Restaurant Update: Lakeway Inn opens Chinuk, Grace Cafe has new owner
The past month has meant several changes for Whatcom County restaurants. Here’s an update:
The restaurant near the main lobby is now known as Chinuk and its menu will have plenty of Pacific Northwest cuisine. Menu items include Penn Cove mussels, Draper Valley Farms chicken sandwiches and Mallard ice cream.
The restaurant also has a new local chef in Douglas Metzger, who helped launch several restaurants at the Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa, according to a company news release.
At the end of December, Karim Ravani purchased the business at 1065 E. Sunset Drive from Todd and Heidi Larson. According to a Facebook post, the recipes, menu and staff will remain, but plans are in the works to add a few new items to the menu.
A letter to customers posted on the front door at 1203 N. State St. noted that a decision was made to not reopen after the close of business on Friday, Jan. 23.
“We dreamed of expanding this cozy little cafe into something royal and timeless, but in the end it just wasn’t meant to be,” said a portion of the letter.
The Koi was purchased by Andrew Ward in August 2014 with plans to change the name to King’s Cafe.
Restaurant Update runs monthly in Take Five. Have an update on a Whatcom County restaurant? Send questions or tips to dave.gallagher@bellinghamherald.com or call 360-715-2269.
This story was originally published February 4, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Restaurant Update: Lakeway Inn opens Chinuk, Grace Cafe has new owner."