Came a little after they opened so we were able to get a table easily but the place filled up pretty quickly afterwards. The place has a nice, dark-but-not-too-dark, modern ambiance. They have QR code menus you can scan, hanging from the tables or a helpful, giant menu with pictures towards the front. I asked how the spice level is because I love spice. The server recommended mild and to add spicy sauce from the table to adjust but I didn't want my soup to be too salty so I ordered medium. It wasn't spicy haha. I got the lamb and my brother and his fiance shared the tomato hot soup which he said was surprisingly really good. The serving size is pretty big. I had leftovers to bring home and it was just enough for my brother and his fiance (with an additional serving of rice). I think my only gripe is that the prices are so steep now. I understand inflation but $23-24 for lunch price without a drink/tax/tip for what you get is a little much. I saw on someone's menu picture from months ago that it was $18-19 for lunch :( read more

I used to love Boiling Point but the quality has gone down and the price has gone up again. I feel like the prices increase every single time I go. Sadly, it is way too expensive now for what you get and it's no longer worth it. The last time we went, it cost $18+ for one pot. If you order one of the larger pots, it's even more expensive. My go-to is the beef pot. They ask you how spicy you want your soup but I feel like it's arbitrary - sometimes I order it mild and it's super spicy, sometimes I order it medium and there's no spice. The broth was flavorful but I was disappointed that there was barely any meat or veggies this time, especially with the price increases. This location is not that big and is situated in a busy area of Pasadena so don't be surprised if there is a wait. The tables are very close together but they do have plastic dividers between them if that makes you feel better. Metered street parking can be hard to find but there are a few parking structures nearby. The Park & Walk structures give you 90 minutes free. The other structures either charge a flat rate or an hourly fee that starts right away. High prices, decreased quality, and long wait times. I don't think I'll be coming back. read more

California Hot Pot is closed until October! We'd always avoided BP because of multiple negative reviews related to its deteriorating quality and decreasing portion size. But October is just too long of a wait to satisfy my hotpot craving! So we caved and decided to give it a try! Overall - I thought the portion size was a lot bigger than expected! The soups were super flavorful but not too salty. I love how beautiful everything was packaged - rice, condiments, utensils. So far, my fav has been their miso! The pork is perfectly fatty and super tender. Loaded with veggies and udon- I always have enough for a second meal. Their house classic is also pretty tasty! It's a bit pricy but def premium quality. Worth splurging and treating yourself! read more

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Unlike other BP, this location is named concept because they experiment with their menu. Which means they have menu items not at other locations and they may not have the pot that you wanted. So check their menu online first. I ordered the Spicy Lamb Pot. I love that their packaging is done so well! They have all the sauces in one package and the utensils already pre-packaged. Their Tupperware is also really nice. Taste - their spice level is a little spicy for me so I always get mild and add hot sauce myself. For reference, my spice level is I think hot Cheetos makes me cry and sweat. Since we got this to go, everything in the pot was already cooked. They cracked an egg and it was lodged deep inside the soup so it wasn't cooked all the way, but yolky (perfect for how I like my egg in my hot pot). Three stars because the flavor of the soup wasn't as strong. Although the amount of food and the quality was really good! read more

Boiling Point - Tender Lamb - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Got the Miso broth in medium spicy, wasn't too spicy but great flavor and they have some pastes and sauces on the side to add to the broth which are extremely yummy, my favorite one was the garlic chilli oil Verrryyy spicy and tasty. One thing I wasn't too fond of was the fact that you can't choose what you do and don't want in the broth it all comes in it already, obviously not an AYCE place and it does cost extra to add more meats, veggies etc. but overall the meat and veggies were tasty only thing I wasn't a fan of was the mushroom but other than that it was really good and our waiter was sooooo sweet and amazing! Definitely provided great service and the atmosphere in here was very relaxing and it all around gave a great vibe, came here for my bfs birthday and he absolutely loved it :) would definitely recommend! read more

