My Place Cafe — Restaurant in Pasadena

Ok, this is a rather unusual review, but here goes: I know that the coffee at this joint is good, but how good is it? I was at grave risk of becoming an espresso widow to the Sidewalk Cafe! My wife loves the espresso here so much that the coffee I made at home could not compete. It was getting to be that just about every morning, I would wake up to an empty bed. Yes, she would get up before me and jet up to the Sidewalk Cafe, and STAY THERE until she had had a couple of espressos. And she'd bring her lap top too, so I know the wifi is great as well, because she would spend hours there getting all her work done!

Finally, I couldn't take this place showing me up. I broke down and got a quality espresso maker and coffee grinder off Amazon (to the tune of $500!) to woo her back home, and it worked like a charm! (Whew, lucky for me! It would have been a bummer if that didn't work! I'd have to do some serious soul searching...)

So if you find your significant other missing when you wake up in the morning, DON"T PANIC! And don't take it personally, it is probably just the coffee. Check the Sidewalk Cafe before you call the police or hospitals, and definitely before accusing him/her of two timing you!

We still drop by to visit for coffee with friends now and then though. And just in case you aren't ready to spring for $500 worth of espresso gear, this is...

A day may come when I get enough sleep and don’t need coffee but today is not this day. Saturdays are for brunch adventure. So without further ado let’s do this café review. My Place Café is an eclectic neighborhood café serving organic roast and a small breakfast. It’s cute interior decor is imbued with wall frames and message boards. Moreover, they have cute front outdoor patio. They’re located in a tiny corner plaza between E. Woodbury and Los Robles avenue. I was ebulliently greeted by Latanya, owner, and she explained their menu ardently. Their menu may look overwhelming and nebulous but on the contrary it’s very direct and simple. I end up ordering an oatmeal, iced coffee and turkey, veggie scrambled eggs on butter croissant. After I paid at the counter, they brought my drink and food at the front patio. My iced cold coffee (whole milk and splenda) was refreshing. Turkey croissant sandwich and oatmeal were warm, tasty and flavorful. Service was warm and on point. Staff were amiable, followed health protocol and professional. Prices were fair and competitive. Free Wifi. Parking was easy. In this voluminous review, it’s time to make a remark about this café. Overall, I had a really good experience and whole heartedly enjoyed my meal/drink. I highly recommend...

It was my first time eating at this small Cafe and I was very surprised and satisfied with both the food and service. I ordered for pick up but decided to stay and eat. We had the waffle with strawberries and bananas which was very filling and was a good big portion in my opinion. It also had a hint of cinnamon which I loved. We also got the iced Mexican Mocha which was delicious and had cinnamon in it as well. The mango smoothie did not disappoint at all, it had a great flavor as did the breakfast croissant turkey sausage sandwich. I wi definitely be coming back to enjoy the food, service and...