Green Street Restaurant

Enormous salads and consistent California cuisine keep this Pasadena mainstay bustling.

by Contributor at Citysearch

In Short
Hordes of families, business lunchers and Lake Avenue shoppers regularly fill the cheerful, large dining room and patio. Blond-wood accents and colorful watercolors are as typically Californian as the food. The comfort fare covers a full spectrum of breakfast, lunch and dinner options. Sandwiches range from basic burgers to a generous chicken club. The highlight, though, is the salad selection, each made to order and served with thick slices of homemade zucchini bread.

08/31/09

Dunk the Coffee

by Dessertarian at Citysearch

Green Street is an institution in Pasadena. Its breakfasts and menu offerings are varied, affording something for everyone's tastes or dietary preferences. I have been dining here even before I qualified for the senior discount, which I now appreciate. However, I do have one major complaint - the terrible coffee which is also overpriced for colored dishwater. I have stopped ordering the coffee but would gladly pay them the $2.95/cup, if they offered something akin to Starbucks daily brew or COFFEE!

• Pros: Varied menu, food good value
• Cons: Terrible coffee

02/12/09

Do you like Cool Whip?

by redtitus at Citysearch

I used to go to this restaurant daily for lunch in the 80's. Ah-- those were the days!

Was back in town and went this week -- wow -- what a disappointment: poor service, overpriced, mediocre food, and then: the tour de force: they use C O O L W H I P on their desserts!

Yes -- the menu says whipped cream. But what they put tasted horrible and we complained. They actually brought out the bag from which they had piped out the stuff: it said "whipped topping" on the side!! Gag! They admitted their fraud without apology and without shame.

Hmmmm . . . . I wondered what was really in my hamburger . . . . yikes!

• Cons: they substitute ingredients without customer's knowledge

01/06/09

Great neighborhood restaurant for take-out

by MNS at Citysearch

For those who live in the South Lake area of Pasadena, Green Street restaurant is a super place to stroll over to or grab food to go. The service is good, and my food has always been bagged and ready to go when I arrive. The prices are reasonable and the menu offers anything from burgers to fish and steak.

• Pros: ready when you arrive!

07/02/08

Overall Overrated. Go just for the zucchini bread!

by wam08 at Citysearch

This place seemed a little confusing. I couldn't decide if it was nice - - it seemed like it was trying to be fine dining but not quite there. The food was mediocre at best. I had the special shrimp taco salad which I was craving, but was a big dissapointment. The dressing tasted strange and there was WAY too much of it. The menu was overpriced for such average food ($14 for my not-so-good salad). However the zucchini bread is great, ha i did end up buying a loaf to take home! I wont go back here for anything else.

• Pros: great zucchini bread
• Cons: overpriced menu, mediocre food, bland environment

05/30/07

Nice patio, but certainly not the best salad in LA!!

by bwilli78 at Citysearch

OK. So I go to this restaurant expecting to be able to get a really great salad. Guided by the reviews on this site, I chose to order the Diane salad (dinner size) along with a Pasadena sandwich (not suggested by this site but I wanted red meat!). The sandwich was fine. OK quality meat on OK quality bread with some sauteed peppers and onions. It was very straightforward and plain. The salad could be described in the same way. The Diane is iceberg lettuce with poached chicken, rice noodles, and toasted almond slivers and some tasty oil based dressing. I have to give the dressing some credit, but the rest of the salad was mediocre to sub mediocre. It was quite disappointing. The best part of the meal was by far the zucchini bread. The service was fast and professional.

Bottom line- Don?t go here expecting a great meal or a great salad. Come here for good zucchini bread and to enjoy eating so-so food on a nice patio.

• Pros: Zicchini bread, nice patio
• Cons: Based on my experience with the Diane and Pasadena sandwich... The food!

11/15/06

good service. good food.

by aira177 at Citysearch

i like this restaurant. they had good food and good service. their sandwiches and salads are yummy. the only problem i had, was finding the restaurant. it's kind of in the corner/sidestreets.. so i kept on passing it. i'd recommend this place for a little dinner or for lunch.

10/30/06

Great Salads!

by primojade at Citysearch

The Diane Salad is fabu! You can even purchase the dressing to go! Don't forget to order the zucchini bread...it's to die for! The service is good too! There can be a bit of a wait on weekends for brunch so try to go early to get a table.

• Pros: Fabulous Salads
• Cons: Wait can be long

09/09/06

Dear Dianne

by cdot at Citysearch

Dear Dianne,

I don't know you, but I must say, you make the best salad on this side of town.

xo

Saladfan

• Pros: Salads
• Cons: Parking

08/10/06

huge portions, one-of-a-kind salads

by serendipiddy at Citysearch

Located behind an alleyway, you would only know about this restaurant through a recommendation or a skim through citysearch. The salads are great, especially the Dianne salad (featured special). The portions are HUGE! They also serve delicious zucchini bread in lieu of the traditional stale white bread served at other American restaurants. They have dishes ranging from quesadillas and sandwiches to rice plates and pasta. Sit on the patio and enjoy the sun with your food.