I went to Nick's over the weekend and once again the experience was fantastic! Once again I had the…read moremeatloaf because its one of my favorites! I have also had other dishes from the menue that were also great like the salmon, and the ribs! However that meatloaf is a standout and what's truly amazing is that it taste the same every time I go which is an incredible feat! As for the staff and service once again it was impeccable! Shout out to the manager Daniel and Gary my server for another great experience at Nick's. As far as the ambiance goes it is also a great experience no matter where you sit. Me personally like to sit in view of the cooks to watch them work their magic. Thanks again Nick's for another fantastic visit! Please go check them out if you haven't been and trust me when I say you won't be disappointed! Pics on the next visit I promise. Soon as the food hit the table it was a wrap!

Came here to celebrate a good friend's graduation. He picked the restaurant, and I'm so glad he did…read morebecause I probably would have never discovered this place otherwise. Most of us ordered the ribeye sandwich at his recommendation, and my goodness, was it good. Everything about it was perfect. The toasted bread, the cook on the ribeye, the portion size, even the fries that came with it. I think about that sandwich pretty frequently now. Their skinny margaritas were also fantastic. Had a few of those that night, haha. Service was excellent, almost TOO excellent, if that's even a thing. Our server checked on us so frequently that it felt like our conversations kept getting interrupted. But I suppose there are worse problems to have. Great food, great drinks, great service. Will most definitely be back, especially for that sandwich.

On of my Pasadena favorites that never disappoints!…read more My husband and I made an easy reservation at Magnolia House for a relaxing Sunday brunch after a night of Halloween festivities. Having dined here before, I already knew we were in good hands. From the moment we arrived, the hostess recognized that we were celebrating our anniversary and made us feel welcome. We were seated inside the bungalow's main dining area, where we settled in with water and our drink orders. My espresso martini was smooth, flavorful, and a great way to start brunch. For our meals, we ordered Eggs Benedict and Huevos Rancheros, both of which made for a wonderful brunch. With fresh vegetables and thick-cut bacon, we were both very happy with our selections. Our server, Shadow, was attentive and made sure we were well taken care of throughout the meal. Magnolia House continues to deliver on everything I enjoy about a neighborhood restaurant: charming surroundings, well-prepared food and drinks, and genuinely friendly service. A wonderful way to spend a Sunday morning, and a place we'll happily continue returning to!

We came for their weekend brunch and had the house burger with runny egg ($2 extra) and their Basic…read morebreakfast. The burger comes with a thick patty but it was overcooked. We asked for medium but it was dry and completely gray inside. I had higher hopes for this one. The Basic breakfast plate was your typical eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast combo. It was good but the best item was the sourdough toast! Crunchy on the outside and soft/chewy on the inside. We also got a side of the Belgian fries which was good too. Loved the decor. There's indoor and patio seating along with a cozy bar area. Servers were great and checked in on us frequently throughout our meal. There's paid street parking on Lake Avenue but I recommend parking for free at the Macy's and Erewhon parking structure across the street.

Granville is one of those places where you really can't go wrong with anything on the menu! The…read morefood is consistently good, and every visit reminds me why I love this place so much. The service is always great! They're prompt with seating, quick to take your order, and attentive throughout your meal. I really appreciate when a restaurant provides great service without making you feel rushed. I also love the ambiance! It's such a versatile spot, whether you're meeting someone for a lunch date, hosting a business meeting, or just catching up with friends while watching the game. The atmosphere is welcoming and makes it easy to enjoy yourself, no matter the occasion. I recently took my best friend here for her birthday, and it was her first time visiting. She absolutely loved it, too! Always a great experience, and definitely a place I'll continue coming back to. Highly recommend!

