Downtown Pasadena has been seeing a lot of turnover in recent months. A bunch of new shops and restaurants have been springing up. It seems like every time we go there, there’s a new dive or eatery that we haven’t noticed before. Such change brings about mixed feelings, but thankfully none of our favorite downtown…
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Brü Grill & Bar
Thursday, October 13th, dinner 336 S Lake Ave, Pasadena CA Here in our little corner of Pasadena, Lake Avenue stands as the main thoroughfare through this part of town. People who come from out of town most likely think of Colorado Street, where the fancier businesses and restaurants are located, but for us, Lake is…
Restoration Hardware: 3 Arts Club Cafe
1300 N Dearborn St Chicago, IL 60610 Sean C: Mengsha and I took a trip to Chicago a few weeks ago to visit her family and hang out with friends of ours who live in the area. Our dinners during our stay alternated between being fed delicious home cooking courtesy of Mengsha’s parents and going…
Float
Often for lunch 380 S Lake Ave, Ste 106 Pasadena, CA 91101 Sean: A review of Float has been long overdue on the blog. It’s a joint we frequent at least once a week for their sandwiches, root beer floats (which can pretty much be enjoyed all year round here in SoCal), and aesthetically pleasing…
Yama Seafood
Thursday, June 30th, lunch 911 W Las Tunas Dr, San Gabriel, CA Part 1 in a two-part series on seafood markets In this and the next post, we’re going to be highlighting two seafood markets whose bounties we’ve had the pleasure of sampling this past week. This first entry is on Yama Seafood, a small…
Tsujita Ramen
June 10th, Dinner 2057 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles Sean: Since I started my new job, life has become more hectic and stressful. This job puts me under a lot more pressure than my last one did, though to be honest, it has more to do with the fact that my last job was actually just…
El Metate
February 29th, Dinner 12 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena CA 91101 Sean: Recently we’ve been super busy with moving into a new apartment. In my case I’m also preparing to start a new job in less than two weeks’ time. As a consequence, we ended up breaking the one cardinal rule we laid down for ourselves…
Copa Vida
Quite often for lunch 70 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105 Sean: Sometimes I decide to work from home somewhere other than home. When that feeling strikes, I always head to Copa Vida. Located at the corner of Green and Raymond, just off to the side of Downtown Pasadena’s main street, Copa Vida is my…
King’s Row Gastropub (Brunch)
Often – Brunch 20 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91105 King’s Row is a gastropub, which means it places as much emphasis and pride on its food as on its drinks. It’s become one of our favorites places to go, with a group anywhere from two to ten people. It serves traditional pub food –…
Of Gourmets and Gluttons 