Boiling Point - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

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I think about this place almost daily, it's so good. It does get very busy though and you can't make any reservations, so just make sure you account for a 30min-1hr wait. I get the Taiwanese Spicy (~$18), which comes in the flaming spice level. It's definitely on the spicier side and it's easy to accidentally inhale the spice with the spoon (so ask for the other type of spoon). Really good, but piping hot so it takes a while to eat. I'm also a fan of the regular beef one, since it has more of a tomato flavor and definitely lighter on the spice. As for the service, I've never had the wait staff check up on me as often as they did this place. They're so accommodating - you can ask them to turn off your fire, change the type of spoons, get more broth, etc. They also give you a tasty little jelly thing at the end! read more

Boiling Point - Taiwanese Spicy - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

My favorite is the Taiwanese Hotpot because I love spicy and savory... the beef brisket, ramen noodles, clams and shrimp explode tangy, spicy, sweet flavors all at once and are especially soul-warming on those cold days... for those who have more of a sour palette, try the Thai Tomato, it's your tom-yum dreams come true. I've come here several times; customer service is good, never had to wait too long if there was a line, and quality is consistent. Pair it up with some refreshing milk boba and you're good to go. read more

Boiling Point - thai tomato (not a big fan but for you Tum Yum lovers, this is for you) - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Its hard to go wrong with BP. Its cold outside and you need something warm, BP gots you! My nieces and I came to visit for dinner on a weeknight. The night was cold and perfect for a bowl of hotpot. I was surprised that BP wasn't crowded as they usually are. Not sure if its still pandemic season or weeknight. Either way, we were sat immediately and served good food. We all enjoyed our meals and our bellys were happy and warm. But it was still cold outside. lol Parking: street parking, paid structure near by VERDICT: Rinse and repeat read more

The place was busy tonight, but we got in without too long of a wait and our server got to us rather quickly. The place is small, but not so small where you feel cramped. Our food came out a moment later and everyone at our table got out pots around the same time. Overall, our service was good. When we were done, they were quick to clean up our table. I ordered the House Special at medium spice which I thoroughly enjoyed. Personally, it wasn't too spicy for me (I'd still recommend people to pick no spice if they can't handle spice; mild may be too much based on friends' opinions), but it was hot. The fire had my pot boiling for some time, but it's on me for not cooling down my spoonful. I enjoy dipping protein into a dip I made with the sauces available at the table (garlic bean sauce, garlic soy sauce, I believe a chili oil, chili plum powder). Each pot comes with a bowl of rice which you can choose brown or white. It's a BIG serving overall, so come hungry. This could very much be the only meal you need for the day. I was only able to finish my pot because the BP classic doesn't have noodles and I didn't touch my rice much. Overall, good experience! read more

Boiling Point - BP Classic - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

The cabbage to soup ratio is 3:1 3 cabbage 1 soup. Would you like some soup on your cabbage?

Service and food was great! We got greeted and helped immediately and our server, Andre was super friendly. :) I think my brother and I came at a perfect timing because there was no wait. We both got beef hotpot (med spicy) and it was so good! I usually go to the monterey park location, but I think this location tastes better. I would definitely come again! read more

Boiling Point - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

Yesterday we were on our way to Arcadia from San Fernando and while driving we looked up the location. To see that the restaurant closed T 8:30, so we opted to go to the Pasadena location. Because they closed at 10 pm. After paying for parking we walk up to the location only to be told they close at 8:30 pm. However the sign says they close at 10. This was very disappointing because we wanted soup. I had raved about it, it was open according to the website and sign on the door. False advertising. I'm rating one star solely for the lack of ownership to correct the signage and makes me Wonder if the owner is aware of this. If Arcadia posted the correct time, why wouldn't Pasadena post business hours correctly. This was very dis appointing. Another couple waiting for a to go order felt just as disappointed as they had planned to dine inside. read more

Boiling Point - Boiling Point. Sign says open, but told us they were closed. - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

