Offbeat Eats

Before we relocated from Hermosa Beach to LA’s Beverlywood neighborhood for a few days of museum visits, we wanted to grab breakfast in Hermosa Beach. Right next to our hotel on Aviation Boulevard was a smaller, easy to miss diner, the Ocean Diner, which looked like just the perfect spot to grab breakfast.

As we explored downtown Hermosa Beach as we got everything prepped for our trip out to Santa Cruz island, we walked by an interesting looking store: Redwood Pie, right on Pier Avenue. Notably, it had a short line for the lunchtime crowd, and seemed to be doing a pretty brisk business, so when we wanted a light dinner before calling it an early evening, we decided to go down and check them out.

After a nice breakfast revisiting our old favorite Uncle Bill’s for breakfast, we packed up in Manhattan Beach and moved just down the coast to Hermosa Beach to rendezvous with Beau before heading out to the Channel Islands. We spent part of the afternoon exploring Hermosa Beach (where the modern surfing craze started), and then wanted to have a light lunch before packing up for our trip. Right next to our hotel was a small shopping area right on the Pacific Coastal Highway that included some rather pleasant roasted chicken smells wafting over our way: El Pollo Inka. We decided to drop in and give it try.