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Restaurant to add veranda

From pare 20

moved on,

But the restaurant’s devel
opment continues.

No great leaps forward,
mind you, just a steady pro-
gression.

Chesa’s dining room, tor
example, has lost its fatticed
dividers and wall-side booths
to add a more open and con-
genial atmosphere. And an L-
shaped entranceway has cut
the dining room draft ushered
in through the front door
during less balmy weather.

The restaurant's 30-seat
enclosed sun reom is soon to
he joined by an open air six-
table veranda.

Chesa will ten offer its
patrons a full range of climate-
controlled seating: from fully
enclosed to fully exposed.

fou’? find a good nwo-
page wine list ($21 to $50) at
Chesa bolstered by a special
addendum of more challeng-
ing bottles ($50 to $125) and
an emightened selection of
wines by the glass (a dozen
ranging in price trom about
$5 up to $7),

And in the kitchen’

The restaurant’s menu

A summary of past
Table Hopping reviews
for y.~ur consumption:

Zen Japanese Restaurant,
2232 Marine Dr.,
Vancouver, 925-0667; fax:
925-0668. Visa,
MasterCard and American
Express accepted. Open
Tuesday to Sunday for din-

West ©

moves at the same evolution
ary pace.

Tey look and content
change incrementally, Client
clientele are not interested in
dramane world cuisine revolu
tions. Emince of Veal a la
Aurichoise ($17.95), Rack of
Lamb “Provencal” ($21.95),
New York Cut Steak
($18.95), Wild Mushroom
Infused Chicken Breast
($16.95) and Wiener
Schnitzel ($16.95) are part of
the Chesa personality.

This is Wesr Vancouver,
my good man. Tradition
counts tor something. ‘That,
however, does not translate to
static selection of pedestrian
delivery.

Nor does it preclude the
addition of such exotica as
Thailand Black Tiger Prawns
($16.95) with palm hearts,
haby potatoes and arugula
salad dressed with roasted red
pepper vinsigrette or Broiled

fest Coast Halibut with
vonun and braised fennel
($17.95). Or the delivery of
said exotica in astutely priced
dinner packages as illustraced
by Caen 's Table d’Hote spe-
caf or the recent half price
celebration marking the see-

ner. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? Several.
Take the kids or cail a
babysitter? Call a babysitter.
Elegant, adventurous
Japanese dining in chic West
Vancouver location. Chef
Nobu Ochi, laie of
Vancouver's highly-regarded
Tojo’s Japanese restaurant,
presides. Excellent food:
good sake selection.
ag9a
Mirabelle, 2168 Marine
Dr., West Vancouver, 925-
2765. Visa, MasterCard and
American Express accepted.
Open every night for din-
ner; open Sunday to Friday
for lunch. Fully licensed.
getarian options? A few.
e the kids or call a
Babysitter? Call a babysitter.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 28
Atribute by the FULL revolver band.
Mick, Mike, Skip and Rocket
Tickets $10 including dinner
Phone 904-0166 for reservations

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$ [Oe Certificate

Anniversary Special

Valid when two or more dinner entrees are purchased.
Limit 2 coupons per table. Offer valid until June 30/98.

BAROLO

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ristorante italiano
1560 marine drive
west vancouver

rese ese. ervations 9 2 6 - 4228

ond apniversary of Chiesa
under the Butler: Brown
TOL.

‘Vhe sampled Table Whote
featured on a recent Saturday
night a choice of Grilled
Fanny Bay Oysters or soup of
the day, Thailand Black tiger
prawns of Chicken Ossi fol-
lowed with a choice of Trio of
Fresh Fruit Sorbet or Chesa’s
signature Meringue Swan atop
asmall pond of Belwian
chocolate,

All tor $14.95, ‘Tough to
beat.

Especially when the ovsters
are served aboard a plate that
includes delicate phyllo pastry
in the shape of a tlower,
mixed green salad, endive,
radicchio, fruit salsa and
creamy cilantro mayonnaise.
Thailand prawns were chosen
as the inain entice option. A
half dozen came with the
aforementioned accou-
trements on a colorful and
well taid- out plate.

‘The sampled duck, mean-
while, came with panfried
gnocchi (Italian potato
dumpiings), grilled red pep-
per, eggplant and a vegetable
ratatoutl’s. Again, plate pre-
seutation vas artistic, colochil
and eve-appealing.

The blackberry sauce
served with the duck was too
sweet for my tastes, but it was
provided in restrained mea-
sure aboard the plate so as not
to overwhelm the delicate
duck meat Havors or the rest
of the entree.

Nessert decor was especial-
ly inventive.

A sampled chocolate
mousse was decorated with
coiled springs of caramelized
sugar and the creme brulee
came with fresh strawberry
and kiwi fruit topped with a
caramelized sugar tara.

Service was autiable and
informed, but somewhat slow
on the Saturday night we vis-
ited. Perhaps, in part, because
a martial arts accident had
temporarily sidelined: Mr.
Brown. Chesa roughly trans-
lated means “the place to he.”

For many West
Vancouverites it has remained
thus through pvo generations
of Chesa owners.

HERE FORTHE
HALIBUT ...
Broiled West Coast

and braised

fennel adorns

a table at Chesa

in West Vancouver.
The dish comes
with fresh fruit
salsa and
shoestring
potatoes.

BRAVO CUCINA ...

the menu is as sensuous
as the encounter itself

“Pasta with pea:s and
blue cheese broth”

BRAVO CUCINA

--RISTORANTE (TALIANO “€
z 209 Lonsdale Ave., North. Van >

halibut with coconut

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