In the strip mall across from the condo is a series of restaurants run by the same guy. Arugula is an italian place that we have eaten at a couple of times. Good, but a bit pricey. They next opened Tangerine one door down, which serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch. We like that a lot, and have eaten there many times. Then, in a smaller space between the two, he opened Amaro, a wine and drink bar with tapas and other small plate foods. We are on the email list for the group and have thought about going to Amaro several times. Tonight we decided to try it.

We arrived a bit before 6pm. When we asked to hostess about Amaro (it shares a common door with Arugula), she seems a bit flustered and mentioned that happy hour was ending soon, but that we might be able to squeeze in. We were somewhat perplexed. but went ahead and were seated with the full menu from Arugula. When our waiter arrived, Stan asked him about Amaro and he explained that the “Amaro as a separate  space” concept had been abandoned, that it now just does an extended happy hour four days a week. We did wonder why the hostess didn’t just say that as well, but we went ahead and had appetizers, soup and dessert, all of which we great. No harm, no foul.

To add to our misery, 8 Islands, a Hawaiian BBQ just down the road, which was always good for a tasty meal at a reasonable price, has closed its doors for good. ;-( We will surely miss that one. (And the Lane Bryant at Flatirons Crossing is closing as well. It’s been a rough year it seems.)