664098 Mon Nov 02 09:32:24 -0800 2009 19 2 Los Angeles Area 0 5149139 Hello, fellow foodies! Every so often our family heads up to Huntington Gardens or the Arboretum, where we spend much more time than we planned to, and emerge hungry with nowhere to go. Would like GOOD food,, decent service and atmosphere, and entrees preferably not more than $15. Any suggestions? Mon Nov 02 09:32:24 -0800 2009 322300 Michelly 1 5149238 Daisy Mint 1218 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA‎ - (626) 792-2999‎ Excellent Asian Fusion Food. Love the beef salad, the beef soup, the crab wontons & the salmon. Not expensive, great friendly service & and nice space. Mon Nov 02 09:57:28 -0800 2009 5149139 59001 PurpleTeeth 1 5149554 My family loves the Huntington Gardens, it's a true LA gem. Every time we go, which is about 8 to 10 times a year, we always eat at Pie N Burger. I'm not sure what type of cuisine you are looking for, but they have excellent food. Burgers, shakes, fries &, of course, pie. All the pies are made fresh (as well as everything else). Cash only, fits your budget for sure. They are also very close to the Huntington, about a mile west on California. I think we often go visit the Gardens, but it might be just the excuse to get to Pie N Burger! Pie 'n Burger 913 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91106 626.795.1123 Mon Nov 02 11:40:32 -0800 2009 5149139 41278 MahiMahiFish 1 5149561 I would recommend Zelo's in Arcadia (near Monrovia). It's a great neighborhood spot with great cornmeal crust pizza. You get full eating good food at a reasonable price! Mon Nov 02 11:42:09 -0800 2009 5149139 66937 crystaw 1 5149612 In addition, I'd toss Julienne in San Marino, Malbec on Green, Cafe Verde on Green and Green St. Tavern to the mix. Mon Nov 02 11:59:01 -0800 2009 5149139 51764 mbh65 2 5150787 Ditto all these recs. And if you want a good pie, in a classic checkered cloth red sauce Italian joint, check out Tarantino's. Mon Nov 02 18:11:13 -0800 2009 5149612 11583 ipsedixit 1 5150683 I like Julienne in San Marino, especially for breakfast. I like their pancakes and breakfast sandwich (w/bacon, avocado, jalapeno aioli). The menu changes seasonally. There is a nice area in front of the restaurant that is outdoors but covered and shaded which makes it a good place to sit most of the year. Good service and take out. Parking lot behind the restaurant through the alley. Mon Nov 02 17:25:09 -0800 2009 5149139 13876 ickster 2 5152615 As much as I adore Julienne, you might have some trouble meeting your $15 price point. Their burger, which is OK but tends to be dry, is around $18. Still, to me it's worth just getting to sit there on a nice day and have something good to eat. The roast lamb sandwich is my personal fave - served on a rosemary raisin bread, which sounds weird but really works. Tue Nov 03 11:59:57 -0800 2009 5150683 11478 Will Owen 1 5150777 Thanks, everyone! Any cuisine is welcome, since we go by what we feel like having. (Yesterday we felt like Asian, so we drove home and had bibimbop at Kaya Sushi in El Segundo. More suggestions are welcome! Mon Nov 02 18:03:31 -0800 2009 5149139 322300 Michelly 1 5152558 I work at the Huntington (hee hee). Pie & Burger is good so is Burger Continental around the corner on Lake. Brits on Colorado Blvd near Allen is a good choice. Tue Nov 03 11:43:41 -0800 2009 5149139 183791 SeaCook 2 5155576 Second Pie and Burger. Great pie, great burger. (Stick to those items, though.) Wed Nov 04 11:20:02 -0800 2009 5152558 10808 BearCity 1 5152738 Celestino ( http://www.calogerodrago.com/ ) is a very nice, comfortable Italian place, where I've seen plenty of contented families. If you're satisfied with excellent appetizers and pasta, they have many choices under your cost limit. Tue Nov 03 12:41:25 -0800 2009 5149139 281830 Harry Nile 2 5152851 I second Celestino. I had a wonderful birthday dinner there a few years ago. The panna cotta was to die for. Tue Nov 03 13:05:45 -0800 2009 5152738 183791 SeaCook 1 5154030 I like the Green Street Restaurant 146 S. Shoppers Lane, Pasadena 626.577.7170 http://www.greenstreetrestaurant.com/ Tue Nov 03 20:54:30 -0800 2009 5149139 29103 kc girl 1 5154225 great salads, breakfast foods, serious waits often. good ambience Wed Nov 04 01:13:22 -0800 2009 5149139 233427 tenxtone76 1 5154227 best deep dish I've ever had... by a mile. also, beet salad was good. usually no wait. Wed Nov 04 01:15:05 -0800 2009 5149139 233427 tenxtone76 1 5154229 great soup dumplings. a little pricey. can be a wait, but not as bad since they added another building. fried rice is solid. get some veggies. And order it up trying all the other dumplings! Wed Nov 04 01:17:02 -0800 2009 5149139 233427 tenxtone76 2 5154236 Burma-Shave. EDIT: I posted before your restaurant references came through. Incidentally, I don't recall "deep dish" at Zelo's, and the phrase doesn't appear on their Web pages. Which pizza are you pointing us to? Wed Nov 04 01:23:21 -0800 2009 5154229 281830 Harry Nile 3 5154850 Not "deep dish" in the traditional Chicago sense, but Zelo's is definitely not thin Neopolitan style. It has a dense and chewy crust (no doubt from the influence of the cornmeal); it's a hardy pie. Wed Nov 04 08:09:46 -0800 2009 5154236 11583 ipsedixit 4 5155449 Yes, it's not Neopolitan, unless Naples has moved to Iowa, but it's also not Chicago deep dish. Now leave me alone. I'm trying to locate the station broadcasting the Cubs in the World Series, and I can't find it! Wed Nov 04 10:41:20 -0800 2009 5154850 281830 Harry Nile