What am I looking at in the last pic?
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Pickled eggs.
But with cascabella peppers instead of the usual beet juice. You can buy a jar of them to take home. It is pretty unique. You won’t find this in other parts of the country or overseas. We love cascabella peppers So Cal!
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Having dinner at Selva in LB later this month and eager to try their modern Columbian food. Anyone have menu recommendations? Thank you!
@Ernie_SGV - How was Selva in LB?
I’m trolling the LB posts looking for somewhere to go after picking up folks from LGB. Selva, Aji Peruvian, and maybe Michael’s DT are close enough and open late enough for my trip to the airport.
Maybe Michael’s DT is the favorite since Long Beach Creamery is near by. 
PS/Edit: I’ll add Little Coyote to the list. LOL
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La parolaccia is great awesome Italian food
Ammatoli Lebanese with fresh oven baked pitas and other breads
Marlena’s is run by gjelina alumni. Never been but on my radar
Marlena Long Beach
(562) 203-1500
https://goo.gl/maps/uUqaz64YaMSwjwkf9
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No one mentioned Michelin-starred Heritage I don’t think?
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Thanks for the great suggestions. Unfortunately I’ll have to save these for next time.
After getting through traffic and picking up my passengers, we ended up at Nexx Burger in Downey. Nice deal on a double cheese burger for $3.75 for the burger by itself. Quick, cheap, and something new for our friends.
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@Mpken Haven’t gone to Selva yet, but hoping for later this month!
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Been exploring Long Beach recently, see my past posts these past few months….
Crystal Thai-Cambodian. Nom P’jok. I wish the broth was warmer.
Ammatoli. This was pretty damn good. Maybe not quite the level of Bavel/Saffy’s but I would personally recommend!
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Yeah, I agree with your comments on Ammatoli. It’s much more relaxed than Bavel/Saffy’s for a weekend brunch / lunch.
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We are huge fans of Ammatoli!
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Good Day Cafe, formerly Wide Eyes Open Palms, is a long time go-to for breakfast/lunch. Only place I know of in LA that makes their own almond/cashew milk. Great in cappuccinos.
Sesame Dinette, the Vietnamese food outpost of the now closed Sesame LA in Chinatown. Try the grilled beef in lolot leaves.
Mangette for soft scrambled eggs and an espresso or a slice of black sesame or matcha basque cheesecake.
The smelt chocolate chip cookie at Gusto is the best in LB (IMO).
…and I still love Heritage even though it’s gotten more expensive. Looking forward to their bistro, Olive & Rose, opening soon.
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Anyone been to Ruta 15? A mariscos spot that is blowing up apparently
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Looks great. They got some unique dishes under the specialities
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If you make it down plz report back!
New restauant from Michelin starred restauant heritage? Didn’t even know there was a Michelin restauant in LB.
Architecture looks stunning.
Any one have plans on going?
Finally got to try Selva in Long Beach and loved it. Lovely service, lively crowd and most importantly food was delicious. Never had Colombian food before but flavors remind me of Cuban but more complex with very nice, clean herbal notes.
We started with their ceviche served with leche de Tigre and crispy plantain chips. Very fresh and clean tasting ceviche went great with the bottle of white wine we ordered. Next was the field greens salad which was delicious; tangy buttermilk type dressing and nice greens, with pickled onions and crispy bits (toasted bread crumbs?) on top that have a nice crunch.
For the main we got the ribeye with yeasted butter, very tender and flavorful piece of beef. The trio of sauces included a tangy chimichurri that paired well with rich beefy flavors of the ribeye. Accompanying this we ordered “mama’s” rice and beans which were fantastic. Very flavorful beans cooked with pork and garnished with marigolds.
Server was also fabulous, very friendly and accommodating. I’ll definitely return to Selva!
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We’ve been venturing more and more into Long Beach. Two places we’ve enjoyed…
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Saint and Second - I love their veggie sandwich. I’m not a veggie guy but this is a substantial sandwich with layers of eggplant, some sweet peppers and alfalfa sprouts topped with melted provolone and a garlic aioli, packed into two perfectly toasted and buttered slices of sourdough. I get it every time we’ve gone and at $18 its a steal. My kids love the meetballs, which are tender and juicy with a side of ricotta and that same grilled sourdough. Last time, my wife had shrimp ala plancha, which at $33 came with 5 humongous, perfectly grilled head on shrimp. She ate the bodies and I had the heads
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Last night, we tried Bar Becky. I’m not a huge fan of the ambience which is quieter, more reserved but very nice still. I just prefer a louder, more boisterous environment. But my branzino dish was excellent. 2 sizable fillets, perfectly grilled and then I think flash-seared so the meat was still tender and flaky but skin was shatteringly crisp! Very simple prep but again, as a price conscious dude, at $30, it was money well spent!
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Anyone been to Marlena? We are hitting it up tonight. Didn’t realize it was Gjelina alum but when perusing my menu, the first thing I told my wife was “they have a roasted sweet potato appetizer!” Will report back… had been planning to do the bistecca but may veer more apps/pizza given the Gjelina ties.
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Have been eyeing Marlena plz report back!
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