The food is great, the only problem is the costumer service specially the blonde Asian lady, the other staff is ok. The way she communicates in my opinion is not ok. It shows the education she got from home. Also whenever you call for a to go order they never pick up the phone, it sends you to mailbox right away and it's not something that only happened to me one time but several. I'm done with this place as matter in fact if I have the chance I'd open and franchise this business so I don't have to go to this one anymore. Terrible service. read more

Boiling Point - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

Honestly the hot pots were alright. I've had better at other boiling point restaurants. I'm not sure why but it was a longer wait than other BPs and also the presentation and taste of the hot pots were just meh at this location. The drinks were delicious though. The appetizers (tangy beef and cumin lamb) were really good as well. read more

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The host Jessica aka pikachu today, seems to hate her job. I know due to covid you guys might be short staffed. So I totally understand. But you don't have to take it out on the customers. I deal with customer everyday for work. We have our ups and downs, But jessica ruined my day with her bad attitude. I come here pretty often because it's the closes one to my house. And I never had a bad experience till today. ;( And jessica you can't force a child to sit in a baby chair when he doesn't want to. If you had a kids you'll understand. Thanks Mary for the awesome customer service. You made my day after jessica ruined it earlier. read more

Boiling Point - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

I love the food here. Definitely worth coming back to. However, service somehow forgets orders or messes them up constantly when I come here. They need to work on capturing every customers order and request. I've been coming back here because of the food, and I don't mind if service makes a mistake ones or twice, but I'm writing this review in hopes for service improvement. I don't see any feedback in the website nor in the app, so I'm posting my comment here. read more

Only reason it's not a one star review is because the staff is very nice. The RICE of an Asian establishment was raw. The RICE. When the rice came in our bowls, just by looking at it I could tell it was not cooked. All grains were loose and dry. Not to mention you could see the very white non cooked internals. (See photo). Imagine eating a bowl of that. It wasn't like slightly underdone. It was prob 10-15 away from being edible. I asked the waitress, she went back, returned and said that's how their rice is. I just ate the soup. This is not acceptable. read more

Boiling Point - Undercooked rice. - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

I know there are a ton boiling points around the area--this is a review solely based for this one in Old Town Pasadena, as it's walking distance from me. We both ordered the Angus beef and I got the one with "extra Angus beef"-- hey, don't judge, I was hungry and I'm a highkey carnivore. Each style is about 15$ + mine was 4.50$ for the extra meat which was plenty extra, yet I didn't share it ;) The price isn't bad as it's plenty of food for one person or even 2 to share. The concept is that it's your own personalized hotpot and the servers come and light it up for you. It's definitely not like Shabu Shabu or other hot pot spots where you can adjust the temperature. You can ask the server to turn it off if it gets too boiling-- I did midway eating and my food stayed heated until I was done. The broth is flavorful and if you're one to think something is spicy, get mild. You can always make the broth spicier if it's not enough but my mild had a very good spice kick to it. They give you pickled seaweed as a free appetizer and I ordered the garlic pork belly appetizer, which was good. The service here was quick both times I've been here (once on a very busy Friday night and recently on a dead Wednesday night). This location has seats facing the outside of green street in old town for solo diners or friends who like to people watch. And there's a good amount of booths inside for groups. I know that whenever I walk by on weekend nights and even lunch, there's always a wait. They have a ticket they give you and will text you when a table is ready. Overall, I would come back to this location specifically bc I like the atmosphere. I've never tried to go to the other locations I've seen because they're usually in cramped parking lots with a bunch of other Asian businesses and I get stressed parking in those type of parking lots lol. read more

Really good for cold weather! I'm really happy they have this here in Pasadena I don't have to drive all the way to SGV or West Covina. Been here multiple times, it's always busy. I notice since pandemic the service is really slow and not a lot of servers. My favorite hot soups are: BP classic , milk cream curry and Korean bean paste. You can ask for refill of the soup but it will be plain broth For appetizer must get garlic pork belly, it's really good with the rice. Enjoy eating! :) read more

many empty tables and short of staff. Let the customer wait outside with cold weather. Take super long time for waiting. They should hire more staff. I understand the staff is under pressure and super responsible. So dusty inside the store read more

