Note: we went here a couple months ago, I'm just posting the review now. It is possible that they've gotten better since then?
We were *not* very impressed. We ordered the chili, a fennel pizza, and the Karl Marx (marinated beef) sandwich, and a drink. They came back after several minutes to say that actually they didn't have any chili, so we swapped in garlic fries. Food came out quick enough, we didn't have any complaints about that, other than I didn't get my drink until I asked about it...
The garlic fries had a small amount of garlic on them, enough that they *looked* like garlic fries, but not enough that they actually tasted like anything more than just regular, boring fries. Not worth 5 bucks. The sandwich, I actually thought was pretty good, but I agreed with my girlfriend (who was less impressed with its taste) that given its size, and the rather small ratio of meat to other things, it wasn't really worth 9 bucks. And the pizza, which the menu claimed would have "shaved fennel, caramelized onions, italian sausage, fresh torn basil"... well, it had fennel, which looked impressive, but didn't really taste like anything, and little sausage pieces, the kind you see on cheap pizzas like at Sbarro's. I didn't see any onions, and certainly no basil, so really, it just tasted like Sbarro's pizza, only with higher quality cheese. Definitely not worth 16 bucks. Basically, at the everything-was-half-price prices that we actually paid given we had a LivingSocial voucher, those were probably about the prices we thought all the food merited.
Oh yeah, and it's ugly as frack, too, which I don't usually notice, but seriously, cheap plastic tableclothes?
I have been coming here frequently for the past 6 weeks. This place always has great service. I have never had to wait a long time for  food to be prepared. Great beers. They always change their selections and have almost 30 beers/ales/IPAs. Their food is pretty great amd cheap prices everyday 5-7pm Happy hour. I have not ONE complaint.
Review Source:I've been ordering Rebel Bite regularly for months now, and the pizza has consistently been well prepped and delicious.
You could order almost anything and be satisfied, with the exception of the blueberry burger, which was sort of bizarre and gross and the chili hamburger that's always been overly greasy and way too rich for such a large entree.
The carne asada fries with wasabi sauce are always tasty, as are the ribs. Rebel Bite is a go-to for me, plus it's open late!
Another place that expresses the uniqueness of Long Beach residents. I love these spots. They have great people watching window seats that provide entertainment that only downtown LB residents can offer. We ordered pizza, salad, beers, and a sandwich. Everything was so good the even though we were on our bikes, we took to go boxes for our leftovers.
Our service was very slow and our food took forever, but I didn't want to give them less stars due to the fact that they were pretty new when we visited this place and I only saw two employees the entire time. I'm sure it was just a fluke experience.
Delicious!!  It is "comfort food with attitude".  They have gourmet pizzas (called "pies" here), "sammiches" and even spaghetti but with flavors that I would never think to put together.  Who thinks of putting gorgonzola cheese, caramelized onions and PEARS, and roasted nuts on a pizza?  You get the  buttery, saltiness from the cheese, the nutty sweetness from the onions and pears, and the crunch from the nuts all on a flatbread pizza!  Hello?! If you don't find this delicious something must be wrong with your tastebuds.
Snowball sammich: Â Marinated pork that is sweet and spicy, caramelized onions, and cheddar cheese. Talk about flavor bomb-ness!
Prices? Who cares. Food is great.
They also have great deals during football season... and a great selection of craft beers on tap!! Â Roscoe's isn't the only restaurant in the area - this place is freakin' awesome!
My wife, son (8), and I have been frequenting Rebel Bite a couple of times per month, and have to say we are pretty satisfied with the food. Â The only downside would be slow service. Â It seems they only staff one server per shift, so it takes while to get things going; even when it is slow. Â BUT, the servers are very nice and helpful when they get to you (like I said, its not their fault). Â It really doesn't matter because the ambiance of this place is fun. Â They have a couple of T.V.'s that have some sort of sporting event on, and sometimes during the week they have live music. Â You can even rent an area for a party. Â I even like the option to sit outside.
The best part of this place besides their food, are their prices. We typically get a small or medium pizza, large garlic fries, and some chips, and walk out of there spending under $15. Â Cant beat that...
So FOOD IS GREAT, PRICES ARE RIGHT, and the speed of the service is so-so.
I would still recommend this place to all my friends and family.
