Rank 1.
Chak De California
wine-bar · breakfast · Pasadena
fusion done right—indian spices meeting california wine bar energy without the pretense. good service, solid scores across the board.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
$$ · ClosedToday · 11:00 — 21:00G4.6TY4.4MS
- Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.
Warningsmall sample size, so take the hype with a grain of salt until it's been around the block more.