Not sure how the Pasadena one compares to the Santa Monica location, but the only thing I would return for is the green goddess salad dressing.
if you don’t mind slightly south, nicole’s in south pasadena had a few tables set up outside , but i haven’t been there since the pandemic. alas nicole is no more, but IIRC her daughter now runs the place.
apparently a new restaurant featuring “american fare” called the george is going to open on the 1600 block of e washington with a soft opening anticipated by the end of march.
Joseph, Archalous, and Caroline Geragosian of Old Sasoon Bakery on Allen have been nominated for “Outstanding Baker” in this year’s James Beard Foundation awards.
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I think Luggage Room is much better than not bad.
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Hummus labs. Must eat for a casual more modern Lebanese food.
The owner Joseph put together a half veggie half meat place for us to eat while we were drinking wine outside.
Fried cauliflower, yogurt slices marinated oyster mushroom, lamb chops, chicken kabobs on rice. Awesome stuff.
Lamb is special order but my friends swear by it.
The pita chip nachos are crazy addictive too. They stay pretty crunchy with the sauce.
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Great burg + Lebanese. So inspiring!
haha. My only requirement is sparkling water. They stock the fridge for us based on that request. HA!
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Hardly related but reminds me of this lol
https://mobile.twitter.com/notlaneydelaney/status/1114221623199043587?lang=en
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Did Chef Tony Pasadena reopen?
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The net suggests it’s open, but no one answers the phone.
It reopened in Arcadia in the old din tai fung spot
Well, we know that they opened in Arcadia last fall. But somebody drove by the Pasadena location and said that looked like it was operating. And Google shows Pasadena has reopened, but there are no Yelp reviews.
Really? I am going to check it out!
Is there any small bites like bento box, chili wontons, pho near old town? Like under $20 for quick lunch or breakfast.
I used to work in old town - this is right on the outskirts with easy parking. Very good pho.
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The old OSH building/site, at the corner of Colorado Blvd and Sierra Madre Villa, is becoming an Amazon Fresh:
https://www.coloradoboulevard.net/amazon-fresh-coming-e-pasadena/
And from Merrill Shindler’s review of Kalaveras (corner of Foothill and Sierra Madre Blvd):
If you ask for a takeout menu at the skull-dominated Kalaveras, you’re handed an eight-inch by five-inch card, with smaller platitos and larger platotes, tacos and desserts. Nothing unusual about that. But 25 percent of the menu is dedicated to the notion that Kalaveras is, more than a place to eat, a destination in which to party hearty. There’s Margarita Monday, Tacos Tuesday, Mezcal Wednesday and Michelada Thursday. There’s a daily happy hour that stretches for four hours, from 3 to 7, when draft beer is $2.50 off and select cocktails are $5 off.
Adjacent to the takeout menu is a card announcing “Our New Items.” Three of them are edible — the chorizo based El Nono Burger, the barbacoa Quesa Birria Taco, and the salmon Culichi Roll. The other five items are all drinkable — very heavy on the fruit. As in the case of the La Vela (serrano flavored tequila with mano and pineapple). And the Mi Cucu (vodka with lemon, strawberry, kiwi and passion fruit).
Three of the drinks are described as “Five Shots and a Lot of Noise!” The Loka Loka cost $63, and is described as “Specialty Candy Shots.”
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A Kalaveras has also opened in Silver Lake.
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Went to Yuca’s and ordered a chicken torta and fries to go. The fries were great, well seasoned and crunchy but not hard. The torta turned out to be a carne asada version with a lot of dry chewy meat, but no chicken.
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