At La Grande Orange, located at the Del Mar Gold Line Station, you can place that order any day of the week. The menu reads as if it is a list of someone's favorite foods recollected from his or her childhood -- a trip down memory lane served up on a plate. The fact that its menu has no consistent theme is quite refreshing. For example, if you have a hankering for Brussel sprout salad or handmade English muffins--well, now you know where to go to get it.
You will also find many traditional items on the menu--Caesar salad, shrimp ceviche, prime rib and tenderloin steak. There is also a pizzeria, called The Luggage Room, sharing the seating space but with a separate kitchen.
I went to lunch with a French friend who is an outstanding cook. After being seated on the covered patio, we discovered that we both remembered deviled eggs from our childhoods--with decidedly different recipes in France than in America. And different still from La Grande Orange's recipe -- so different that we decided not to try them.
When it came to actually ordering we took a conservative approach and ordered good old American cheeseburgers with fries. When they came, they were mountainous! A huge hamburger with a fistful of grated cheese on top--super delicious to match its size. It was lunch and dinner for me. The burgers can be ordered on their handmade English Muffins, if that's what you remember from your Mom's kitchen.
We will be returning to La Grande Orange--maybe for a more adventurous lunch.
La Grande Orange is located in the old train train station at the Del Mar Gold Line station. Two rooms inside and an covered patio surrounded by shrubs facing onto Raymond.
Coming soon on this blog:
Review of the Clayton Brothers and graffiti art at PMCA
What the heck are they planting along Colorado Blvd.
Photos of the Chalk Art Festival June 18,19
Distant Lands' travel programs
In the meantime visit http://www.pasadenaneighborhoods.com/
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