Lido di Manhattan Beach [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
The Lido Island near Venice is one of the most famously picturesque places in the world, a seven-mile stretch of villas and sparkling beaches. The name has become such a symbol of luxury that restaurants and nightclubs around the world have adopted it, hoping to capture a hint of the glamour. Parisians eat escargot and see expensive shows with minimally costumed starlets at their Lido, residents of Springfield, Massachusetts nibble Clams Casino at theirs, and locals in Riga dine on Latvian and international food in an atmosphere which I can only imagine is very much unlike Venice. The exterior of Lido di Manhattan Beach is also rather unlike Venice, since a gondola in the parking lot of the shopping center on Rosecrans would look as out of place as, well, a gondola for instance. The odd location has kept the place from being as well known as it might be, and the slightly erratic food under the previous ownership kept it from being a major place of pilgrimage even among those who knew about it. This year the place changed hands, and based on a few meals since then the level of quality and innovation has changed for the better. The general style of the restaurant has not changed…
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