Angel City open, Redondo Cafe turns Hawaiian, mystery meals at Chez, and more dining news
Co-owner Richard Demian of Angel City Gril shows off a felafel taco and a chicken shawarma bacon taco. Photo An Angel gets its wings… Yes, it’s rather summery for an allusion to a popular Christmas movie, but I have been saving that joke about the Angel City Grill for quite a long time. The little cafe on the Aviation curve in North Redondo has been under construction for almost a year. I mentioned that it was underway in a column last September, and they just opened. (You may not have noticed they are open because they have reflective coatings on the windows so they always look closed during the day.) Angel City serves an eccentric mix of Middle Eastern food with tacos and burritos. Fillings include chicken shawarma with house-smoked bacon. The parking lot is tiny and often full with customers for their neighbor Pursuit Coffee, so you may need to park on the street, but a combination like that is worth a little walk (1505 Aviation, RB)… Redondo Goes Hawaiian, and points further east… The Redondo Beach Cafe has been a landmark for decades. Old-timers will remember when the building was the original Wooden Shoe coffee shop. They served American and Canadian diner favorites under…
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