Kona Grill is now open on Boy Scout in Tampa. La Cachette in Clearwater on Cleveland Street is open and, according to my sources, very beautiful, with several rooms to accomodate different-sized parties. At the site of the old La Cachette on Gulf Blvd. in Indian Rocks Beach, Tapas Garden Restaurant has opened, with nice outside dining space. Taverna Opa is going into Channelside in the space that was once Grille 29, while downstairs a new Irish 31s Pub and Grill is going in. Angelinos in Palm Harbor is now Jonny Garlic's. Taqueria Quetzalcoatl 402 S Howard Ave. in Tampa will open shortly as Mateo's Fresh Mex. And Dutchy's, a sports bar on Mandalay on Clearwater Beach, will open early in January.

On a sad note, Edyth James' Callaloo's (705 Court St., Clearwater) appears to be out of business.
The phone is disconnected, the Web site is down and the sign says "Closed for Repairs."