The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City, a pure, unadulterated feng shui museum quality dining experience

(323) 461-2300

6480 E Pacific Coast Hwy # A
Long Beach, CA 90803 33 -118

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Neighborhood: Marina Pacifica

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Last updated 3.29.11

Category:

Restaurants

Restaurant Special Features:

Group Dining, Live Music, Happy Hour, Private Parties

Cuisine:

Japanese, Sushi, Chinese

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The Forbidden City

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Forbidden City is not yet another to claim Asian Fusion. Very deliberately we keep two distinct kitchens. One Chinese, the other Japanese, neither are fused as they are both authentic and pure. The chefs specialize in their own distinct customs, flavors and cultures. Our Chinese Chef Wang Xiao Xin is 1 of only 9 chefs taught by the National Chef of China. Our Sushi Chef has over twenty years of experience working at famous sushi bars in Tokyo. Our food is fresh, authentic and extraordinary. Our decor and ambiance is unparalleled as we have imported over sixty six tons of custom handcrafted artifacts from overseas.Our happy hour is DAILY from 11:30am-6pm with great lunch specials. We feature live entertainment every night. Come for karaoke on Mon/Tues nights.Spontaneous dancing is known to take place and encouraged on Wed to Sat nights when we have live music and entertainment

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In Short – The owner of El Cid and the Larchmont transformed this former banquet hall into a versatile nightspot. Dining rooms are dressed in racy crimson and the Capital Records building towers over a spacious patio. A basic Chinese-American menu starts with crispy spring rolls and breaded shrimp in portions large enough to share. Entrees are dominated by rice and noodle dishes, like kung pao chicken chock-full of bell peppers and onions; beef chow mein; and house-specialty pineapple fried rice.

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Along with a full bar, the restaurant emphasizes its hot tea selection, which includes Chinese green tea, Hong Kong specialty tea and "The Forbidden City's House Tea."
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “It seems to meet many different dining needs: romantic setting, night out with the girls, nice time to catch up with mom and daughter.”
  2. “Even if you're just a normal guy or gal, you can enjoy great views of the nearby Capitol Records building from the patio.”
  3. “the music was good and the crowd was fun.”
  4. “The atmosphere was great, it really left for a different dining experience outside the norm.”
  5. “Forbidden City - One of LA's hottest nightspots with great entertainment, excellent but reasonably priced Asian food and gorgeous, eyecatching decor.”
  6. “The ambience was really nice, and I think Saturday nights are hip hop nights.”
  7. “the location is great and the atmosphere is really spectacular- four different bars in one.”
  8. “Even the parking was not terrible.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “The pineapple-coconut ice cream is really good too!”
drinks
60.0% positive
  1. “Has a nice larg patio outside and nice bar inside.”
  2. “Stunning outdoor patio, dark sexy upstairs lounge with leather lounge chairs and daybeds, strong drinks, surprisingly decent food, and beautiful people.”
  3. “Our drinks were nothing to write home about unless you wanted to bitch about how much you paid for a lame drink.”
  4. “On the opening night, we were treated to a complimentary dinner and drinks from a limited menu- the food was delicious!”
  5. “My only complaint is the poor drink quality, quantity and price.”
food quality
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “It has a good food with resanable price.”
  2. “had some kind of fried shrimp appetizer that was amazing.”
  3. “If you're looking for good Chinese food, try something else.”
  4. “For $8.95 you would expect some fresh ingredients.”
  5. “The food was great!”
  6. “Forbidden City - One of LA's hottest nightspots with great entertainment, excellent but reasonably priced Asian food and gorgeous, eyecatching decor.”
  7. “On the opening night, we were treated to a complimentary dinner and drinks from a limited menu- the food was delicious!”
  8. “Stunning outdoor patio, dark sexy upstairs lounge with leather lounge chairs and daybeds, strong drinks, surprisingly decent food, and beautiful people.”
  9. “Frozen peas, carrots, and horrible shrimp.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “On the opening night, we were treated to a complimentary dinner and drinks from a limited menu- the food was delicious!”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “All in all, I'd definitely recommend this place and go back there again.”
service
87.5% positive
  1. “Stunning outdoor patio, dark sexy upstairs lounge with leather lounge chairs and daybeds, strong drinks, surprisingly decent food, and beautiful people.”
  2. “The bartenders are cool, but the bouncers and doormen have a lot of attitude for such an average club.”
  3. “The crowd was not the typical beautiful people, but it was still a good time.”
  4. “They gave us a great table and our waitress was so helpful and attentive.”
  5. “The manager and everyone we encountered on the staff was really nice to us.”
  6. “Bartenders were attentive.”
  7. “The music was great and the people were nice.”
  8. “The staff was wonderful , we had bottle service and our host took care of us like no other.”
value
50.0% positive
  1. “My only complaint is the poor drink quality, quantity and price.”
  2. “It has a good food with resanable price.”
3 Star Rating: Average