Fabulous place with awesome decor and amazing food! I absolutely LOVED Gorgonzola Caramelized Pear Pie and coffee rubbed spicy pork was rich and flavorful. They also had great selection of craft beers and my favorite was G'Knight IPA! I'll definitely come back here and recommend this place to all my friends!
Review Source:For me, this place is the best example of the gastropub boom done right. Good beer food and great beer. Nothing less. Its approachable, not pretentious or gimmicky. The beer list is excellent - Â every beer a proud example of american craft beer. As a beer geek, I guarantee that Rebel Bite's offerings won't disappoint. The food is filling, delicious and goes excellent with beer.
The pig pen fries are the must order dish. Fries alone are good but these have korean beef, cheese, wasabi cream sauce and onions. Pair it with a beer and you have an awesome meal on its own or the perfect start to a night ob the town.
The pizzas are great, the burgers, sandwiches and ribs have no fault. The must order dessert (pear empanaada with ice cream) is the perfect dessert to end a great meal. Not too heavy but oh so satisfying. Â
Really, I can go on and on and on about how much I love this place but in summary: Great beer with even greater food to go with it. You really and truly don't need anything else for an awesome lunch or dinner. You really don't.
I really like the environment and decor this place has. They have a lot of beers of tap which can accommodate everyone, I'm sure.They have a large selection of burgers and sandwiches, but I chose to try a pizza instead. The gf and I shared an order of the Pig Pen Fries which were greasy, full of garlic and delicious. On the other hand, the Karl Marx pizza was a bit flimsy and lacking flavor. The wait staff consisted of only one gentlemen, but he was doing a good job in making sure we had everything we needed. I do believe this place has some great sandwiches and burgers, so I'll be back to give them another shot.
Review Source:I've been eyeing this place for months and finally decided to haul my ass in. Since there was no one in the front to greet me, I assumed I should help myself, grabbed a menu, and pulled up a chair. A waitress finally came over and took our drink orders. I remember the service being a bit slow, and I don't blame the waitress. This place seemed to suffer from the one-waitress-is-enough-for-the-whole-place syndrome. I ended up ordering the spicy spaghetti dish, and my boyfriend ordered a massive hamburger. The waitress then came over and told me that my dish would not come out at the same time as my boyfriend. Like, he was done with his burger and then I received my dish. I'm not sure what happened, cause the pasta didn't taste like it was freshly made. I did appreciate the fact that I received a discount because it took so long. Based off of that, I will be returning to try one of their pizzas. But if it was based solely on the spaghetti I would not be coming back.
Review Source:Came in for Sunday dinner with my friend, who lives in the area. Â It wasn't packed at all so we got a tall table by the frount. Â They have a great beer selcetion and even let you taste test if you are unsure.
THe decore is very cute, casual and hit at the same time. Â They were playing 20s and 30s music when we were there. Â Batrooms were cleans, as well as the resturatant.
I oredered the Tuna Melt, it wasn't the best one I hjave ever had, but it was still good. Â came with a side of torilla chips. Â
I would like to come back here and try their pizza.
Also! great happy hour!
Seriously amazing food!!! Rebel Bite is a place that you must check out if you haven't yet done so!!!
Since my last review the food and the service have only gotten better, which would have been hard to believe about 5 months ago(bc it was already amazing). I feel like the mastermind behind this delicious food and restaurant has fine tuned everything to take it to the next level!!! Their Karl B Marx pizza is unheard of flavor!!! I have brought about a half dozen people here and I've alway recommended this delicious pie and everyone has about lost their mind bc of it's epicness!!! Perfectly cooked and marinated Korean style meat with caramelized onions and hand made hand tossed dough!!!( and cheese of course!!! No red sauce though)
Now for their new creations!!! Their PIG PEN FRIES!!!! OMG!!! Just get them already!! I thought the chili fries were great, well these make those look bad ( and they are not). The PIG PEN FRIES are the garlic Fries topped with the same amazing Korean style beef, a house made wasabi sauce and a healthy helping of cheese!!! These my friends, are fries at their best!!
Now to their Burgers!!! These are also new and equally as delicious as the Pig Pen fries. House ground beef, house made buns ( made from pizza dough) and great flavor combinations will not disappoint!!! I had the Fungi burger and it was amazing!! The blu cheese and mushrooms and that sauce were a perfectly balanced combo!!! I look forward to this every time i come here!!!
