If you are looking for a typical Americanized Italian restaurant, this is not the place for you. La Parolaccia Osteria strives to be authentic Italian cuisine in every way. The three chefs (partners) are all from Italy and we saw at least two of them come out to the dining room interacting with guests. Staff is exceedingly friendly and the... more

For inexpensive italian food this is a great stop. I did not write a review after my first time there. We had chicken and fish our first time and it was ok. Everyone around us was enjoying incredible looking pizza and pasta dishes. We just went back and split a salad, pasta and a pizza. This completely changed the experience.... more

Reasonably priced. Great brick oven pizza! more

This is not only a charming neighborhood place in the Bluff Heights/Bluff Park area but is walking distance. I need to eat here more often! The owners are two young-ish Italian gents, I believe one is from Naples and another from Rome. Their menu reflects this and has some interesting regional dishes. We started with wine, of course, from their... more

one of my favorite places more

As a second generation native of Long Beach, I have visited most of the local "Italian" restaurants. This one has to be the most authentic around. We arrived shortly after their 5:30 PM opening and, for a short while, pretty much had the place to ourselves on that Monday afternoon. We got to meet the operators of the place and... more

Fantabulous pasta dishes, the sauce is so yummy. Gnocchi... fusilli and the capelli d`angeli mmm. more

Molto bene! Fantastic food. the gnocci! the lobster ravioli is sublime. Super Yummy! more

My favorite Pizza in the LA area more