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Pastameli of New York, 700- 2601 Westview Dr., North Vancouver, 980-3555. Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted. Cipen every- day from 10 a.m. Take the kids or call a babysitter? Take the ids.

Menu for tonight:

° Glass .of. Sangiovese Romagna Giacondi ($3.95) Caesar Salad ($3.95)

® Minestrone Soup ($3.25) . *Inferno pizza (medium, $13.95)

° Basic pizza (medium, $9 70)

ESTVIEW shopping .

centre, the best’ place on the North . Shore to practise manoeu- -vring your vehicle in close urban quarters, ‘is steadily - adding new depth to its gas- tronomic personality. -

Not many years ago, shoppers . would have been lucky to secure some Chinese food or asimple deli sandwich from the shopping centre on the northwest corner of the Upper Levels Highway and Westview Drive.

. ‘Today, however, they’ve got their choice of Chinese (from the Silver Lake restaurant), Japanese (Bara’s, right by the video shop,

. Steak and Salad Bar (Sizzler) and pizza (Westview Pizza).

~ + As of mid-October, the dexter- ous Westview driving folk had pasta and more pizza added to their shopping centre dinin menu courtesy of Pastamell of New York,

’. Pastameli of Robson Street might be more accurate, that heppest of hep Vancouver City cruising strips being the birth

: place of the original Pastameli "pasta deli back in 1983. .

_ ~~ The Pastameli empire-has been built.on the solid founda-

tion of fresh Italian carbohydrates. ° ‘topped with a liberal helping of ~

good quality homemade sauces.

It began as a take-out deli,

then evolved into an optional ‘take-out or eat-in diner and has

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continued to thrive as a ’90s fast food, fast exit hybrid.

The Caulfeild wing of Pastameli opened in the Something Special shopping cen- tre in 1987,

Its combination of simple good quality Italian fast food and warm informal New York style pizzeria atmosphere has estab- ished it as a popular neighbor- hood eatery ina high-altitude, high-income area that has been far less welcoming to several more serious restaurants.

The North Vancouver version of Pastameli is less ambitious than its Caulfeild cousin. Its menu is smafler and its interior more spartan but it still manages to turn out the basic and appeal- ing Pastameli goods,

The Westview Pastamell is fast-

food functional: a halt-dezen solid wooden booths running parallel to a serve-yourself counter, manned by a youthful staff.

Whereas the Caulfeild Pastameli ventures into more complex dishes such as Osso Bucco, Veal Marsala and Chicken Cacciatore, Westview sticks to the ground-level blue- collar crowd pleasers: cappucci- nos and sandwiches ($2 to $6); pasta ($7 to $9 for dishes ranging from Spaghetti with Meat Sauce to Veal Cannelloni); and pizza ($7 to $17).

Our Caesar salad was plugged

with fat homemade croutons, and

the Inferno pizza we sampled packed a capicollo and jalapeno wallop that immediately fired sal- low urban complexions with a

: ERS NEWS photo Nell Lucante

PIZZA, ANYONE? ... Scott Meli of the new Pastameli of New York pasta and pizza deli in North Vanccuver’z Westview Shopping Centre presents an extra-large pizza.

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vibrant incandescent glow.

It also sent us scurrying fora tumbler of some chilled malted beverage, which is available on tap ($2.95 for Molson Canadian) and which, along with glasses of red and white Giacondi, consti- tutes the Westview Pastameli’s entire selection of ferrnented bev- erages.

But, of course, diners are not here to sniff corks or nase the vapors of exclusive cognacs.

practice

They are here to revitalize weary city souls with some hot and hearty Italian food served quick ancl to the point.

Pastameli delivers that combi- nation with a minimum of unwanted extras.

It's not fancy and it’s not for- mal, but the new North Vancouver Pastameli offers pizza, pasta and parking practice: an unbeatable Westview shop- ping centre combination.

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