Best of the Beach 2022: Chili, Chinese, Eclectic
Chili Whiskey Flats BBQ When Whiskey Flats gets busy they don’t always answer the phone, so sometimes chili fans have to drive over and trust to luck. Chili isn’t made every day, and they sometimes run out, but when they have it, get it. The broth has everything you look for in a real Texas […]
Best of the Beach 2022: BBQ Global (Non American), Breakfast, Brewpub
BBQ Global (Non American) Silvio’s Brazilian BBQ Brazilian food is having a moment right now. People who have never heard of coxinha pastries and Picànha cuts of beef a few years ago are ordering them in droves. Silvio’s was ahead of the curve, having started serving Brazilian barbecue at their Torrance location almost 20 years […]
Best of the Beach 2022: American BBQ, American Contemporary, Asian Fusion, Bar Food
American BBQ Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ Unlike a lot of competitors, Lucille’s offers not only excellent barbecue, but a delightful environment in which to enjoy it. Many people get it to go, but miss the hokey murals, attentive service, and the chance to enjoy their food from a plate rather than a to-go container. Lucille’s makes […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Kids Indoor Play
AdventurePlex Catherine Bem loves that AdventurePlex is in Manhattan Beach. “Not only is it right by the ocean,” she says, “But we can serve Manhattan, Hermosa, and Redondo beaches in a location convenient for everyone,” AdventurePlex aims to make healthy habits fun, and encourages kids and families to play, learn and grow together. “We really […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Youth Club Sports
Beach Cities Volleyball Club Few things personify beach life more than beach volleyball on the sand; thus the winner of this year’s Youth Club Sports honor goes to Beach Cities Volleyball Club. For youngsters 8 to 18, the BCVC hones skills through team practices, competitions, and clinics. Now in its 22 year, BCVC includes hundreds […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Kids Day Camp, Kids Beach Camp
Kids Day Camp Champ Camp Trevor Elder, owner of Champ Camp in Manhattan Beach, strongly believes in a “high fives and good vibes” mentality. Champ Camp, established in 2012, calls itself a “play-based beach program,” and serves kids in the South Bay with beach pods and beach camps year-round. “Winning Best of the Beach means […]
Best of the Beach Retail and Services 2022 Complete List of Winners & Runner Up
Retal and Service as determined by ballots cast online at EasyReaderNews.com Retail Flower Shop Growing Wild 1201 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach (310) 545-4432 growingwild.net Runner-up Rolling Hills Flower Mart Manhattan and Redondo Beach rollinghillsflowermart.com Gift Shop Gum Tree Shop & Cafe 238 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach (310) 376-8733 gumtreela.com Runner-up Curious 128 Pier Ave., Hermosa […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Schools
Arts Classes Coast Music Coast Music has a unique philosophy when it comes to music education: plenty of rehearsal and performance opportunities for their students. “We offer them real world experience,” Coast owner and founder Beth Rohde said. “We feel it is important to offer our students real-world experience,” Rohde said. “Our teachers are instrumental […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Orthodontist, Audiogist, Dentist, Dermatologist
Orthodontist Dr. John Trotter We are so proud that Trotter Orthodontics has been chosen as Best of the Beach for Orthodontics for 2021. We feel blessed that our practice has been able to provide orthodontic care in the Riviera Village for over 54 years, with the establishment of the practice in 1968 by Dr. Trotter’s […]
Manhattan Beach Chamber Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Healthnut
Grand Opening and Manhattan Beach Chamber Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Healthnut took place Saturday, March 12th, 2022 from 10-4pm. Located at 332 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Manhattan Beach
Best of the Beach 2022: Wine Shop, Flower Shop
Wine shop Uncorked The Wine Shop Uncorked has become a wine lovers dynasty. It started out 11 years ago as a humble little shop on the corner of Pier Avenue and Monterey in Hermosa Beach, expanded to the Pacific Ocean in the form of The Deck down on the Hermosa waterfront, and then took over […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Grocery Store (Independent)
Best grocery store (independent) GROW Once upon a not-so-distant time, Grow South Bay was the little shop that could. The store packed a lot into its humble 2100 sq. ft. confines on Sepulveda in Manhattan Beach, with an emphasis and extraordinarily fresh fruit and produce and, for lack of a less hip word, a carefully […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Meat Market (Independent), Meat Market (chain)
Meat Market (Independent) Manhattan Meats Jacob Walsh started working as a cleaner at Manhattan Meats when he was in high school. Right after graduation, his boss, longtime owner Dean Trimble, asked him if he wanted to work full time. “As long as I don’t clean,” Walsh said. “No,” Trimble replied. “I’m going to teach you […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Surfboard Shaper (underground), Youth Club Sports
Surfboard shaper (Underground) Andy Prunauer Andy Prunauer was given his first blank to shape when he was 15, by underground shaper Mario Ciari. Prunauer surfed with Ciari’s son on the South High surf team, coached by former pro Greg Browning. Prunauer credits Browning with insisting he spend as much time surfing as he did shaping, […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Bike Shop, Camera Shop
Bike Shop Hermosa Cyclery The building used to be a candy store. It still is for the four owners of Hermosa Cyclery, who loved their jobs at the bike shop as teenagers, and inherited it as adults. Founder Harold Schumaker surprised them in his will, bequeathing the four the business. This year is the 20th […]
Best of the Beach 2022: Listing Realtor, Sellers Realtor, Commercial Realtor, Escrow Office, Home Staging
Listing Realtor Amy Cimetta Amy Cimetta offers four strong skills to sellers who list for her, during this time of historically low inventory: Knowledge of the local market, based on her 16 years in real estate; story telling to differentiate her client’s property from other sellers’; professional videos because most buyers are searching for homes […]