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 →