join us for lunch or dinner, Monday to Saturday EARLY BIRD SPECIAL $11.95 #65 Seating 5:30-6:15 pm 1373 Marine Drive, West Vancouver 926-4913 t TORCHY'S RESTAURANT: DINNER FOR VALID UNTIL JANUARY 30/97 MAXIMUM $10 VALUE Receive 1 FREE DINNER when a second dinner of ~ equal or greater value is purchased Dine-in only « Valid Sunday through Thursday, 5pm-10pm For Réservatio ns. ‘Call. Torchy: 5 Restaurant fe 050 WwW. Queens Rd - === —--4 tg AP ea ae \ “cream cheese sauce, I fresh sh mixed green salad or. clam chowder Cniy ene coupon required for 2 or more. Please present coupon, Not valid with any other promotional . Expires February 9/97 H 2070 Marine Drive, North Van 980-261 1! LGSELEBRATING 23 VEARS ON THE NORTH SHORE re | Serving World Famous Fish & Chips In HORSESHOE BAY since 1946 Expires for January 21/97 * Monday to Friday only, 2 p.m. to.closing © ® Horseshoe Bay location only © Dine-in only © Not valid with other promotional offers Buy the first entree, and receive a second entree of equal or " lesser value with this ad, COMMUTER! 4 eo 7 ow So til tam. Tdays © 6408 Bay Street West Vancouver 921-7755 Len ee ee oom ons The Tandoori Garden, 2039 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, 984- 0791. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Open Monday to Saturday for lunch, Open every night for dinner. Fully licensed. Vegetarian options? Several. Take the kids or call a babysitter? You could do either, but take the kids only if they are adventurous eaters. ~ Menu for tonight: ¢ Kingfisher Indian beer ($4.95) © Nan ($1.50) © Butter Chicken ($9.95) ¢ Chicken Curry ($8.95) AND now a few selec- tions from The Three Tandooris: Mahbur Rahman, Amin “Ripon” Rashid and Kulbir Singh Boparai. No grand stage or heavy- weight hype for this trio, however. Bombast is not their stock in trade. They prefer to play a more intimate venue than the more well known trio of tenors, and they prefer to play instruments more savory — the clay tandoori oven, for example. . Their high notes include Butter Chicken, Vindaloo and Vegetable Biryani. And they have tended their Tandoori Garden venuc _ cor the past dirce years, cul- tivating with each passing - year an appreciative North Shore following. It’s by no means a large garden. The 40-seater was planted in the upper Lonsdale storefront previ- ously occupied by the more pedestrian Ta Minore house A GOOD DINING SIGN ... North Vancouver has proved fertile: ground. } Tandoori Garden. The restaurant, which is outfitted with a tandoori oven, featur the best in Bengal cuisine. of Mediterzanean food. For students of Indian food, however, the place of the Three Tandooris is a fer- tile garden indeed. Rahman, Ripon and Boparai specialize in the Bengali branch of India’s other's Day. or New Years Eve. One coupon per group, no separa’e cheques. Uf you have two or more items from our bar, desert or appetizer menu, we will | cordially invite you and your guest to enjoy a complimentary cutree when a 1 second entree of equal or greater value is purchased. LIVE MEXICAN ENTERTAINMENT RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED AT 985-TACO 1700 Lonsdale, North Vancouver, complex and absorbing cui- sine — a more delicate, less spicy cousin to Punjabi-style Indian food. With the absence of ghee (Indian clarified butter), the Garden’s dishes are also less rich. They are more subtle . ° California Maki * Tamago * B.C. Roll * Tekka Maki © Salmon Maki ® Kappa Maki * Fato Maki ® Salmon © Tana * Imitation Crab * Red Snapper © Sunomono © Goma ve . Gyoza 980-1510: 480.GAST OND: ST. N. Van 4 . Special Scallop Cone ® Spicy Tana Cone ¢ Salmon Sashimi * Tana Sashimi ® Chicken Teriyaki * Beef Teriyaki : and ultimately more, Satis ne he Tandoori Garden’ s menu embraces a wide rangi of Bengali dishes, from th fiery Vindaloo (2 hot and: See more page 19” * Salmon Teriyaki * Chicken Karaage * Tha Karaage . * Agedashi Tofu * Tonkatsy * Vegetable Tempura » Oyster Motoyaki * Vakisoba © Miso Soup * Rice AIM Happy tour & Specials 5:00-7:00 pon