Boiling Point - Empty table but long waiting list - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Thankfully this place was opened for Thanksgiving. Beautiful thing about eating here on a holiday is that parking was free on the street. Prices here were a lot more expensive than the other locations and I missed the lunch price by like 10 mins. Servers were pretty quick with requests and the restaurant was pretty clean. Not my first choice to go to if I want BP but definitely will consider if I'm in the area. read more

Boiling Point - Lamb pot - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

I want to start out by saying that I usually love Boiling Point, but my experience at this location was unfortunately not a very good one. We were seated next to a window and I immediately saw the numerous handprints and dead flies on the window. I almost wish I didn't notice, but it made me look around to see that the sauce containers were crusted with dried up sauce, and the plexiglass seat dividers were also quite dirty. Although I tried to ignore it, the pandemic has made me extra paranoid about the cleanliness of restaurants. I unfortunately lost my appetite and left more than half of my soup, that I would normally finish by myself. It was hard writing this review, as the soup tasted good as always and the servers were so nice. However, with restaurants opening back up and COVID still being a problem, I hope they take a bit more time on the tasks that may seem minute. read more

Boiling Point - Dead flies on the window and side of the wall - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

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AVOID THIS PLACE !!! Service : The menu says endless rice with the purchase of a hot pot, but what they don't say is your waiter will NEVER stop by to even ask how your doing. We went 40 minutes with no water, no rice refill, and NO SERVICE. When we asked for ice they said "no ice" even though they sell drinks with ice. Everything after that they would say "we don't have..." so basically they have nothing. Employees : We went for a conference and my small group of 4 people were not allowed to pay separately to get reimbursed each through work. This rude employee at the counter with curly hair and a huge attitude was not helping us or in the mood to assist us. Gave so much ATTITUDE and made it soooo hard for us to pay. We wasted about 10 minutes arguing because she was in a mood. Overall : AVOID this place, go somewhere else if you are in the area. You DO NOT FEEL WELCOME HERE. read more

Service is good. Shout out to Kenneth for being on top of refilling our waters! My bf always gets the beef with extra beef. I tried the Thai tomato and tomato. Tomato is better in my opinion. The Thai tomato has an interesting tangy broth that I'm not a huge fan of. I'm also not a fan of some of their vegetables. Place is clean and we usually come around 5 or 6, no wait. Beware: I got bitten by mosquitos while standing outside read more

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Ordered two hot pots through Doordash today and it was so disappointing. I do not know what's happening but both hot pots were much spicier than what was ordered. The beef hot pot specifically was very skimpy in terms of what they added in there. I do not plan to visit this location for a while. Thankfully, there are other hot pot places in LA to try out. read more

I didn't know Pasadena had a BP, so was pretty pleased to come here for dinner. The parking lot (90 min free) is across the street so it's convenient and you're not scrambling for parking. You enter into the restaurant, and put in your party size. You can either grab a number or put in your cell phone for text notification. I opted for the text and so walked out and looked at stores for a bit. There were a number of people outside but the line wasn't too long. I think I got a text notification in like 15 minutes. We both ordered the BP classic, namely bc we both didn't want noodles in our soups. The BP Classic comes w rice instead. The soup was nice and spicy and had a good amount of stuff in it. We also got an oolong tea, unsweetened, which was from next door (Jin tea). Pretty good. The servers were kind and helpful. They knew we drank a lot of water so they ended up giving us a pitcher, which I appreciated. read more

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I really like Boiling Point as they have a variety of veggies/meats in their pots and their broth and sauces are flavorful. I usually order mild spice, but for Boiling Point I have to order no spice as their mild is more of a medium. What's cool about this boiling point is that it's connected with Jin Tea Shop, so you can order these drinks alongside your hot pot. One con is that the restaurant is pretty small, so you most likely have to wait longer to get seated compared to other locations. In addition, they don't offer vermicelli here as an option and only have white rice and brown rice. There are individual tables here, but the center of the restaurant has a long table used to seat multiple parties. I found it to be kind of uncomfortable as you're pretty close to other people and you can overhear each others' conversations. Nonetheless, I assume the layout is to accommodate more customers in the small restaurant. Overall, I'd give a 4/5 for the food but a 3/5 for the convenience (no vermicelli, long wait time, tight seating). I would come back whenever I'm craving hot pot, but I'd definitely go during the less busy hours. read more

