Flame Broiler — Restaurant in Long Beach

Tasty food, friendly & quick service. Definitely suggest you try it if you haven't already!

I went to The Flame Broiler on Candlewood Ave. in Lakewood, CA just across the street from the north side of the Lakewood Center.

Be aware that this location IS NOT listed, nor found any where on, The Flame Broiler's corp. website. I emailed the corp office, but I have not received a reply as of this writing. I also mentioned it to the cashier at The Flame Broiler when I was there & he was aware his location's omission from the corp. website's location listing, but he appeared, at least to me, to be frustrated from, or tired of, trying to correct the exclusion.

So, if you want to find the Candlewood Ave. location in Lakewood, CA, you'll need to include "Candlewood Ave."& "Lakewood, CA" along with "The Flame Broiler" when doing an...

Ordered mixed beef/chicken. Was happy to discover I could skip the rice and eat it on a bed of veggies. It doesn't come with sauce already on it, but there's a sauce bar, and their magic sauce is delicious. The slaw salad also comes plain--the lady behind the counter gave me some sesame sauce to go on it. I tried it and didn't really like it; didn't taste of sesame at all to me.

But the star was the meat and veggies, so I give it 5 stars. Tasted great. You can tell the steak was marinated. Chicken was seasoned nicely.

Oh, also, the orange they gave me with it just wanted great. Don't know why. Sometimes you just get non-sweet, non-tangy oranges. Luck of the...

Located in the busy Lakewood/Cover food corner, this small-ish location can get quite crowded and waiting around for your food amidst the crowd at the height of lunch hour can be a bit challenging--I'm never sure where the best place is to stand. Aside from that, it delivers everything you could possibly want from a Flame Broiler. I've been a few times and the quality and preparation of the food have been consistent and predictable--possibly the highest praise one could give to a...