This Wednesday Rinkrat and I had date day. We started the morning with breakfast at 212 Bistro at 2708 E. 4th Street in Long Beach where we took our seats on the back patio and sat next to a lovely water fountain surrounded by flowers. I am soothed by the sound of running water.
I ordered the Chilaquilles, a breakfast tortilla casserole. It's an exotic mix of corn tortillas, scrambled eggs, sauteed onion, garlic, oregano and house salsa topped with crumbled queso fresco and cilantro with a side of refried beans. The plate was beautiful, colorful and artistic with cilantro sprinkled around the edge. My husband had The Bistro: chorizo, potatoes, onions, and garlic, topped with cheese, house salsa, sour cream and avocado. I had a bite. The chorizo was to.die.for.
The coffee was rich and robust, the ice water had a slight cucumber taste and was so refreshing. We chatted with co-owners Angel Maldonado and Irene Saldana before leaving. Irene is also the Executive Chef. Angel and Irene are both very down-to-earth, friendly and dedicated people. I had an overall vibe of being in a trendy San Francisco restaurant.
After breakfast, we headed over to Marina Pacifica to catch the 11:30 viewing of Hancock. This movie was very endearing and had a touching, prophetic storyline with many subtle messages about individuality, humanity and spirituality. I don't like to give away specific details because I think you should go into this movie with a fresh mind. I'll just say that the writers effectively weaved Universal concepts into the story so that many people on many levels could mentally adapt and relate to it.
These Universal concepts are presented in a cool, super-hero, comic book context, not the usual cheezy, predictable methods used by Hollywood decision makers. The movie presents some surprises and uses innuendos and a creative storyline to give alert viewers food for thought in regards to issues of humanity.
I couldn't leave the theater without first trading my dollar for four game tokens all of which I used to feed the Galaga machine. I have been a Galaga fiend for 25 years. When I hear the Galaga sounds I am drawn to the machine like a gambler to a slot machine. For those of you who are Galaga freaks and know what it means, I went to level 11.
If you want to find out more about 212 degree Bistro, call 562-439-8822. Date Day: Hancock and 212 Bistro in Review
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This Wednesday Rinkrat and I had date day. We started the morning with breakfast at 212 Bistro at 2708 E. 4th Street in Long Beach where we took our seats on the back patio and sat next to a lovely water fountain surrounded by flowers. I am soothed by the sound of running water.
I ordered the Chilaquilles, a breakfast tortilla casserole. It's an exotic mix of corn tortillas, scrambled eggs, sauteed onion, garlic, oregano and house salsa topped with crumbled queso fresco and cilantro with a side of refried beans. The plate was beautiful, colorful and artistic with cilantro sprinkled around the edge. My husband had The Bistro: chorizo, potatoes, onions, and garlic, topped with cheese, house salsa, sour cream and avocado. I had a bite. The chorizo was to.die.for.
The coffee was rich and robust, the ice water had a slight cucumber taste and was so refreshing. We chatted with co-owners Angel Maldonado and Irene Saldana before leaving. Irene is also the Executive Chef. Angel and Irene are both very down-to-earth, friendly and dedicated people. I had an overall vibe of being in a trendy San Francisco restaurant.
After breakfast, we headed over to Marina Pacifica to catch the 11:30 viewing of Hancock. This movie was very endearing and had a touching, prophetic storyline with many subtle messages about individuality, humanity and spirituality. I don't like to give away specific details because I think you should go into this movie with a fresh mind. I'll just say that the writers effectively weaved Universal concepts into the story so that many people on many levels could mentally adapt and relate to it.
These Universal concepts are presented in a cool, super-hero, comic book context, not the usual cheezy, predictable methods used by Hollywood decision makers. The movie presents some surprises and uses innuendos and a creative storyline to give alert viewers food for thought in regards to issues of humanity.
I couldn't leave the theater without first trading my dollar for four game tokens all of which I used to feed the Galaga machine. I have been a Galaga fiend for 25 years. When I hear the Galaga sounds I am drawn to the machine like a gambler to a slot machine. For those of you who are Galaga freaks and know what it means, I went to level 11.
If you want to find out more about 212 degree Bistro, call 562-439-8822.