DINE BEAT : CAFE BIZOU MAKES PLANS.

Byline: Larry Lipson

As Cafe Bizou in Sherman Oaks gradually moves toward cloning itself in Pasadena on the ex-Papashon site at 91 N. Raymond Ave., the question everyone is asking is, ``When?''

Bizou's Don Shain figures it will be early fall before Bizou II's doors can be opened to the public.

``There's some work to be done first,'' he said.

Meanwhile, the original, the second-most-popular restaurant in Los Angeles, according to the Zagat Survey, goes rolling along, posting record grosses so far this year.

Reservations well in advance are mandatory at the 14016 Ventura Blvd. cafe. Call [phone].

Best deal under the Sole

Summer patio dining at Ca' del Sole, 4100 Cahuenga Blvd., North Hollywood, takes a novel turn every Monday when an outdoor Venetian-style barbecue takes place.

Diners are invited to partake for the modest sum of $9.95, which gets them a half-chicken with mustard sauce, a lamb chop, sausage with bell peppers (peperonata) and herb-seasoned spareribs. The quadruple-treat barbecued meat platter is augmented with grilled polenta.

The Monday barbecue dinner is served from 5 to 11 p.m.

For information and reservations, call [phone].

Chefs on the move

Josie LeBalch and David Fouts, both top chefs, have left the kitchen of The Beach House, 100 W. Channel Road, Santa Monica.

LeBalch, previously at Saddle Peak Lodge and Remi and just back from a trip to France, continues to search for a site where she can operate her own restaurant.

And Fouts, who had made a name for himself as opening chef of the recently shuttered Lumpy Gravy and then rejoined LeBalch (with whom he'd worked at Saddle Peak) at the Beach House, has indicated he's considering several offers, one being executive chef at Dominick's, 8715 Beverly Blvd., West Hollywood. Another would be as replacement for chef Claude Segal, who departed from Pagani, 8800 Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood.

The Lobster rises again

After being dark for some 15 years, The Lobster has reopened at 1602 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, much expanded from its original 1923 30-seat cafe.

One of America's most noted seafood chefs, Allyson Thurber, previously at Water Grill in downtown L.A., and the Striped Bass in Philadelphia, cooks lobster and other seafood for patrons in the new dining room (seats 110) or patio (seats 34).

Lobster comes chilled as an appetizer ($19), as chowder ($7), as a salad with sweet corn pancakes ($15), steamed ($23 per pound) and grilled with shrimp stuffing ($25 per pound) as entrees.

Thurber also features a whole roasted striped bass dish ($25 per pound).

And yes, chicken and steak items are available for those anti-seafood types.

Information and reservations: [phone].

Napkin notes

Guest chef David Adjey from the Stonehouse in Montecito will be cooking his specialties at the Parkway Grill, 510 S. Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena, through Thursday. Information and reservations: [phone]. ... Family-style Italian fare by chef Jennifer Naylor begins Thursday at Granita, 23725 W. Malibu Road, Malibu, as a regular Thursday feature. Barbecued dishes and New England clambake items will alternate on Sundays with clambake classics upcoming Aug. 1. Reservations: [phone].