Comments on The Ketch Seafood Grill’s Facebook page have resembled a shark feeding frenzy, as each tantalizing post hinting at a reopening is met with a flood of questions.
“When’s the opening date?” one respondent asks. “Waiting impatiently for opening!” said another. “Menu? Opening when? We have been waiting sooooo long!” said a third questioner, out of many others.
The beloved restaurant first opened in 1987, then closed in July 2023 after owner Art Howard retired and sold the business. Howard had run The Ketch since 1995, and the restaurant remained on the market for nearly a year before an investment group purchased it…