10/30/26* Went with…read moremy girlfriend and son to celebrate a friends birthday they were hosting there, also note it was OUR first time at this establishment but friends have ate here prior. We arrive at 6:30 it's already packed so we put the party down for a wait time and proceed to wait. Issue at hand: we were told by the host stand it would be about 30-40 min wait for seating for the size of our party.....so tell me why we didn't get sat until 2 hours later at 8:30? I'll tell you why the manager (male wearing a pink shirt) has no experience as a manager clearly Before this sounds like a hate rant I myself work at a pretty face paced well known restaurant, I understand good days and bad days for restaurants but this manager at GRANVILLE clearly has no control or authority over how the turnover of the restaurant looks. Not only myself but several members of the party went up multiple times to ask why the table they were trying to seat us at wasn't being prompted to leave. That same table was dining when my family arrived at 6:30 and most likely finished eating at some point WAY before us getting seated. I physically watched this specific manager who oversees the entire establishment walk upstairs, stare at the party who is just chatting at this point and chose to walk away and do nothing, it took an entirely different set of employees to take initiative and get our table ready by letting the sitting party know there were other customers trying to use the table. If I have to make my point crystal clear, If as a manager, yet alone overseeing business manager, can't have the right speaking skills to plainly let a party know that their time is up what's the point of them running the operation. It just proved to me that money for one party was worth them rotating and seating more customers for them to make more profit. I'll end it with the food being fairly decent and flavorful, but with the gentrified prices they're charging I would hope that at the least. My personal opinion I'm not going to be telling my friends or encouraging anyone to stop here unless they can get the right business mindset together

Absolutely amazing. Stopped by randomly after seeing a show nearby…read more Food, atmosphere, and service (Drew) were all outstanding. Would literally make the trip from San Diego just to come here again. Well done.

Made a reservation online using open table. It was very simple and easy to navigate. Called the…read morerestaurant on the day of the reservation stating we were running 15 min behind and that our number has decreased by 2. Not an issue, got thanked for the update. It wasnt that busy at the time of our arrival. There were a lot of tables and the noise level was quiet. The host was nice and sat us not too long after we arrived. The table that we got sat at was extremely wobbly. My father-in-law noticed another table had napkins placed underneath to stabilize so he did the same to our table and it worked. Tara took our order and brought out the drinks. The food was 90% great! The 10% that fell short was a combination of things. 1) menu online and the physical menu said corn bread (which we were told no longer serves them). If its no longer available, update the menu because we were excited to try the corn bread. 2) a bbq place with no wet naps, that is really weird. However, they did bring me a stack of paper towels that were wet as if they were wet naps. 3) only 1 steak knife was provided in the platters. It was hard for a party of 6 to cut up meat with only 1 steak knife. 4) one of the sides came out cold, and hard. I bit into a macaroni and it felt raw because of how hard it was! I even dropped the macaroni on the plate and it rang! We brought it to the servers attention and we were able to get a fresh one free of charge. We loved the short ribs and the tomahawk steak! They were delicious. Baked potato as a side item was very large! During the whole time we were eating, no one came by to check on us, refills were not provided until after we were done eating. We never got one of the drinks that Tara wrote down and it showed up on the check. I was trying to get a staff members attention, and my hand was raised up, and there were hosts that saw my hand raised, but did nothing. There were other servers and runners that saw it too. Took a while for us to get any help. We eventually flagged down our server after what felt like 5 minutes. We brought the charge to our servers attention, and they corrected that too. Overall, the table service could have been a lot better, fix broken tables, and I suggest you bring your own wet naps or baby wipes because they dont supply any.

