34 — Wednesday, December 9. 1998 — North Shore News

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“An expansive central horseshoe bar services an equally expansive southside snacks and holding lounge — three TVs, ove backdropping bar, another hung discreetly 1 southwest corner Fos frantic northside diping room, sompiete with rver rock fire Phage and assorted booties and tables,

“Total seating inside: a whopping 314.

“Come brighter weather, two patios will add 112 seats outside. “No shortage of seatage, then, but what else have we vot here?

“Or what else don’t we have?

There is no mistaking that this-is a Keg, but ...

“Gone is the windowless interior and deep dark wood- grain gloom that typified origi- nal Kegdom.

“In its place: windows and bright interior decor back- dropped with bold ‘sunbelt* tones.

“Gone, tov, are the jow- hanging lights and lamp shades that dinged many a romantic forchead in Ke g days of yore.

“In their place: chic halo- gen and ‘exciting pools of light’? — dive in young lovers.

“And gone, by Jupiter, is the salad bar.”

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Che, (Sirous Pakzad with “The Pink Elephant Dish”, 2 skewers of flaiae-grilled ground beef.

on the North Shore Basmati rice, Shirazi sulad, Dotmudes und youust with shaliots, Only $9.99 TRADITIONAL KABAB & GRILLS ° Boneless Chicken Kabab $ 99 ‘Boneless pieces of chicken breast & thigh marinated in traditional sauce, skewered & flame broiled * Chellow Kabab Koobldeh Sg@2oS Two skewers of fresh ground leef marinated with onions and seasoning broiled over an open flame All above kababe are siso available with the combination of Dolmades, Shirazi calad and yogurt and shallots, please add $3.00 STEWS WITH RICE * Baghala Polo Lima Beans steamed with dill-flavored basiati rice, served s 99 with mildly seasoned lamb shank ; ¢ Ghelmeh Bademjan Split yellow peas sauteed with chunks of veal in a seasoned ; Ss 99 tomato sauce, topped with thin slices of fried eggplant : served with steamed basmati rice

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“In its place. something called the salad hub —- a cen: tral finger poppin’ bar at which patrons can ordet cus tonrmade greenery. Could be animprovement. Never did quite trust those pleighay salad bar dedlector shields. And how Jong had that beer and garbanzo bean salad reall been in there?

“Other details and trivia: P60 statt culled tram SOO job interviews; the Reg braintrust reports that most of the ste vesstul candidates are tram the North Shore

“Nothing but the best.”

According to a press reletse trom the Kee Corporate bunker, the West Vancouver Keg is part ofa new wave of expansion in Canada tor the steak and good times peddlers.

Its launch tollows steak: house openings in Barrie, Ontario, and Fort McMurray, Alberta, earlier this vear.

And, according to Keg cen tral, the West Vancouver outler is the ninth Keg Steakhouse and Bar to open in Canada since 1996,

Ac last count Keg opera- tions in Canada, corporate and franchise stores, totailed 63. An additional 20 are located in Washington (15) and Oregon {five} states.

Nit-picking tood critic types wonder about the West Vancouver location.

Amidships the Park Royal shopping centre's south mall parking lot seems less than romantic. Not really primo view space.

But then you aren’t here for the scenery, are you diners?

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Stav tuned for a full post: dining report in an upcoming ‘Table Hopping adveneure.

J4d The Beach House at Dundarave Pies. 150-25th St., West Vancouver, 922- 1414.

They are lighting it up again at the Beach House.

Tn what has become one of the North Shore’s most colourful Christmas traditions, the West Vancouver restaurant tlipped the switch Nov. 30 on its annual Festival of Lights display.

The eighth annual event features 70 Christmas tree: decorated by businestos, orga- nizations and individuals dis- played in the seaside grounds surrounding the Beach House.

The proceeds trom the event go to a partnership of worthy North Shore charities.

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Asa follow-up to the Oct. 28 ‘Table Hopping column reporting the return of Philip Mitchell and his Norte Restaurante to North Vancouver, Baldo Urrtusastegui’s Fiesta Mexicana has re-opened in Port Moody (2414 St. John's St., 939- 2302).

Urtusastegui has also vowed to return to the North Shore, this time to the Lower Lonsdale area.

Rumour has it chat the old Paine Hardware locale coukd house the new North Shore Fiesta Mexicana next spring.

Also, those seeking a jocal Mexican deli experience while they wait for Norte’s opening this month should check out the small Julio's Mexican eat- in, take-out diner (1215 West 6th St.. 986-4224) behind the Marine Drive McDonald's restaurant in North Vancouver.

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And for lovers of the grape, especially that which is locally produced, news that Edgemont Village now: lias its own wine store will be reason for much applause. Edgemont Village Wines (3050 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver, 985-9463 ) opened Nov. 1,

The shop sells B.C. Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) wine. B.C.’s best are now a match for wines any- where else in Canada and the rest of the world.

Edgemont owner/opera- tors Brian MacDonald and Bruce Curry will be happy.to to tell you why,

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