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Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention, is developing, or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Sonoratown nown open late on Fridays, Saturdays
Praise the Taco Gods: After opening seven days a week, Sonoratown is now officially experimenting with late-night hours, staying open until 10PM on Fridays and Saturdays weekly. The importance of Sonoratown in the larger discussion of SoCal’s taco game is paramount: They helped usher in regional Mexican tacos in a way that emphasized specificity. Their menu? Minimal, tight, focused. In fact, it had had only one significant addition—cabeza—which they added when it opened its Mid-City location. Their quality? Unparalleled.
It is, through and through, an Angeleno legend coming to Long Beach.
Retro Row’s NYC Chopped Cheese shop signage goes up
After causing my food group quite the (non-malicious, I assure) laugh, the signage for the anticipated chopped cheese shop on Cherry Avenue just north of 4th Street has gone up. Previous signs have already hinted they will be serving Boar’s Head cold cuts but let’s hope they can manage to get the tradition of the chopped cheese down right.
Great Tiger Ramen has opened on Willow Street
The ever-expanding presence of ramen in Long Beach continues, Great Tiger Ramen has taken over the former Chile Bravo space that closed earlier this year. Located at 4211 E. Willow St. They are currently hosting grand opening specials, including $3 beer.
El Patio is now open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
El Patio, the Mexican restaurant near the northwest corner of 7th Street and Redondo Avenue, is now open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is now open Monday through Thursday from 9AM to 9PM and Friday through Sunday from 7AM to 9PM. Happy hour is on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3PM to 6PM.
New Amsterdam (smartly) re-brands as Arabian Grill
Naples staple Marlena has launched into happy hour Monday through Friday from 3PM to 5PM. $12 Old Fasioned, Collins, or New York sours. $2 off all wine by-the-glass and draft beer. And an assortment of food offerings: marinated olives, three cheses, salumi, crostini trio, arancini, and pork meatballs.
ICYMI: Beloved independent brewer Brouwerij West to permanently shutter operations in ‘a month or two’
Brouwerij West, the San Pedro brewery that brought mixed-fermentation brews to SoCal, is shuttering after nearly nine years of serving the community. Unless “a holiday miracle” happens, the plan is to close within “a month or two.”
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ICYMI: San Pedro Fish Market to return to Pedro waterfront, open new location in Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf
The famed San Pedro Fish Market has big news: It will return to its roots as a San Pedro harbor-facing restaurant and open another location in Monterey’s famed Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s new San Pedro location? A 3,000-person seafood heaven.
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ICYMI: Keto-friendly, family-owned Bushfire Kitchen to open first Long Beach location
Bushfire Kitchen will be opening its first location in Los Angeles County right here in Long Beach. Keto-friendly and gluten-free has always been at the heart of their ethos—but don’t worry: you can still get down on burgers and mac’n’cheese.
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