Have you ever let a friend talk you into giving an ex a second chance? No? Good then. I have a similar perspective on restaurants. If you burned me once, I’m not likely to pay you a second visit. Unfortunately, exceptions must sometimes be made. Like, when a close friend that you have known since childhood is visiting from out of town and REALLY wants to go to that one, specific place.
This is how I wound up at Lario’s on the Beach. This, after vowing 6 years ago to never eat at an Estefan-run Cuban restaurant after my meal at Bongo’s Cuban Cafe (same as Lario’s, but downtown) was an overpriced and depressingly mediocre experience. But, in the wake of the recent renovations, I took a chance. I didn’t really have much of a choice.
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