End of The (Poop) Deck, bar with no name, an unusual fusion, Greek in Hermosa [A LA Carte dining news]
Closings and openings: After ages as the Poop Deck and a change of name a few years ago, The Deck is going to close on April 1. Hermosa’s favorite oceanfront dive bar was facing a huge rent increase and can’t survive selling inexpensive beer and burgers. Speculation is The Deck will be replaced by a combination grocery and sandwich shop. Whatever comes in, a bit of the beach character is slipping away. [“Last call for Hermosa Strand’s Poop Deck bar.” Video: Last Call at the Poop Deck… Another closure offered an altogether fancier dining experience. Josiah Citrin’s Costa in Manhattan Beach, which closed like everybody else in November, will not reopen. I liked their food and hoped they’d make it, but Citrin’s magical touch is apparently gone for good… On the opening side of the ledger, one of the more unusual in recent memory is Nana’s in North Redondo, which you probably haven’t noticed because they’re in the back of an office park with no signage. It’s a passion project serving Mexican and Italian food, as well as some items that fuse those traditions. They’re operating out of a commercial kitchen while getting feedback from customers and scoping out spaces in the area. It’s a…
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