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” Evergreen “Tree Chinese Restau- "ant, 2533 Marine Dr., West -

’ Vancouver, 925-3068. Visa and " MasterCard accepted. Open. | Monday to Saturday for lunch

anid dinner. Take the kids or

. call a babysitter? Take the kids.

é Its menu is relatively concise, with few exotic surprises. 9¥

consistency is both its blessing and

Nits curse.

Timothy Renshaw TABLE HOPPING

RITIQUING Chinese restaurants can.be less than inspiring. In most cases, the food served in one is largely indistinguishable ‘from the food served in another. It is as if the majority of Chinese food restaurants are‘all serviced by one massive kitchen from which issues forth.endless oblong plates laden with chow meins, chop sueys, won ton soups, fried rices and egg foo yongs. . And while the aforementioned main themes come in a boundless ‘variety of sub-themes, they are all’ basically the same. It is largely a cuisine of odds and ends, a grand study in the creative use of lef- tovers. Chinese fcod’s familiarity and

SAUVIGNON BLANC. CLOS OU BOIS. 1990. $15.60 (U.S.A)

A DASH of semiilon gives this carefully crafted Celifornia Sauvignon Blanc a leg up, as does the faint tang of oak, resulting in a smooth mouthful of elegantly subdued fruit.

This is what basic white Bordeaux should taste ‘ike, instead of tonsillectomy-in-a-jug.

Clos du Bois’ well-deserved rap is built on this kind of non-showy consistent wine- -making and rea- sonable prices, which, alas, still double at the border.

it satisfies many, but ‘excites few.

The Evergreen Tree recently moved into the premises of a long-time Marine Drive cafe that used to serve that old standby

n-Canadian Chinese-Canadian

oilerplate that has launched and sustained the operations of thou- sands of cafes and.restaurants across this mighty hungry land.

Its name is elegantly West Coast, but the Evergreen has dropped from its menu the Canadian suffix of its predecessor and concen- trates instead on simple Chinese food.

Its interior is spare and clean, though the pictorial display of four-color entrees on the wall over its kitchen is reminiscent of the Daily Special wallhangings favored by the galleys of the B.C. Ferry Corp. fleet.

But the Evergreen’s food, thankfully, is several rungs above the institutional goulash dispensed between Nanaimo and Horseshoe Bay.

For a Chinese restaurant, its menu is relatively concise, with few exotic surprises.

The prices of the various dishes are reasonable, ranging from $3.75

Tell yourself again we have bet- ter medicare and social programs, pony up and try not to cry isto the wine.

BON MIGUEL TORRES. 1987. $15.95 (Spain)

Replacing the ‘86, whicty suf-

* for a good-sized bowl of Won Ton soup up to $8.95 for an order of Curry Prawns.

A special Hot & Spicy menu in-

_ sert offers an eight-dish selection

of more challenging entrees (Spareribs with spicy salt and hot pepper, $7.25; Satay Beef, $7.25; Hot Pepper Prawns, $8.95).

Table Hopping sampled a Hot Pepper Chicken ($6.95) that featured assorted chopped bell peppers, chicken and hot red chili peppers in a vigorous stir-fry.

A House Special Fried Rice ($5.95) was festooned with shrimp, pork and fried egg.

Both were simple dishes that ably satisfied Chinese food crav- ings, and both were served by a staff that is polite and eager to please.

For dessert, | suggest a stroll across Marine Drive — watching of course for that fast approaching Mercedes or Jeep Cherokee — to Bean Around the World for a porcelain bowl of Cafe Latte and perhaps a homebaked confection.

Or if Bean is too packed with la- tent beatnik types, head another block east to the new and bright Grabbajabba for an iced Moc- cacino ($3) and a Choco- late-Hazelnut Biscotti ($1.25).

fered from schizophrenic bottle variation, this new vintage ought to have “New & Improved!’’ on the iabel.

The cabernet sauvignon com-

ponent has been goosed from 70% to 85%, leaving just 15% tem- pranillo to add a distinctively Spanish flourish te the deep reso- nances of this complex cabernet.

This is a hefty yet sensitive wine, looking tor a juicy steak, aged lamb rack or mature cheese to take !ong romantic walks on the beach and generaliy hang out with. Play match-maker.

— by John Mocre

Wednesday, October 21, 1992 - North Shore News - 29

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