Everything about this place is 5 freakin stars - it is so underrated!!! Came here for dinner on Valentine's Day, we had made a reservation at 7:30P not knowing they closed at 8P. They still honored our reservation, sat us, did not ONCE make us feel rushed, and offered amazing service! The food and drinks were brought out fast and were so so good! We ordered: -Ahi Tuna Trio -Pesto and Shrimp Pasta -Cadillac Margaritas -Moscow Mule Everything is amazing and my only complaint is that I didn't have more room in my stomach to try more food! And also, paper straws suck LOL but save the turtles. Shout out to our server, Valerie, for being so sweet. Overall, an amazing experience and I will definitely be back! read more

Risü - Cadillac Margarita with the pretty lights in the background! (IG: @mogrubs) - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Went for happy hour, everything I tried was delicious. I feel in love with the flatbreads.

Went there last night. Me & the hubby. The food was soooo good. I had the spicy tuna tostadas & my husband had shrimp tacos. Tortillas tasted like they were hand made for our order. My hubby who doesn't really eat poke, could not stop talking about the tuuna tostadas lol. Also we were at a small reserved table, 4 friends of ours came to join us, we were going to a concert at the Terrace, & they totally accomidated us with a bigger table. We will go there again. read more

I REALLY love this place! I've been coming here for years and I can say that Risu has really stepped up their game! Especially their tequila game! They have some excellent selections such as El Tesoro, Ocho and Siete Leguas! They've also really improved their menu and it's been consistently delicious over the last several months. I love the pepperoni and pepperchini flatbread and the roasted brussel sprouts . Lastly, the staff is great! Everyone is so friendly, and if you're there enough - they know exactly what you want when they see you! Very fortunate to have this gem so close by! They are also pet friendly - which is a huge bonus in a community like this!!! read more

Love it here so much the staff is really nice and each time I went the food comes out great and pretty quick. Happy hour prices are great! read more

Risü - Short rib tacos - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

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New American spot in Long Beach. For takeout for dinner on a Friday evening with three other friends and split a few dishes. We had the brussel sprouts with bacon on the side per our request, fries, shrimp tacos (3 to an order), mushroom flatbread, and a salad. Portions were on the smaller side so finished all of the food. The flatbread was good to share and the fries were thin cut. The shrimp tacos came with blue corn tortillas; we got that since they were out of the short rib tacos that night. They had live music playing which was cool. There's underground garage parking. read more

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All the stars! Tell Lacey and Vanessa, Pamm and Nathan sent you. Seriously worth your effort. The service was top shelf like the wine and cocktails. It was low key the night we stopped in. Great energy and atmosphere created by staff and interiors. We stuck to the great selections of red wines until we found the pineapple mojito, aka Maui in a glass. The small plate seafood is shareable, fresh, and recommended by others with good reason. Because you got this far, there is a secret dessert menu. Availability may vary. We are going back, reservations are recommended. read more

Risü - Video elevator to your best life - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

Super cool vibe at this tucked away place so close to everything. Drinks are good; snacks and flatbreads will fill you up; service is a bit rushed but friendly enough. Good find! read more

Drinks were so good. The bar tenders Carli and Diana were so cute and sweet. The vibe is super chill. Will be back.

Outstanding service, food and ambience. Caesar and his colleagues are great. The food and drinks are wonderful, prices well. This is a great place to relax or hang out with friends---. If you are at the Long Beach convention center-- stop here for LBs finest food read more

It was date night for the hubby and I and I found this cute spot in DT Long Beach. Now let me start off with I felt like I was trying to solve a rubix cube to find the parking. & when I did... my god it's a whole process to get in because the restaurant is actually in an apartment complex. This was seriously annoying tbh like the gate going in opens OUTWARD??? If u got a long nosed car the nose is gonna be GONE I LOVED the scenery of this place. It felt very different. It did not feel like I was in Long Beach. I liked the idea of it being on a second floor typa dealio, but not incorporated into a apartment complex. The lights on the side were really pretty I loved it. Now down to the juicy part the food Actually, what had drawn me to come here was the spaghetti and meatballs . The portion felt like a lunch portion for a place that opens specifically for dinner time it seems. As soon as I tasted the spaghetti I was not wowed, instead I felt familiar with it. It ironically tasted exactly like the spaghetti I made for my hubby at home once. Although the meatballs were mMmMmMm sooooo good it felt like your grandma handmade them. Overall a 3/5 because the spaghetti tasted like standard tomato sauce from target. Also just a tip it's kinda sweet! Secondly was the crispy curry salmon wrap As the hubby who had ordered it this is what he had to say. "The curry breading on the salmon was really good. It was surprisingly filling. I thought it was gonna be less food than what it was. What else? Uh uh uh. I just know the fries were A1. It was perfectly crispy. It wasn't well done like in n out where it's hard all the way through, it was like crispy on the out and you had the soft meat of the potato. Quality potato, quality oil. The salmon tasted like high quality salmon. Is it sal-mom to sa-lmon? " Lastly is the customer experience‼ My hubs and I have different POV on this so I honestly don't know..... but keeping it objective, and not subjective. The waitress, Alyssa (there's so many different spellings I'm sorry if I got it wrong girly) she took our order, checked in on us once and then gave us the bill. She was pretty friendly for the most part! read more

