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Restaurant Guide 2009.pdf - The Powell River Peak
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B4 | Wednesday.june 10.2009<br />
a t a s t e o f p o w e l l r i v e r<br />
powell river peak<br />
All around fun in store<br />
As soon as customers enter the premises<br />
they realize there is much more than<br />
simply bowling and billiards. It is really<br />
two businesses in one: Westview Billiards<br />
and Bowling, and Strikers Bar & Grill. The<br />
two businesses blend to make a perfect afternoon<br />
for the family or an evening with<br />
friends. Jade Belisle, the front-end manager,<br />
expertly juggles the requests of a steady<br />
stream of customers.<br />
Families can enjoy the two-layered, flower-lined<br />
deck, the largest patio overlooking<br />
Marine Avenue and Malaspina Strait<br />
beyond. Even though it is a licensed premise,<br />
children can sit on the deck with their<br />
parents and enjoy a pop while their parents<br />
have a drink if they wish. After a lovely lunch<br />
or dinner, pool or bowling might be next on<br />
the list for an exciting evening out with the<br />
family.<br />
In the lounge, adults can play Keno or<br />
watch any one of a number of televisions in<br />
the area, including an absolutely huge standup<br />
flat screen where the games show to great<br />
advantage while patrons enjoy a cold one.<br />
Jug specials include highballs as well as beer.<br />
Customers can spend a lazy afternoon relaxing<br />
on the beautiful deck with a daiquiri, or<br />
challenge friends to knock over some bowling<br />
pins.<br />
No visit is complete without sampling<br />
what the full-service kitchen has to offer.<br />
Food can be served anywhere on the premises:<br />
the pool and bowling area, in the lounge<br />
Lani Carmichael [clockwise from top<br />
left], Jade Belisle, Kristy Carbury and Kate<br />
Glaze enjoy the view from the biggest<br />
patio overlooking Marine Avenue.<br />
or outside on the sunny deck. There are succulent<br />
wings and crispy fries, “the best in<br />
town” according to customers.<br />
Chef Dee Kachanoski’s food is all homemade<br />
from pounding and breading the veal<br />
cutlets, to mixing fresh, seasoned all-beef<br />
burger patties and hand cutting the fresh<br />
fries. The batter for the fish and chips is<br />
made fresh for every single order.<br />
Westview Bowling and Billiards and<br />
Strikers Bar & Grill will have extended hours<br />
for summer.<br />
4478 Marine Ave<br />
604.485.2203<br />
Families & sports<br />
teams welcome<br />
Jug specials<br />
Friday & Saturday<br />
Huge Patio<br />
Licensed Lanes<br />
Birthday Parties<br />
Try our<br />
new<br />
Teochew<br />
Cuisine<br />
Enjoy<br />
gourmet<br />
Cantonese<br />
& Szechuan<br />
Monday - Friday<br />
Lunch 11:30 am - 2 pm<br />
Dinner 4:30 - 9 pm<br />
Saturday & Sunday<br />
Dinner 4 - 9 pm<br />
Catering available | Deliveries start at 5 pm<br />
#7 - 7030 Glacier Street | 604.485.2885<br />
Menu<br />
sizzles<br />
Gourmet Canton has been<br />
a mainstay for Chinese dining<br />
since 1991. The familystyle<br />
restaurant has changed<br />
in response to changing<br />
tastes, introducing new<br />
menu items like its signature<br />
hot-plate dishes.<br />
Originally, Cantonese<br />
dishes were drawn from<br />
the owner’s home village of<br />
Toyson in Canton province,<br />
China, and were renamed in<br />
English to make it easy for<br />
patrons to understand. In<br />
1995, a chef from Szechuan<br />
province brought his cooking<br />
to the Gourmet Canton.<br />
Now the restaurant is introducing<br />
Teochew cooking,<br />
from an area between<br />
Canton and Szechuan.<br />
Teochew cooking is famed<br />
for light noodle soups based<br />
on homemade broth. These<br />
soups make a light, fast and<br />
nutritious lunch. Customers<br />
build their own soup, beginning<br />
with broth and a choice<br />
of noodle and then choose<br />
China is a very large country with a multitude of cooking<br />
styles. At Gourmet Canton, a third type, Teochew, is being<br />
introduced to the menu, joining Cantonese and Szechuan.<br />
Manager Emily Yee is happy to serve any of them.<br />
seafood, fish balls, or meatballs<br />
and a satay or curry<br />
sauce to design their own<br />
flavourful bowl. Ordering<br />
ahead by telephone means<br />
that lunch is ready to be<br />
picked up for take-out or enjoyed<br />
in the dining room.<br />
Gourmet Canton brings<br />
authentic fusion cuisine to a<br />
steady and supportive clientele<br />
with both adventurous<br />
and conservative tastes. The<br />
menu accents the fusion of<br />
western and Chinese. Among<br />
appetizers, the spicy squid<br />
and deep fried wonton lead<br />
the list. House specialties<br />
include light and spicy gourmet<br />
chow meins and cashew<br />
chop suey. The pan-fried<br />
garlic prawns and beef ginger<br />
from the sizzling menu<br />
leave diners hankering for<br />
more. For a substantial meal<br />
one can choose from a wide<br />
range of regional foods.<br />
Gourmet Canton’s manager,<br />
Emily Yee, encourages people<br />
to try the weekly specials. “Ask<br />
your server for recommendations,”<br />
she says, “or if you have a<br />
special diet, let us know and we<br />
are glad to oblige.”<br />
Special group meals can<br />
be catered from Gourmet<br />
Canton and delivered.<br />
For more information,<br />
readers can call Emily at<br />
604.485.2885.
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