I was super excited to check this place out based on all the positive Yelp reviews but my experience was sub par for sure. Went in around 8:30 on a Friday night. The place was absolutely dead but no one greeted us for 10-12 minutes. The menu seemed cool but had no real focus. We couldn't tell what their niche was. The server, James, eventually came around. He was nice but never really offered any suggestions for us as first time guests. He did a good job of explaining the beers so my date and I gave it a try. Our beers were delicious! We were so hungry but nothing really stood out. As we listened to Long Beach's crappiest band, we joked about this placed needed a Bar Rescue.
The chips were cold and drizzled with a cold sweet sauce. We reluctantly ordered the chicken strip app. The strips were bland and burnt.
We promptly left after our first round. I said to myself, that was a waste of $25.
This place has some of the best service I have ever had. The guys there were welcoming & friendly. The menu is anything but boring. A blueberry burger on waffels? Heard it was the best. I think the worst part was that I came here after eating already so I only got a beer but my date got the Funghi burger and hey - smelled good to me! If you're in Long Beach, you need to stop in and definitely don't copy me, actually eat something!
When I go back and EAT, I'll tack on that 5th star for sure.
Went here last night with a date and we had a great time!
This former food truck-turned restaurant is designed with new ideas that break the regular parameters of your usual pizza parlor. I love the ones that want to be different!
We shared a plate of their Garlic Cheese Fries and my dinner mate asked them for their Wasabi Sauce on the side. Usually the fries are tossed with it, as our server recommended. Â I tossed some of them in the sauce on my own plate and was very pleased with the results! Not spicy whatsoever, and a very interesting flavor that blended well with the melted cheese and incredible marinated beef.
(Now I have to stop and point your attention to their menu on their website, whenever they mention "marinated beef" it's the same beef you would find at a Korean BBQ, Bulgogi, one of my absolute favorites! Â Sweet, juicy, amazing.)
We shared a Karl B Marx pie which is "beef kui beef (short ribs) marinated in Korean bbq style, fresh mozarella, caramelized onions, basil leaves" [quote taken from their website]. Â Wonderful and filling despite the thin crust!
I wish I was a beer guy (I have tried so many times to like beer, but we just don't get along), because they also have an extensive beer menu as well. Â
Bring your friends!
Passed by this place a million times and finally stopped by. A place is only as good as its happy hour, I don't care what anyone else says..half off on pints and melts can't be beat.
Great beer selection (lots of micro) and even better food. Recommend any of the melts and the many speciality items means the menu will never get boring! Â To top it off they play great music and customer service is excellent.
Hard to leave without a big satisfied smile!
Recently tried the gorgonzola & pear pie and it was fantabulous IF you follow these instructions three: 1.Take big bites(if not you'll get either a sweet pear or salty gorgonzola taste as opposed to the lovely combination of both), 2. Chew slowly(so the flavors mesh and whatnot, tripping your tastebuds the f' out)and 3. Toss a some red pepper flakes on that mug to add a lil heat.
-Took away a star because it was muggy up in thurrrr.  Went around 4 in the afternoon and the ventilation system AKA wide open door just wasn't  cutting it. Granted, it was a warm day but it's gonna get HOT in the next couple of months and if they don't do something about it people are gonna walk in and walk out without trying the bomb ass pizza.
My boyfriend and I came to Rebel Bite because of the praised yelp reviews. I was happily pleased we visited. The first thing I noticed was that it's a small restaurant. Yet instead of feeling crowded with people I found the ambiance to be similar to a home. The food was comforting too and amazingly good. We shared the chef's special salmon plate and the pigpen fries. YOU GOT TO TRY THE PIGPEN FRIES!
The service was perfect as well. I liked that the server was passionate about the food he would described to us. Great food, a nice vibe, super friendly people, a great beer selection, and a big TV to watch my soccer game...we're definitely coming back.
