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Diners: Berth 55 Seafood Deli

YOU’D have to go out of your way to come across Berth 55 by accident. Hidden away among the docks and cranes of the Port of Long Beach, we only found out about it through a friend of Ev’s. So we had to go check it out.

It’s pretty basic and the dining area is a bunch of plastic benches overlooking a dock but there’s loads of fresh seafood on offer at pretty good prices. The guy serving us was friendly and helpful and recommended some dishes. Ev went for salmon, barbecue shrimp and fries, I got swordfish with shrimp and rice, […]

August 3rd, 2010 | Category: Diners | 7 comments

Another day, another diner

WE HEADED south this time, to the almost-a-trailer-park that is Orange County to try the Omelette Parlour in Costa Mesa. Jamie has been singing the praises of this place for ages so when the question of where to go for our weekly brekkies get-together came up she suggested the Omelette Parlour on Saturday so Ev could join us.

The menu is pretty extensive and they don’t just do omelettes. I was in the mood for something bacony and the Two To The Max seemed perfect: two large eggs, two slices of bacon, two slices of French toast and a large side of […]

March 30th, 2010 | Category: Diners, Food | 3 comments

Another day, another diner

AND so to brekkies again, this time at the Long Beach Café on Ocean in downtown, er, Long Beach. (A quick note: we came here a month or two ago and I totally forgot to do the update. Duh.)

Anyway, this morning we met up with Jamie and Alicia and headed in. As usual it was pretty packed and very noisy, which is generally a very good sign. Within seconds of being seated we had our coffees and were perusing the menu. One things you can’t say about the Long Beach Café is that it’s short on choices. The menu is huge […]

February 21st, 2010 | Category: Diners, Food, Long Beach | 2 comments
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