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of restaurant competition for

miles around?

Including the Tomahawk,

"Mr. Chamberlain?

Yes, at first. And there was
Earls before it. Red Rabin,
too. Fine establishments all

. — bright incendiary rockets
launched into the complacen-
cy of establishment dining.

Their fallout finished
many of the less game family
restaurants. But you don’t last
70 years at anything without
. being good and smart.

The Yomahawk, though
built on tradition that cele-
brates loca! native culture and
:. Canadian pioneer cuisine,
realized the need to change
with the times.

. Worry. not, though.

Chick’s diner is still outfitted
“in one of the best collections
?+-of native artifacts this side of
the Rockies and it still serves
ts great family of hamburgers
bearing local native Indian ~
names (35 to $7) and the
‘Yukon breakfast is still a

tch for any early morning
tite. Milkshakes made
from ice cream? yessir. A
string of diner'stools at the
counter?.
JAN still there. -
But there have been some

dditions. .

»-For one, the Tomahawk .
now has, a 48-seat outdoor
patio that offers a relatively
serene open-air venue in
which to enjoy a sturdy
Canadian’ breakfast several
streets removed from main
traffic. arteries and busy side- :
‘walks:

On the menu, ‘you ‘it flow
find a small selection of sal-
ads —- sampled Caesar bore
the’ halimarks of the Tom-
ahawk touch: homemade

Romaine and generously .
sprinkled with shavings of -
fresh parmesan.cheese — a
vegetarian Garden Burger (no |
native Indian name adorns

‘this one) and entrees such as
Rainbow Trout.($10.75), New -:

York Steak ($15.75) and.
Oysters on Toast ($11.25).

- Desserts are all made on
the premises. The pies behind
‘the traditional sliding glass

eee cases conie with light-.“,

* weight crusts and fresh fruit
“filling. Usually served with a
: dollop of ice cream and con-
«sumed with elbows on the’
‘counter reading a newspaper,
- shooting the breeze with
Chuck or taking in a ball
-game on the Tomahawk color
TV.

“all its down-home glory.
Q

Explorers Restaurant, 180
West Esplanade, North
Vancouver, 988-0077.
Explorers’ culinary adven-

“tures have ceased. After open-
ing last December with the
promise of bringing exotic
__International fare ‘to the for-
“mer Harvest Eating House
location; Explorers closed
aly, 14," ;

Chamberlain Canadiana in.

order 64

CHAMBERLAIN CHAPS. ..... - Tomahawk

“Barbecue owner Chick Chamberlain (seated)

and his son Chuck Jr. in the North Vancouver.

Seiad with Die
Sha say sts 8.95

Barbecued Spares wth Paste Prina Yea 9.50
Stud Bras of Chihes, Press = $08

Fresh Fasny Say Oyster Stee,

- Grand Cental Stile 8.95
Melagion Cried Lah, Fraguat Rie 9.90
Enjsy oie Roaet Petme Rib

Fray and Saterday pom 12.95

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