Clifton's Gourmet BBQ — Restaurant in Pasadena

Absolutely wonderful BBQ. I personally like their combo plate which features: ribs, chicken, sausage, and two sides. My favorite side is the macaroni and cheese but be warned that it goes quickly. My boyfriend LOVES the greens. As for the cobbler I have tried all of them and the boysenberry is my personal favorite, although I also really like the apple and mixed berry. Additionally their mini pies 🥧 sweet potato and pecan are delightful and perfect for hosting a small dinner party. The service is always excellent here, Clifton is a very sweet man who was very personable and made great recommendations. His wife was very sweet too, as well as the young man who occasionally works in there. Orders can sometimes take a while (est. 15-30min), but it's definitely worth the wait and you can tell everything is made fresh. Parking can sometimes be a bear but I don't blame the restaurant for that, there is a parking garage directly across the street that's $5 for the first hour so I'd recommend going there vs. to the parking lot directly beside Clifton's which...

Y'all... I can finally eat the greens!!! They make them with turkey instead of pork and I gobbled them things up. Almost went for more! I got the chicken plate with 2 sides, mac and cheese and the greens. Comes with a slice of whole wheat bread. Chicken was a bit dry but the sauce helped it... until I ran out of the bbq sauce. I got the hot and regular bbq sauces. The hot had a nice kick, very tangy. Both were sweet and thick. The cups weren't filled up all the way, which would probably be helpful. They were about half full and I had used both cups to dip the chicken, so halfway through eating the chicken, I was out of sauce. This is where the greens came in handy, to dip the chicken in the juices or eat the chicken with the greens to add some moisture. Mac and cheese was good. Nice creamy cheesr sauce and soft noodles. I will definitely go back, just know to order a few extra sides...

We stopped in today for the first time after putting it off forever. I've had BBQ in Texas, Kansas City, and St. Louis; from North Dakota to Indiana to Alabama; at some of the best place across LA...

Clifton's is right at the top of the list as some of the best BBQ I've ever had. We got a rib dinner plate and a brisket dinner plate. The ribs were great and the brisket fell apart on the fork. The sauce might be the best I've ever had - I wanted to drink it. The mac and cheese was good, not great, but I'll admit I'm picky on what I like. The coleslaw was very good too.

The cobblers were incredible. We tried peach and mixberry and both were too good to pick a favorite.

The staff were so nice and made us feel welcome. The food held up well on a 15 minute drive home. Will definitely be coming back often and couldn't...