OLD HARBOR BAR & GRILLE,

There's a really cool new restaurant on South Water Street. We should keep this a secret, especially since we really enjoy not waiting for a table on a Friday night. But it's going to get out sooner or later. The Old Harbor Bar and Grille is one flight of stairs below street level, where the Cactus Grille used to be. The entire space is open and airy, with the bar and dining areas naturally flowing together. For appetizers, we tried the honey-chili barbecued jerk shrimp with grilled mustard seed pineapple relish ($8) and the white beans and roasted tomatoes on garlic bruschetta ($4). The shrimp had just the right amount of zip, and the accompanying pineapple relish was refreshingly cool. The bruschetta itself, with a hint of garlic, was tasty as well. For a main course, we recommend the grilled tuna ($12), a meaty steak marinated in ginger and soy sauce that has a deliciously sweet taste and a marked tenderness. The baked scrod ($9) is also good -- light and flaky and the perfect choice for a warm summer's evening.

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