La Parolaccia Osteria Italiana (Long Beach, CA)

For a quick dinner, the family and I went to an Italian restaurant that we had been hearing about for a while, called La Parolaccia.  I have a feeling that we will be coming back soon!

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It definitely has an old-school Italian decor.

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The normal bread was good, but instead of butter, it was served with a sun-dried tomato spread of some sort.  Delicious!

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Minestrone Soup

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Spaghetti Mare Bello

Sea bass, clams, shrimp, calamari, crabmeat prepared in a lightly spicy tomato sauce.

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Delicious and definitely not skimping on the seafood!

Spaghetti Nonna Malvina

Small beef meatballs, fresh tomato sauce, garlic, pecorino cheese, basil, topped with extra virgin olive oil.

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I am very critical of meatballs, and these ones actually passed the test!

Cannelloni con Carne

Rolled fresh pasta filled with shredded beef short ribs, parmesan and mozzarella cheese, blend of vegetables in a creamy béchamel tomato sauce.

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I ordered this, and it was amazing.  Definitely one of the best pastas that I have eaten in a long, long time!

Rigatoni Gratinati con Polpette

Rigatoni in a Bolognese sauce, small beef meatballs, topped with fresh mozzarella and grilled eggplant.

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This dish was enormous, so my guy had a delicious lunch the next day.  🙂  Also, he is not the biggest eggplant fan, and he still loved this, so you know that it had to be good!

Now, I understand why it was so busy by the time we left.  🙂

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I am so glad that we had the chance to cross this one off of my list.  🙂  Until next time, La Parolaccia!

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La Parolaccia Osteria Italiana
2945 East Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 438-1235
laparolacciausa.com


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