Sharing a plate at the Palace

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Power Lunch Rating:
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Caspian Restaurant,
1495 Marine Dr, West
Vancouver. 921-1311. Visa
and MasterCard accepted.
Open Monday to Saturday
for lunch. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? A fesv.

Overview: West
Vancouver Persian cuisine
parlor rides again. First
opetied in July 1994 in the
former Ambleside Inn loca-
tion, but closed mysterious-
ly last Labor Day.

Has since opened under
the ownership of Nader
Sigari, operator of the
Cazba on Lonsdale for the
past eight years.

Location: Second-storey
West Vancouver dining
room.

Lunch menu: Persian
and Middle Eastern focus.
Kabobs, Souvlaki, Pasta.
Dinner menu much more
extravagant. Koresh,
Baghala, Zereshk Polow
and other Persian specialties
offered.

Food quality: Big meals.
Lots of rice and meat and
the occasional grilled toma-
to. Good quality, but chal-
lenging midday portions.
Sampled a glass of Doogh
(yogurt, water and herbs)
bitter but oddiy refreshing
drink, Accompanying main
dish was Sultani: a heap of

_ Basmati rice with beef ten-
derloin strip and Kabob
Koobideh (ground beef sea-
soned with onion and
spices). Grilled toinato
halves on the side. Made
valiant attempt but could

’ not finish everything on the
plate.

Service: Polite but some-
what reserved.

Price: Starters $4 to $5;
entrees $6 to $7.

Guest du jour: A gra-
cious host fromm the North
Shore’s Iranian community.
Tales of Persian politics and
other adventures.

Sundeck: None.

Parking: West .
Vancouver street-side. Eight
parking spots in adjacent
parkade.

Power Lunch Rating:
O04

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Earls Tin Palace, 303
Marine Dr., West
Vancouver, 984-4341. Visa,
MasterCard and
American Express accept-
ed. Open everyday for.
lunch. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? A few.

Overview: Buoyed by
the always energetic and
‘far-sighted Earls restaurant
folk, the sturdy Tin Palace

continues to prosper. Earls
secret: a commitment to
cultivating good stat
through training and main-
taining a positive working
environment that delivers a
consistently high quatity
dining experience.

Location: On the north
bank of Marine Drive un
the border of North and
West Vancouver. Its address
claims to be in West
Vancouver, but North
Vancouverites would argue
otherwise. Both tribes claim
ownership.

Lunch menu: All-day
menu. Wide selection of
appetizers, hearty finger
food and enterprising
entrees.

Influences range from
Southwest U.S.A. (Santa Fe
Black Bean Soup.
California Shrimp Rolls) to
Rtaly (Hand-wrapped Penne
with spicy Salsiccia
Bolognese Sauce, Five
Cheese Sausage Pizza), the
Far East and the Pacific
Rim (Tandoori Chicken,
Chicken Hunan, Thai
Chicken Salad).

Weekly list of specials
also available. Good selec-
tion of ales and wines by

Order Now!

the glass,

Food quality: Sampled
the Earls Focaccia
Clubhouse. Chicken breast,
bacon, tomate and onion
atop homemade focaccia
bread. Dollop of Smashed
Potato on the side. Big
plate, big order, Potatoes
mashed with gartie and
herbs; tcpped with gravy.
Guest served the Cajun
Chicken Caesar. Doorstop
of Pan Bread on the side.
Must have measured three
inches deep. Good with side
of virgin olive oil and bal-
samic vinegar. .

Food not overly com-
plex, but consistently good.

Service: Bright and
polite young serving crew.

ase
Cuser
be AST

Gives an elderly restaurant
critic much hope for the
future of this sitll slice of
paradise,

Price: Appetizers and
starters ($2 to $8): pizzas
and sandwiches ($7 to $10);
entrees ($9 to $17).

Guest du jour: Fire type
with hot tips and recogni-
tion that local fire services
need to be amalgamated for
efficiency and streamlined
response purposes,

Sundeck: Large outdoor
patio, covered and heated.
Great place to while away a

Friday afternoon in summer.

Parking: Big parking lot
adjoined.

Power Lunch Rating:

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