Domenico's Belmont Shore

(562) 439-0261

5339 E 2ND St
Long Beach, CA 90803 33.759 -118.1316

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Neighborhood: Belmont Shore

Years in business

Established in 1954

Last updated 6.15.11

Category:

Catering, Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Carry Out

Cuisine:

Pizza, Italian

dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “The best pizza on Earth, great new pasta dishes (the sausage tomato cream and chicken basil cream are to die for), their legendary house salad, comfy booths, and a staff that actually cares make the difference.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Love the Peasant's Dinner with a glass of their good cheap house wine.”
food quality
91.99999809265137% positive
  1. “The service, spaghetti with marinara, and minestrone soup were very good.”
  2. “The best pizza and salad anywhere.”
  3. “It was the BEST pizza I have ever had.”
  4. “also love their pizza with ground sausage.”
  5. “The romaine salad has always been my favorite too.”
  6. “Great food.”
  7. “ordered another pizza to go and took it to work the next day so I could share with co-workers and everyone agreed it was one of the best pizza they have had.”
  8. “There salad with the house dressing is the best.”
  9. “The salad Dressing is the best in the whole world.”
  10. “My perfect dinner is their ground pepperoni pizza with black olives and fresh mushrooms, served with their house romaine salad and their legendary creamy garlic dressing.”
  11. “The pizza was very disappointing.”
  12. “The ministrone soup was lukewarm and the food was not tasty at all.”
  13. “best pizza ever tasted”
  14. “The pizza is made the same way since 1954, and the ground sausage and ground pepperoni is the best on Earth.”
  15. “The staff is great, food is yummy and not over done, the”
  16. “Their salad (included with pasta- unlike at Domenico's) is better, better quality and fresh ingredients (they use a real parmesan not the stuff that comes in a green can), bianca bread is so fabulous, the rigatoni with tomato basil and olive oil is TO DIE”
  17. “The house salad with their garlic dressing is indescribably addictive.”
  18. “The pizza is the best ever and the free soup is the best too.”
  19. “The best pizza on Earth, great new pasta dishes (the sausage tomato cream and chicken basil cream are to die for), their legendary house salad, comfy booths, and a staff that actually cares make the difference.”
  20. “Yes, their sauce is very tasty but what's missing is the baked, bubbly flavor of the cheese.”
  21. “Unique pepperoni pizza; it's ground and best when burned a little on top.”
  22. “The pizza (sausage, mushrooms, and onion cooked on the crispy side) is the best anywhere.”
  23. “Where else can you go to where the food is always good, and the owner comes by to check on things regularly?”
  24. “The salad was pretty good with the house garlic dressing, everything else tasted marginal- like store bought- nothing special.”
  25. “The server was nice when my date received the wrong dish, but we were both disappointed with the place.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “The staff is great, and the place feels special.”
  2. “The salad was pretty good with the house garlic dressing, everything else tasted marginal- like store bought- nothing special.”
  3. “The server was nice when my date received the wrong dish, but we were both disappointed with the place.”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “The service was great!”
  2. “The server was nice when my date received the wrong dish, but we were both disappointed with the place.”
  3. “The best pizza on Earth, great new pasta dishes (the sausage tomato cream and chicken basil cream are to die for), their legendary house salad, comfy booths, and a staff that actually cares make the difference.”
  4. “The staff is great, and the place feels special.”
  5. “The staff is great, food is yummy and not over done, the”
  6. “The service, spaghetti with marinara, and minestrone soup were very good.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “Their salad (included with pasta- unlike at Domenico's) is better, better quality and fresh ingredients (they use a real parmesan not the stuff that comes in a green can), bianca bread is so fabulous, the rigatoni with tomato basil and olive oil is TO DIE”
  2. “Love the Peasant's Dinner with a glass of their good cheap house wine.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “First of all there was a 20 minute wait, not bad for a late Saturday night, but that gave the perception that there was something to actually wait for (albeit we had a good time playing checkers while we waited).”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/23/09

Domenico's Rocks!

by LittleRocky

This is the quintessential neighborhood Pizzeria in Long Beach. There is a reason why Domenico's is always busy, while other 2nd Street joints are only half-full. The reason is that this place knows how to please. The best pizza on Earth, great new pasta dishes (the sausage tomato cream and chicken basil cream are to die for), their legendary house salad, comfy booths, and a staff that actually cares make the difference. Where else can you go to where the food is always good, and the owner comes by to check on things regularly? Don't come to Domenico's unless you are willing to become a regular customer, because that is what will happen. This is the anti-chain restaurant experience!

