Eye Level Pasadena

Blue Hawaiian at Bahooka

Fish looking down at our table

Another aquarium over our table

Pufferfish on the ceiling
I visited Bahooka in Rosemead for the first time last weekend. It’s a tiki bar and restaurant with aquariums all around the building and above all the tables. It’s hard to get a sense of the decor from these pictures, [...]

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MountainViews news magazine has video interviews with San Gabriel Valley business people and short video spotlights on local businesses. Here’s the Pasadena page: http://mvn.tv/pasadena.html. I like seeing and hearing the people behind the signs and storefronts around town.

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Pie’n Burger
Pie’n Burger, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee for thy pecan pies, available for sale over the counter.
I love thee for thy succulent, dripping hamburgers, even though I am mostly a vegetarian.
I love thee for the tiny ice cubes in the drinks you serve.
I love thee for thine [...]

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Living in Monrovia reports that the Thai restaurant Sweet Garlic is moving to Pasadena. We’ll have to make them feel welcome by visiting them as soon as they open (and as soon as we figure out where they’ll be).

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la.foodblogging: Lunching at the Athenaeum (by way of 2020 Hindsight)

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In-N-Out
2114 E Foothill Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107
(800) 786-1000

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Prayer flags at Tibet Nepal House

Tibet Nepal House interior
My favorite drink at Tibet Nepal House is the Himalyan Mashala Teapot (”milk and tea cooked with Himalayan herbs”).
Tibet Nepal House
36 E. Holly Street
Pasadena, CA 91103
626-585-9955
http://www.tibetnepalhouse.com

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