Update successful: A Hermosa restaurant reboot
Sometimes you move forward by going backward. A place with a very contemporary design and food can seem dated after only a few years. It’s why some decor can be dismissed with a careless, “That place is so 1995.” Many designers might suggest updating that restaurant to current trends, but it might actually be smarter to go in the other direction and make it look mid-century. Some looks never go out of style, though it can be hard to know in the moment which ones those might be. Zane’s opened in 2008, a metamorphosis from a previous establishment called Italy’s Little Kitchen. When I reviewed them in 2017 the place had black walls and an interior dimly lit with bulbous lamps that offered more lighting accent than actual light. It was a modern lounge look that wasn’t all that modern any more, and didn’t really fit their menu of steaks, seafood, and Italian specialties. That selection of food had its roots in the Italian-American steakhouses of the 1950s, and at some point, it must have occurred to somebody that it might be good to remodel the restaurant with that era in mind. This not to say they went for red leather upholstery and checkered tablecloths – far from it. Instead, there…
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