There's a new menu, we didn't realize how much changed but it definitely made the family meals…read moredifferent. Somehow the inside seating had lights off or broken so it seems darker than usually. Place still is clean. We usually get the family of 6, now it's pasta, salad, 12 breadsticks and a choice of meat. We loved the tri tip and ribs combo but now it's just tri tip or Tri tip and chicken. Adding pizza to a family meal is no longer an addition, it is bought separately at menu price. The staff was patient with our questions, we were just caught off guard on the changes that placing an order was more challenging. We still got the usual but with an extra $$ cost and with a side (cornbread casserole) and meat sauce pasta which we usually don't get. Pasta was very Al dente, we're not used to it but the chunks of meat was good. The cornbread had jalapeños so be careful giving it to children. The tri tip and ribs were the same, delicious. The breadsticks seemed smaller. Salad was the same. Pizza was still good. Overall, it was such a big change that we might be coming less than we used to.... Still good but will be coming less

Booo I don't like change! Just kidding, looks like stone…read morefire updated their menu Thanks AADEN for dealing with our family, We were going back and forth since our usual order on the family feast has changed. We still got the tri tip, ribs pizza. Kinda replicated out usual. We came in for Tuesday dinner and it was not too busy ( probably why Aaden had the patience for us lol)

Came here for dinner tonight & the Sea Bass special w/ coos coos and arugula salad was so tastey…read moreand fresh! Sat out in the patio area and caught the Rams / 49ers game on the screen. They say they do a live music on Thursdays nights but not sure what time that starts? Thank you Foothill staff for great service every time we've been here & getting bit by the mosquitoes tonight was worth it! Lol

Modern chic atmosphere with a great vibe, but the service was terrible. The Ahi Tuna Salad ($28)…read morewas delicious at first, and I even considered returning--until I experienced explosive diarrhea and violent vomiting afterward. DO NOT EAT THE TUNA!

Came for the happy hour weekday specials! Food came really fast and all tasty. The burger is the…read morebest deal $11 for an 8oz burger. Cocktails are also $10! Plenty of parking in rear.

Was meeting up with people for dinner, and was looking for something in Pasadena to check out, and…read morecame across the Arbour. After a quick glance at the menu, made a reservation and we all met up. We were able to get seated right away at a booth, and water was brought out for the table immediately. We started with drinks and I honestly don't remember what everyone had. The Mai Tai was a little lackluster, though, but the other cocktails were decent. For food, we started with the oysters, potatoes croquettes and agnolotti. The oysters were fine, can't complain about oysters, but they really didn't stand out necessarily. The croquettes were tasty, nice and crispy on the outside, soft on the inside with smoked bacon and cheddar cheese. And the agnolotti came topped with a truffle foam and filled with ricotta cheese. Also a nice bite! For entrees we tried the pork chop, rigatoni, shrimp penne and the bucatini spaghetti. The shrimp penne has a good amount of shrimp in it, which is always nice, but there seemed to be a missing flavor profile to make the dish pop. The same with the rigatoni with basil pesto, it just tasted like something was missing to elevate it into a great dish. The rigatoni did have that nice pesto green color which stands out though. The bucatini was a little better with the spiciness from the vodka sauce giving it a little punch, but the stand out was the boneless pork chop with broccoli and cheddar covered potato gnocchi. Pork chop was cooked perfectly, great flavor on the pork and the gnocchi hit as well. Overall, Italian spot in Pasadena seeing up didn't nice looking dishes. The agnolotti, croquettes and pork chop were definitely stars of the meal, while the pasta dishes didn't hit like we all hoped they would. I'd stick with the proteins and maybe skip the pastas.

Chuy was great at greeting us and getting us attended to quickly! It was our first time here and he…read morerecommended every single meal we got and WOW, he really wasn't lying. My hubby got the jalapeño burger. It was so good! Bacon was crispy, and jalapeños were spicy enough. Oooh, and the fire fries were a chef's kiss as well. 100/10 recommend both items. I got the chicken Asian wrap and it was so refreshing and filling. I cannot wait to go back and try the chip churri wrap & milkshake Thank you Chuy for making our experience great, from beginning to end! You made us want to return in the future.

