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Bahooka

Posted in Bars, Restaurants on Mar 19th, 2007

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, but it’s pretty dense and pretty impressive. If you like flaming drinks and aquariums too, it’s worth checking out.

Bahooka
4501 Rosemead Blvd
Rosemead, CA 91770
(626) 285-1241
(626) 285-7514

Tikizone.com Bahooka page

MountainViews news magazine

Posted in Restaurants, Shops on Mar 17th, 2007

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.

Pie’n Burger

Posted in Restaurants on Mar 3rd, 2007

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 hand-mixed glasses of Coke with extra syrup.
I love thee for the counter seating and servers with a little attitude.

Pie’n Burger
913 E California Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 795-1123
pienburger.com

Sweet Garlic coming to town

Posted in Restaurants on Feb 15th, 2007

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).

Posted in Caltech, Restaurants on Feb 13th, 2007

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