05/04/12

okay.

by 562LBCM3

Food was okay. Service was okay. Not sure if i'm coming back.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

12/15/08

not fun

by Janelle15

this place is way too small and hood! Unless you want to listen to lil john songs...don't go. Try another club across the street.

3 Star Rating: Average

11/24/08

Saturday Rock Hollywood

by jennydds

We were there this past Saturday night celebrating a birthday party for one of the girls. I didn't expect much from the club , but to my surprise the club was really jumping off. The music was great and the people were nice. The staff was wonderful , we had bottle service and our host took care of us like no other. I really would recommend this place to anyone wanting to party at a nice spot in hollywood.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/17/08

IN THE HEART OF HOLLYWOOD

by JerryBiv

Forbidden City - One of LA's hottest nightspots with great entertainment, excellent but reasonably priced Asian food and gorgeous, eyecatching decor. The dining room has a distinctly Oriental vibe going, but the lounge is all modern, with cozy booths and plasma TV screens. Afterhours, the dining room is tranformed into a dancefloor. Should you make it into the mezzanine VIP area, you'll get a kick out of the retractable roof, which allows you to stargaze in more ways than one on warm nights. Even if you're just a normal guy or gal, you can enjoy great views of the nearby Capitol Records building from the patio.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/13/08

The Next Big Thing In Hollywood

by Jennygoldman

Me and my friends have been hearing alot of things about the renovation of the forbidden City nightclub. We hope that this place will rock like the way it was a couple of years ago. I know for a fact that hollywood and Vine is going to be the next big spot to party and be seen. Can't wait to see what it's going to look like after the face lift. We are in desperate need of a new spot on hollywood and Vine.

The Details on The Forbidden City

Place Categories:

  • good chinese food
  • good relax music
  • beautiful people
  • very nice place
  • really nice pictures
  • attentive waitress
  • good experience
  • enjoy great views
  • nice hollywood club
  • nice spot
  • amazing fried shrimp appetizer
  • worst dining experiences
  • really poor sound system
  • lame drink
  • fresh ingredients
  • really nice manager
  • wonderful staff
  • poor drink quality
  • expensive crappy food
  • fun crowd
  • horrible shrimp
  • not terrible parking
  • great atmosphere
  • cool bartenders
  • romantic setting

Message from The Forbidden City

  • Expertly trained chefs
  • Daily Happy Hour Specials
  • Live music and entertainment

Forbidden City is not yet another to claim Asian Fusion. Very deliberately we keep two distinct kitchens. One Chinese, the other Japanese, neither are fused as they are both authentic and pure. The chefs specialize in their own distinct customs, flavors and cultures. Our Chinese Chef Wang Xiao Xin is 1 of only 9 chefs taught by the National Chef of China. Our Sushi Chef has over twenty years of experience working at famous sushi bars in Tokyo. Our food is fresh, authentic and extraordinary. Our decor and ambiance is unparalleled as we have imported over sixty six tons of custom handcrafted artifacts from overseas.Our happy hour is DAILY from 11:30am-6pm with great lunch specials. We feature live entertainment every night. Come for karaoke on Mon/Tues nights.Spontaneous dancing is known to take place and encouraged on Wed to Sat nights when we have live music and entertainment

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