Plate 38

This neighborhood gem is a perfect place for a dry aged burger and a beer or a Friday splurge with signature craft cocktails and a four course meal. Plate 38 caters to those in seek of comfort food made from scratch with a lighter California flare.

With its industrial Napa decor, Plate 38 is a warm bistro that stays open late and features a reverse happy hour starting at 9:00 seven days a...

Owner Robert Humphreys, a talented young chef, created this popular hangout in restaurant-poor East Pasadena, and has retrofitted it with a full bar. The space, dominated by the bar, offers limited interior seating as well as a wraparound patio buffered from the street noise. For breakfast, Humphreys turns out lox and bagels, plus several interesting variations of eggs Benedict, while...

Owner Robert Humphreys, a talented young chef, was open just a week before a serious fire closed him down. But now he's back to stay with this casual establishment in restaurant-poor East Pasadena. For breakfast, he offers truffled wild… Read More

Surveyors say they're "pleasantly surprised" by the "sophisticated" Eclectic gastropub fare like truffle burgers and fried Cornish game hen coming out of this otherwise "unassuming" Pasadena cafe set in modern-industrial digs with full table service at night; some find the food and hospitality only "so-so", but "great value" compensates.

Old Town Pasadena isn't the hippest spot in L.A. County, but it might be the busiest. Definitely the most line-ridden (especially the entire block surrounding the Cheesecake Factory). Plate 38 is set just a bit back from the madness, and they're happy to take the overflow. Restaurant standards dressed up a bit: salmon sandwich adorned with pickled cucumber slaw, pork belly for breakfast. Small...

This neighborhood gem is a perfect place for a dry aged burger and a beer or a Friday splurge with signature craft cocktails and a four course meal. Plate 38 caters to those in seek of comfort food made from scratch with a lighter California flare. With its industrial Napa decor, Plate 38 is a warm bistro that stays open late and features a reverse happy hour starting at 9:00 seven days a week....