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  • CAFE VERDE – Restaurant of the Week

    CAFE VERDE – Restaurant of the Week

    By Victor Griego - Located on the “Off Colorado Blvd” corridor of Green Street in Pasadena, Café Verde is small and intimate – nine tables that can seat no more than 20 people. Everything about this restaurant qualifies as eclectic. The name is Spanish but the menu includes Italian, Chinese and American dishes. The ambiance [...]

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  • BLUE HEN RESTAURANT – Restaurant of the Week

    BLUE HEN RESTAURANT – Restaurant of the Week

    By Victor Griego - With so many Vietnamese restaurants popping up all over Los Angeles, it was only a matter of time before one opened with a unique business angle. Enter Blue Hen Restaurant, where the discerning, health-conscious diner can get traditional Vietnamese cuisine. . Located in a trendy area of Eagle Rock, Blue Hen [...]

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  • HOMEGIRL CAFE -Restaurant of the Week – 7/12/10

    HOMEGIRL CAFE -Restaurant of the Week – 7/12/10

    By Victor Griego - If there was an award you could give for coupling great food and ambience with a worthy social cause, Homegirl Café would win hands down. The food is amazing, the atmosphere abuzz with vitality and best of all, the profits go to ending gang violence in Los Angeles. Homegirl Café is [...]

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