Steelcraft: An eatery with a heavy-metal past

Nicole Moore, 47, center, spreads the love at her shop, Lovesome Chocolates, at Steelcraft in Long Beach.

Nicole Moore, 47, center, spreads the love at her shop, Lovesome Chocolates, at Steelcraft in Long Beach.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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The new Long Beach outdoor food court Steelcraft is made of used shipping containers.

Steelcraft in Long Beach

Waffle Love is among the artisanal eateries at Steelcraft, where old shipping containers from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have been repurposed.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Steelcraft in Long Beach

An espresso from Steelhead Coffee, one of the eateries at Steelcraft.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Steelcraft in Long Beach

Mike and Dorene Reed of Long Beach visit the outdoor food court Steelcraft.

  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Steelcraft in Long Beach

Josh Hernandez, 17, of Carson, walks through the SteelCraft space in Long Beach.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Steelcraft in Long Beach

Michael Foss, 27, serves coffee out of a metal shipping container at Steelhead Coffee at the open-air food court Steelcraft in Long Beach.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)