New Tupelo Grille owner brings fresh look to popular Whitefish restaurant while leaning on tradition
Tupelo Grille owner Dave Pike, director of operations Jeff Carl and executive chef Joshua Dicks in the restaurant's newly-remodeled lounge area. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
A new mural adds color to the lounge at the Tupelo Grille. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Teppei Fujimoto, Chloe Kasselder and Reni Frosinos are part of the staff at Casita de Jalisco. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
The Casita de Jalisco's kitchen, counter and seating area. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Ownership recently changed hands and the interior of the Central Avenue restaurant has undergone a remodel, but the Tupelo feel and the menu favorites remain.
Last October, Dave Pike purchased the popular restaurant from Pat Carloss, closed it for renovations and reopened in mid-February. Pike and director of operations, Jeff Carl, said the kitchen was the focus of the renovation, but the work extended into the restaurant.
“I wanted to bring some freshness to the aesthetics here,” Pike said. “Everything from the floor, the ceilings, the lighting, the painting.”
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