New restaurant opens in Redmond

The owner of the former Coyote Creek Café in Sisters has opened a new full-service restaurant and bar in downtown Redmond.

Eric Metzel opened E BarGrill on July 28 at 314 SW Fifth St., which previously housed Sully’s Italian Restaurant.

“I used to have a restaurant in Sisters, which was open for 18 years, and have been looking the past four years for an opportunity,” said Metzel. “I had a vision to open up a bar and restaurant. I thought it would be a good place.”

Metzel renovated the restaurant, including a slight remodeling of the antique bar and the addition of an outdoor seating deck. Janette Sinclair, the former executive chef at Coyote Creek Café and chef de cuisine of Hans in Bend, serves as E BarGrill’s consulting chef, Metzel said in a news release.

E BarGrill offers what Metzel called Northwest ranch cuisine, which he described in the news release as “seasonally inspired comfort food with a contemporary twist and a focus on locally sourced ingredients.”

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, he said.

“I just think there is a lot of potential for growth here, and it’s a neat town,” said Metzel. “We’re just kind of getting acclimated, getting our feet wet, and then we will have a grand opening in a couple of months.”

— Bulletin staff report