Otis - Pasadena

Stopped here on a whim after a convention and discovered some really good, quirky food! Service is excellent. Food arrives quickly. The establishment is pretty big, so there is plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Restrooms are clean. Parking is in the garage next door or on the street. I visited just before 5pm on a Friday, and it was still relatively quiet. The patio was empty; there were more people inside, but it seemed to stay at a mild noise level. If you order nothing else, order the deviled eggs! I'm not usually a fan, but these are so good. Their pizza is very flavorful and filling (one small pizza is great for one person). I love the different, unique topping combinations they offer. If you like garlic and onions and want to try something new, definitely order the Crybaby. I wish I lived closer so that I could make my way through their pizza menu. Definitely give them a try if you're in the area!

The Gist: Food was WAAAAYYYY overpriced. 70 bucks for two people (1 dish and 1 soft drink each). Ninja please! I know we are in the Bidenomic era but damn. I just can 't see how that makes any sense for a Sunday (march 12th) brunch and then, to top it off, being charged for food we didn 't order (see next paragraph: The Rub). The Rub: I had already payed with my credit card and then took a look at the shocking 70 dollar bill (Yes I know I should have checked it first) and these morons charged me for the kids pancake (8.xx bucks) that the people next to us had ordered. I brought it up to the smug waiter and he came back with a supposed adjusted receipt but upon checking my credit card I was charged for the 70 bucks! Not a sorry or acknowledgement of his wrong doing. So yeah, never coming here again! The Food: food was good (the burger I ordered was good but not easy to handle since it was so messy) but I just can 't get past spending 70 bucks for two people for brunch. I guess they didn 't get the memo: this isn 't Beverly Hills! This is Del Mar gold line station in Pasadena! The Service: The waiter, not once, came to ask me or my date if we wanted some more to drink. When it came time to pay the bill, dude stood and watched me as I reluctantly pressed 18% (the lowest tip option) on the credit card swipe machine. He definitely did not deserve 18%. Hell I don 't think he deserves 15%. Just another reason why tipping is a sham. Don 't tip! Fight the power! The First Red Flag: After much research the day before, we had planned to go to the Luggage Room then hit the central park after, but what they don 't tell you on Google Maps or even Yelp is that the actual Luggage Room is open but completely run down and/or shut down. We looked around and found the luggage room but it was an empty bar that shares a patio with this other restaurant La Grand Orange. It was so confusing since the website showed it was open. We looked around and this waitress from the patio waived us down to come to the their side. I kept asking is this the luggage room and she was like yes it is and then I look at the entrance and it says La Grande Orange. At this point I just ran with it. Looking back we should have not ignored that red flag and went elsewhere. I suggest you do the same. Summary: If you want to be a high end restaurant that over charges for simple foods like eggs and cheeseburgers then be my guest but don 't advertise that you 're affordable when clearly you 're not. Oh and don 't charge people for things they didn 't order. So simpo!

We tried the key lime pie today. You should too. It came with raspberry sorbet and was the best key lime pie we've ever had. Probably could serve four... but the two of us somehow managed. I learned there is a Monday dinner discount if you order two entrees. Now you know that too! Bring a friend... because there is no way you can eat all that pie by yourself :

There is an underground parking lot that the restaurant can validate the parking. I have been coming to Luggage Room, and just realized that the Luggage Room is combining with the restaurant and the bar next door. There were complimentary sea salt chocolate chip cookies at the waiting area. They also share the same menu. I was seated at the bar, and ordered a gladiator pizza, and side of fries. The cookies were soft and tasty, but it could be a little more towards the salty side. The pizza is a thin crust, but the dough was a little tough to chew. The fries was flavorful. Server was friendly and services were fast! I came here for pizza, but the pizza was not too impressive, so 3 stars.

Just enjoyed a pizza fest at the luggage room pizzeria. We 've been here a few times before and have never been disappointed. We usually get pizza to go and eat it while enjoying some Stone Brewery Beer next door. I read some recent Yelp reviews and saw people saying the pizza wasn 't as good as it used to be, or it 's not good, or its like dominoes... and so I thought to myself, man, I hope it hasn 't gone downhill. Thank goodness it was just as delicious as ever! Today, we got lucky. They accidentally ordered the smaller lunch pizzas instead of the 3 large we ordered. When we brought it to their attention, they apologized and got the larger gladiator pizzas going. Then they gave the 3 smaller pizzas to us for free! That was $36 worth of pizza free. Needless to say we were happy campers! Thank you so much!! I will say the price is a bit steep, but the gladiator pizza is pretty good. We 've tried other variations before but if you eat meat, this is the way to go.