by John Paul Ziller
Now Closed in Hermosa Beach: The Mermaid, a South Bay landmark since 1954… Now Closed in Redondo Beach: Quizno’s at 234 S PCH…
Now Open in downtown Manhattan Beach: The Hamptons, formerly Sun & Moon Café… Now Open in downtown Hermosa Beach: Boardwalk, formerly Mama D’s… Now Open on Hermosa Ave: Budokan, formerly Banzai Beach… Now Open in Torrance: Babe’s Southern Grill, formerly Wienerschnitzel, at 4509 Torrance Blvd… Now Open in Torrance: In-N-Out Burger at20150 Hawthorne Blvd nearDel Amo Blvd…
Now Serving hot Japanese curry in Torrance: CoCo Ichibanya at 2455 W Sepulveda Blvd, the first U.S. mainland location of a popular Asian restaurant chain with over 30,000 locations… Named Best Seafood restaurant in this week’s 2nd Annual L.A. Times Readers’ Choice Awards section: FishBar in Manhattan Beach… Heavenly wine suggestion: 2009 La Follette Pinot Noir from Van Der Kamp Vineyard in Sonoma… Heavenly food suggestion: Bleu Cheese Potato Salad at Ashley’s Deli in Hermosa Beach… Heavenly dessert suggestion: Ice Cream Cupcakes at Frosted Cupcakery, formerly Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf… Featuring curbside delivery: The Counter in Hermosa Beach, call (310) 374-1533… Serving Hawaiian Shaka Shave Ice at their takeout window: Oliver’s Café, formerly Chicago For Ribs… Featuring live music from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays & Saturdays: Nelson’s at Terranea…
Acronym to remember the order of the popular neighborhood bars on Artesia: TBB for Thirsty Club, Bac Street Lounge, and Bogey’s… Acronym to remember the order of the popular neighborhood burger joints on Artesia: LSR for Louis’, Snax, and Rod’s…
Tonight’s bartender at the Hermosa Beach Yacht Club: Yolanda… Tonight’s band at The Bull Pen: AWOL…
Hosting NFL Preseason in Hermosa Beach: Silvio’s at 5 p.m. Saturday with WAS@CHI, Game Changers on 5 p.m. Sunday with IND@PIT, Fat Face Fenner’s Fishack at 5 p.m. Monday with PHI@NE…
Final Hermosa Beach Sunset Concert this Sunday: Reggae-themed performances by Common Sense and The Aggrolites… Featuring discounted tastings on Concert day: Uncorked in Hermosa with Taste 3 Wines for $8 and Taste 3 Beers for $5…
Featuring Girls Night Out half-price drink specials: Sophie’s Place gastropub in Riviera Village on Thursdays starting 9 p.m… Presenting acoustic blues on Wednesdays: Buono Sera from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with Johnny Hawthorne & Yugo… Also in Riviera: Tapas Hour specialty pizzas at Tapas y Vino on weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m…
Restaurant space for lease: 1139 Artesia Blvd Unit C (next to FedEx Office), formerly Tutti Frutti & Fatburger. Contact CBRE at (310) 363-4777 Mitchell Hernandez & Richard Rizika… Dating Quote from Patti Stanger, Millionaire Matchmaker: “Coffee is cheap, Drinks are an audition, Lunch is an interview, Dinner is romance”…
Bartenders Of The Week: Sierra & Monica at Suzy’s Bar & Grill in upper Hermosa at Aviation & Prospect. S&M have individually been popular bartenders/servers at Suzy’s for over three years, but the two friends turn into the Dynamic Duo on open mic Tuesdays & rockin’ music Fridays when they double up. You may think you’re comin’ by for a quick bite & one drink, but once graced by the girls’ service & charm, you’ll end up staying the whole night. Like the song says, “you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave”… ER
