3 _ Nort fax: 980-5875"
Op: every day. for. lunch

and diner. Visa, MasterCard .

and: American: Express
accepted. “Bully licensed.
Ve ptions?. ‘A few.

ake the “keds or calli a:
sbysitter?. You. could.’ do:

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the bleak ¢ economic times and
other significant overheads of
running 2-big opulent restau-
rant.

The Roman-style ream
and its rich Italian mahogany
furniture, elegant European
fixtures and Renaissance wall
mural seemed headed for the

~ great scrap heap of failed

restaurant ambitions,

Such a waste.

Enter Goodfellas Bob
Constabaris and David .
Koonar:

For those unfamiliar with
the due or their Alberni
Strect Goodfellas Linguini
Bar and Grill, the rechris-
tened Vivace! had a ‘cheap
wiseguy ring to it. Subtle

overtones, too, of Hollywood
gangster romanticism.

“ A touch flip; a touch faux
~ tough guy. Not really North
Shore Style.

ve the Jun 8. ‘Goodfellas

opening party. proved that
there were more. than a few

something to

do with the turnout, bur still,

there was energy to. burn.:....
And.Constibaris and

ranted, they did paint
over. the: Renaissance mural

other:Martini Age luminaries :

ind feel

: GOODFELLAS’ executive chef Joseph —
dining :room | of ‘North - Vancouver's: Goodfellas. Uy

>. Bur of course the proof o
the pudding is in the tastin,
Vivace! in its ‘prime was
~ one of the best Italian: dining
‘rooms in the Lower.

chef oversee g boih
Goodfellas | locations.

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Wednesday, December 1. 199S — North Shore Naws - $7

BUFFET’

for Lunch
Monday-Friday 12-2

Take-out service alco available

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