Long Beach Food Scene
Lola’s Mexican Cuisine in Long Beach introduces ‘quesopozole’ to ring in the winter with warmth
With the birria boom came the quesobirria craze, where corn tortilla wrapped quesadillas are crisped in the oily consommé of the birria broth and served with a side of the liquid to use as a dipping agent. So naturally, Lola's co-owner, Brenda Riviera, asked a very simple question: Why don't we dip them in pozole?
Long Beach Food Scene
Egg Heaven in Long Beach officially reopens (with chilaquiles included)
The heartwarming story of the return of Egg Heaven is one worth repeating: After spending 16 years with El Torito, a corporate giant that is the...
Culture & Commentary
Meet the Mexican immigrants whose first local jobs were at Egg Heaven—and how they’re trying to revive the breakfast legend
Esperanza Trejo and Rito García came from Mexico to Long Beach, each landing jobs at Egg Heaven. Now, decades later and following a closure of the space earlier this year, they return with the hopes of bringing the breakfast legend back to life.
Events & Festivals
What to (unquestionably) eat and drink at the Long Beach Tamale Festival
The Long Beach Tamale Festival is now back on Dec. 4, this year with more vendors which means more tamales and more things to try. Here are my top picks for who you should visit and what you should be bite into.
Long Beach Food Scene
Miracle at The Ordinarie returns to DTLB with more walk-in space, wall-to-wall decorations
After a non-stop, packed-to-the-brim celebration last year, The Ordinarie in DTLB is returning to its annual holiday takeover that is Miracle.
Events & Festivals
Long Beach Night Market makes second go at activating DTLB with a mini food heaven, from Cambodian chicken wings to musubi
The inaugural LB Night Market drew hundreds of people—a double-win for the downtown as foot traffic remains slow and events remain sparse.
Long Beach Food Scene
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: JR’s Pasta shutters while Little Coyote owners take step back, Gusto’s parklet moves forward, more
Weekly Intel is a series that will recap food news throughout the city that isn't quite in need of a full feature but nonetheless worthy enough to let the community know about.
Long Beach Food Scene
Long Beach Food Scene Weekly Intel: Portola closes indefinitely, Tierra Mia opens second LB location, more
Weekly Intel is a series that will recap food news throughout the city that isn't quite in need of a full feature but nonetheless worthy enough to let the community know about.
Long Beach Food Scene
Chez Bacchus brings Long Beach dining with all of the white cloth and little of the pretense
Evoking straight forward, intercontinental fine dining from an era that seems stuck in pre-pandemic times, Chez Bacchus owner John Hansen hopes to finally succeed in a space where others have failed.
Long Beach Food Scene
This in-the-kitchen chef’s table is not just an ode to Mexico but one of Long Beach’s best kept secrets
With an immigrant's love (and longing) for their home, Chef Manuel Bañuelos and his wife Fernanda have created a Mexican gem with Fonda Tobalá—and reach new heights with their chef's table.