Risü - Spaghetti and meatball - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Cut little place walking distance from the Long Beach convention center . We were hunger and just walked a few feet and found this hidden gem . Finger food yum # great service # drinks read more

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Risü is so cool. Perfect location, perfect staff, and AMAZING cocktails. There's even a weekly chess meet up if you like playing board games. Highly recommend if you're looking for a spot to grab dinner or cocktails downtown. read more

Amazing food with great service and excellent happy hour.. a hidden gem with so much to offer.. see the photos included with this post... will be back with a group of friends... read more

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The food was excellent! The tapas they serve were perfect portion simply delectable! Kevin was our server and he was very attentive to the minute detail. Jay ( I think he is the manager) welcomed us and made sure we were comfortably seated. And Meredith made drinks for us to keep us happy. The ambience was romantic! The lights from the Long Beach Convention Center were perfect to bring the romantic mood to our table. The band members were so enthusiastic! Since the band leader Tony told us they will be there playing on 2nd and 4th Fridays so we plan to drive all the way from the Orange County to be entertained by this great band. This was our first visit tonight but I have a feeling we will be a regular here. read more

Food was amazing! Everything we ordered was delicious from the spinach bacon salad to the Brussel sprouts to the shrimp flatbread & the short rib enchiladas. So many great choices and an easy menu to share. Very reasonably priced too. Friendly service. Definitely worth trying. Two days later we went back again and it was just as wonderful as the first time read more

Risü - Charcuterie board & hummus plate - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

Life has changed for us since Betsi (Managing Partner) has taken over. The vibe, food and service is consistently excellent. Our friends Sammie, Ro, Meredith, James, Hayes, and Dan-O) are now well supported to continue providing excellent service. We had their new additions buffalo chicken wings and chicken enchiladas (as recommended by Ro) that were amazing in flavor, texture and presentation. Finished off the night with my usual Peanut Butter Whiskey Old Fashion. Such a wonderful night. Thanks and see you soon! read more

Risü - Chicken Enchiladas - salsa verde was spot on as was their chicken, tortilla and avocado. Muy delicioso! - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

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A nice place to go with a group of friends. They have a nice selection of drinks and shareable dishes (B)

Came here for happy hour. The short rib tacos, short rib grilled cheese and gin mule deserves a 10/10.

This was a cute and quiet bar with fun appetizer style food options. The drinks were unique, fun and delicious. Very refreshing and relaxing environment. We loved walking there and very friendly/helpful staff. My bf loved the tribute band playing as well. read more

We went on a Friday night. No live music, didn't expect it, but everything online said they had it. The bartender was our waiter (we sat outside). Not sure if he was having a bad day or what, but we almost left twice before we got our drinks. The food was what it was. In other words, it was fine. When we asked for our bill it was tossed at the table. It sucks because we were told it's a hidden gem! read more

Eh is this the best place to come eat --- maybe.. but it would not be my first choice. I was invited here for a work event, which was nice, but a couple of things made this place just alright in my book. Parking difficult, finding the place difficult - not enough signage. Food was just okay - drinks watered down... just okay... service - I will let pass since I know there is a shortage of labor right now. I think the only reason we selected this was because other places in the area did not have enough room for seating for how large our party was. I would say if you have no one where else to go, or are feeling a bit exploratory this can possibly be your place... but a final recommendation, take your money elsewhere. read more

Great little place to grab a cocktail. Super chill with classy beach vibes. It's along the bridge walk way between the LB Terrace Theater and convention center. Fantastic happy hour. I highly recommend read more

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I used to love this place, but now I feel like it's just a-ok. Surprisingly, I preferred it more during the pandemic. Their outdoor seating was well done and you could enjoy the beautiful walkway with the plants. There were seats with a tabletop fireplace and the servers were always friendly. Food has never been a priority or a hit amongst my friends and I here. They only serve appetizers. We only come here now if we are in the area and ending the night in a lowkey spot with some wine. They used to have some pretty good selection of wine, but as of late, I am not too impressed by the menu. It is pretty hidden to the general public. The first few times I had new friends come join, they did get lost. There is a parking structure, but easiest if you could find parking on Ocean. read more

