50 - Friday, September 20, 1985 - North Shore News

Hy’s goes exotic with Club Orient

HY’S ENCORE, 637 Hornby Street Vancouver,
sits like an aging movie star on what has become

am the bombed out backwaters of a once thriving

> nightclub strip.

Outfitted with such noc-
turnal hot spots as the Cave
Boy Supper Club, Gary Taylor's,
od Misty’s, and Charlie
ve Brown’s all snapping their
fingers to various rhythms in
the late 70s, the 500 and 600
blocks of Hornby were Van-
couver’s mecca for weekend
sharpies and suburban

showboats. ,
fe

table
hopping
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By TIMOTHY RENSHAW

amiable and somnolent me-
anderings of Cantonese and
Mandarin, but the _ hot-
tempered and mercurial flow
of Szechuan. This is bare-
knuckles Chinese food
designed to scorch away the
most brazen western smirk
and instill in all who sample
it renewed admiration for
the breadth of Chinese
cuisine.

Compared to the number
of menu selections in some

of the Orient’s menu sectors.
My wife and I started with
a bottle of Beaujolais
Supericur ($15.69) from
Hy'’s extensive wine fist.
Best, we agreed, to brace
ourselves for the impending
foray into lesser known
Chinese culinary provinces.
Over an order of Honey
Garlic Ribs ($5.75) from the

‘You can't beat
Charley's for

Ofrient’s appetizer sector,
which also included Diced
Barbecued Pork ($5.95) with
vegetables and cashews; and
Deep Fried Chicken Wings
($4), both available in regu-
lar or dynamite temperature
ratings, we whispered in the
club’s prevailing silence sur-
rounded by vacant tables
and the odd aging television

personality.

We passed on the nearly Peppers
two dozen beef and pork
dishes offered,

Shredded Beef with Red Hot a
($7.50) promised va

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though the

~ Chinese restaurants, the ‘ . i
menu at the Orient is rela- % faste. *
tively subdued. Nine divi- 4 Mn . oN :
sions offer the standard my .
Chinese mainstays of Chow 4 : oe

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toe aes , CONSULT A WEEKLY
we ‘specialities. The difference e Dinner
caer ac ea * anng gs MARKET GUIDE |
standard of food prepara- i. & Sat. nites a
tion demanded by the Hy’s + Sunday Brunch Every week, people who want good value for their . an
organization coupled with _ money tum to the supermarket ads. ve
the added challenge They compare prices and quality and then decide
Szechuan eccentricity. ho has the real .
A ; Warning asterixes °° Want the best return on your food dollar? : a
; with a simple “dyno Check the listings the smart money people use. : we
trating design-t
Ey Timothy Szechuan bool | FOR TR NR TION
dishes, one or two oer
~ Rensha Ww are available in the ....- . ADVERTISING ADVISORY BOARD ran
Hy’s sat in the middle of
the action, an elder enter-
tainment statesman tipping
top hat and champagne glass 3
with grandfatherly patience ¢ eehga lb
to the young neighborhood
ruffians while grilling up TH
legendary steaks for high-
rolling Vancouverites. Orien t
But the Hornby Street
party has long since moved
on, leaving Hy’s stranded || are pleased to announce
amidst office tower con- .
struction sites and uncom- the opening of our.
fortable evening silences. .
But, showing the restau- authentic
rant savvy and creativity yhat : a : ah
erence e || CHINESE & SZECHUAN : Every Friday Night Epedial
business re years, Hy’s is DINING ROOM Every Tuesday Night Special FISH & FRY
a
ha ire maa up the sleeves upstairs at hy’s encore Deluxe Burgers Fish & Chips
of its tuxedo, raat jus P y 1/ 2 Price Beverage & Ice Cream
tie, and launche Hy’s Clu ; 5 PM till 10 PM
Grient in its 85-seat upper _ Open for lunch & dinner a ° PM til 10 PM 2.99 only
oo two weeks ow, the for reservations call : a any — 7 — ™
rient exhibits a » . : ' is coupon gi or 2 orders o
exotic facet of Hy’schacse- |] |, 83-7671 2 for 1 BIG T BURGER ! OLDE ENGLISH FISH & CHIPS |
ter than what has been 637 Hornby St., Van. Buy 1 — get 1 FREE , 2 for $423 :
isplayed over the last two : : : - . P
decades in the restaurant's This coupon good from \ This coupon good from
main floor haven for
al premier steak aiid ribs. Just a wok away from major hotels Oct. 13-Oct. 19 ' Oct. 13-Oct. 19: =
ar Hy's Club Orient features 404 Lonsdale Ave., North Van , 404 Lonsdale Ave., North Van. &
he Chinese cuisine. Not. the 987-4131 1 987-4131
lade lela Mekal eked Retails taktcaletted ted ked-hekeledeted
1 2 for 1 BIG T BURGER: This coupon good for 2 orders of
on By
DOWNSTAIRS |[*sitrters oats tore}
: This coupon good from i This coupon good from
Benningtons offer you Oct. 6-Oct. 12 ' Oct. 6-Oct. 12
your favorite finger foods 404 Lonsdale Ave., North Van ' 404 Lonsdale Ave., North Van
or a full menu... it’s up to 987-4131 3 987-4131
; 2 for 1 BIG T BURGER | ' AS coupon g or 4 orders 0 .
~ —_ t 2 for °4
his coupon good from — ¢ This coupon good from
Sept. 29-Oct. 5 ' Sept. 29-Oct. 5
a 404 Lonsdale Ave., North Van + 404 Lonsdale Ave., North Van
Downstairs at Bennington’s invites you 987-4131 . 987- 4131

i Ri This coupon “Good: for 2 orders of “f
1 a BIG et BURGE OLDE ENGLISH FISH & CHIPS

. 2 for °4”
This coupon good from This coupon good from
Sept. 20-Sept. 28

Sept. 20-Sept. 28
404 Lonsdale Ave., North Van 404 Lonsdale Aves North Van

987 °

and your guest to receive one com.

plimentary MENU ITEM when one MENU

ITEM cf equa! or greater value is pur:

chased on presentation of Uns Couron
Valid till Oct. 12

Downstairs only every day atter 130 p.m.

LUNCH Dist oF 0 BRUNA
IT'S BETIER AT BENNINGTON
Reservations 986-5274

Downstairs at Benningtons
Thurs., Fri & Sat.
Sept. 26, 27 & 28
The Seafood

Bommiag bow’s me seeeg

Ar TME QUAY NORTH VANCOUVER
Next to the Seabus