Everybody loves burgers. Everybody loves bacon too. Adding bacon strips on a patty is great, but you know what’s even better? Adding bacon to the patty mix itself. Using that formula, Slater’s 50/50 creates burgers that are 50% ground beef, 50% ground bacon an... More »
My mission: to try California Pizza Kitchen’s (CPK) two new seasonal entrees: Spicy Korean Barbecue Pizza and Spring Market Vegetable Salad. The reality was a whole new concept in making a CPK pizza. Little did I know when I walked into the CPK on Los Robl... More »
Fresh flavorful ingredients: you choose how much and how many Its lunch time and you’ve only got an hour so your options are limited. You can eat that apple and yogurt you threw in a bag this morning or you could drive through some fast food joint and get ... More »
Those looking for a taste of Ireland need not look far, Matt Denny’s Ale House Restaurant in Arcadia is the best place for a Guinness short of flying to Bono’s homeland. Adding authenticity to your pint experience, Matt McSweeny, owner of Matt Denny’s is a cer... More »
“One should eat to live, not live to eat.” Â – Moliere. What the 17th century playwright means by this is that we should focus more on food’s nutritional value rather than its gustatory quality. Real Food Daily combines the two, in a delicious irony only they ... More »
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, famous for its eat-all-you can Sunday brunch, is keeping the popular event a main stay activity for its customers in Pasadena. “We’ve had it (Sunday brunch) forever. We will definitely keep it forever. It is one of our popula... More »
Steadily delicious, constantly flavorful, Mexican restaurant standby Burrito Express is rolling towards its 35th anniversary with few plans to change the taste that keeps regulars coming back for more. Giving in to the demands of its customers, Burrito Express... More »
There’s nothing quite like the wafting warm smell of fresh pizza cooking in a fiery hot pizza oven. Surround that experience with a family-friendly neighborhood restaurant that’s a local tradition, and the comfort, taste and enjoyment gets even better. Tha... More »
Since it’s been about four years since I reviewed Roy’s Pasadena I decided it was high-time for a return visit. The blessing that the Hawaiian Priest bestowed on Roy’s Pasadena on its opening night seems to have worked because it’s flourishing while ot... More »
The California beer scene has seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the past few years as evidenced by the various gastropubs and bars that have recently popped up across town. Beer enthusiasts have fueled demand for beer dens such as the fast-rising Congreg... More »
Owner Robert Earhart, General Manager Yash Youssefi and Chef Ray Vasquez In the NOCO (North of Colorado) area of Old Pasadena restaurants come and go but a few tried and true remain, POP Champagne is one of those places. But if you haven’t been to POPs in a ... More »
Away from the frenzied hustle and bustle of Old Town, along Rosemead Boulevard and just a few minutes off the Foothill Freeway, lies a bright and colorful building that houses a Mexican restaurant where you will find some of the most authentic Mexican food ser... More »
