Friendly amd fast service. They let me customize my omelet too!. Delicious and worth the morning wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Merry “Merrycyclist”
Popular spot in Pasadena for plentiful breakfast plates. A long narrow layout makes all the seating feel close to the long narrow kitchen. Colorful walls covered with lusciously colored art reproductions makes the place warm and welcoming. We enjoyed such things as omelettes, hash browns, standard wheat toast, fruit bowls, bacon etc- all quickly delivered and piping hot. Highly recommend as a comfortable spot serving American classics.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kaushik Kannan
Lovely food! I did the Big One - Waffle and Biscuit Gravy.
Delicious food, warm service, and a nice slow Sunday morning. It was perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James Mathis
Busy place. Get there by 8:30am and you will only have a 30 minute wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julian Tapia
Me and my bf arrived around 12.30pm on a Thursday, and only waited maybe 7 to 10 min for a table, which was a pleasant surprise since I've seen long lines for this place before.
We were craving pancakes and decided to give it a try. My expectations for breakfast/brunch places in Cali can be high, especially depending on the price and menu.
I can't say the experience here was memorable. The inside, while on the smaller side, was nicely furnished and cozy, and while the seating is pretty limited, staff are quick to get tables cleaned and ready for the next customers.
The food however was ok. Not bad, not particularly good, just ok. He ordered 3 pancakes that came with some egg and sausage, and I got the sausage omelet and hash browns, with a pancake substitution for a couple extra bucks.
The best part of the meal was the syrup; while everything else was edible, it just didn't have much flavor. The bill came out to about 40 bucks, so we split it.
I don't see myself coming back here, and if there's a long line, I couldn't recommend it. Might give it another try down the line, as I'm on the lookout for a breakfast place in the area to focus on.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Deepak Venkateswaran
Good breakfast, great coffee and hash browns.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Balloon Bob
Excellent location and wonderful friendly service. The food was delicious and served very quickly! And I am not biased just because my last name is Russell!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jizel banki
We love Russell's. Best service, delicious food and beautiful art
A true iconic diner type restaurant in downtown Pasadena since 1930. Some say they were the first Cali style burger (aka In/Out) and it’s a really good burger.
Always a line and they don’t take reservations but if you can get there early their breakfast is good too.
It’s super busy in Rose Bowl game days too….but worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yisel Delgado
Got the big one with waffle was delicious. Definitely will be coming back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: The Big One
Sheri Tarvin
Look up this very nice Jewel of a restaurant in Pasadena for breakfast. Let me tell you how the food was absolutely amazing. The orange juice was fresh squeeze. The hospitality was great!
Recommended dishes: Russell's Famous Hash Browns, The Big One
Ros A
The wait was long, but we'll worth it! They cover the first 90min of parking, however coupled with a 45min wait...doesn't leave much time to eat and get parking covered...so be prepared to pay. The breakfast and the burger were wonderful, fresh and hot! Waitstaff very friendly, and super busy!
Good retrofit vibe. Omelet was very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall it was good... 👍🏾
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Friendly amd fast service. They let me customize my omelet too!.
Delicious and worth the morning wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Popular spot in Pasadena for plentiful breakfast plates. A long narrow layout makes all the seating feel close to the long narrow kitchen. Colorful walls covered with lusciously colored art reproductions makes the place warm and welcoming. We enjoyed such things as omelettes, hash browns, standard wheat toast, fruit bowls, bacon etc- all quickly delivered and piping hot. Highly recommend as a comfortable spot serving American classics.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Lovely food! I did the Big One - Waffle and Biscuit Gravy.
Delicious food, warm service, and a nice slow Sunday morning. It was perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Busy place. Get there by 8:30am and you will only have a 30 minute wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Me and my bf arrived around 12.30pm on a Thursday, and only waited maybe 7 to 10 min for a table, which was a pleasant surprise since I've seen long lines for this place before.
We were craving pancakes and decided to give it a try. My expectations for breakfast/brunch places in Cali can be high, especially depending on the price and menu.
I can't say the experience here was memorable. The inside, while on the smaller side, was nicely furnished and cozy, and while the seating is pretty limited, staff are quick to get tables cleaned and ready for the next customers.
The food however was ok. Not bad, not particularly good, just ok. He ordered 3 pancakes that came with some egg and sausage, and I got the sausage omelet and hash browns, with a pancake substitution for a couple extra bucks.
The best part of the meal was the syrup; while everything else was edible, it just didn't have much flavor. The bill came out to about 40 bucks, so we split it.
I don't see myself coming back here, and if there's a long line, I couldn't recommend it. Might give it another try down the line, as I'm on the lookout for a breakfast place in the area to focus on.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Good breakfast, great coffee and hash browns.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent location and wonderful friendly service. The food was delicious and served very quickly! And I am not biased just because my last name is Russell!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love Russell's. Best service, delicious food and beautiful art
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
A true iconic diner type restaurant in downtown Pasadena since 1930. Some say they were the first Cali style burger (aka In/Out) and it’s a really good burger.
Always a line and they don’t take reservations but if you can get there early their breakfast is good too.
It’s super busy in Rose Bowl game days too….but worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got the big one with waffle was delicious. Definitely will be coming back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: The Big One
Look up this very nice Jewel of a restaurant in Pasadena for breakfast. Let me tell you how the food was absolutely amazing. The orange juice was fresh squeeze. The hospitality was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pancake, Vegetarian Breakfast Burrito
The Big one. That’s all you need. Merry Xmas.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Russell's Famous Hash Browns, The Big One
The wait was long, but we'll worth it! They cover the first 90min of parking, however coupled with a 45min wait...doesn't leave much time to eat and get parking covered...so be prepared to pay. The breakfast and the burger were wonderful, fresh and hot! Waitstaff very friendly, and super busy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pancake, Classic Denver Omelet, Sausage, Hamburger, Breakfast Plate
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