Pasparos Taverna

New Specials!

2008-05-08T17:50:00.000-07:00

New specials are now on the menu:

Back by popular demand - Halibut Plaki ($22)
Baked fresh halibut fillet topped with caramelized onions and a wine tomato reduction

Bourekia ($8)
Light and crispy phyllo pouches filled with crab, artichokes, cream cheese and feta

Kalitsounia ($7)
Cretan style puff pastry cheese pies filled with ricotta cheese, fresh mint & basil

Voted 2nd Best Greek Restaurant on the North Shore by the readers of the North Shore News!

2008-05-05T15:33:00.000-07:00

Earthsave Dine-out at Pasparos!

2008-04-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

On May 6th at 7pm we will be serving our Earthsave friends a 100% vegan menu. For those of you that would like more information follow this link or to register for the dine-out event click here.

The Earthsave group has graced us with their presence every year and Katia has prepared an all vegan sampling menu each time.

We have copied the following information from the Earthsave dine-out website page:

Date: Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 7pm
Location: Pasparos Taverna
132 West 3rd Street, North Vancouver
Price: $25 member; $28/non-member
We are venturing once again to Pasparos Taverna, the ever-popular Greek restaurant for an evening of delicious vegan creations. Our group will enjoy our meal in the beautiful atrium, where it is easy to imagine that you have stepped through a door into an enchanting Greek village. Dinner will begin with Chef Katia’s famous Homous, served with warm pita bread, fresh out of the oven. Next we will try Fakkes, a velvety, lentil soup and out-of-this-world vegan Spanikopitas, savoury spinach and onion pies baked in filo pastry. We will also sample Greek Salad and Marouli Salad, a refreshing salad with finely chopped romaine lettuce, green onions, fresh dill, and olive oil vinaigrette. The main course will include their incredible Moussaka, a layered casserole with eggplant, zucchini, textured vegetable protein, and vegan béchamel sauce, as well as Briam, grilled vegetables, stewed in a tomato, herb gravy and served over Saffron Rice. Lemon Roasted Potatoes will also accompany our main course. Dinner will end with a sweet taste of Halva, a traditional dessert made with semolina and syrup.

Note: Pasparos is not taking reservations for the Earthsave dine-out - if you would like to join this group on May 6th, please contact Earthsave directly by following the links posted above :)

new photo gallery on website!

2008-04-29T14:41:00.000-07:00

We have uploaded several new photos of the restaurant for your viewing pleasure! Follow this link to view.

New feature wines from Argentina

2008-04-01T19:34:00.000-07:00

We have introduced two new wines from Argentina. The wines will soon be officially on the wine list.

Premium Bisonte Malbec Gran Reserve

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Estate grown and bottled in La Rioja, Cuyo, Argentina.
The bunches are destemmed, not crushed, and cold soaked for 48 hours before being inoculated with yeast. The wine goes directly to French oak barrel for 12 months and later it lays 6 months in a bottle before going to the wineries.

Bi-Varietal San Huberto Cabernet-Syrah

Made from 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Syrah
Estate grown and bottled in La Rioja, Cuyo, Argentina.
The 30% of this wine rests 6 months in a French oak barrel before going to the wineries.

New Pasparos photos

2008-03-16T16:11:00.000-07:00

Soon the website will be graced with the new restaurant photos. Mark (photographer) did an amazing job and our fantastic graphic designer Tamara (www.dreamindimension.com) is working on setting up a new photo gallery for us.

Here's a preview of some of the photos...

keeping it traditional with some fresh changes and updates!

2008-03-12T18:58:00.000-07:00

Ever since the change of ownership we've tried to keep the good things as good as ever and do some upgrades that were long overdue...

As of today we have a new high temperature dishwashing maching which will make our lives "backstage" much easier!!! This has been one of several upgrades and improvements that have happened in the past year and a half :)

Our website will also be undergoing a bit of a makeover. We will be adding some new photos that will show the new colours in the restaurant, our evening ambiance and overall warm and cozy feel...

My Mom and I just took some professional photos that we can use for advertising or promotions - we will be doing an advertising feature about Women in Business in the Outlook soon.