  • Pros: Ultimate pizza, ultimate salad, nothing compares!
  • Cons: Belmont shore lacks parking, crowded on weekends
2 Star Rating: Below Average

01/31/09

Marginal Italian

by BelmontKAT

My fiance and I live near 2nd street and go to Papa Lucci's at least once a week. We decided to spice it up tonight and try Domenico's because we kept seeing the sign "voted best Italian." First of all there was a 20 minute wait, not bad for a late Saturday night, but that gave the perception that there was something to actually wait for (albeit we had a good time playing checkers while we waited). We had minestrone, house salad, garlic bread, a small pizza, and the "half and half" (half spaghetti, half portobello mushroom ravioli both with marinara). The salad was pretty good with the house garlic dressing, everything else tasted marginal- like store bought- nothing special. My fiance doesn't want me to write this (because we don't want our favorite place to get crowded)...but...do yourself a favor and go to Papa Lucci's! Their salad (included with pasta- unlike at Domenico's) is better, better quality and fresh ingredients (they use a real parmesan not the stuff that comes in a green can), bianca bread is so fabulous, the rigatoni with tomato basil and olive oil is TO DIE FOR, and all pastas taste homemade, the calzones are great (and better prices).

  • Pros: Marginal Italian, Good House Salad
  • Cons: Parking, Marginal Italian
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/25/08

Unique pepperoni pizza; it's ground and best when burned a little on top. The best garlic salad dressing and salad and has been consistant for over 50 years that I've been coming here.

by kenblasingham

My girlfriend, Martha, introduced me to Domenico's in 1956 and that's when Domenico would meet you at the door. They have had a couple of different owners over the years and they have all been true to the original recipes of Domenico. I was in Domenico's this last week with another Poly High alum and the new owner introduced himself to us and told us how dedicated he was to all the original recipes. We drive 220 miles from Pismo Beach for this salad and pizza. I have been in the restaurant business and this is a winner.

  • Pros: All food, excellent. Salad and Pizza is why you come to Domenico's
  • Cons: Parking; it's Belmont Shore.........
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/30/08

best pizza ever tasted

by anaducks

My friend took me here and we had the house salad and ground pepperoni pizza. It was the BEST pizza I have ever had. The service was great! I ordered another pizza to go and took it to work the next day so I could share with co-workers and everyone agreed it was one of the best pizza they have had. I will be going back agsin.

  • Pros: food
  • Cons: parking
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/19/07

The best pizza and salad anywhere.

by marcyx3

I have been dinning at Domenico's since 1954. Now my children and grandchildren are customers. The pizza (sausage, mushrooms, and onion cooked on the crispy side) is the best anywhere. The romaine salad has always been my favorite too. As a teenager in the '50's, I worked for Domenico and Beverly and I still think it is the best.

  • Pros: Comfortable, friendly, and good service
  • Cons: Parking

The Details on Domenico's Belmont Shore

Place Categories:

  • best pepperoni pizza
  • not tasty food
  • very disappointing pizza
  • love dinner
  • very good service
  • indescribably addictive house salad
  • great staff
  • fresh mushrooms
  • good cheap house wine
  • fresh ingredients
  • nice server
  • fabulous bianca bread
  • great new pasta dishes
  • bad nothing
  • very tasty sauce
  • not bad first
  • best free soup
  • best ground pepperoni
  • recommend house chianti
  • very good minestrone soup
  • best salad dressing
  • favorite romaine salad
  • here good prices
  • great calzones
  • not favorite place
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