If you are familiar with the Rebel Bites food trucks that have been serving Los Angeles county for many years, you will be happy to hear the food truck fair is now a permanent fixture in downtown Long Beach. Â Rebel Bites restaurant is located about 1 block east of Alamitos Boulevard on Broadway across the street from the remodeled Vons supermarket. Â The food, specifically the coffee rubbed back rib and the sandwich melt is top notch/nicely priced. Â If you can make the lunch time special (11 to 3), then the daily sandwich special is a good deal. Â Also, the beer selection on tap is top notch and reasonably priced. Â The happy hour beer special along with the food offering is a great value (a full meal and libations for around 12 to 15 bucks). Â If you compare this with some of the other nearby establishments, it is about half the price and higher quality food.
Along with the good there is some concern for cost versus value ... That would be the pizza price versus the size of pizza offering. Â Rebel Bites serves 12 inch pizzas with home-made dough for the standard pizzas that is very nice. Â The cost of the offering is between 8 to 14 dollars which equates to 9 to 12.4 cents per square inch cost base. Â Comparing most of the pizza houses within a 4 mile distance from Rebel Bites, the cost ranges from 5 to 16 cents per square inch. Â Although the pizza quality for Rebel Bites is good, I believe the portion size should grow a little to bring the cost per square inch to between 7.5 to 10.5 cents per square inch. Â
I have dined at Rebel Bites several times since they have opened and found their food and service to be exceptional. Â The last pizza I had was the Arugula and Prosciutto which was well prepared, a nice delicate thin edible crust with the proper amount of marinara sauce TO NOT MAKE THE PIZZA SOGGY. Â
The only other factor one could consider is parking may be an issue. Â If you ride a bike or can take the bus to downtown, then problem solved. Â If you are taking a car, then go on a day when street parking is not a problem (avoid Grand Pix week, Beach festival, Brazil fest, Pride week, etc...)
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Found this place while we were trying to find Pizza Pi because someone told us about it. Guess that place closed down but we got something amazing. Awesome staff, awesome food, good beer. I love the feel of the place too reminded me a lot of the places I used to eat at when I lived in Italy. Weird since this is not an italian place. The habanero chicken fried sandwich has to be the best sandwich I've ever had. They seem to run out early though because the first time i had it I was told it was the last one (around 12pm) and the second time they had none left (3pm). Tried the Karl Marx today it was pretty good too. My bf had the pork sandwich (forgot the name) and he liked it. We've loved the beers they suggest. We live really close by and walk here. Will tell all my friends and family about it because this place should not be hidden.
Place seems to play on the book Animal Farm, if you do not know the book you'll just think the place is weird.
There is a lot to like about Rebel Bite!
Firstly, I appreciate its uniqueness. Â Unless one were specifically told, one would not necessarily guess that the owner 1) made the table tops 2) made the frames for the 3) photos he took in Italy which he had printed on some special material ... and there's more unique stuff to look at and read ... old stuff, which I like quite a bit.
I do not eat the meat and I do my best to avoid the dairy, so, the salad pie is good for me. Â It is super delicious and must be tried! Â Delicious! Â
The garlic fries are not for wimps. Â They are salty, garlic-y, and, well, pretty greasy, but very tasty, indeed!
This all goes well with, of course, a cold, delicious beer, and at Rebel Bite, one have a lovely selection. Â The servers (at least the ones I've dealt with) know these beers well and can give you not only good descriptions of each, but wee little tastes of them from a little tiny cup that makes you feel like a giant when sampling. Â Ha!
It seems that the owner continues to come up with new ideas for the restaurant, the food menu, and the beverage menu. Â That, or others are ... maybe staff is invested to that degree that they are affecting changes?
I suspect there will be continued improvements all-around - especially in response to feedback from customers; I think that the staff and owner actually care about the reputation here.
Oh, to boot, they have live entertainment there sometimes ... music of a variety of sorts, as well as comedy! Â Who knew?
It's certainly worth checking out. Â
Regarding the "socialist" thing ... it's 2013, So. Cal ... I think it's ok to tolerate some levity about it all in general. Â Sure, as Robert P. says, they are not socialist prices, but political, social, and pop culture, in my humble opinion, is "there" for us all to exploit, I suppose - as long as it is truly "doing no harm." Â I believe that the owner is innocent here ...
Oh, and if you check out the facebook page, the owner poses trivia questions one can answer. Â The first three people who answer correctly earn themselves a free pint of one's choosing! Â Not bad.
