Rockefeller gastropub takes Yelp controversy public

The Rockefeller versus Yelp, Round One Many restaurateurs fume quietly about vindictive or ignorant reviews on Yelp and other sites, angry about being slammed unfairly but not wanting to provoke controversy. The Rockefeller in Hermosa Beach has gone public with their hate mail, some of which is from people who haven’t eaten there but slammed […]
Oliver’s CafĂ© themed around Dickens’ Oliver Twist

First Look, Strange Concept… When someone told me that Oliver’s CafĂ© in Redondo Beach was themed around the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, at first I didn’t believe him. Could there really be a restaurant in the South Bay where the staff dressed as English orphans and the manager was costumed as Fagin? Luckily, they […]