The New Killer Shrimp at Hermosa Beach, CA
by: guest blogger @btsunoda
I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t been to Killer Shrimp in a long time. In fact, I visited them a couple of times in their original location on Washington Blvd in Marina Del Rey. Back then they had the following menu items:
I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t been to Killer Shrimp in a long time. In fact, I visited them a couple of times in their original location on Washington Blvd in Marina Del Rey. Back then they had the following menu items:
Killer shrimp with rice
Killer shrimp with pasta
Killer shrimp with bread
I received an invitation to check out their new location on Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach, just steps from the Hermosa Beach Strand.
The longtime
resident of that location was Cantina Real and the present owners retained the front
patio. The inside, however, has been beautifully transformed. Large windows
were installed, two skylights were cleared and the restaurant is filled with a
lot of natural light. In addition, Killer Shrimp also offers unobstructed views
of the Hermosa Beach Pier and the ocean.
Killer Shrimp
has an interesting history. Owner Kevin Michael’s father is musician Lee
Michaels. Growing up in Venice, Lee perfected the sauce which later became
their “Killer Shrimp’. They served
their shrimp dish to friends and neighbors who thought that they had something
special. Lee’s sons were soon seen peppering the neighborhood with flyers and
were delivering up to 40 meals per evening.
