feeling blue - View this location on map early last year, a few local restaurateurs turned a downtown steakhouse into blue (805-783-1135), a surprisingly intimate bar, restaurant and jazz club where regulars have private lockers for their wine. if you like to people watch, sit in the bar or the downstairs lounge and start with a blue martini garnished with a maytag blue cheese-stuffed olive ($7). live music usually begins about 10 p.m. as dinner service ends. whet your appetite with one of the asian lettuce wraps with hoisin minced chicken and soy wasabi sauce ($8). ''the best filet in town'' ($26) comes with potato gratin with maytag blue cheese butter, sautéed spinach and a cognac demi-glace. NYT 998 monterey street, San Luis Obispo, CA Nightlife, Cultural, Restaurant

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