Calamari’s [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Calamari owner Steve Dahdah (center) with crew Mark Martitelli, Ed Rolis, Francisco Sanchez and Lisa Nisbet. Photo The first time I passed Calamari’s restaurant in Redondo, I did a double-take. Was the place actually owned by someone whose name was Italian for squid? Or (even more unlikely), by an actual squid? Given that an octopus was successful at picking World Cup winners, perhaps cephalopods had taken up business management. Or perhaps this was a sign of an alien invasion, and our tentacled overlords were practicing by running a restaurant. When we actually went inside, we were greeted by a human, who showed us to a table and handed us a menu of old favorites – a little of everything from all over Italy. The menu, strip mall location, and prices are all consistent with this place being an everyday restaurant – it’s modestly but attractively decorated, with full dinners that start at under 10 bucks and nothing over 15. On that first visit I ordered a fried calamari appetizer to commemorate the name of the restaurant, and I’ve done that several times since – the calamari rings are dipped in an herbed batter and served with warm marinara sauce, and they’re pretty good. Since…
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