Island Park Restaurant Guide

I used to go to the Coyote Grill a few years ago so when the opportunity arose to go again I looked forward to it. Ah, how the years have changed it. The interior that once was a romantic 'Ode to Santa Fe', has depleated to a dozen or less tables and hardwood chairs with the bar taking over most of what was once the dining room. The hint of southwest is overshadowed by the emphasis on "bar and drinking." The outdoor areas are another extension for the same. The food, at least what we ordered, was bland and unimaginative, come to think of it, the entire menu read that way...(maybe there was a reason that none of the tables had salt and pepper on them...we asked for it, then ended up passing ours to the table next to us when their waitress disappeared.) I guess that the final insult was when the waitress picked up our check folio and never returned with the change...I was counting on getting back a couple of dollars for the car valet, rather than a leaving a twenty-five percent tip... 35 minutes I hunted her down and asked for three of the dollars back. OK, never again! Coyote Grill should just give in and become another of the string of the overcrowded Island Park waterfront bars and stop trying to pass itself off as a legitimate restaurant, it is already well on it's way to doing just that!