Brite Spot’s food is the real deal: some of the most authentic in Long Beach, and it’s almost uniformly great. Tecate is exactly what you should use to wash down a well-done but juicy wafer of flank steak (the one true cut) that arrives flame-seared. Depending on your luck, it’ll be either done to perfection or taken one step beyond, until the edges nearly catch on fire. Charred food is bad for you, but so is everything. And if you don’t want steak, try the camarones costa azul: peeled shrimp and chunks of crab wrapped in bacon and cooked until they’re done—times six or seven.

BRITE SPOT 412 W PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY | LONG BEACH 90806 | 562.591.9016 | 1614 E ANAHEIM ST | LONG BEACH 90813 | 562.591.8060 | 3721 E ANAHEIM ST | LONG BEACH 90804 | 562.494.4903 | DINNER FOR TWO, $20-$40

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