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Went in for a late night drink after a long day at work and was served by Jeremy. He was super charismatic and open about the menu he recommended a great selection of choices in which we ordered a few. Definitely all were delicious as well and as were the cocktails. Will absolutely be returning! Thanks Jeremy!! read more

So this is in an apartment building for which you need an access key. Also, all of the seating is OUTSIDE with only one heat lamp for the whole patio = freezing on a cold night. We had a party of 9 and needed to be out of there in 90 minutes -- seemed like plenty of time for flatbreads and fries, and we told them in advance. Two people asked for fries right away as an appetizer and got them at the every end, after TWO HOURS. The server served our food at all different times, and served other tables who came in later ahead of us, so we were 20 minutes late to our event. It should not take 2 hours for flatbreads no matter how small the kitchen is, or tell people in advance they need 2 hours for their food! I would never book a group here as the oven apparently can only cook one flatbread at a time (or at least that is what we were told). Do not come here unless you are trying to kill a lot of time. read more

I've been going to Risu since it opened. Tonight for the first time in a while since I've been there, we had the worst service ever. I went there with a couple of my girlfriends and we're all 65 and over. They have a bunch of young kids running the place who do not know What they're doing or what they offer. The first kid that came up said they didn't have happy hour on Saturday evenings. I said yes you do and he said well I'll have to call the owner. After about 20 minutes, he came back and said they do have happy hour on Saturday and took our drink order. Then after another 20 minutes sitting there without our drinks another guy young kid came up to us and said have you been helped? We said yes we put in our drink order but haven't gotten anything. So he said he'd get our drinks for us. We were the only people there so they weren't busy. Overall, it was the most horrible experience I've ever had there. I don't know if they've changed management, but those kids running that place don't know anything . It seemed they had their own friends there sitting at the bar and they were just waiting on them and talking with them. They ignored us for at least an hour. I don't know if I'll ever go back there again. Management needs to do something or they will lose lots of business. read more

My experience here has been mixed. Between 3 and 4 stars, which I'll round up. My first time coming here, I made reservations on a Monday eve and then showed up; only to be turned away because of a private party. No phone call or nothing, despite the reservation showing as confirmed. I wanted to try this place out as it was walking distance from me and had a really cool patio, so I made reservations for Friday. I tried calling and emailing them twice on Wed/Thurs to confirm the reservation and even left a message. No call back. Despite that, I still showed up and they did indeed have a reservation for me. The food was pretty good. The basil garlic flatbread was delicious and comforting with a super crisp perfectly executed flatbread. The raw ahi tuna chips were pretty decent. The salad was nice and light as well. I'd skip dessert next time, the creme brulee was a bit of a disappointment. The top of it wasn't crisp enough and the actual filling had an overly sweet flavor for my liking. All in all, great outdoor patio vibes, but the experience needs a little tweaking. read more

My boyfriend and I made a reservation at 9:15 for his birthday dinner. We got there early to search for the parking garage since no one was answering the phone to give us instructions, after calling multiple times. Once we finally got in the garage, almost scraping our car due to the terrible tight construction, we stepped out to something terrible. It REEKED OF SEWAGE AND POOP!!! We couldn't believe how awful it smelled in there. It almost killed our appetites but we were so hungry that we went up to the restaurant (after almost vomiting from the stench). Once we got up there, they told us the kitchen was closed. Why did they take a dinner reservation if they knew they'd be closed??? We weren't even mad at that point because some guy was yodeling as a form of live "music". We ended up going to the best steakhouse in LB and had a great time. Zero stars for the poop and sewage appetizer. read more

Came here for a friend's birthday gathering with 12 people last night. The ambiance was really nice with the lights, and acoustic performer playing great songs. The drinks were good and as well as majority of the food. There service involved about 4 servers. They we're bring out our food pretty fast. The only gripe I have was with the Tuna & Crab Tataki I ordered which had no crab and had too much fillers of micro greens. In the beginning, the waitress was taking everyone else's order, my husband and I noticed she didn't take ours as she left. When she arrived back, we told her that we didn't place our order and she said, oh I was checking on everyone else's drinks which didn't make sense because she could've just taken our order then go check on it. When I asked her about what a Tataki was she said she wasn't sure since the chef just added sushi to the menu. She said she'd ask and come back. When she came back she described what it was and I said ok I'll try it, and said it's pretty good. How can it be good if you couldn't describe what it was or never tried it? All the other foods like the truffle fries and flat breads were good but nothing to rave about. read more