The takeout experience was very disappointing…read more Ordered on their website and it gave me the time that the order will be ready. I showed up exactly at the estimated time to pick up my order. Two of the staff members were talking by the door and the cashier was distracted, no one acknowledged me for a couple of minutes, but it's ok. When I picked up my order, the sandwich was completely cold, even though I came exactly at the time they told me to. The patty was not well done, which could be fine if it was hot but being cold it was really hard to chow down. The mac and cheese I got on the side was lukewarm and pretty dry, not much flavor either. Paid premium burger price, got a barely tolerable experience

Came here for some good happy hour, and it did not disappoint. It has great happy hr deals on…read moremartinis and mixed drinks. We tried the braised pork belly, bolognese, spicy calamari. All were really good and flavorful!

Had a bit of a mixed bag there today. Location is a lovely little spot in old town Pasadena. We had…read morereservations and we seated pretty much immediately. Service was lovely. However it looks like our order was overlooked we receded for almost an hour before our food was served which wouldn't have been issued except for a much larger party who is seated after us was not only served but mostly done eating before we received our food. They were kind enough to take the drinks off the bill so I do appreciate they did their best with a bad situation. The food itself was good and the price is a reasonable. One issue was my sister ordered her steak medium and it arrived extremely well done. I also ordered a 24 ounce beer but only received a pint. I truly appreciate that they're a small business doing their best but they definitely had more misses than hits today.

First time at Houston's, and I'll definitely be back! The food was amazing, and the service was…read moreperfect. My cocktail was perfectly balanced and paired so well with my meal. Everything was delicious, and the overall experience was a 10/10!

First, I want to start by saying how much we genuinely love Hillstone. It has been one of our…read morefavorite places to dine for years. We visit frequently enough that the hosts, management, and servers recognize my dear friend, and that familiarity is part of what makes coming back so special. There is a certain standard of hospitality we have come to know and appreciate, which is exactly why I felt compelled to reach out. I would also love to acknowledge our server, Destiny, who was absolutely so on brand . She was warm, attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely a sweet. She even went out of her way to help me find a cocktail similar to a French martini that I couldn't remember the name of. Unfortunately, the experience took a turn when we ordered the Hawaiian ribeye, medium rare. We started with our usual favorites, including the pressed sushi and spinach and artichoke dip, since the grilled artichokes were out of season. Everything was lovely until the ribeye arrived. Upon cutting into it, I immediately noticed how unusually tough the meat was. I decided to let it rest a little longer, hoping that cutting against the grain might improve the texture. Unfortunately, it did not. We politely brought this to our server's attention, and that was when we were approached by the front of house manager, Matt. I have to say, his response was incredibly shocking. Rather than approaching the situation with curiosity, understanding, we were met with a tone that felt condescending and dismissive. He essentially suggested that if we ordered the ribeye again, we should expect the same result, and recommended that perhaps we order a filet instead, implying that the ribeye simply was not the right cut for us. What bothered me was not the suggestion itself. It was the delivery and the assumption behind it. I understand that different cuts of meat have different textures. My father is a chef, I have worked in hospitality at Soho House in Malibu, and I have spent years dining in restaurants across the country. I am certainly not claiming to know everything, but I do know the difference between the natural texture of a ribeye and a steak that simply is not up to standard. More importantly, I know what thoughtful hospitality feels like. We were not looking for special treatment. We were not trying to be difficult. We simply wanted to enjoy a beautiful lunch together after not seeing each other for four months, at a restaurant we have always loved. Unfortunately, that interaction completely changed the feeling of our afternoon. What disappointed me most is that Hillstone has always represented a level of consistency and care that makes people want to return. When a guest brings something to management's attention, especially in a respectful manner, I would hope the response would reflect that same standard. I do not expect every meal to be perfect. Things happen, and that is completely understandable. But I do believe that how a situation is handled says far more about a restaurant than the mistake itself. I wanted to share this because it genuinely was not the experience we have come to associate with Hillstone. Destiney was a beautiful example of the hospitality that keeps us coming back, and I wish that same level of care had extended to the management interaction. I hope this feedback is received in the spirit in which it is intended. We LOVE your restaurant, and I would hate for an experience like this to become representative of a place we have held in such high regard.