Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
This was my favorite lunch spot when I was going to college in Long Beach.
Sandwiches were 35 cents. Pickled eggs on a bed of pretzel sticks were 15 cents. The beer was served in schooners. it was Eastside, but it was cheap. The back room pool tables were free. It was a great place to go when I was broke, and I always was. I'm glad to see they're still in business.
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Grand Bois did you ever eat at Russell's Cafe in Long Beach? I lived in Ocean Beach in the early 70's and wore a regular path up I-5 to Marin County and back, always with a detour into Long Beach both ways for a cheeseburger and two or three pies to go.