Boiling Point - Angus Beef Pot - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

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TLDR; Your personal Taiwanese hot pot served with unlimited soup refills, and a variety of choices. Easy wait, fast service, and reasonable prices. My friend and I came here on a Saturday at 7pm, and were seated within 10 minutes. The only BP I've tried other than this location is in the one in Norcal. What I liked about BP Concept is that it offers more healthy varieties of hot pot, such as the curry milk and angus beef. I got the BP Classic with 2 extra servings of quail eggs and it was great. The food came out super quick, which was lifegiving to our starving stomachs. I thought it was weird how the additional quail eggs I ordered came out BEFORE the hot pot. Because I was hungry, I ended up eating the eggs without ever dunking them in the soup LOL. Each hot pot comes with a serving of white or brown (actually purple! which is even better!) rice. I also thought it was weird how they light your personal hot pot after they serve it to you...even though it's already hot. The fire caused the soup to steam, and burned my eyes. It also made the soup too hot to drink. We ended up asking the servers to put out the fire. The food was satisfying and hit the spot, but wasn't noteworthy or particularly foodgasmic. I think having a brilliant broth is always the foundation of good hot pot, and BP is just above average. read more

Boiling Point - BP Classic - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

Large soup with many toppings! Price is reasonable considering the large portion. The broth could use some more flavoring. And the weird thing was that my partner and I were sat at the communal table, but we were sat in the middle and sat across from each other, which to me was weird, especially sitting next to strangers when I'd like to sit next to my partner, who I would be talking to. But not a deal breaker! Super popular place, and great for cold weather! read more

Came here after our hike at Eaton Canyon with my coworkers. Haven't been to a Boiling point in years so their menu was definitely different. All of us had ordered their Angus Beef hot pot and our vegetarian friend had gotten their Mushroom Delight hot pot and we had ordered a few extra sides to our pot. They give you a complementary small dish of pickled seaweed at your table when youre seated. Other wise you would have to order appetizers. I had gotten their garlic pork belly appetizer and I really enjoyed it. I shared it among my coworkers and they all really loved it. It was very thinly sliced and was pretty good. Went very well with my hot pot soup. I had ordered the Angus beef with medium spicy. I was surprised how spicy my pot came out. Felt like it was more hot than medium spicy but it was still good. My coworker had ordered a side of bok choy and when they brought it to her, it literally doesn't look like bok choy, it was more like chopped lettuce leaves. Everyone enjoyed their entrees and we were all very full and satisfied. Overall, I don't like boiling point for the fact that I don't get to add in my veggies as needed. Everything is already combined in your boiling pot of soup which can cause your veggies to become very soggy as one of my coworker didn't enjoy his veggies soaked. TIP: DO NOT ORDER THEIR COKE ! It's bottled coca cola but their glass bottle is SOOO small and they charge you about $2 for it when you can get a tall glass bottle for $1 elsewhere. Just stick to their water or order their teas which I have yet to try their drinks. read more

UGHHHH roach alert! Came with my friend right at opening yesterday 10/16/23 and were seated immediately. Server brought water and the seaweed side dish but to our horror as she set the plate down a ROACH ran across the table. We all screamed. Don't know where it came from (the sauce dishes already set out on the table maybe?). Server apologized and one male kitchen staff came out to investigate but nothing was really done (no cleaning no searching no nothing). It was a small roach but disgusting nonetheless. My friend really wanted to eat here so we just moved tables. Unfortunately. Should have left immediately. Also they don't honor the lunch time special with an included drink at this location. The server said "only applies to specific places". Given that this location is already more expensive than all the others and has a potential roach problem it's a no go to coming here again. read more

