"Nights on the Hermosa Beach boardwalk can be so much more than shots and Donkey Punch at Baja Sharkeez. That brand of chaos has its time and place, but dinner at this clubby Mediterranean restaurant from the Ryla people is a bit more refined. Attagirl mixes bumping house music, vespers tinged with clarified pineapple, and an all-around solid Mediterranean menu featuring smoky kebabs and warming lamb bolognese. Nothing about Attagirl is particularly groundbreaking, but a night of juicy beef skewers, White Houston remixes, and strong drinks is a formula that works." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park