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to calm the nerves, amenu with
reasonable prices and relatively
interesting hod and an atmos-

phere with a touch more saphis-
tication than Chuck E, Cheese’s.

Filling a good portion of the
aforementioned bill is the Boston
Pizza on Marine Drive in North
Vancouver.

You raise your eyebrows with
skepticism, dear reader? The
place, | know, has had its share
of owners since it opened in
1986 in the optimistic Expo 86
year, you say. Such turnstile
managernent bodes itl for consis-
tency and consideration for
clientele. You have a point,

But Boston's most recent own-
ers have rekindled the pizza par-
lor’s original pan pizza flame.

Mike Prasse and Quentin
Rickerby are graduates of the
McDonald's school of customer
service. Some quick Table
‘Hopping mathematics gives them
a combined total of about 21

ears of McService under their

elts, Add that.to a pair of outgo-
ing personalities and you have a
whale fot of restaurant potential.

When they took over the
restaurant last July, for example,
it was limping into pan pizza
oblivion. .

‘They were lucky to have two-
dozen people there on a Friday
night. Seven months later, Prasse
and Rickerby regularly host full
houses and tend 30-minute line-
ps al the door on weekends.

The business turnaround
~ could have something ta do with
- adding an exotic selection of 25
imported beer from around the
world, new lighting, ‘a brace of
color TVs tuned to international
sports channels, a new sound
system,'a new menu with heart
smart selections, pastas, steaks,
seafood, salads and numerous
nightly dining specials.
>, ! More likely, however, that

‘turnaround has got something to
do with how the current Boston
‘Pizza is run and how its cus-
tomers are treated, But let's not
get off-track here. Boston Pizza is
not a haute cuisine diner.

Its money in the bank remains
pizza, and its bread and butter
clientele is blue-collar diners,
families, sports clubs and parties
of pre-teens with simple
appetites and short attention
spans. sk
Prasse and Rickerby just hap-
per to appreciate that bread and
utter and know how to cater to
it by treating all their patrons,
including those with chronic

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ants-in-the-pants, with the same
respect and attention,

What's that, sir? A large party
of boys all fired up about a pair
of 10th birthdays? We'll lake care
of the first round of root beer.
And we'll knock 10% off the top
for your pizza.

Yes, Mr. Prasse, you're speak-
ing our fanguage.

Ancl those pizzas? You're talk-
ing their language. Thin crisp
crusts with heaps of toppings,

The Thai Chicken is topped

ed Ta REG

with bean sprouts, green onions,
spicy chicken, sesame seeds and
a hint of peanut sauce,

The Boston Cheesesteak is a
hefty meal in itself. It inchides
roast beef, onions, mushrooms,
cheddar and mozzarella cheese
ona sub bun with a side of fries,

Service is swift, Spitlage is
waved off, and the sports chan-
nel keeps clelivering the action
all night long.

Pizza parties don’t get much
better. ;

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Top drama students
performing at festival

THESPIANS AND theatre-
goers can check out upstart
talent from North Vancouver,
West Vancouver and Howe
Sound at the Fourth Bi-annual
North Shore Drama Festival,
taxing place over the next
three nights, Feb. 9, 10 and
11, at the Presentation House
Theatre.

The event, hosted by the
North Vancouver Orama
Educators in conjunction with
the B.C, Festival of the Arts, is

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OUR ENTIRE SELECTION
FEB. 10-11-12 ONLY!

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customer

comprised of a series of one-
act plays presented by each
district’s top drama students.

On the tinal night, adjudi-
cator Scott Bellis will recom.
mend one play to represent
this zone at the B.C. Festival
of the Arts in Campbell River
in May.

Performances begin at 7
p.m, with tickets available at

the theatre box office, $7 for
adults, $5 for students,

Feb. is kid’s
month at

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