Shakers

601 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena
(626) 799-9168

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Libby Lee

Love this place. The building is unique, food is yummy. Service is always done with a smile.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Phoebe

This is a brunch spot I’ve been visiting occasionally for a very long time—more of a classic American-style diner. It’s a place with deep roots and long-standing tradition, and you can feel its value the moment you walk in. The atmosphere is wonderful, and the people who work here have remained consistent over the years. This place is truly a local institution.

I highly recommend stopping by and experiencing it for yourself. If you’re looking for a place with old-school charm and character, this is absolutely a must-visit. It’s a space filled with memories, and it still lingers in my mind long after each visit.

The food has remained just as consistent as the atmosphere—good prices, familiar dishes that haven’t changed over the years, and reliable service. Many of the servers seem to have worked here for a long time; I’ve seen the same faces over the years, and that says a lot. I truly hope places like this continue to exist for many years to come.

It’s the kind of restaurant you can always return to feeling comfortable and at ease. And their zucchini bread is absolutely fantastic. Parking is never a concern, as they have a very large parking lot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Max F Tennies

It's a staple in my town. It's been a long time since I've been there. I'm used to and like more handcrafted type food. Went for dinner. Salad was from a bag. Nothing special added like a tomato or anything to make it look halfway nice.
Was like institutional type dinner. I would go for breakfast and maybe a burger type meal. But not dinner. Nothing to write home about unfortunately. Hostess didn't even smile or talk. That was the first impression. Expensive for what you are getting. Better values elsewhere for my taste.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

War Pigs

Wanted to try out a new breakfast spot and came across this place. When I got here I spoke to the girl at the front register and she wrote my name down on the sign in sheet. Was waiting for ten minutes, and the people who came after me were called up first. Then another ten-fifteen minutes passed and they called another group that had showed and signed their name after me. I went up to the lady at the front and asked why was I skipped twice, she looks right at me and asks if my name was on the list ((she was the one who wrote my name down on that list when I first came in)). Mind you during the time I came in and up to the time I made contact with her again it was calm the morning rush cooled down, I would of understood if she was running all over the place busy etc. but that wasn't the case. Anyway, I decided to walk right on out. If a restaurant can't manage to properly seat patrons in a timely manner and can't respect a persons time, I have very little faith they are capable of providing anything else than mediocre food. To that end I will definitely never be returning to this establishment, their are plenty of other breakfast options fortunately with way better customer service.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Olivia Ho

fantastic classic diner experience.

Tom Lang

Absolutely wonderful, as always.

We enjoyed a salad, soup, pot roast melt with tater tots. Yummy

And our server, Mary, was the best

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alex Mahaki

Shakers was absolutely fantastic! The food and the atmosphere was really special and our server Jake made it an even better experience! If you’re in the area and want a classic diner experience, I would wholeheartedly recommend Shakers!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Juan Landeros

Cant beat the breakfast!! Classic!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steve Stahl

I met some friends for lunch here. Very enjoyable.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Becky Werlla

Loved this place! Sorry it will close soon :(

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Althea Johnson

A local favorite!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Vina Manghera Jones

Neighborhood family restaurant. Older restaurant but well maintained. Very nice variety of traditional food. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Very good service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Sid

We had a wonderful dinner here tonight! We loved everything we had, especially a special they had due to the upcoming holiday, their Thanksgiving Sandwich, as well as a classic cheeseburger. We held the thousand island on the burger and added mustard, and received a beautifully cooked, great size, juicy patty on a fresh tasting bun. The bun wasn’t too dense, overall the ingredients and prep of both sandwiches just worked so well. We were really impressed. Chili had great flavor and seasoning, with nice accompaniments (diced white onion, sour cream, and a little portion of homemade garlic bread). Everything seemed high quality. We sat at the bar and watched many dishes on their way to other diners, and what we saw had us salivating. Will be back!

One last thing, the vibe is amazing. If you love a retro diner feel you’ll love this place. It felt very Route 66, if that makes sense.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Ashkon Safaie

Typical diner food - the service staff were all very friendly. Feels homey but don’t expect the food to be that great.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Eddy Reynoso

Everybody has different opinions but I will not come back to you

Food: 2

Service: 2

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