433614 Tue Aug 21 14:50:30 -0700 2007 0 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 2867284 Anyone been to Nick's Cove in West Marin? This is the new Mark Franz and Pat Kuleto project. I went to lunch last week. As a long-time fan of the original Nick's Cove, I was looking forward to the new place. Very disappointed. Barbecued oysters were poorly prepared and a very ordinary barbecue sauce. Popcorn shrimp not crispy - they were limp and gray. Clam chowder was very thin and had no flavor. I ordered a hamberger medium rare and it came out well done. I sent it back, but the second one was also cooked well done. I'll stick by old-style clam shacks like Barbara's Fishtrap in Princeton. Tue Aug 21 14:50:30 -0700 2007 20506 bkaufman