High hopes for Esperanza, Greeks bearing food, an eatery with a hook, and more restaurant news
GAA Architects of Irvine brings a Rodeo Drive look to downtown Manhattan Beach with its design for Esperanza Cocina de la Plaza (above). The new restaurant will replace Shark’s Cove (see below), which is scheduled to close at the end of summer. This is what Shark’s Cove looks like now. File photo. Changes At Shark’s Cove: Shark’s Cove sports bar in Manhattan Beach will close after Labor Day, to be replaced by Esperanza, a restaurant similar to and under the same management as Palmilla in Hermosa. The concept drawings for the space are dazzling, and it will be a major upgrade for the area. It’s a canny move because there is no other fine dining Mexican place in Downtown. Expect an opening around the end of the year… Greek Is Back In Redondo: After a year as a conspicuously unsuccessful Hawaiian burger joint, a new concept is in at the space that was best known as the Redondo Beach Cafe. That restaurant proudly offered Canadian, Greek food, and American food, and the newcomer in that space, Taverna 1511, has some similarities. Gyros, avgolemono soup, and other Hellenic items round out a menu of American diner classics, and you can even get the Canadian poutine that made this place a…
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