It’s been an up-and-down year for a downtown Syracuse Caribbean restaurant.

It opened as the 809 Lounge & Restaurant at 206 S. Warren St. in March. It rebranded as Isla Caribbean Cuisine in June.

That led the State Liquor Authority to pull the license to sell alcohol while it reviewed a new application. That review is still underway several months later.

Luis Colón Torres, who has owned the restaurant since the start, attempted to serve dinner without alcohol for a while, but gave that up.

“It’s been frustrating,” said he said. “But you have to deal with it.”

That’s led to the latest news at Isla: It’s now reopened for lunch only (with no alcohol) 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. (See menu below).

Isla also been hosting special evening events with food and beverages using t

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