006: fas:
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.

One of the North Shore’s
best. John Carlo Felicelta*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 yet-
away.

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