Amaro to serve final meal after a year in midtown

An Italian restaurant owned by the operators of the Shady Lady Saloon and the drummer for the rock bank Deftones plans to serve its last meal Saturday night.

Amaro Bistro & Bar on the corner of R and 11th streets opened about a year ago, but failed to generate enough business to keep it going, said co-owner Garrett Van Vleck.

Van Vleck and his partners welcomed Deftones drummer Abe Cunningham into their team running Amaro.

Amaro was part of a redevelopment project for R Street between 11th and 12th streets. Amaro is next to the Warehouse Artist Lofts, a $41 million mixed-use building.

Van Vleck said the management team will focus on Shady Lady and another bar they own, B-Side.

This story was originally published January 27, 2018 at 7:34 PM with the headline "Amaro to serve final meal after a year in midtown."