(626) 585-8808

49 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101 34.1459 -118.1493

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Neighborhood: South Pasadena

What People Are Saying About Rice Zen

The Editor

Martha Burr

Citysearch

In Short – An elegant high-ceilinged room combines wheat-gold walls with dark wood panels, chocolate banquettes, modernist mother-of-pearl lamps, pale linens, roses and tropical blooms. Plate glass windows let in sunshine and a lively view of area foot traffic. A casual Old Pasadena crowd easily chats over classic pop tunes, while the sleek bar at the back serves up exotic cocktails. Dishes include spinach dumplings, saffron curry lobster ravioli, Thai scampi, lemongrass mussels, basil chicken piza, pesto spaghetti, fusilli salmon, and green curry linguine.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/11/08

This Place Was Awesome!

by jade152

This place was awesome! The food was great and the service was alright. The concept of Thai and Italian mixed together was a little strange but their coconut soup was amazing! I recently went back only to find that this place was gone! If anyone knows where it has moved to pleace let me know.

  • Pros: The food was awesome.
  • Cons: It's gone! :(
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/06/07

Original dishes & great service

by kat1513

Not typically crowded, you can usually get a table without much of a wait. Their wine & champagne list is pretty good. They have a lot of vegeterian dishes as well as some really good & unusual fusion dishes. Their TomYum soup is to die for...spicy & flavorful. Their summer salad is really good too. Very chic decor, low lighting, white table cloths & wine glasses. Pretty nice/quiet date place right in the center of Old Town.

  • Pros: Unique menu, great location, great service
  • Cons: Parking

The Details on Rice Zen

Parking:

There's metered parking on Colorado and Raymond, and a public pay lot around the corner, half a block south of Colorado on Raymond.

Know Before You Go:

The menu has extensive vegetarian listings including appetizers, dumplings, pizzas, and pastas.

What to Drink:

The wine list is limited, but there's a full bar, imported beer and an expansive exotic cocktail list that includes lemongrass martinis, lychee gimlets, and lava guava mai tais. Corkage is $15.

Category:

Restaurants

Cuisine:

Italian

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