Patch Picks: Top 5 Restaurants for Valentine's Day

Chances are, if you're single and not ''in a relationship," Valentine's Day is either something you want to dodge like the flu or at best, a field day for people watching.  If you're in a relationship, however, Valentine's Day is not without its pressure and high expectations. Are you dressed to impress (overanalyzing)? Have you bought a gift or gifts that say, "I care enough to show good taste but not so much to suggest I'm a stalker?"Then there's the mental ping-pong over the choice of restaurants, which usually charge more for this adored and dreaded annual day of potential overkill. What establishment serves you best as backdrop to romancing a new love interest or fawning over an old one. Why stress? We already overanalyzed and decided you can't go wrong at most Belmont Shore places. First on the list is a dining experience but not a restaurant, yet you can bring aboard your own romantic spread and BYOB. Here are a few favorites, in no particular order:

1)

5437 E Ocean Blvd,

Long Beach, CA 90803

562-433-9595

http://belmontshore.patch.com/search/listings?cat=1998198528

2)

5470 E 2nd St,

Long Beach, CA 90803

562-434-1122; 562-325-1995 (catering)

http://patch.com/L-nvlS

3)

5620 E 2nd St,

Long Beach, CA 90803

562-439-7080

: http://patch.com/L-nvwg

4)

6272 E Pacific Coast Hwy,

Long Beach, CA 90803

562-431-1414

http://belmontshore.patch.com/search/listings?cat=1998198528

5)

6473 E Pacific Coast Hwy,

Long Beach, CA 90803

562-795-7668 (ROOT)

http://belmontshore.patch.com/search/listings?cat=1998198528