Swan Song at Fourth & Olive

Wednesday, January 16, 2018

Fourth & Olive in Long Beach will be closing in a week or so and will reopen under a new name.  New menu will be European specializing in Spanish, Mediterranean and keeping some of the Alsatian  dishes. They are looking to get a full liquor license. Now they just have the beer and wine license.   It still be will staffed with disabled veterans. And hopefully will be able to come up with something for the huge parking issue. I drove from work and was lucky to get a spot across the street. But then it also had been raining all day and people just were not out and about.  The rest of the dining party all took Uber from their various domiciles. I would frequent this restaurant more if it was not for the impossible parking issues. The food is unique and definitely different . Not too many Alsatian restaurants around.

Wine cellar was being depleted. Very few bottles left. We ordered a 2015 Prieller Blaufrankisch and  Bob brought a 2010 Williams Selyem, Richioli Riverbench, Pinot Noir.. They waived corkage for us tonight because of the pending shut down. The waiter comped  us  two glasses of dessert wines that were down to the last pours.

With new investors coming in the wine cellar will be depleted as mush as possible. That inventory goes with the past. All new inventory will be going in.

Bob and I split the Tomahawk Pork Chop for Two dinner.  The chops were not as thick as they had been in the past. But they were just as delicious. Cooked medium and were tender and moist. Best part was gnawing on the  large bone with it's crusty finish. Served with "lumpy"smashed potatoes and roasted winter squash.

Other dishes that were ordered was the New York Strip with fries, Pork Loin Chop, Boudin Blanc Sausage, Roasted Root Vegetable, Beef simmered in gravy with potatoes and  and Pommes frites.

Looking forward to going back after the reopening and seeing what new dishes await me. I am always looking for "different".