SMALL RESTAURANTS like the

22nd Street Cafe are

helping consolidate West Vancouver’s reputation as a haven
for top quatity breakfast and lunch fare.

Along with Milieu Cafe, Capers,
Twickers and Cafe Au Lait, it has
taken the dietary reawakening of
the ‘60s, put it on the early morn-
ing grill and served it up amidst
80s decor and atmosphere.

The secret behind the 22nd
Street Cafe's rapidly blossoming
reputation, besides the marvellous
food served, is its management —
family-run by the Carters, who of-
fer friendly and courteous service.

Atmosphere has the natural per-
sonability of next door with
Carters, Tessa and Lyndsey, serv-
ing up smiles, good afternoons and
culinary elegance, and Carters
Jason and Freddie, elbov:-deep in
the suds of the restaurant’s kitchen
sink.

Overseeing the whole operation
are Ma and Pa (Joan and Fred)
Carter, both realizing a lifelong
dream to run a restaurant.

After a successful seven months
slinging out breakfast, brunch and
lunch from the 2220 Marine Drive
Jocation that formerly housed
Hildie's Cafe, the 22nd Street Cate
has decided to expand into dinner
service.

Service at 22nd Street rambles
along haphazardly like any good
family affair, reflecting the ebb
and flow of conversation and
Saturday afternoon acquaintance.

Decor is a mixture of ‘40s
memorabilia and ‘80s simplicity.

The 50-seat cafe’s breakfast and
brunch menu covers all the basic
pre-noon cdibles without taking
any organic running jumps off the
deep end.

The traditional two eges done
any way you like them, with toast
and country fried potatoes, go for
$3.25, toss in ham, bacon or
sausage and add 31.50. Omelets

run between $4.50 for a cheddar
cheese or mushroom. with
Parmesan to $4.75 for a Spicy Hot
Mexican and $5.25 for an omelet
with fresh shrimp.

Simple croissants with preserves
go for ($1.35); scones with
preserves and Devonshire Cream
are $1.45.

There is no better opening to a
weekend than to stride into the
22nd Street Cafe, pull up a chair at
one of the restaurant's wooden
tables and dig into an early morn-
ing (or better still, a mid-morning)
feast.

My wife, the wee man and I
dropped by last Saturday morning,
ornery with hunger.

Tipping her hat and hunger to
the recent Commonwealth Games,
my wife roared into a 22nd Street
English Grill ($5.75) with the gusto
of the best decathlete. .

Consisting of two eggs, bacon,
sausage, ham, grilled tomato, hash
browns, two slices of whole wheat
toast and a garnish of honeydew
melon, the Grill is a throwback to
another era — a rousing example
of what got the British Empire off
and running.

I chose a Bratwurst and Eggs
($5.50).

The order, another Empire
builder, came with two eggs, one
spicy and substantial wurst, a side
of sauerkraut, a dipping pot of Di-
jon mustard and, again, two slices
of whole wheat toast, a dollop of
hash browns and a slice of melon.

Showing a little restraint, the
wee man tucked into an order of
French Toast ($3.95) — three slices
of sourdough French accompanied
with fruit and pots of real mapte
syrup, which the amusing little
fellow decided should be emptied
in one dumping.

As utensils clattered in family
unison, Simon and Garfunkel
harmonized in the background be-
tween barks from an adjacent pet
shop.

27 - Friday, August 8, 1986 ~ North Shore News

Cafe serves up fabulous
food, friendly hospitality

table
hopping

Timothy Renshaw

good value.

Open every day from & a.m. to 4
p.m. and Thursday, Friday and
Saturday for dinner, the 22nd
Street Cafe features nice people,
honest value, and first rate food.

TASTY MORSELS

DUBROVNIK WEST, 4368
Marine Drive, West Vancouver

THE NORTH Shore's only restau-
rant offering Yugoslavian haute

1373 Marine Drive
West Vancouver

926-4913

cuisine has overhauled what once
was the Cypress Inn's menu, and
installed some of the robust dishes
and flavors peculiar to that eastern
European country.

Owner-chef Gojko Bodiroga
took over the restaurant in
November, 1985 and has been bat-
tling its somewhat obscure location
ever since with his considerable cu-
linary talents.

New dishes include Chevapi
(39.25), Yugoslavian meat rolls,
specially marinated and served
with hot chili pepper sauce;
Goyke’s Chicken ($12.95},
previously featured in Bon Ap-
petite Magazine, and Lamb
Noisettes de Agneau Fondantes
($14.95), presented with red and
green peppers.

Dubrovnik West meals are all
prepared with skill and imagina-
tion — worth the required drive
into the nether reaches of deepest
West Vancouver.

We've gone seafood for the summer!
open every day

THE CLuB SO GREAT...

THEY NAMED THE STREEY

ALTER TY

We rinsed down the feast with a
Cafe Latte ($1.75), served in a
mammoth milkshake glass, and a
Cappucino ($1.40). Both were

NEWS photo Stuart Davis
THE 22nd Street Cafe at 2220 Marine Drive proves to be 2 family affair.
Above, Tansy Carter holds up one of the restaurant's deluxe
cheeseburgers while sister Lyndsey looks on,

Just 1% blocks west
of the SeaBus,
on your way to

or from Expo

We offer 15% Discount to Senior Citizens

Open 11-11 7 days a week

Free parking
117-260 W. Esplanade 986-2228

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