Colossus Bread Long Beach Includes Breakfast Sandwiches and More | Eater LA

"After months of waiting the Long Beach community finally has a Colossus Bread storefront at 4716 2nd Street: the Belmont Shore shop is the second storefront for owners Kristin Colazas Rodriguez and Nicholas Rodriguez and opened for service last weekend, now keeping hours from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday. The larger space not only accommodates more baking for both locations but also lets them expand beyond pastries, breads, and coffee into sandwiches (including breakfast sandwiches), quiches and CSA pickups from area farms. The opening follows frustrating delays and is rooted in a nostalgic connection to the neighborhood—Colazas Rodriguez has said she’s wanted to open in Long Beach since the beginning, grew up in the area and even remembers walking by when the site was an Italian restaurant—so the shop is as much about returning to community as it is about growing the business." - Farley Elliott