Came here for happy hour on a Saturday. We both had a melt, my husbands with pork and mine with beef. They were very good except for the fact that most of my meat were VERY chewy. But taste and price was good. We also had a side of garlic fries which is just yummy.
My husband had a pint beer which he really liked. Staff were friendly and attentive and we will be back for another 'happy hour' soon.
Overall, good value for money.
Nice staff, odd location tucked away in the middle of DT Long Beach. Â Gastropub may be a bit of a stretch for this joint. Â Â Maybe I'm just not a big fan of 'Dirty Sketty' or Asian Pizzas yet, but I'll keep it under consideration. Â They also have an array of fancy burgers and melts. Â I had the Karl Marx and it was ok, but not memorable. Â Big name for a simple sandwich.
The owners use to have a food truck and it has that feel to it. Â The tables inside are kinda like the tables that food trucks might set up and throw a plastic tablecloth over. Â I was there around 5 PM on a Friday and it looked like they were going to have some live music crammed in there....maybe they are a late night joint. Â Very quiet while I was there, just one other table. Â Not sure if they pink slipped the food truck, but in order to be more successful they need to lose the food truck vibe.
Been here a couple times. Â Great atmosphere, typically great food, but service is pretty slow when you sit in.
Also, the last time I got wings to go. Â That was the first time I had their wings, and they were SO small. Â One of the drummettes couldn't have measured more than half an inch from top to bottom. Â On wings that small you don't get much meat, that kinda ruins the experience. Â The sauce can only do so much. Â
Loved the sauce, Â was really disappointed in the actual meat. Â Hoping they get larger, meatier wings to really make this particular dish perfect. Â I'll order them again sometime to see if maybe this was a fluke. Â Other than this and the slow service I like the place a lot, and neither of these issues are bad enough that I would stop eating here.
This place is so much better than Pizza Pi if just for the fact that the owner of Pizza Pi is no longer there. Pizza Pi had good food but the owner was a jerk.
I've only had the pizza at Rebel Bites and it is fantastic! Lots of sauce and cheese. The slices are thin in New York style which is my personal favorite.
The staff is always friendly and quick to help.
I definitely recommend this place for pizza in Long Beach! Great local eatery!
Oh Yelp, you provide such a fantastic engine that I cannot deny the following narrative (after 3+ years of incactivity), this is how frustrated I may seem.
As a devout addict of pizza pi and their genuine ability to be flexible with an Italian menu, I feel that it is of utter importance that I share this review. Â Years ago, I was there with a simple review of that prior establishment and was genuinely pleased with the outcome.
Tonight, though, let me school you: I sauntered in, seeking merely a beverage and a few slices of pizza. Â This product was easily obtained given the goals of the previous business space (that I witnessed via development and city approval) and your current business plan. Â This spot was quick to develop and prosper. Â I was optimistic.
While I loved your take on decor, and the genuine attempt to modernize the property, I was totally ignored via table and phone (sorry, we are so busy) Â as I tried to order both drink and food from your establishment while waving my menu back and forth without any help. Â Your staff chose to acknowldege a larger party that arrived after me. Â As I left, very dramatically tossing your menu to the ground, I witnessed that party given "cesarian" treatment and was superbly disappointed. You'll probably just blame this on me though...right?
Upon leaving, I crossed the street to Rocsoe's. That staff both recognized the history and presence of my being (oh, I'm sorry that I didn't have short white man shorts, a long beard, an "LB" hat from the college, and a quick attempt to pick on anyone else in the neighborhood that actually pays property taxes and puts up with grand prix parking issues) and provided a great product within 20 minutes of my arrival.
I don't care what you put on your pizza (squid ink?) and how great it may seem. Â I will never be back until you can acknowledge the essence of the city that surrounds you, respect that, and provide a product to prove your dedication. Â Until then, I will spread the word and encourage locals to remain loyal to businesses that understand the area, appreciate its history, and support its current practices. Â "Rebel Bite" (so amazingly ironic), you don't fit the bill.
Sincerely,
guy who has been "elite" for like four years and really couldn't care less if his yelp thingie is deleted.
Our visit to Rebel Bite was full of ups and downs.
Up: The sauce on the wings is AMAZING and full of chunks of garlic.
Down: The wings are the tiniest damn things I've ever seen. Is there such a thing as pygmy chickens?
