oT

‘sine that, has faunched a thou-
‘sand. ‘seagoing . Odyssey's_ and
fuelled another thousand
Greek village snake dances.

~The menu. covers familiar -
Mediterranean ground:’

.: | Souvlaki’ (lamb, chicken,
‘beef and: tiger prawns for

“around $11 to $12); a sam-
- & pling of pasta expect to shel!
Out an
for. Bal

here from $7 to $10-
ed Spaghetti, Ravioli,:
‘Rigatoni,’ Cannelloni, -
Tortellini, assorted Fettuccine’
and * Lasagna); ‘some. hefty’.
Greck-style red “meat platters.
__ (steaks, “ribs, lamb’ chops
run you from $9 to $1 )s ads
a selection of chicken and bar-
‘becue~ options (Pepper
Chicken, Chicken Parmesan,
Chicken Canadian-— ‘Ouch!
Get Don Cherry on the line!
— Chicken and Ribs; again

EET Thal £000 1H | iN Tower

“competent: version of the'cul- -

oe you'll be. spending in the $10
"to $12 range). “

And, of course, the ubiqui-
tous pizza, Over two dozen

varicues, Pretty standard stuff

($8 to'$14),
simula’ 's wine list ($10 to
, $26) pically Spartan.

‘ Panes, are rom Greece, Italy,

France, California and B.C.
Not much of a ‘choice, but

glass (around $4), °

, And the soundtrack pumps
out bouzouki-driven Greek
dancing tunes ail night long.

‘. Service is prompt, if some-

what perfunctory,

* The food:served is not bad.

A-sampled. appetizer ver-
sion of Tiger Prawns included
a.’ half dozen © good-sized
prawns, They were served par-
tially submerged ina puddle
of melted herb butter that had
been spiked with:iemon —

“ Simple Greek fare.

From} age 2.

Greece's signature. culinary’

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- all varieties are available by the”

” Wiener schnitzel with onion spate.

445-13th Street, West Vancouver 926-8922

Wednesday, July 16, 1997 ~ North Shore News - 28

OLYMPIC CREW ..,
(Le ft to right) Moussel
(vand, Faton
Ghassemi, Julla Hoover
ard Oskar Ghaseemi
celebrate In the new
Olynipta restaurant In
Weat Vancouver.

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":}Hours Tues * Sal 5-10pm, Sun & Mon 5« Opn >
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condiment

Large doorstups of toasted
white bread accompanied,
Soak up that butter, diners,
ane test your cholesterol in
the morning,

Mali entrees come with
sides of Greekesalad, tive and
lemony Greek potatoes, And
more bread, » just | in case you
were [veting short-changed on
your starch allocation.

The Greek Ribs were char-
broiled and finished in lemon.
Straight forward rural Greek
cookery in all its glory,

Servings “could” be classified
politely as generous, Heavy
on the starch, garlic’ and
onion,

You won't go away hun-

_ gry, but there is little in the
way of elegance abour Greek
dining, And the Olympia does
little to deviate from that tra-.
dition,

For a Jot of people that

matters not. a tassThe © -
Olympia is another in a long
line of pan-Mediterranean
chop houses that. seem ‘to
thrive no matter where ‘they: _
spring up.“
” its no match for i its predes. ..”*
cessor, but the Olympia hits
some basic gastronomic notes. ~

. that a'lot of people enjoy. |

View of Lions Gate
Now in our 20" Yeo

A Pound of fresh Mussels Fishermans hat style . 8.95: } :

Italian club sandwich, sticed roast chicken, tomato and @ _
diced bacon on focaccia . o 7.95 ;
8.95

10.95

Grilled fresh Sockeye Salmon steak, dil butter
: 9,95

Pan fried calves liver with onions

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EOS ANY STYLE

oy 794 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

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BENEDICT (the traditional]
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boil peppers & Swiss cheese) : as ys
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