64833 Thu Dec 02 13:55:00 -0800 2004 13 2 Los Angeles Area 0 348765 gonna have lunch there for a coworker's going away luncheon. i never been there, any recommendation? Thu Dec 02 13:55:00 -0800 2004 0 dee 1 348766 Garlic fries. Thu Dec 02 13:56:44 -0800 2004 348765 0 Peter 2 348768 should i get a dish to go with it? i dont think i'd get full just having their garlic fries... how's the fish and chips? Thu Dec 02 14:00:58 -0800 2004 348766 0 dee 3 348783 All of the sandwich options come with garlic fries. I'm not a big fan of their burgers or their barbecue chicken sandwich. The lunch menu has some sandwiches that aren't on the dinner menu. Some sound interesting, like the crabcake sandwich. Their crabcake appetizer is good, so the sandwich is probably pretty good. As far as the entrees go, the meatloaf is very good. I'd also recommend the cashew chicken stir-fry and the goat cheese ravioli. If you go for a pizza, then stick with the basics (cheese, pepperoni or sausage/basil). The other pizzas aren't very good. Sorry, haven't tried the fish and chips. Thu Dec 02 14:43:06 -0800 2004 348768 0 JimN 4 348784 thanx...!! Thu Dec 02 14:46:33 -0800 2004 348783 0 dee 2 348864 They also sell their garlic fries at Dodger's Stadium. You can smell the garlic everywhere! Thu Dec 02 19:19:57 -0800 2004 348766 0 WildSwede 3 348891 really? i always get the garlic fries along with a grilled dodger dog from the aramark stands. i don't recall any indication that the fries were from gordon biersch, although the dogs are as always shown to be by farmer john. they are good, though. you can really smell the garlic from rows away. Thu Dec 02 21:29:46 -0800 2004 348864 0 smssms 4 348964 Maybe they are not Gordon Biersch? Hmm, would have sworn that they were. But that was a few years ago. Maybe changed vendors with the new owners (and much higher prices!!)? I could be wrong... Fri Dec 03 13:42:34 -0800 2004 348891 0 WildSwede 1 348797 My first thought: Avoid at all costs. Since you can't, the second recommendation is to eat as little as you possibly can, get a drink, and enjoy your friends' company. Then go and grab something from almost anywhere else. I'm serious. Thu Dec 02 15:23:04 -0800 2004 348765 0 Wine Templar 2 348835 C'mon, surely the Pasadena branch can't be THAT bad??!! I've eaten at the San Jose and Burbank outposts maybe once or twice each since it was convenient and we were seated quickly. While it wasn't amazing, it wasn't horrible either. Just your average bar and grill place w/ the usual innocuous suspects. I do remember the garlic fries the best; they have the potential to be quite good if the kitchen is grooving. Ordered a burger and pizza which were decent as well--def. a step up from places like TGIF's, Chili's, BJ's. To the OP: go, see what appeals to you, but the sandwiches, pizzas, and fries are pretty safe and are cheap enough to innoculate you from resenting/regretting it that much. Couple of drinks shouldn't hurt either... Thu Dec 02 17:23:15 -0800 2004 348797 0 Carb Lover 3 348868 I have not been to the Pasadena GB lately, but I don't remember the food being that bad as to save one's appetite and eat somewhere else. Their finger foods to go with the beer is not bad. There is at least one old town Pasadena place that deserves this type of warning - City Thai. Thu Dec 02 19:27:22 -0800 2004 348835 0 Suvro 3 348966 thanx... i ended up splitting a pizza with my coworker. it's very big and pretty good for a $12 pizza. it feed both of us comfortably. my other coworker had the hummus goat cheese salad, it looks really good. she said it's her favorite. maybe i'll try that next time. thanx all for the recommendations. Fri Dec 03 13:47:36 -0800 2004 348835 0 dee 4 348993 Hey, glad to hear that you liked the food ok. In that genre of chains, I actually think GB is one of the better ones. Seems like good value, and I remember the portions being quite generous. Surprised you were able to stay away from those garlic fries though--I would have been all over that! Fri Dec 03 15:31:16 -0800 2004 348966 0 Carb Lover 1 348892 I just find it humorous that GB would provide free samples of their beers but yet when you decide to order a lager ... they'll card you! Thu Dec 02 21:43:29 -0800 2004 348765 0 ipse dixit