Up: The pizza was super tasty and loaded with stringy, melty cheese.
Down: The pizza was also kind of greasy.
Up: The menu has some tasty things on it - pizza, pasta, sandwiches.
Down: But something is missing. Burgers, maybe? Just one option would be nice. And I'm only suggesting this because Rebel Bite doesn't seem married to the idea that it's a pizza or Italian place.
This place has a lot of potential, and I plan to come back sometime and try it again!
Rebel Bite is a great addition to Long Beach. I came here to celebrate my birthday with about 10 friends, they have this semi-private room which holds larger groups that they call the "Map Room". I absolutely loved that room, the huge wall atlas and various globes hanging above is really cool. Service was awesome, they have an excellent selection of craft brews.
I had the Karl B. Marx melt which was really good. Sweet, with a little heat. And the garlic fries were so addicting! They were fresh and crispy.
I'm glad I have friends that share as I was able to taste quite a few items off their menu.
Octopus stew - tasty but a little too spicy for me.
Dirty Sketti - again very tasty, but the heat was kind of overwhelming. I'm not sure if the spice level is a running theme on their menu as I don't remember making note of it. Even the little side of cole slaw seemed to have some heat to it.
Garlic Chilli Fries - yum!! but pretty heavy.
Margherita pizza - cheese was good, kinda wished the toppings weren't so big. but it was still good
Snowball Melt - again spicy but good.
I would definitely come back, they have a great Happy Hour. Parking can be a P.I.T.A though.
Cute place. Â Wait staff were super nice. Â They had a good selection of pizza, but it did remind me of of food truck food.. meaning, it was heavy and rich. Â Had a fennel and sausage pizza, which was really tasty, however, since I haven't eaten that kind of food in over 2 months, seriously, all I could taste was butter. Â So, not necessarily a bad thing (they brush the crust in butter before they bake it I believe), but also not really what I was looking for.
If they came up with a gluten free crust and didn't brush it with butter, I would definitely come back and give it another try.
They also had a great beer selection... but not so much with the wine.
Went there last week, not really knowing what to expect. Â I was a fan of Pizza Pi's food, but the service/management really drove the place into the ground.. So while I will miss the pizza at Pizza Pi, I was excited to see what took its place.
We ordered the Fennel/Sausage pizza and the Ribs.
I loved the ribs! Â The rub on the ribs was unique and hit all the right notes.. Â Being a southern boy, I am used to great smoked bbq ribs.... these were more the braised variety.. so bit different.. Â but wow what great flavor they had.. They were served atop a bed of shredded cabbage, and a small dish of picked diced red onion and fries. Â The fries were perfect.. the onions perplexing.. I asked the waiter what they were for.. to be eaten alone, or poured over the ribs.. he didnt know.. Â and said some people do both.. umm thanks for the info.. Â Â Â My two cents ... instead of having a throw away garnish with the shredded cabbage.. why use the cabbage in a vinegar based coleslaw incorporating the picked red onions.. that would give you another side.. just a thought..
The pizza was good as well..  albiet a tad undercooked for my taste.(the crust was pale with no color)  I was about to alert the waiter when I realized that the other half was more cooked and had some toasty color..  Upon exiting I notice they used a conveyer belt pizza cooker.. so  maybe it just cooks uneven?..  maybe problem could be solved with a slightly higher temp?   For my personal preference.. I would recommend a bit less cheese as well..   But it was a solid pizza nonetheless
The beer selection was good.. Â Prices next to the beers would be nice, especially since we had a bit of sticker shock once we received our bill of two entrees and four beers.. around $60
As far as service organization goes, it was miles ahead of pizza pi. Â They directed us to a table.. gave us menus.. took our orders, brought our food and checked in with us here and there... not hard eh? Â Â Some restaurants have a hard time getting it right, and even though our waiter seemed inexperienced.. they did a great job. Â On a side note.. they werent busy and the waiter asked for our menus back since they didnt have that many... um.. Â if they were busy,, might be time to order some menus.
One last suggestion... My friend I went with cannot eat tomato sauce based pasta dishes, nor shell fish. Â And likes lighter fare, Â ie not melts or pizzas. Â So there was little on the menu for him. Â Maybe add a few more pastas, salads, and entrees that would fit in that category.
All in all, I am a fan, and will be back!
