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Cantina Dos Amigos, Indialantic<br />
The Saga Continues<br />
S<br />
ince 1988 Cantina Dos Amigos has been a popular<br />
Mexican restaurant attracting many regulars along<br />
with tourists. All was fine until the business sold in summer<br />
2022. The new owners didn’t want to continue the<br />
tradition, changed the well-liked menu, and the locals<br />
stayed away because “it just wasn’t the same anymore”.<br />
When hurricane Nicole swept through Florida last November,<br />
the beach communities took a hit. Dos Amigos<br />
lost its sign, and the patio roof got damaged. It was time<br />
for the new owners to give it up.<br />
To save the building and business, Jeff Day who has<br />
owned and managed Cantina Dos Amigos prior to selling<br />
it in August, joined forces with Lou, the original owner.<br />
They worked day and night to bring the restaurant back<br />
to its old glory. “There was a little nervousness,” admits<br />
Jeff, and “without Lou’s help we couldn’t have done it.”<br />
Within a short amount of time the patio roof got rebuilt<br />
and a bigger outside bar was constructed. Most importantly,<br />
the popular menu was back - the recipes that Lou<br />
brought from South California where he had worked in<br />
a San Diego restaurant. Less spicy, more cheese was the<br />
secret; it was just the taste beach people liked back then<br />
and now. Cantina Dos Amigos re-opened the doors again<br />
in November and has been successful ever since. Now<br />
it’s up to Jeff to keep it going... and the saga continues.<br />
A little hint: Try the Taco cart lunch buffet between<br />
11 am and 3 pm. You will be back for more!<br />
Brevard Live April 2023 - 25
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