Visited this place on Thursday 11/3. I was happy to see that the new owners have tried to overhaul the interior a bit. They moved one of the big fish tanks so the restaurant is more open now. The dining area now has some cohesion with the bar area rather than the "split personality" feel you got when this place was run under various different names.
I was REALLY impressed with the food. The quality and quantity was very good. If food quality was the only deciding factor in rating this place I would happily give it 5 stars. Unfortunately for The Dirty Pelican service level is equally important when it comes to rating a restaurant. I was REALLY Unimpressed with the service. It was painstakingly slow. Our whole dinning experiences (dinner for three) took a whopping 1 hour and 25 minutes, and that wasn't because we were taking our time to enjoy the ambiance! Also, the staff's knowledge of the menu was pretty poor.
Since the food was so good I will definitely return to this place and hope that the management solves the service problems. I would like to see this restaurant succeed.