Rock and Rye Oyster House in Bellingham, Washington

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Bartender Liliana Franz draws a draught at the bar in Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Line cook Ian Patterson makes an Ahi shashimi at the Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Line cook Jabez Richard, left, makes a dish as general manager Harrison Gilbert watches during dinner service at the Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Rock and Rye Oyster House Chef de Cuisine Jacob Grisham, left, and general manager Harrison Gilbert in the dining room of State Street restaurant in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Dinner patrons enjoy dinner in the rustic dining room of the Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Bar manager Dennis Schafer, right, fills customer orders at the Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Line cook Jabez Richard cooks a dish at Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Bar and Front of House manager Dennis Schafer mixes drinks for guests at the Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Images from Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Seared Maple Leaf Duck dinner with a mustard coriander rub, cherry demi-glace, fresh mushroom, pesto, and thumbelina carrots at the Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street in the Herald Building on Tuesday evening Sept. 29, 2015, in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Guesat at the Rock and Rye Oyster House on State Street enjoy the outdoor patio dining. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)