sandy's hb

our first experience with  sandy's of hb  was during the to live and dine chef challenge in august 2013 where they offered up a sample of a variation of their layered seafood cocktail (lobster, shrimp, orange chili sauce, and avocado) in a cucumber cup with shiso leaf. a gorgeous little morsel, it gave us an insight into what to expect when we came out by invitation to try the food at sandy's. it was the perfect weather for a late morning/early afternoon visit, and the restaurant's location on the beach was superb. if you know where the huntington beach pier is, you'll easily find sandy's. it rests just below the pier (take the stairs to the left of it) so you have an eye-levelviewof the surf and sand. the outdoor dining area where we sat was protected by the comfort of a wrapping windguard so we were also able to people watch without breeze blowing sand in our eyes. our server that morning was kimmy who happened to be familiar with these type of visits - her own grandmother used to

the location of this restaurant is absolutely amazing, withviewon the ocean. in a chilly day, the heated patio comes in handy! their surf burger is my favorite entrée, while the popcorn shrimps are my favorite starters! they are spicy, and their crunchy texture is truly unique. the staff is very friendly!

good service. we stopped by early friday afternoon. our server was upbeat and happy and was thrilled to help us even though we were only splitting an appetizer and having a drink. we had an off menu appetizer yummy lamb chops. they were great had just a hint of spice and were very moist. my drink was ok i had the watermelon martini and felt that it needed to be more melony but aside from that the service was great theviewwas awesome and the food was fantastic.