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Catching the Wedge in Seal Beach

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Look, I’m not going to argue that it’s better than Alain Passard’s harlequin of spring vegetables with sweet and sour sauce followed by a stroll through the gardens at the Musee Rodin. But at the end of a warm summer day, I can’t think of much that beats a walk on the beach and a Wedge salad at The Abbey bar and grill in Seal Beach.

It’s Southern California beer food at its best: a wedge of crisp iceberg lettuce, topped with a gloppy blue cheese dressing and sprinkled with bacon, diced red onions and tomatoes and chopped cilantro (blue cheese and cilantro, great combination!).

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Follow that up with one of the restaurant’s pizzas or -- if you took a really long walk -- one of its monument-sized hamburgers, and a craft beer (in this case, a refreshing orange-wheat from Hanger 24 in Redlands) and you’ve got a perfect summer Sunday dinner.

Be warned, it’s a lot of food -- pictured above is half of a Wedge.

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