The food is just not good.. tasted MSG and other additive flavors.. lamb was obviously frozen before it was served and it was extremely dry.. just a trendy spot that I'll not return to. read more

My guy and I were deciding between sushi and hotpot but the usual places only open till 8-9pm on a weekday but then we saw that the Boiling Point in Pasadena opens till 11pm and it was a pretty chilly night and it's been a hot minute since I've been to BP so... hotpot it is! (Breathe, May, breathe) We got there around 9pm and the place was surprisingly crowded. Crowded, not full, yet we were still told to wait outside for about 5-10 minutes. We ordered the house special and the beef pot. It was a good 15-20 minute wait before our pots came out. Luckily, we had Wordle to keep us occupied and a first date happening the next table over that I was able to eavesdrop. Despite the slow service, the food hit the spot. The seating arrangements at this location were tighter than at their other locations but I'd probably still come back if I wanted hotpot after work or late at night. read more

The concept is great - I was so excited for this place! But.. I think the food has too much going on. The broth is far from flavorful, theres wayy too many ingredients in the soup, often contradicting flavors that don't go well with each other. The food isn't quite Asian nor American. It's somewhere in between but in a bad way :( We were quite disappointed. The restaurant tried to be all cool and hipster but if the food quality isn't there.. what's the point? read more

Boiling Point - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

Wait can be terrible if you come during the dinner rush, but it's worth the wait. The menu is straightforward and in your face when you walk into the establishment. I love curry and I ordered the milk cream curry hot pot in mild. For spice levels they have no spice and the basic mild, medium and hot. I ordered mine in mild and it was perfect this time around. I want to be brave and try medium, but I'm afraid if it's too much to handle I won't be able to enjoy the soup. The curry was really good and definitely a favorite of mine. The hot pot also comes with a choice of brown or white rice..a plus! There is a downside though and it is that they do not put much meat in the hot pot. The majority is vegetables. I want to come back and try maybe the Korean BBQ hot pot. read more

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I love BPC, and it's my favorite place for hot pot in all of L.A.! Traditional hot pot can be fun, but I feel like it's more of an activity rather than a great dining experience, as you're essentially just boiling random stuff for an hour and a half. BCP is a much more effective take on hot pot in the sense that you still get the fun warmth and intimacy that traditional hot pot offers, without needing to cook your own food or risk making something bland or overcooked. I love how BPC has several different options with totally different flavor profiles, so there's always something to suit your craving. Everything I've ordered at BCP is delicious, and they do a great job with service and presentation. The food is also well-priced and the portion sizes are more than generous. I highly recommend BPC if you're in the area and craving some hot, filling, delicious soup! read more

Boiling Point - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

Food is always excellent, service is good but anniversary promotion is misleading. It says buy one meal and one drink and you would think you get one meal and drink for free. Not so. You buy two meals and you will get 2 vouchers for small soup meal in the future starting in October 2024. Then you have to buy two drinks and they will give you each an extra drink. So you'll end up with four drinks Anyway I ended up spending $77 fur 2 meals and 4 drinks. Tip was $12. read more

Sat down and was kept waiting to order. 2 Tables beside us was getting bussed before anyone asked our order. I walked up to the counter to have to ask if anyone was available to take our order. Party of two sat 5mins after us had order taken before us and their food arrived before ours -Order incomplete missing udon and beef tendon -Missing drinks -Fire kept going out - Had to ask different servers for our items several times - Table sat 10mins after us had order taken right away -Server sees me writing review and giving only 2 stars and says "Honestly, same..." not sure what he meant by that Food is good when you get it. read more

Boiling Point - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

Authentic Chinese hot pot, good food and service in place. The ingredients are high quality for hotpot. The signature House Special Hot Pot broth is very spicy and rich even if you get the "mild version". The soup bases are very flavorful and savory. Would want to come back again! read more

Boiling Point - Taiwanese Near Me - Pasadena, California

Food was good but we ordered extra quail eggs that never came and the drink we ordered they almost charged us for 2 when we only ordered one. Though they took the extra back without any issues. Water was refilled when asked, overall decent service. read more