Risü - The rainbow bridge - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Delicious food, excellent happy hour menu, nice ambiance and shaded seating, live music, and good service, though there was only one waiter running around trying to help everyone. We had the garlic shrimp flatbread pizza, shrimp tacos, spicy shrimp, and bougie brussel sprouts. All were tasty! We also ordered dessert. The brownie was okay, but the vanilla pound cake was super dry and hard. We parked at the theater, but seemed to be a lot of parking options nearby. Nice flower garden along the walkway to the restaurant. read more

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Food as well as service is great. The wings and wedge salad are a go to. Right on the bridge and great vibes.

Enjoyed an absolutely delightful evening at Risu. All I wanted was a chill evening outdoors with good food and cocktails, live music and my good friends...5/5! The ambience and location of this small place was perfect and the weather could not have cooperated any better. Gigi and Ben were not only effective and professional, but also able to joke around and just have fun with us as well. The performers, Chris and Mark, elevated the evening with their musical talents. They both really seemed to enjoy being there and were able to entertain us with a variety of songs from different genres. I'm so thankful we ended up being there on an evening they were both performing. Of course, the food was delicious. We ordered the charcuterie board, the spicy tuna tostadas (a touch too spicy for my taste), the short rib grilled cheese, and barbecue chicken flatbread. All were very flavorful and satisfying. They have a decent wine list and I don't remember the names of the cocktails that were ordered but one of them was a pink lemonade...better with Ketel One instead of the Tito's. The other was a lovely lavender gin drink... The prettiest color! Overall, a fantastic evening, and I cannot wait to go back another time... read more

Overpriced and food is below average. Decided to visit Risu with my wife after seeing so many stellar reviews and to say I'm disappointed would be an understatement. We ordered one of their salads (that was as plain as a Windows XP background), and a $40 12oz steak that might have been the saddest piece of meat I've ever had, just dry, flavorless and miserable. Top that with the $8 valet for parking and you have the recipe for regret. Maybe go there to check the highline park rip-off and grab a $7 beer but definitely don't waste your money on food. read more

Risü - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt because I came in today and it's been pouring all day. Showed up shortly before 5pm when they open at 4pm. So maybe they weren't anticipating having any customers especially before the holiday weekend. PARKING IS RIDICULOUS. You go to a parking garage where you have to call up to the restaurant and despite there being no one inside dining but people working - no one answered either times I called up so I had to go pay 15$ to park next door. When we finally walked up to the door it's the same situation as the garage we had to call up and wait for someone to answer which this time they did... kind of wish they hadn't tho to save me the 60$ (plus 15$ parking) spent on over cooked Brussels drowning in straight up balsamic vinegar and a mojito. The spicy tuna tostadas were also sub par. I could see why it has raving reviews for the fact they have live music on Friday and Saturday nights and seems like a good place for chad from the fraternity to bring his dates. Unless you live in the area I'd suggest going somewhere else. read more

Risü - Spicy tuna tostadas and Brussels swimming in balsamic vinegar - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

monster is the best bartender! i am from out of town and he made me feel so welcomed! will definitely come back 100/10!

Positives good customer service good ambience. Negatives: the food, flatbread pizza I had a lot of cheese not enough meat Caramelized carrots : some were over cooked and soft and some crunchy. Overall it was okay Probably a good place for drinks read more

Risü - BBQ chicken flat bread. Wish it has more chicken - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

Was so pleased to find this restaurant on Yelp I would've never known it was there as it is slightly off the main path and also looks like an apartment. Amazing food, amazing service! read more

Risü - New American Near Me - Long Beach, California

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First time visiting & it was terrific. We came at 4:40 and saw it was a happy hour. Dan-o had a generous smile and warm demeanor from the on-set. We had wine & a non-HH old fashioned and all was perfect. Later we ordered the spinach/arugula/bacon salad, margarita flatbread and truffle fries. All was so delicious. I am so happy with the service and the ambience. It was a gem and they got the taste of the food and customer service down pat. Thanks for a pleasant evening with fire pits and a beautifully lit walkway. I look forward to returning. Oh, the reggae music vibe was chill. read more

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This rooftop location is awesome. The lights on the pedestrian walkway add to the mood. We ordered a charcuterie board which looks like it came from the deli. Unfortunately not the best I could've made it better myself also ordered shrimp and they were very good but what would make me come back is the ambience, the fire pit, and the sweet staff Which was amazing. Come for some apps and a bottle of wine. read more