9 April 2010.. Pre-10K meal

My brother and our buddy decided to join me in this years Seal Beach 5/10K race event.  This would my 2nd year in a row and their first.  When it comes down to preparation,  training is training, which means a lot of jogging in order to get your muscles & stamina physically ready, and eating right in order for all that training to work.

I'm not going to get into what it takes to eat right when preparing for a 10K, or what my diet was before this race but I am going to show you guys what a pre-10K post meal should be like =)  It was my idea for the 3 of us to go out and carb up so we'll be ready for the race in the morning, but it was my brothers pick and a GOOD ONE!

Dinner was set at Trattoria Limone on Orange ave and Wardlow road.  I've been driving past this intersection for years and I never knew this place existed until last year when my buddy got me a gift certificate for this place. This restaurant has to rank up as one of the best Italian eatery's in LB.  If any of you guys are thinking about having Olive Garden, pass on that and go to Trattoria Limone! You'll love it!

So here's what we got!

Free bread!

For starters.. free bread that is absolutely delicious! Probably one of the best restaurants I've been to that offers really good free bread.  I don't even know what kind of bread they use but I do know that half of it comes with bread, butter, and garlic.  And the other half comes with bread, mozzarella cheese, butter, garlic, and tomato's.  I like the right side more=) Tip.. make sure to get another plate of bread when you can.. hey it's free!

   Penne Al Compleanno -

andouille sausage, peppers, chicken, shrimp, and spicy pink sauce

This was my buddies plate and it looked awesome! I tried some w/o any of the sausage, chicken or shrimp but the pink sauce was really tasty in the pasta.  

Salmon w/ penne

This is what my brother got and it didn't come with cheese because he doesn't like cheese.  I tried some of it and I actually thought cheese was the only thing this thing was missing.  Fish and pasta is always a good combination but I wasn't in the mood for seafood, especially on this Friday because we can finally eat MEAT on a Friday!

Shrimp Ravioli

This is what my sister in law got.  She was suppose to jog the 5K but she got injured during her training.  But that doesn't mean she still can't have dinner with us. haha.. If you like Ravioli, I suggest you go with this plate because it was a hit.  She gave me a piece and inside the ravioli was chopped up shrimp and crab I think.  I might be wrong but every bite was very seafoody.. really good and not that heavy.

 Fettucine alla Carbonara -

w/ bacon, chicken, and creamy sauce

This was my plate it was BOMB! a lot of bacon was added on this and I think it might have had too much bacon because it was bit salty which was my only complaint about it.  Don't get me wrong, I love bacon but I think it made it just a little too salty.  But still good!! Just drink a lot of water with it. haha.  Originally this plate is served w/o chicken but I added it on there for an additional $3.  The chicken was grilled perfectly and complimented the bacon well.  I didn't have to add pepper to it, just parmesan cheese and that was it!  I pretty much killed this plate.. haha.  Very filling indeed and satisfying!  When I go back, I think I'll add shrimp instead of chicken because I'm curious how that Carbonara combination will taste like.

No dessert tonight guys.. carbs only because we all had a 10K to do..

Trattoria Limone

3405 Orange Ave.

Long Beach, CA 90806

562-424-3752