Best of the Beach 2022: BBQ Global (Non American), Breakfast, Brewpub

Sunday at Silvio’s Brazilian BBQ on Pier Plaza in Hermosa Beach. Easy Reader file photo Page 14   

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 ago. This style of barbecue is all about meat flavor rather than the smoke, simply seasoned rather than the American version that is served with a spicy sauce. The food at Silvio’s is portioned rather than served in unlimited amounts the way they are at Churrascaria restaurants, but the portions are generous and the prices moderate. What is most important is that the flavors are the same as you would experience at a cafe by the beach at Copacabana.  

Silvio’s Brazilian BBQ 

20 Pier Ave.

Hermosa Beach

(310) 376-6855

silviosbbq.com

Runner-up:

Big Wok Mongolian BBQ

926 N Sepulveda Blvd

Manhattan Beach

(424) 398-0043

bigwok-mongolian-barbq.com

 

Good Stuff owner Cris Bennett has reason to smile. His original Good Stuff on the Hermosa Beach is undergoing an extensive remodel in anticipation of a pandemic-free summer. Easy Reader file photo

Breakfast

Good Stuff

The original in Hermosa is currently closed for remodeling, so the other locations of Good Stuff have to serve the throngs who keep the place hopping midweek and weekends. Whether you order their two egg breakfast with Applewood smoked bacon and toast or hashed browns, a Mexican-inspired feast like their carnitas breakfast tacos, a Hawaiian loco moco, or something healthier, they have it and it’s good. Those on special diets will find what they like, whether it’s gluten-free buttermilk pancakes, a bowl with yogurt and granola, or something high-protein for the workout crowd. When you want good stuff for breakfast, where else would you go but the place that says it right in the name?

Good Stuff

1286 The Strand

Hermosa Beach

(310) 374-2334

1617 S. Pacific Coast Hwy #102

Redondo Beach

(310) 316-0262

550 Deep Valley Dr. #151

Rolling Hills

(310) 544-8000

(reopening 2022) 1286 The Strand

Hermosa Beach

(310) 374-2334

eatgoodstuff.com

Runner-up:

Martha’s, 25 22nd St., Hermosa Beach. 

(310) 376-7786

marthashermosabeach.com

    

Hermosa Brewing partners Jorge Del Dagado and Dave Davis opened the Hermosa Brewing Company, on Hermosa Ave., in 2018. Their dining decks have helped bring Hermosa back from the pandemic. Photo by Brad Jacobson

 

Brewpub

Hermosa Brewing Company

Strictly speaking, Hermosa Brewing Company is a taproom rather than a brewpub. Then again, that is true of every establishment in the beach cities, because there are no places that brew beer on site and also have a kitchen this side of Torrance. Hermosa Brewing does serve their own beers. They’re just brewed elsewhere, but with names reflecting the beach, like Everyday Sunshine, and Pier to Pier. There are multiple variations on IPA’s and a variety of other beers that are well matched with excellent food. If a raspberry berliner or blood orange lager sounds great on a hot day, or a barrel aged red or stout hits the spot in the evening, Hermosa Brewing is the place to go.

Hermosa Brewing Company

1342 Hermosa Ave.

Hermosa Beach

(424) 398-0014

hbcfoodonline.square.site

 Runner-up:

HopSaint Brewing Company

5160 W. 190th St.

Torrance

(310) 214-4677

hopsaint.com

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