Timeless Old Tony’s on the Redondo Pier
Some places never go out of style, not because they are timeless, but because they were anachronisms the day they went into business. Hermosa’s Ocean Diner, which evokes a roadside dive of the 1940s in décor and music, is a good example. It’s enduringly popular despite the fact that few people now alive can remember […]
Beach Volleyball Olympian Andy Benesh starred at Palos Verdes High
Former Palos Verdes High All-American volleyball player Andy Benesh is a dark horse candidate in the 2024 Beach Volleyball Olympics by Kevin Cody USA beach volleyball teams won gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, when the game was introduced as an official Olympic Sport. They won gold again in 2000 and 2004. But USA […]
Best of the Beach Dining & Entertainment 2024 Winners
American BBQ Willingham’s Willingham’s has two things that home cooks can copy and one that they can’t. A diligent copycat might figure out a good approximation of their sauce and rub recipes but can’t make it taste just the way it does here. That’s because Willingham’s uses a patented smoker designed by namesake John Willingham […]
Best of the Beach Dining & Entertainment 2024 Winners
Click on the category to read the review. American BBQ Willingham’s 443 S Pacific Coast Hwy #A Redondo Beach (424) 390-4300 willinghambbq.com American Contemporary Baran’s 2239 502 Pacific Coast Hwy. Hermosa Beach (424) 247-8468 barans2239.com Asian fusion RYLA 1220 Hermosa Avenue Hermosa Beach (424) 247-9881 eatryla.com Bar Food Ercoles 1101 1101 Manhattan […]
Best of the Beach 2023 Dining & Entertainment
American BBQ Willingham’s World Champion BBQ There are several good barbecue options in the greater South Bay that offer expansive menus of sides and other entrees, but the specialists win this round. There are no specialty salads, no appetizers, nothing but the traditional beans, potato salad, greens, and slaw to go along with those slabs […]
Best of the Beach Dining and Entertainment 2022 Complete List of Winners & Runner Up
WINNER American BBQ Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ Del Amo Fashion Center 21540 Hawthorne Blvd. #401B Torrance 310-370-7427 lucillesbbq.com RUNNER UP Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 407 N. Pacific Coast Hwy. Redondo Beach (424) 398-0025 dickeys.com WINNER American Contemporary The Stanton HB 844 Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach1 (310) 372-7462 thestantonhb.com RUNNER UP The Strand House 117 Manhattan Beach […]