Long Beach Pizza Company A Tasty Neighbourhood Find

• Hours: Open 11 am to 10 pm. Sunday through Thursday and from 11 am to 11:30 pm. Friday and Saturday
• Location: Near the intersection of Broadway and Redondo Avenue. There is street parking available nearby, but on busy nights a short walk may be required.
• Staff/ Service: Friendly, neighborhood eatery that is family-owned and operated. Service is fast and friendly.
• Food/Drinks: The menu ranges from pizza and subs to lasagna and chicken Parmigiana. Appetizers include calzone, fried zucchini, mozzarella sticks, chili cheese fries and hot wings.

You can order pizzas in any size from mini to extra large. There are combos, like the Santa Fe Chicken Pizza with grilled chicken, green peppers and onion, or the Hawaiian Pizza with ham-and pineapple, or you can custom order just about any combination of desire.

Not in the mood for pizza? Try one of Long Beach Pizza's backed pasta dishes. Pasta dishes include spagetti, lasagna, fettucine Alfredo, stuffed shells, vegetarian lasagna, tortellini, pesto pasta, linguini with clams and eggplant Parmigiana.

Hot Sandwiches include meatball subs (one of the best in town), italian-style beef, fried eggs and green peppers, pastrami and chees, Philly cheese steak, super dog, grilled chicken breast, fried sausage and egg, and burgers

Cold sandwiches and subs include roast beef, tuna, ham and cheese, avocado and cheese or the three-meat sub.
You can also order fish and chips, scallops, shrimp or chicken nuggets.

BEER AND WINE ARE AVAILABLE

• Atmoshere: The atmoshere is family-oriented. There is a new dining room for large groups. Booths and tables fill the dining rooms. A few TV screens are placed around the room for sports days. The dining room is bright and clean.
• The Taste: Jennifer and I stopped for dinner midweek just ahead of the rain. Jennifer opted for the stuffed on this occassion. She also added a sausage. She received four large shells stuffed with herbed ricotta mixture, topped with Long Beach Pizza;s homemade sauce and mozzarella before baking

The shells were nicely flavored, mild, relatively light on the palate. The sausage was spicy with a great flavor that complemented the shells very well. Jennifer was quite pleased with overall flavor. A small salad and garlic toast accompanied her dinner.

I opted for a small pizza, I ordered thin crust, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions and jalapenos. The crust was crunchy with a chewy texture. The combination was perfect for rainy evening: spicy, rich, crunchy and hot from the oven.

Long Beach Pizza Company is a great local eatery. It's the kind of neighborhood, famuly-owned and operated restaurant that was the norm years ago and is increasingly hard to find. The service is first rate, friendly, the food is well-prepared, generous and quite reasonably priced. It's great place to stop for a tasty meal for one or two or a large group.

Price: Lunch or Dinner for two is $15 and $25