{"id":2205,"date":"2015-11-17T20:40:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T20:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/food\/zagat\/"},"modified":"2015-11-17T20:40:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T20:40:30","slug":"zagat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/zagat","title":{"rendered":"Michael’s Restaurant Group Scores Long Beach Two Top-10 Spots in Zagat’s 50 Best L.A. Restaurants for 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Photo above by Brian Addison. Photo below by Asia Morris.<\/em><\/p>\n

Zagat just released its list of The Top 50 Best Restaurants in L.A. for its 2016 guide and two of those meticulously reviewed locations are, not unexpectedly, in Long Beach.<\/p>\n

Chianina Steakhouse<\/strong><\/a> coming in at 8th in the region is no surprise. The restaurant not only boasts a trend-setting cocktail program<\/a>, but lives up to its namesake by rearing its own grass-fed, organically raised Chianina cattle; a tall and towering breed nearly impossible to find outside of Italy. Recommended dishes were the bone marrow, bone-in rib eye and chocolate cake with caramel sauce.<\/p>\n

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With Michael Dene at the helm, it\u2019s no wonder a second from his trio of Long Beach restaurants (Chianina, Michael\u2019s on Naples and Michael\u2019s Pizzeria) made the top 10. While Michael\u2019s on Naples Ristorante<\/strong><\/a> was ranked 4th for Zagat\u2019s Top 50 Restaurants in 2014 and came in at the bottom of the top 10 this year, we\u2019re still proud to say reviewers are digging the grilled octopus, handmade spaghetti with lobster and the strip steak with cipollini onions.<\/p>\n

Also of note, 555 East American Steakhouse came in ranked at a respectable 32nd place, with 26 points in the food category. Listed below are the Top 10, but you can click here to check out the entire list<\/a> of the 50 Top Food winners.<\/p>\n

1. n\/naka
2. Angelini Osteria
3. M\u00e9lisse
4. Matsuhisa Restaurant
5. Providence
6. Asanebo
7. Pizzeria Mozza
8. Chianina Steakhouse
9. Bestia
10. Michael’s on Naples Ristorante<\/p>\n

As Long Beach\u2019s food scene continues to thrive, here\u2019s hoping we\u2019ll have three in the top ten next year or, who knows, maybe even one in the top spot. Dine on, beachers! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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