Often, for dinner Pasadena has a plethora of sushi options. Downtown Pasadena alone has Osawa, O2 Sushi, SushiStop, A’Float Sushi, as well as various poke houses. Lake Street boasts Sugarfish and Noda Sushi. As you head east along Green Street, you’ll run into Sushi of Naples, Maison Akira and the subject of today’s post:…
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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…
Osawa
Often – Dinner 77 N Raymond Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101 Mengsha: It’s been so hot in LA recently, I haven’t felt like eating proper meals. Burning calories? No thanks. So when we were too lazy to cook and Sean suggested hot pot, I was reluctant. Hot pot is winter food. I couldn’t come up with anything better…
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 –…
Real Food Daily
Quite often, usually for lunch 899 E. Del Mar Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91106 Mengsha: Real Food Daily specializes in food for people with dietary restrictions. Everything is vegan, and everything on the menu is clearly labeled: gluten free, nut-free, soy-free. It’s located very close to where we live, and since we have quite a few vegan…
n/naka
1/15/2016 Friday 5:50PM – Dinner 3455 S. Overland Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90034 Like so many others, we heard about n/naka through Chef’s Table, the Netflix food documentary series. If you haven’t watched it yet, stop reading right now and go watch it. Of all of the restaurants they profiled, this was the closest to us,…
Genwa Korean Barbeque
Saturday 1/9/16 7:00PM Dinner 5115 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Most recently rated no. 6 on Los Angeles Eater’s list of best Korean BBQ places in L.A., Genwa is definitely worth a trip. However, if you’re going on a weekend, call ahead. Genwa won’t make reservations if your party is small, but they will…
Ramen Tatsunoya
Tuesday 1/5/16 – Dinner 16 N Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena, CA 91103 The first thing you notice about Ramen Tatsunoya is the line out the door on a Tuesday night. The place doesn’t take reservations and no, you can’t leave your name. To be fair, the place had only been open for two weeks, and there…
Of Gourmets and Gluttons 