Part quaint beach town, part post-college town, Hermosa Beach is an unusual combination of homey and hoppin’. You’ll know you’re there when you begin to notice the street signs, which are brown with an almost antique typeface. Hermosa is anything but outdated, however. Whether you want to stroll through an art gallery with a latte, blade on the Strand, or catch the sunset with a margarita during happy hour, you’ll find somewhere to do it near the cross streets of Pier and Hermosa Avenues.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Stacy Lane
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Stacy Lane
Union Cattle
Sometimes you just want good meat and a martini. Union Cattle can satisfy all that and more! Yeah, I know. They have a mechanical bull. The finest restaurants do. And they have s’mores. So juvenile. But they also have an excellent selection of fine cuts for hardcore carnivores and a decent choice of vegetarian options for those who are not. And unlike some steakhouses with a penchant for kitsch and drunk sorority girls (Saddle Ranch, going once, going twice), the décor is low key, the clientele mellow and only on its second drink. So, come! Enjoy a lovely, boozy meal with friends. Private room available behind the mechanical bull has a two way mirror. Could make for an interesting birthday party.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Posted By:
David Horovitz
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Hermosa Beach Fishing Pier
Beach Bros galore, yuppies everywhere and some Vietnamese fisherman. This is what you will find on the Hermosa Beach Pier. As you walk down the promenade you’ll notice tons of yuppie bars, sushi restaurants, and ice cream shops. It all disgusts me here, but maybe you can find something worth checking out. Actually, there is still one hidden gem of a bar, the Mermaid, which reminds me of what the Pier used to be like 30 years ago. The last vestige of some real culture. You can however still go out on the pier and enjoy a nice view of the South Bay. You'll find fisherman and a small cafe at the end. If you really want an experience you've never had, come here on a Friday or Saturday night. You will suddenly understand what yuppie-bro-beach-culture is all about. Hey, maybe you will like it! But don't be discouraged, there are still little mom and pop shops speckled around this area. Get a bowl of Pho, or a nice teriyaki burger.
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
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David Horovitz
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Everyone knows where their favorite local sandwich shop is, and I’m not talking about Subway, or even Quiznos for that matter (BARF!), I'm talking about the hidden one around the corner. While you may have your favorite local spot, millions of other people have their very own hidden gem of a sub shop that you don’t even know about. Millions of local favorite sandwich shops must now be discovered. First on the list: Redondo Beach. You feel the breeze coming from the Pacific so you stroll down to North Beach Deli, which is literally hidden in a residential neighborhood. You get your Italian sub and take it to some park somewhere and suck it down like gold. I recommend the sausage, or any of the other Italian meats. My friend got the tuna salad, which was good, but come on, if you go to an Italian deli you need to get some kind of Italian sub, not a tuna salad sandwich. Go on a nice, wonderful, sunny afternoon and head to the Redondo Beach pier after lunch. Oh, and bring your expired student ID and get 10% off!
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