I think this place is having it's "we're brand new and we have growing pains" stage. It's newly opened, and has potential, but there are some kinks.
I purchased the deal on LS. So, the man and I decided to go here for lunch on a Sunday. We were the only one's in the joint, probably because everyone else in the LBC was at a bar (or home) watching the superbowl.
So, let's review the growing pains...
GP #1 - One server. Sure, this seemed appropriate since it was empty...but, what would have happened if a bunch of people jumped in the mix? She was very friendly and accommodating, but not so knowledgeable. When we asked a question about what an acronym meant on the beer menu, she didn't know and had to ask. I think if the management really wants to advertise the craft beers as a main selling point, they need to make sure their staff are up to speed.
GP #2 - The atmosphere/interior. It was kind of weird. Kind of hipster, Kind of kitch. Kind of confused. We sat at a table by the window that was really wobbly. Most of the tables in the dining room are for like 6-10 people. And, there's one TV....way in the back corner. I'm wondering if they should have an actual bar in there, too? Anyway, there are improvements that could be made.
GP Â #3- The food. I had a mushroom melt with fries. It was good, a little rich for my taste and the shrooms were a little chewy. I don't normally get the veg options, so you tell me...are they supposed to be chewy (marinated portabellas)? Overall, it was a little greasy. My husband had a steak sandwich with all kinds of spicy stuff on it. It was spicy, and a little heard to eat (I had a bite). I think if you're doing a hot sandwich, you should just skip the arugula. And, there seem to be a lot of it.
We had a few beers and, even with the LS, our bill was pretty high. So, I think there's potential here. But, I wanna see if they can work out the kinks and then maybe we'll go back.
I headed to Rebel Bite shortly after hearing they'd opened in Long Beach after operating as a food truck throughout LA. Â I went in thinking it would be fun to try some place new but didn't expect too much, and walked out with a new favorite spot in Long Beach. Â Great beer, innovative menu, and a few adventurous offerings are all available in a really great atmosphere. Â
 When you walk in you feel like you've stepped into an unassuming Italian restaurant like the ones they use for a scene of some TV show set in New York where 2 people are on a cheap date.  It's got a Mom-N-Pop been-here-for-decades family-run feel to it... and the place is ridiculously charming for it. Â
 The atmosphere isn't just charming though... it's a bit deceitful (but in a great way)!  Once you get the menu you know you're in for a treat.  There's an international fusion vibe that runs throughout the entire menu, but classic pizza-joint offerings for the less adventurous so that there's really something for everyone.  The beer selection is great if not a little hops-heavy with a few too many offerings you can get at the various other craft brew places in town (Congregation, Beachwood, and a few of the wine bars for example).  Still, they do rotate their taps and keep a great enough selection that most beer-geeks will find something they know and love to order.
The good : Unique Menu, Atmosphere, Service, price
The ok : Quality beer selection
The it-could-get-better: Considering the innovative menu, having a beer selection that can stand out would be a major bonus, but it's not the kind of thing that should make you think twice about going! Â Also (and to be expected) : Parking is what you'd expect for Broadway between Linden and Atlantic...but deal with it or even better, ride your bike!
There are a few things I like about this place and some I don't so it only gets 3 stars. I think their food it good- the melts are a little too greasy for me- but the pizzas have always been good. I feel like the menu is limited and extremely carb focused.
I like that they have a good selection of craft beers on tap. I would like them to get more creative with the menu but I know that isn't always easy. But there are so many breweries and options out there so why go with the obvious? Perhaps, that is what the owner believes will sell. I get that.
What I don't like about a place or business is stinginess. If you nickel and dime me then I probably won't be your customer for long. Although I feel that the prices on the beers are definitely higher than they should be, what irks me is their new 'rule' on samples. One thing about craft beer is the culture, and that culture is about sharing and trying new things. If you are going to limit me to a tiny shot glass of a sample and only 3 per table then you obviously don't get it. In all honestly, it was tough and frustrating to have such a small sample and try to decide what I wanted to drink. This, for me personally, was a HUGE turn off for me to want to come back.
Finally, I like the feel of the place. The owner has hung up photos from travels around the world... I think he made the place feel much warmer than the previous owner. It's a place you could grab a beer and food for cheap during happy hour.
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