Riley's On 2nd - Long Beach

Great little bar restaurant in Long Beach. Good food and good service.

I drove a passenger to this spot and decided to have lunch. When I walked in and i was welcomed with a smile and hi, Tenayah Kylie and Clarissa spoke to and and I asked what is good to eat as I don't have much time. Fish tacos was their suggestion, wow the way they described it it was amazing, these ladies know the menu. Will definitely go back some day. Thanks for the nice and super friendly service. .

During my visit, I experience good customer service. Due to being on schedule to watch a film, I ask an employee, Brittany, about Vegan options. She is Vegan and expounds upon possible Vegan transformations available from her experience eating at the eatery. The Vegan transformation of the Short Rib Melt is good; the sour dough bread arrives at a really good toast level, there is just enough avocado (avocado texture can be a bit much on my tongue and in my stomach sometimes if too much)?I don't have to chew it super slow (to prepare for swallowing avocado texture), the onions offer a subtle crunch with a bit of tang, the Arugula offers a subtle greenier flavor which offsets textures of the other ingredients primarily the onions, and the mushrooms soften the crunchiness of the toast as well as extremes of other flavors, to me. Dipping the sandwich in Balsamic Vinaigrette makes the Vegan transformation of the Short Rib Melt so much better, to me. I actually take the fries to go then find myself eating them on my way to a theater. The fries are unlike any fries I've come to taste so far: I'm curious if the seasoning goes beyond just salt and pepper?because one aspect of cooking Riley's on 2nd Street (at least the chef(s)/preparer(s) of my meal seem to have) seems to have is an understanding of a flavor/flavors the right amount of crisp can bring to a meal. Shout out to the chef(s)/preparer(s) of my meal the night of 6/3/2022, and thank you Brittany for being the Vegan Connoisseur Translator (if/when management is going to add more Vegan options to the menu, they're already set with a Vegan Connoisseur Translator).

Always have a great time here. Service can be slow at times but great food! We had the cheeseburger and fried chicken sandwich this last time! And a **** and French 75.

Great food. I'd give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Only thing I thought was odd was that they allow service animals on the patio, but they're not allowed to sit in your lap.