by Rayford Vijayan on Every once-in-a-while, you come across a place that you don't know exactly what it originally was that pulled you in, but you couldn't be happier for it. Heritage is one of those places for me. Hell, who am I kidding, it's a wine store/bar, we ALL know what drew me in... Starting off with the decor and such, it's half (maybe 2/3) wine store with a pretty wide range of hand-picked wines and the other half (1/3) is designated as a tasting bar and restaurant. There is a wide range of constantly changing art on display, sometimes very professional looking, sometimes a little more... Art school project. No worries though, it's never there for very long should you find something particularly awful. The staff is amazing. Having worked as a wine-maker, I'm always impressed with their knowledge of the wines, their ability to create interesting flights and amazing food pairings. The fun, relaxed environment is perfect for those interested in venturing past the standard supermarket wine list of poo. They're great about answering questions and if you really want to wine geek out, the manager/owner is oftentimes roaming around and always up to chat. Onto why I (and you most likely) walked into Heritage in the first place: the vino. Broad selection, MANY varieties offered by the glass and if you really turn on the charm, they'll sometimes open a bottle for you before purchasing. There's a cool $12-14 (I'm pretty sure that's the range) make your own flight but oftentimes, if you're an adventuresome booze-hound like myself, it's a great call letting the bartenders choose for you. Now onto one of the best kept secrets in Pasadena; Heritage's food is amazing. If I could increase the text size, bold and underline, I would make this section look like a adderall-riddled, emotional 15 year-old girl's text message to her BFF after her first kiss. That's how good the food is. I rarely say this about anywhere but I have never once been disappointed by something coming out of that marvelous little kitchen. I truly consider myself a foodie who cooks, eats and truly loves food (don't we all here...) and more often than not I'll leave a place saying, "Good, but I can do better." Not here. Prices are slightly elevated, but worth every penny. Some notable menu items are the short rib grilled cheese, any of the lighter cheese or meat plates and the freshly made truffles resulted in my panties on the floor. Enough with the weirdness of the above. