Riley's on 2nd Street — Restaurant in Long Beach

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...

Yummy 😋 first time ever, in the heart of 2nd Street and I can't believe I've never been here. I havent eaten beef in a decade, unsure but had a taste for it today. 🤩 We shared all the goodness, short rib pizzzzzzza, BBQ scrumptious and so juicy burger, along with the poke tostada, which was piled high with aoli and fresh tartar.

The staff sets this place apart, all are welcoming, inviting and make you feel like your neighbors, including recommendations that melt in your mouth. Had to get a piece of swag memorabilia ie; truckers hat.....so much gratitude. They always say it's not just the food, yet who was a part of the taste test that matters.......highly recommended, scrumptious and...

My daughter and I came after a day paddleboarding. Food was nothing special. Had the fish and chips and salad with goat cheese and a beer. The day we went they ran out of clean silverware, had to wait for a fork to eat our salad, good thing we had fish, we could pick up with our fingers. There is outside seating, bar seating and booth seating. Some tables next to the window. Beer selection was limited, menu small. If I am in the area, would probably visit again, perhaps if they add strawberries to the salad and choose a slightly sweeter vinaigrette for the salad, would be...