With a North Long Beach storefront and pop-up residencies at Smorgasborg in DTLA, the Daisy ghost kitchen, and most recently, Rosemallows in DLTB, Hawk Tea’s Shlap Muan isn’t sitting in the corner, just waiting for the customers to arrive. Instead, the “bombass” chicken wing purveyor is all around the LBC (and LA), making a name for itself with its uniquely flavorful creations.
Now, Hawk tells LongBeachize, “We’ve expanded so much and into spaces that I would love to make permanent but we just don’t have the staff yet…right now, my focus is on just that: expanding the business but doing so in a way that makes sense.”
So, what does this mean for the future of Shlap Muan? Big things. “Hawk would love to eventually take [Rosemallow’s] permanently and more full time—but he’ll quire some much-needed staff in order to do that,” per LongBeachize.
Eventually, when the time is right, the space will be open for lunch and dinner and a quick-service window will be implemented on the Long Beach Boulevard-facing façade of the building.
“People can just walk up, order some wings, chill on the sidewalk or wherever they want to take them to go,” Hawk tells the website. “I think the Downtown needs that type of service and it would only help our business grow stronger.”
