Long Beach- Restaurants

[Not Afraid]

I never been to Joe Josts! (Of course, bars are not Lisa friendly for the most part)

As for Restaurants:

2nd Street in Belmont Shore has a variety of non-chain really excellent restaurants and is our most frequent haunt.

• La Creperie is fantastic food and atmosphere
• Next door is Zen Sushi
  Next to that is Bonos (Owned by Sonny and Cher's daughter)
• Down the street is Open Sesame - a Lebanese restaurant that we end up at probably once a week and home of the "Heroin Chicken" (You eat it and, an hour later you crave more).
• There are 2 more new Lebanese restaurants on the street as well.
• Super Mex is always good for fantastic Mexican food (although they've now expanded quite a bit and would be considered a chain)
• La Strada is decent Italian
• Biggs has decent Tapas but I had bad service there when they first opened and haven'tbeen back
• George's Greek is WONDERFUL (there's one on Pine and 5th downtown as well)
  

Everything on 2nd street is a short walk, so just park anywhere and walk the street. It's a fun atmosphere.

Downtown has more chains, but you might try:

• Madison for steak (fancy and expensive)
• L'Opera (fancy and expensive)
• Geoge's Greek (wonderful)
• Sevilla for Tapas
• There's also your run of the mill stuff like PF Changs, Lone Star, Islands, CPK etc.

Call when you're in town.

[NickO'Time]

Many thanks for the response. I will check them out, maybe one of each for lunch and dinner.

[lindyhop]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Next to that is Bonos (Owned by Sonny and Cher's daughter)

I'm nitpicking but she's actually Sonny's daughter but not Cher's. I've been wanting to try that place.

[NickO'Time]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I never been to Joe Josts! (Of course, bars are not Lisa friendly for the most part)

As for Restaurants:

2nd Street in Belmont Shore has a variety of non-chain really excellent restaurants and is our most frequent haunt.

• La Creperie is fantastic food and atmosphere
• Next door is Zen Sushi
  Next to that is Bonos (Owned by Sonny and Cher's daughter)
• Down the street is Open Sesame - a Lebanese restaurant that we end up at probably once a week and home of the "Heroin Chicken" (You eat it and, an hour later you crave more).
• There are 2 more new Lebanese restaurants on the street as well.
• Super Mex is always good for fantastic Mexican food (although they've now expanded quite a bit and would be considered a chain)
• La Strada is decent Italian
• Biggs has decent Tapas but I had bad service there when they first opened and haven'tbeen back
• George's Greek is WONDERFUL (there's one on Pine and 5th downtown as well)
  

Everything on 2nd street is a short walk, so just park anywhere and walk the street. It's a fun atmosphere.

Downtown has more chains, but you might try:

• Madison for steak (fancy and expensive)
• L'Opera (fancy and expensive)
• Geoge's Greek (wonderful)
• Sevilla for Tapas
• There's also your run of the mill stuff like PF Changs, Lone Star, Islands, CPK etc.

Call when you're in town.

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Rock Bottom Brewery is also really good - on the corner of Ocean and Pine.

(I presently work in that building.)

Ken and I will be going to a bridal show in Long Beach that day - maybe we can join you for lunch! We'd love to see TicTocBaby!

Either way, we could all have a big lunch get together! It would be great.