"If anyone chooses a regular patio over a patio that looks out over the ocean, they are not to be trusted. Which is why, when given the opportunity, you should spend the afternoon at Ballast Point. Sure, the atmosphere can sometimes feel like an ice luge away from a Phi Kappa Alpha recruitment party, and you can find Ballast Point beer in any grocery store, but once you get up to the upstairs patio, none of that matters. With panoramic views of Long Beach Harbor and the coast, this is what drinking in California is all about." - Brant Cox, Arden Shore, Nikko Duren