Olympic Penisula

Nourish, Sequim, WA., 7/12/24

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building – 101 Provence View Lane, Sequim, WA 98382

Nourish is a farm-to-table place open for dinner Thurs – Sun. They operate a dedicated gluten-free kitchen with house made dishes using local ingredients.  They offer both indoor and outdoor dining with parking on both sides of the building.  The menu changes weekly and is a 3-course fixed price with several choices for each course.  The wine list was better than most and they also offer cocktails and beer.  The indoor space had carpet on the floor with metal and unstained wood for the walls with lots of windows.  The metal tables were unclothed, the ceiling was open and there was a large amount of space overall.  The food was really good with clean straightfoward flavors.  I love the idea that the menu changes that frequently, it would make me go often if I lived nearby.  Service was super friendly, efficient and helpful.  Hope you’ll try it and let me know what you think. Continue reading →

Dungeness Valley Creamery, Sequim, WA., 7/12/24

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cow – 1915 Towne Road, Sequim, WAS., 98382

Dungeness Valley Creamery is owned by Ryan and Sarah McCarthey.   They produce whole raw milk from about 70 Jersey cows that produce around 350 gallons of milk per day.  Sarah grew up on this farm that was run by her parents. She and her husband took over in 2012.  Now their 2 sons are learning the business and you could see them working around the farm.  There are cows of all ages and the place used to have tours but now it’s walk through as you wish and they are happy to answer questions.  We wanted to try their ice cream which was made by Lopez Island and is sold by the scoop or pints.  Lopez supplies many Northwest area restaurants, etc.  The friendly scooper told us the cows all love petting and invited us to look around which we did.  Each cow had their name on an ear tag and had quite different personalities.  Meanwhile the ice cream was dense and lovely.  I would have preferred simpler flavors but it and the farm are worth a stop during your visit to the Olympic Peninsula. 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 →