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Pictures courtesy of Eat LBC.<\/em><\/p>\n More than 50 percent of the guests surveyed, who took their tasty time to try out some of the City\u2019s most delectable fare, said they dined at two or more participating restaurants. Eateries from 4th St.\u2019s Retro Row and from downtown Long Beach to the balmy Belmont Shore were excited to share their concepts with new guests. It\u2019s safe to say that Eat LBC was a more-than-satisfying success, while the organizers will be announcing plans for the next event in the next few months.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were very pleased to see the amount of new guests during Eat LBC,\u201d said Chef Arturo Gonzalez of Panxa in Belmont Heights in a statement. \u201cSince we are a new restaurant, it really helped give exposure to people who didn’t know about us!\u201d<\/p>\n For the foodies who were surveyed, more than 50 percent said they dined at two or more participating locations during Long Beach Restaurant Week, which was a 10 percent increase from last year\u2019s numbers. According to Eat LBC, most of those who dined out said they did so with the intention of supporting the Long Beach culinary community, were intrigued by the innovative menus and didn\u2019t want to miss the opportunity to try a new restaurant.<\/p>\n Fifty restaurants participated in Long Beach restaurant week, with over 40 percent of those eateries joining the feeding frenzy for the first time.<\/p>\n \u201cThe feedback we\u2019ve received from both the restaurants and their guests has been overwhelmingly positive,\u201d added co-founder Terri Henry in a statement. \u201cWe hope to continue to grow Long Beach Restaurant Week each year by adding more restaurants and increasing public participation and awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"eat](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/eat_lbc_logo.png\"){kind=logo}
The organizers of Eat LBC polled both its participating restaurants and guests to find out just how effective the Second Annual Long Beach Restaurant Week was this year. The results showed benefits for both parties, with more than 85 percent of the participating restaurants reporting that Eat LBC introduced new guests to their establishments, with restaurants showing a five to 30 percent increase in both revenue and guests for the week.<\/p>\n![\"eatlbc2\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/eatlbc2.jpg\")
\u201cI think what this second year has demonstrated is that Long Beach can support an annual Restaurant Week,\u201d said Eat LBC Co-Founder Elizabeth Borsting in a statement. \u201cWe have great restaurants and dynamic neighborhoods, and Eat LBC is just an added motivator for people to explore the city and their palate.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"eatlbc3\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/eatlbc3.jpg\")
Erwin Angeles of Kihon Sushi + Japanese Tapas said in a statement, \u201cWe had a lot of large parties come in during Eat LBC and Long Beach Restaurant Week is definitely giving the city some recognition as a dining destination. We welcomed many guests who were from outside the area, which is great.\u201d<\/p>\n