Ocean Diner Remodel Shows That Comfort Food Is Never Out of Style.Lifestyle Editors HERMOSA BEACH Hermosa Beach (hûrmō`sə), city (1990 pop. 18,219), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1907. It is a residential suburb and a popular resort noted for its fine, sandy beaches and excellent surf. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002 Ocean Diner, an authentic 1940s-style restaurant located in Hermosa Beach, Calif., has expanded and remodeled to show that homemade comfort food never goes out of style. "The restaurant needed space, space and more space," said Rick Hankus, owner of Ocean Diner. "The remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. added more seating; gave us a kitchen that was three times larger than before; expanded our menu; and added full-sized, handicapped restrooms." New menu items include: -- Healthy Pasta Scramble -- egg whites scrambled with pasta, spinach, tomatoes, green onions, fat-free cottage cheese -- Hi Pro Lo Carb Plate -- lean ground turkey, beef or veggie burger, mound of fat-free cottage cheese, sliced tomatoes and fruit -- Body Builder -- marinated chicken breast, scrambled egg whites, green onions, Jack cheese, brown rice and toast Ocean Diner also offers a variety of Weekly Specials like their Wild Rice Scramble, Morning Glory morning glory, common name for members of the Convolvulaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and small trees (many of them climbing forms) inhabiting warm regions, especially the tropics of America and Asia. The family is characterized by milky sap. Pancakes, Rattlesnake rattlesnake, poisonous New World snake of the pit viper family, distinguished by a rattle at the end of the tail. The head is triangular, being widened at the base. The rattle is a series of dried, hollow segments of skin, which, when shaken, make a whirring sound. Omelette (spicy pork in a green tomatillo sauce) and Bread Pudding Bread pudding is a dessert popular in British cuisine and that of the Southern U.S., as well as Belgian and French cuisine. The French refer to it by the English name "pudding" without the word "bread" and the Belgians call it Bodding. French Toast. And while Ocean Diner is known for its comfort food, it has a variety of healthy offerings. Some of the most popular items are: -- Healthy Pasta Scramble -- egg whites scrambled with pasta, spinach, tomatoes, green onions, fat-free cottage cheese -- Hi Pro Lo Carb Plate -- lean ground turkey, beef or veggie burger, mound of fat-free cottage cheese, sliced tomatoes and fruit -- Body Builder -- marinated chicken breast, scrambled egg whites, green onions, Jack cheese, brown rice and toast The restaurant, filled with authentic 1940s memorabilia, has been in the same location for 15 years and despite its small size had managed to grow each year based on reputation and loyal patrons. The now-larger restaurant made room for Hankus' antique toaster See intranet toaster and Video Toaster. (jargon) toaster - 1. The archetypal really stupid application for an embedded microprocessor controller; often used in comments that imply that a scheme is inappropriate technology (but see elevator controller). and waffle iron waffle iron n. An appliance having hinged indented plates that impress a grid pattern into waffle batter as it bakes. Noun 1. collection and a dessert case filled with homemade coffeecakes, layer cakes, pudding and cookies. Ocean Diner offers breakfast and lunch every day. About Ocean Diner Ocean Diner, an authentic 1940s-style restaurant located in Hermosa Beach, Calif. has been serving up great, homemade food since 1987. Offering weekday specials, homemade desserts and weekly specials, Ocean Diner has become a favorite eatery among Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, residents. Owner Rick Hankus also owns Java Man, a coffeehouse in Hermosa Beach, Calif. |
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