The photos are amazing and credit should be given to one of our staff members, Mark Bencito, who is going to photography school and has a bright future ahead of him!!! He is awesome!

Also want to wish our always smiling and cheery employee, Karen, all the best in her new job endeavour! We will miss you Karen!

Kalo vrathi" to all! ("good evening")

Tania

Katia's creativity to surprise and satisfy the curious palate!

2008-02-18T14:55:00.000-08:00

Katia has been allowing her creative culinary skills to soar. Who knew greek food could be so exciting!

We have enjoyed featuring new items, especially those that will rarely be found on a typical Greek restaurant menu... there is so much to be experienced in the Greek cuisine yet most of us fear to stray from our reliably satisfying roast lamb and calamari dishes... if you are feeling adventurous next time you come in, try something different, a glimpse of greek tradition...

Come in to experience Katia's new creations that will be on the menu in the next couple of days...

Still in the making, we can give you two hints of what is to come...

We will be featuring a delicious pork dish with celery in a thick avgolemono oregano sauce...

Savory meat pies - tender puff pastry filled with lean ground lamb, feta and artichokes...

More to come...

Kali orexi!

Tania

renovations continue over Christmas!

2007-12-21T00:26:00.000-08:00

We have had a very busy holiday season and it's been great!

We managed to serve hundreds of people with an incomplete dishwashing station - thanks to our amazing staff and a lot of hard work... we hope to have a finished and functioning station over Christmas.

We will be closed on the 24th - 26th as well as New Year's Day.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Check out the website - we have a new intro page - a Greeting from Katia :)

Tania

Closing for two days for renovations

2007-11-26T00:40:00.000-08:00

We are finally getting a brand new dishwasher system! Unfortunately this type of installation takes time the business can't operate without the dishwasher fully set up. We will have to close the restaurant for two days:

Monday, November 26th & Tuesday, November 27th...

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Tania

New Specials!

2007-10-27T23:22:00.000-07:00

Katia has worked her magic once again.

We just introduced two new specials. The beet salad (Patzarosalata) has remained on special due to popular demand and we are now featuring a rich winter stew and an exciting Pork dish....

Youvarlakia
This is a traditional Greek winter stew. It is a thick soup made with avgolemono (egg & lemon beat together with the broth to make a creamy and tart texture), beef meatballs and rice. Rich and hearty, this stew is a meal in itself ($8)

Heirino me Thamaskina
Tender cubes of pork simmered in white wine. Enhanced with thyme and oregano and finished with sweet plums and slivers of roasted almonds. Served over a bed of rice pilaf. ($17)

I just had the Heirino for dinner - It was so good I practically inhaled it - I enjoyed my meal with a glass of Ecco Domani Pino Griggio :)

Time to wrap up a busy evening! Goodnight to all and see you soon!

Tania

One year since Katia took over!

2007-10-25T11:16:00.000-07:00

November 1st marks the anniversary since Katia bought out Greg's shares. Although for the most part it's been a smooth transition, many changes and improvements have taken place.

Most noticeable change would be the new LED lit Pasparos Sign out front and the blue & white awnings. We just love it when people walk in and make an enthusiastic remark about how nice the entrance looks!

Last July we celebrated North Vancouver's 100 years and hosted a fundraiser for the North Shore Women's Centre. The Outlook and the North Shore News both covered our event. We had live performances by the band Xastouki and belly dancer Yasmina. The event raised over $4000 for the Women's Centre!

We have a lot of work ahead of us as the Holidays approach - it's always a lively time for Pasparos, full of parties, dancing and laughter... looking forward to more fun times!

Thank you for checking out our Blog!

2007-10-22T00:37:00.000-07:00

October is generally a slow month for us - time to reflect on the busy summer that went by and an opportunity to fuel up for the craziness of the approaching Holiday Season - big parties and celebrations and much laughter to look forward to!

We are just about to bid farewell to Grandma and Grandpa that have graced us with their presence from Greece - we will miss them and we're sure the staff will miss all the warm hugs and kisses that Grandma so generously distributed! hehehehe

They fly back to the village in Crete on Wednesday and the place won't be the same without them. Kalo Taxithi Giagia kai Pappou! (Have a good trip, Grandma & Grandpa!)