Sample th A summary of past Table Hopping reviews for your con- sumption: Corsi Trattoria, No. 1 Lonsdale, North Van-cou- ever, 987- 9910. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open Monday to Friday for lunch. Open Monday to Saturday for dinner. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? A few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. Corsi has ditched the tapas bar menu it launched in 1997 and has re-intro- duced a more traditional Trattoria selection of Italian entrees. Some tapas still available. Always a good Lower Lonsdale bet. B43 Cordon Bleu Cafe, 250 East Ise St. North Vancouver, 987-0789, Visa and MasterCard accepted. + Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday night for dinner; open Monday to Friday for hunch. Vegetarian options? Few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either. , Chef Gerard Page's initi- mate Lower Lonsdale French bistro fills the her- itage storefront previous ly occupied by My Plice Cafe. Good, basic French cui- sine. Reasonable prices. All served in a warm out-of the way Lower Lonsdale loca- tion. Crest bon. wou The Beach Side Cafe, 1362 Marine Dr., West —gYancouver, 925-1945. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accept- ed. Open every day for Junch and dinner. Vegetarian options? Some. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysit- ter. Janet MeGuire’s Beach Side place of dining excel- lence. Add in sommelier extraordinaire Mark Davidson and the consis- tently first-class culinary skills of chef Carol Chow and you have one of the North Shore’s best one restaurants, Year in, year out. 4d Jd Manyo-Sushi Japanese Restaurant, 180 East 2nd St. North Vancouver, 980-3510; fax: 980-1507. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Open every night tor dinner. Vegetarian options? Many. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either. Long-lived North Vancouver City sushi house continues to thrive in the Lower Lonsdale area. Original Maayo man Yuki Rasukawa, who launched his Lower Lonsdale sushi bar in 1980, bailed our in 1996, Maiyve is now run bv Myung Nae Lee. Good sushi, big dining room. aad The Brit Restaurant, 1552 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, 90-4- 0166. Cash only ona recent Thursday night visit, bat Visa shouid be accept- ed by now. Open Thursday to Sunday for lunch and dinner. Vegetarian options? Are you kidding mate? Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. A bubbly British bloom in the mid-Lonsdale area, Much good ale on tap:Guinness, Tennants Lager, Stones Bitter, Kilkenny. Also platters of sturdy British grub: ‘Toad in Hole, Bangers and Mash. Bubble and Squeak, Shepherd's Pie and Irish Stew. Live music. Chummy British crowd. 399 Kilby’s Restaurant, 3108 Edgemont Bivd., North north shore news SA Vancouver, 990-4334: fax: 990-4354. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open every night for dinner. Open Monday to Saturday for lunch. Open Sunday for brunch. Vegetarian options? One or two. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysitter. Michact Kilby’s high quality Edgemont Village bistro has more than filled the culinary hole lett by the sudden collapse of Cate Norte. Wari and intimate dining room, with open kitchen and small sitdown bar. Renovation courtesy of designer John MeNally: menu Courtesy of chet Steve “Mount” MeKinlev. A good i DINING undup of reviews village neighbor. dat5 The Grouse Nest, top of Grouse Mountain, 6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver, 984-0661. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accept- ed. Open every night for dinner. Fully licensed. fegetaiian options? Few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Call a babysit- ter. High altitude dining atap the North Shore's most famous alpine tourist aturaction. The Nest resides in the beautifully renovared Grouse Mountain lodge. West Coast nouveau menu, ‘Tram ride up and back adds to the dinner experi- NEWS photo Mike Wakefieta BEACH Side Cafe owner (left to right) Janet McGuire, manag- er/sommelier Mark Davidson and chef Carol Chow in the din- ing room of their West Van restaurant. epee. jd4Jd Casual Gourmet, 770-333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver, 987-4300. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Open everyday for lunch and dinner. Fully licensed. But serving wine and beer for now. Vegetarian options? A few. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either. Peter Wieser’s new North Vancouver bistro in the Park and) Tilford = shopping centre, The ex-La Toque Blanche chef and owner serves eaccllent food ins an informal armosphere. Pakeouts and catering: avail- ee Lunch Value $6.00, Dinner value $12.00 J Nol valid Vatentine’s Day. Mother's Day or New Years Eve. 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