Amy the cashier was super friendly, helpful, and very knowledgeable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
gabriel jara
Food was delicious. The short ribs especially delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arthur Glover
Amazing location, great staff, very clean, I had the short rib plate and it was great. My go to location
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
MOPt
I wanted to like this place. I had visited their Glendale location once a year ago before they closed down. And to my delight, the food there was good, tasty and affordable. But, as I said, they closed that location down. The only thing I didn’t like about the Glendale location is that they accept credit card payments only. Personally, I think it’s wrong for any restaurants in the United States not to accept cash from cash carrying people. But this is another topic for discussion at another time.
Now as to the Pasadena location. I’ve driven by this tender greens numerous times on Colorado Boulevard without ever having noticed them, until one day I noticed them.
So I made a mental note to come back and have a late lunch, which happened a few days ago
To my surprise and disappointment, the chicken cob salad was subpar, served with black spots on the avocado, chicken chunks that I couldn’t fork and some other unrecognizable pieces that were just as hard to chew.
This got me thinking as to why some of the chicken chunks were rock hard and others were tender. Then it dawned on me that was after 3 o’clock and maybe I was being served leftovers essentially. ( note the heat lamps over the meat section) Nothing was cooked fresh as they appear to cook some things in advance, particularly when they’re busy during pre-lunch hour, etc..
Oh, and another thing, I ordered the vegetable platter which had five different vegetables and appeared to be grilled cooked. If you check out the pictures, I think you would agree they over grill cooked the vegetables! Lot of charcoal edges everywhere and I didn’t finish the meal.
And although I’m giving him only a one star review at this time. To be fair, I will come back on another day much earlier to see if I get a much better result, or if it’s a repeat. Stay tuned for my future update review coming soon….
Oh, they say a picture is worth 1000 words, or something to that effect! Check out my pics!
Cheers
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Nissim Benbassat
My older review is below. These days the orders are inconsistent. Often overcooked, fish smells bad 1 out of 5 times. Please bring back the old Tender Greens.
Always fresh salad! You now have to ask for the free bread that comes with the salad. Not much of an inconvenience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Ryan Schneider
Groundsmen does such a great job with my bi-weekly lawn care that I had to leave a review. This is my second year, and I plan on sticking with them. I highly recommend!!!
Beverly Burton
A very courteous young man named Eric waited on me. So very patient. My salads were the best
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jizel banki
Friendly staff, good food at always
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josh Babich
Excellent service, very helpful staff. Hadn't eaten here in years and randomly went, the food is still delicious and served hot. I feel like the interior used to have more plants and greenery, it could use a little something to brighten it up. The interior doesn't effect the food and service though! Highly recommend!
I had the pineapple basil lemonade with the tuna nicoise today. It is just as delicious as I remembered it but the portion is down by at least 30%. Couldn’t really taste the basil in the lemonade. Need to work on consistency.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Myra
Is there a parking lot? Had to park in loading zone, to pick up order.
Amy the cashier was super friendly, helpful, and very knowledgeable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was delicious. The short ribs especially delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing location, great staff, very clean, I had the short rib plate and it was great. My go to location
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I wanted to like this place. I had visited their Glendale location once a year ago before they closed down. And to my delight, the food there was good, tasty and affordable. But, as I said, they closed that location down. The only thing I didn’t like about the Glendale location is that they accept credit card payments only. Personally, I think it’s wrong for any restaurants in the United States not to accept cash from cash carrying people. But this is another topic for discussion at another time.
Now as to the Pasadena location. I’ve driven by this tender greens numerous times on Colorado Boulevard without ever having noticed them, until one day I noticed them.
So I made a mental note to come back and have a late lunch, which happened a few days ago
To my surprise and disappointment, the chicken cob salad was subpar, served with black spots on the avocado, chicken chunks that I couldn’t fork and some other unrecognizable pieces that were just as hard to chew.
This got me thinking as to why some of the chicken chunks were rock hard and others were tender. Then it dawned on me that was after 3 o’clock and maybe I was being served leftovers essentially. ( note the heat lamps over the meat section) Nothing was cooked fresh as they appear to cook some things in advance, particularly when they’re busy during pre-lunch hour, etc..
Oh, and another thing, I ordered the vegetable platter which had five different vegetables and appeared to be grilled cooked. If you check out the pictures, I think you would agree they over grill cooked the vegetables! Lot of charcoal edges everywhere and I didn’t finish the meal.
And although I’m giving him only a one star review at this time. To be fair, I will come back on another day much earlier to see if I get a much better result, or if it’s a repeat. Stay tuned for my future update review coming soon….
Oh, they say a picture is worth 1000 words, or something to that effect! Check out my pics!
Cheers
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
My older review is below. These days the orders are inconsistent. Often overcooked, fish smells bad 1 out of 5 times. Please bring back the old Tender Greens.
Always fresh salad! You now have to ask for the free bread that comes with the salad. Not much of an inconvenience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Groundsmen does such a great job with my bi-weekly lawn care that I had to leave a review. This is my second year, and I plan on sticking with them. I highly recommend!!!
A very courteous young man named Eric waited on me. So very patient. My salads were the best
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Friendly staff, good food at always
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent service, very helpful staff. Hadn't eaten here in years and randomly went, the food is still delicious and served hot. I feel like the interior used to have more plants and greenery, it could use a little something to brighten it up. The interior doesn't effect the food and service though! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
California Bowl was my first and favorite👍
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I've been coming here for a while but Eric always goes out of his way to be friendly to remember my name and to try to make me feel extra special.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tender Greens Salad, Steak, Caesar Salad, Olive Oil Cake, Pacific Bowl with Salmon, Grilled Chicken Cobb, Butter Lettuce, Marinated Steak
Always a great experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely delish! Quality ingredients wins everything! 🌟🌟🌟
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tender Greens Salad, Salad
I had the pineapple basil lemonade with the tuna nicoise today. It is just as delicious as I remembered it but the portion is down by at least 30%. Couldn’t really taste the basil in the lemonade. Need to work on consistency.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Is there a parking lot? Had to park in loading zone, to pick up order.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tender Greens Salad
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