Show 168, April 23, 2016: Domenico’s Italian Restaurant, Long Beach

Domenico's iIalian RestaurantThe annual Dine LBC – Long Beach Restaurant Week is taking place April 23 – May 1, 2016. Each participating restaurant from twelve unique neighborhoods in the city offers a three course menu priced at $20, $30, $40 or $50, either per guest with wine pairing options at fine dining locations OR dinner for two priced at $20, $30, $40 or $50, where diners share an appetizer, each enjoy their own entree, then share a dessert at more casual establishments.

One of the participating restaurants in DINE LBC is Domenico’s Italian Restaurant, Long Beach’s oldest continuously operating restaurant as documented by the Long Beach Historical Society.

Domenico’s is one of the first restaurants to serve pizza in California. In 1954, Domenico and Beverly Spano opened Domenico’s in the Belmont Shore area of Long Beach. With a simple menu consisting primarily of made-from-scratch pizzas and the now famous house salad, Domenico and Beverly introduced their Italian fare to the Long Beach locals.

Before long the ground sausage, ground pepperoni pizzas, and the creamy garlic salad dressing became Belmont Shore traditions. Dom and Beverly soon opened Domenico’s locations in North Long Beach, Lakewood, Hawaiian Gardens, and Santa Ana. In the mid- sixties, the original Domenico’s was purchased by the Kenyon Family.

In 2004 Rochelle Kenyon retired, and the restaurant came under its current ownership.

Proprietor Mike Rhodes continues the traditions that have become synonymous with Domenico’s. The original recipes are still being followed, and its business has grown to new heights. The menu now also includes many delicious pasta dishes including Sausage Tomato Cream, Chicken Basil Cream, Angel Hair Chicken Fresco, and much, much more.

The pizza dough is prepared fresh daily as well as the marinara sauce and salad dressings. Even the signature Tiramisu is created in-house.

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