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Yard House Restaurant

  • January 29, 2007
  • Rated 4 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Yard House Restaurant

The Yard House Restaurant in Pasadena is located in the new Paseo Colorado shopping plaza at Colorado Blvd. and Los Robles Ave. It's a great place to dine at while shopping, catching a movie, or ice skating.

I went to the Yard House with a few friends for happy hour. Happy hour is from 3 to 6pm and select appetizers are 50% off, as well as some beers. The Yard House is known for its yard-long (3 feet) beer glasses. We arrived at 4:30pm and were seated immediately. (We were glad too, since at 5pm, the masses started coming in and the place was packed!)

The decor at the Yard House is very nice. There is a lot of rich wood trim used, dark wooden floors, and it conveyed a nice, sophisticated atmosphere. The atmosphere is friendly but bustling, and it is a bit noisy with many conversations and music, but a type of noise that conveys a lot of energy and excitement. There are plenty of flat screen TVs to catch a game no matter where you're seated.

Our server took our drink orders and we went over the menu. There are plenty of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, and burgers, as well as prime steaks and seafood dishes. We chose the buffalo wings, chicken lettuce wraps, calamari, and BBQ chicken pizza appetizers, all half price during happy hours. We also ordered an enchilada stack entree and I ordered the grilled hot pastrami sandwich!

Our appetizers came first. One of my friends was simply doing to dine on appetizers for dinner. The BBQ chicken pizza was very good. The crust was excellent! The buffalo wings were not too spicy and very enjoyable. The chicken lettuce wraps came with three different sauces. The calamari came with tartar sauce and marinara sauce. I highly enjoyed the calamari, it was crispy and not fishy tasting.

Our entrees came a few minutes later. My friend's chicken enchilada stack is basically an enchilada built like a tower rather than rolled up. It is made of chicken and roasted pasilla peppers in garlic cream layered with jack cheese, fresh corn tortillas, pinto beans, tomatillo, and red chile sauce. My friend said his chicken enchilada stack was absolutely perfect! I had the grilled hot pastrami sandwich. I eat a lot of pastrami from different places, so I have a taste for pastrami. Yard House's version is New York-style pastrami on grilled French bread with pickled jalapenos and mayo. I really liked the sandwich. I usually eat pastrami on rye, but the grilled bread was a very welcome departure. The buttery grilled bread added to the rich taste of the pastrami.

After we were done, we were much too stuffed to get any dessert. Our total bill was $49.19 before tip.

The food was good, service was friendly and prompt, and the environment was relaxing. It's at a very convenient location too. I highly recommend the Yard House at Paseo Colorado.

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