{"id":14679,"date":"2020-04-07T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T22:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000009333"},"modified":"2020-09-17T19:29:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T02:29:54","slug":"addison-coronavirus-restaurants-easter-dinner-brunches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/addison-coronavirus-restaurants-easter-dinner-brunches","title":{"rendered":"These Long Beach restaurants are delivering holiday dinners (and brunches)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: This is article will be updated with restaurant specials and offerings as we receive them. If you are a restaurateur and wish to have your Easter dinner\/brunch special listed, send a picture, what you are offering, and delivery options to: brian@lbpost.com<\/em><\/p>\n

With Easter and Passover around the corner and social distancing\/shelter-in-place mandates enacted, many families are wondering how they can ease these already stressful times by not worrying about going to a market in order to create a dinner of their own.<\/p>\n

Here are restaurants that are offering Easter take-out\/delivery options.<\/p>\n

In alphabetical order…<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Frailty, 4th Horseman’s vegan pizza with vegan parmesan and vegan sausage. Photo by Brian Addison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The 4th Horseman<\/strong><\/h5>\n

121 W. Fourth St.; 562-513-3394<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 4th Horseman will have an Easter Dinner Special all weekend, beginning Saturday while supplies last through Sunday.<\/p>\n

The $23 combo special includes a brown sugar honey ham, potato, buttered corn, and mozzarella pizza, along with four deviled eggs, and two carrot cake cupcakes. Add a bottle of bubbles or High Life for $7.<\/p>\n

“We will also be doing our normal brunch pizzas from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the option to add $7 bubbles all weekend long,” said owner Ryan Hughes.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
A brunch spread at Ammatoli. Photo by Brian Addison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Ammatol\u00ed Mediterranean Bites<\/strong><\/h5>\n

285 E. Third St.; 562-435-0808<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven’t experienced Chef Dima Habibeh’s food, you are simply missing out. And now, you can experience the warmth of her culinary skills with either an Easter\/Passover brunch or dinner.<\/p>\n

Her family brunch consists of her shakshouka\u2014something I’ve long touted<\/a>\u2014hummus with ground beef, foul (pronounced “fool,” where fava beans are mashed into a wonderful paste that is easily smeared on pita), five pieces of falafel, and babaganouj. It serves five people, comes with pita and pickles, and is $74.<\/p>\n

Chef Dima is offering two dinners.<\/p>\n

One consists of two whole rotisserie chickens with your choice of five sides for $54.<\/p>\n

The other, a kebab feast, consists of six beef kebabs and grilled veggies, vermicelli rice, two sides and a large salad of your choice. You can substitute lamb for $3 or salmon for $5.<\/p>\n

For Brian Addison’s review of Ammatoli, click here<\/a>; for his review of his brunch, click here<\/a>. To look at Ammatoli’s feature in Brian Addison’s Best Restaurants in Long Beach list, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Casa Chaskis in West Long Beach. Courtesy of Casa Chaskis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Casa Chaskis<\/strong><\/h5>\n

2380 Santa Fe Ave.; 562-612-3305<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Westside’s Casa Chaskis will be serving something distinct: a Peruvian breakfast. You will find breads with chicharron, lomito, or chicken along with beef empanadas and a fried stuffed potato known as papa rellena. Each can be ordered individually so that you can have what you need depending on the size of your family.<\/p>\n

They will also be serving various drinks, including papaya and maracuya (passion fruit) juices and caramel iced coffee.<\/p>\n

Call to order or use Postmates for delivery.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Chef Jason Witzl at the outside dining patio at his restaurant Ellie\u2019s in Long Beach Thursday, June 20, 2019. Photo by Thomas Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Ellies\/Lupe’s<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Ellie’s: 204 Orange Ave.; 562-437-4837 and Lupe’s: 301 The Promenade N.; 562-436-4344<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chef Jason Witzl of Ellie’s and Lupe’s has a $35 per person offering that includes wood-roasted pork belly with honey glaze, scalloped sweet potatoes, wood-roasted \u201ceverything carrots,” couscous salad and pumpkin bread pudding.<\/p>\n

Order by calling 562-4364344 or email molly@ellieslbc.com<\/p>\n

For Brian Addison’s review of Ellie’s, click here<\/a>. For Brian Addison’s review of Lupe’s, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 To look at Ellie’s feature in Brian Addison’s Best Restaurants in Long Beach list, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
The lasagna at Michael’s Downtown. Photo by Brian Addison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Michael’s Downtown<\/strong><\/h5>\n

210 E. Third St.; 562-491-2100<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael’s Downtown will be offering an Easter dinner for two for $59, with $20 extra for every other person. The dinner includes your choice between two salads, one of two pasta options (lasagna bolognese or spinach-ricotta ravioli), one of two entrees (salmon with veggies or lamb shank with mashed potatoes), and one of three desserts (panna cotta, tiramisu, or banana bread).<\/p>\n

Order by email info@michaelsrg.com or call in. Make sure you order by Friday at 8 p.m. and pick-up Sunday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

To look at Michael’s Downtown’s feature in Brian Addison’s Best Restaurants in Long Beach list, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"Michael's<\/a>
Michael’s on Naples’ rooftop bar area. Courtesy of MRG.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Michael’s on Naples<\/strong><\/h5>\n

