22 — Wednesday. October 7, 1998 - North Shore News

A summary of past
Table Hopping reviews
for your consumption:

Ariston, 1425 Marine Dr.,
West Vancouver, 925-0070.
Open everyday from 11
am. Visa, MasterCard and
American Express accepted.
Vegetarian options? A few.
Fully licensed. Take the kids
or call a babysitter? You
could do either.

Peter Kavouras’ new
Greek adventure in the West
Vancouver storetron: chat
brieth housed the Olympia
Greek restaurant, but is more
fondly remembered for hous-
ing Soren Fakstorp’s Saftron
Bistro .

Ariston offers pretty stan-
dard Greek rare in an inior-

mal, neighborly amesphere.

tj
The Marmalade Cafe, 999
Marine Dr., North
Vancouver. 983-3463.
Open for lunch Tuesday to
Friday; open for dinner

oathouse hosts

From page 24

(lame grilled beet).

It is also where the Pink
Elephant really comes to life.

A sampled Pink Elephant
Platter included two heaping
plates of sattron buttered bas-
mati and a central serving dish
of broiled tomato halves,
grilled ground beef, grilled
marinated lamb and grilled
chicken breast.

Persian gastronomy calls
for diners to mash broiled
tomato halves into the mound
of rice then consume with
pieces of grilled meats and
perhaps a side of thick chifled
yogurt.

Delicious. Filling.

communal.

Ar $16.99 the platter is a

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1075 Roosevelt Crescent
North Vancouver

(2 blocks behind Avalon Hotel)

Mon - Thurs 9 - 5:30, Fri9 - 9

Saturday S - 5:20, Sun 12 - 4

bargain that could casily satisty:
three and perhaps four adult
diners.

The opening Persian salad
— chopped parsley, chunks of
feta cheese, chunks of purple
onion — will likely leave
novices exchanging bemused
looks. But roll all ingredients
ina slice of the supplied
Persian flac bread and con-
sume.

Ir ain't half bad, fellow
Tinkos.

The sampled Prawn
Appetizer was likewise a sur-
prise.

It included tour thick
prawns sauteed in butter, saf-
fron and paprika and present-
ed with a mix of mushrooms,
green peppers and tomatoes.

Tuesday to Sunday. Sunday
brunch. Visa, MasterCard
and) American — Express.
Vegetarian options? A tew.
Fully licensed. Take the kids
or call a) babysitter? You
could do cither. Or you
could wake your dear old
dad and mom if thev are
hankering for a taste of the
old country.

Great Brush ding locale
offers a good cross scetian of
Celtic cuisine and qualit
English, Scottsh and Trish
als.

Folk singers and other live
enterfinment. Numerous
Celtic celebrations.

Ataste of the Empire

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Cucina,
Avenue,

1209
North

Bravo
Lonsdale

Grahbiesi

Syuceze tresh lemon atop
for the full Persian monty,

The interior of the
Elephant is wallpapered a
deep raspberry tone -- reval
pink perhaps.

Bad Landscape art is tacked
to the walls, and small halo-
gen fights fill the 50-seart din-
ing room with a soft purple-
white glow.

Service on a recent Friday
night was provided by a single
waitress who had but a pass-
ing grasp of English. She was
pleasant, but knew nothing
about waiting tables,

Part of the Persian adven-
ture.
The Pink Elephant carries
on the eccentric tradition of
Vit West Third Street. It has

“1 Piece Pacific Cod
- Chips & Smail Chowder @&

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_New York Sirloin Steak .

- Boutllabaisse.

‘Rosemary Roast Lamb
Schnitzel St, Moritz Style

$12.95.
$11.95
$11.95
$11.95

Roast Prime Rib ad Friday and Saturday evenings

445 -

13th Street @ West Vancouver

13th & Marine @ Ambleside

1926-8922

Roast Torkey_
with all the ”
tri immings

Join us for a
traditional

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.
Sani Bentroudts first
lass Tralian bistra, Aid
Lonsdale docation. Intimate
BQ seater, Great tood and ser
Vine.

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ers,

The suumaries are taken
rom previons lalle Hopping
reviews published over the past
year,

many rough cdges, but dehv

ers some wood Persian cuisine

at bargain basement prices.
Persian the Pik.

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The Boathouse at Horseshoe
Bay, 6695 Nelson Ave., 921-
8188.

Crabtest is back.

No, iCs por another town
hall meeting. Is the annual
celebration of tings crus-
tacean at the five Boathouse
restaurants around the Lower
Mainland area.

And, as they say in the
business, the fest has legs:
Barbecued King Crab, Wok-
fried Dungeness, for starters.

It also has claws (Snow
Crab Cocktail) and erab with
everything from Shrimp
Fettuccini to Sirloin steak and
Black Bean Dip.

Ti runs until Oct. FE.

Traditional
Turkey
Dinner ‘

Monday ;
October ’

445-13th Street, West Vancouver

ur Executive
Chef bas
created a
special menu to
showcase one of
the ocean’s great
tastes... frome
Crab Won Tons to
Stone Crab Ravioli,
Sirloin e? Crab Lege
to BBQ’2 King Crab,
and much more.
For a limited
time only.

Make your
reservation todayl

Classes for October
Wed., Oct. 14 - Cooking with Mara Jernigan
Thurs., Oct. 22 - Cooking with Ceo Connors

The Store For Cooks

250 - 16th Street - West Vancouver - Tel: (604) 925-1835
Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 9-6 - Fri 9-7 - Sat 9-6 - Sun 12-5

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