Two for one
Smashing debut
> Food truck and pop-up Heavy Handed is serving its popular smashburgers at the first restaurant from owners Danny Gordon and Max Miller. Santa Monica’s Heavy Handed opened over the weekend serving its short-rib burger patties topped with American cheese, sauce and housemade bread-and-butter pickles in single, double or triple form, plus soft-serve cones, loaded (“heavy”) fries and beer and wine. The new location features a walk-up, counter-service format with entirely alfresco seating. 2912 Main St., Santa Monica, heavyhanded.la > Sushi Roku and BOA Steakhouse have opened side by side at the Manhattan Village shopping center in Manhattan Beach. Sushi Roku serves nigiri, rolls and sashimi along with izakayainspired fare, while on the other side of the building, BOA Steakhouse offers Japanese Wagyu, dry-aged steaks, salads and crab cakes. The Sushi Roku space seats 100 and includes a patio, a combination sushi and cocktail bar and a digital-art wall that displays NFTs — which are also for sale — while the BOA Steakhouse space seats 160 and hosts its own bar and patio. 3110 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach, (310) 683-4060, sushiroku.com; (310) 683-4080, boasteak.com