5620 E. Second St.; 562-439-7080<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael’s on Naples is offering the ability to build your own Easter dinner from their a la carte items, allowing families to scale for size.<\/p>\n

You must place your order by Thursday, April 9 at 8 p.m. for pick up or delivery from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Easter Sunday. You can place your order in three ways: order online by clicking here<\/a> (set your pick-up or delivery date to Sunday, April 12; set a time between noon and 3 p.m.; place your order), order by email at Orders@michaelsrg.com<\/a> or call.<\/p>\n

To look at Michael’s on Naples feature in Brian Addison’s Best Restaurants in Long Beach list, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Naples Rib Company. Courtesy of Yelp!\/Mike B.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Naples Rib Company<\/strong><\/h5>\n

5800 E. Second St.; 562-439-7427<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rib joint that has been serving Naples for decades will be offering a $58 dinner package for four that includes up to three meat choices and an assortment of sides. For the full menu, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Olives Gourmet Grocer in Belmont Heights. Courtesy of Olives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Olives Gourmet Grocer<\/strong><\/h5>\n

310 E. Broadway.; 562-439-7758<\/strong><\/p>\n

The popular and long-lived Olives Gourmet Grocer in Belmont Heights is offering an extensive amount of breakfast and dinner items, along with multiple sides that reflect their common provisions offered as a grocer. For the full list of offerings, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pre-order deadline is Friday, Apr. 10. Cold pick-up, with heating instructions attached, will be available on Saturday, Apr. 11 after 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Courtesy of Polly’s Pies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Polly’s Pies<\/strong><\/h5>\n

3490 Atlantic Ave.; 562-595-5651<\/p>\n

Polly’s Pies and their Atlantic Avenue location will be offering a traditional ham feast in a small size for up to four people at $70 and a large feast for up to eight people for $100.<\/p>\n

It includes a whole glazed ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, steamed garlic veggies, dinner salad, dinner rolls and your choice of an apple pie, coconut cream pie or mini carrot cakes.<\/p>\n

They are also offering a breakfast bundle that includes one savory quiche, four carrot cake muffins, one quart of breakfast potatoes and one quart of fresh fruit for $40.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
A dinner package from Primal Alchemy Catering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Primal Alchemy Provisions<\/strong><\/h5>\n

562-708-6998\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Primal Alchemy owners Dana and Chef Paul Buchanan have been through a lot\u2014after all, they’ve been serving the Long Beach community for decades. Given the times, they are offering both Easter and Passover meal packages that are easy to heat and serve at home. They will deliver to your porch or you can partake in curbside pickup at their kitchen.<\/p>\n

For the complete Easter menu, click here<\/a>. For the complete Passover menu, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Chef Philip Pretty’s oxtail donut with carmalized onions. Courtesy of Restauration.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Restauration<\/strong><\/h5>\n

2708 E. Fourth St.; 562-439-8822<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chef Philip Pretty and owner Dana Tanner are offering something distinctly different for the weekend holiday: a brunch option. For $40 per couple and $20 per additional person, they will be offering a seasonal frittata, French toast with vanilla creme, a yogurt and fresh fruit parfait and your choice of bacon or a side salad.<\/p>\n

Your brunch must be ordered by 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. It will be available for pick up or delivery between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 12.<\/p>\n

There are also $10 kids meal and $17 sangria, mimosa or Bloody Mary pitchers.<\/p>\n

To look at Resauration’s feature in Brian Addison’s Best Restaurants in Long Beach list, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
TGIS Catering Services. Courtesy of Yelp!\/Jennifer Q.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
TGIS Catering<\/strong><\/h5>\n

tgiscatering.com; <\/a>562-492-9555<\/strong><\/p>\n

The local catering company will be offering various $100 for families of four, with options to expand. For the full menu, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Ubuntu Caf\u00e9’s roasted pork loin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Ubuntu Caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/h5>\n

335 Nieto Ave.; 562-498-2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of Long Beach’s newest culinary additions, Ubuntu Caf\u00e9 was only open for a handful of weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic\u2014but they’ve managed to maintain a following through delivery and take-out.<\/p>\n

Their Easter offering will be a dinner for two for $46, including a roasted pork loin, mushroom soup, honey glazed rainbow baby carrots, potatoes au gratin and chocolate pot de creme.<\/p>\n

They only have 20 meals and all orders must be in by Friday, April 10 at noon. Pick-ups will be available on Sunday by 10 a.m. Order online by clicking here<\/a> or call.<\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Vino e Cucina’s gnocchi and gorgonzola sauce.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Vino e Cucina<\/strong><\/h5>\n

4501 E Carson Street, Suite 105; 562-421-0124<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vino e Cucina and its owner, Lorenzo Mattola, are the backers of one of the city’s most underrated Italian joints and, with it, they are offering an Easter special.<\/p>\n

For $60 per person, you will have a salad, your choice of braised short ribs or orange roughy and choice of tiramisu or cannoli. All homemade, all wonderful.<\/p>\n

Click here to order<\/a> or call your order in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: This is article will be updated with restaurant specials and offerings as we receive them. If you are a restaurateur and wish to have your Easter dinner\/brunch special […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":70964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[2691],"class_list":["post-14679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-listicles","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14679"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=14679"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=14679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}