Hard to tell whether the Cohn Restaurant Group is building restaurants or empires these days. The new, $15 million Coasterra restaurant-slash-event space is a behemoth, with one of the best waterside views of downtown and the harbor. Chef-partner Deborah Scott crafted a Mexican American menu for the 28,000-square-foot property. Sit on the massive outdoor deck (shaded by solar glass that powers 35 percent of the building), order tableside guacamole with Maine lobster in chipotle butter, the garlic- and sesame-glazed yellowfin tostada with creamy slaw, and the white corn soup with roasted poblano crema. Try Deb’s coconut margarita: reposado tequila, coconut cream, lime juice, and toasted coconut salt rim. Get frisky with their mezcal collection. It’s the kind of place mayors’ kids get married.
880 Harbor Island Drive, Harbor Island
Now Open: Coasterra
Photo by Jenny Siegwart
