Port Angeles

Dupuis’ Restaurant, Port Angeles, WA., 7/10/24

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exterior – 256861 US-101, Port Angeles, WA 98362

Dupuis’ Restaurant was a large place that was established in 1920 by Joe Dupuis as a tavern with beer, wine and a dance floor.  He pumped gas out front (which is the entrance today).  He started serving food so he could sober up customers who had imbibed too much  During its 100+ year history it has gone through a number of owners with Toni Rieger taking charge in 1998.   Through the years the various owners have loved to collect things and many have remained with the restaurant so take time to appreciate all the nostalgic and quirky things.  The booths and bar were in the oldest section which had the original furnishings.  Now a wrap-around porch area is being added or maybe it started when Covid was upon us.  Famous people have visited the place like Barbra Streisand and husband Brolin as well as Tommy Lee Jones and Princess Margaretha of Belgium.  The many rooms are different with the entrance room wood covered with lots of knicknacks.  The room we dined in had a fire place, curtains covered the windows, tables were covered with white cloths and chandeliers hung from the ceiling.  Music was in the background, carpet was on the floor and it was lovely to be able to chat with my husband and hear his response.  The food was quite good and I would put this place on your list to visit when you are in the area. Continue reading →

Welly’s Real Fruit Ice Cream, Port Angeles, 7/9/24

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Frankie rode the cart – 115 E Railroad Ave, Port Angeles, WA 98362

Welly’s Real Fruit Ice Cream was brought to Washington State by Lillie and Jacob from New Zealand, where she learned the art of combining  a scoop of ice cream with real fruit.  Starting with a trailer in July 2021 they have now opened a storefront in the Port Angeles Wharf since June 2022.  Welly comes from Wellington, the capital of New Zealand where she worked for 3 months.  They combine ice cream from Lopez Island Creamery with local fruits from Washington farms.  They had 4 single berry flavors or a mixed berry to blend with Sweet Cream ice cream or many flavors of ice cream if you didn’t want the blend.  They have a machine at the counter where they place the dip of ice cream and the frozen berries of your choice.   A corkscrew like mixer blends it in a funnel container that squeezes the end result out the bottom.  One problem I saw with that was the mixer does not get washed in between so all mixes have a bit of the mixed berry effect.  However some did come out much darker.  We chose strawberry which came out fairly light in color.  It is a smooth lightly flavored product that is fun and worth a try.  There’s a video that tells it all. Continue reading →

Kokopelli Grill, Port Angeles, WA., 7/9/24

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exterior – 203 E Front St, Port Angeles, WA 98362

Kokopelli Grill is owned by Texans Chef Michael and Candy McQuay who opened it in Dec. 2009.   He produces a Southwest style cuisine using local seafoods, steaks and produce for this, the more upscale side of their two places.  (The other half is Hook & Line Pub nextdoor, serving lots of fish and chips.) It’s a large 2-story place with the entry room having a high ceiling, some booths along the walls and a staircase at the back wall.   Upstairs the two rooms had lower ceilings and bare wood tables and chairs with a bar counter in one of them.  A couple lucky tables had a view of the harbor in the bar room but most had a view of the downtown street.  Music was throughout and older wood made up the floors. A television screen was behind the bar but it was muted. The place felt jumbled and service matched the feel, but in the server’s defense he was new.  However apologies can only work on one snafu, after several it starts to affect your experience.  We had to wait a good 20 minutes for our drink order to be taken.  When we ordered I asked to please not bring it all out at once but sure enough our salads came before the raw oyster and then the entreé came before I even had a forkful of salad.  Rolls never appeared.  The food was probably better than I write it up but it was such a mess it was hard to look beyond. Continue reading →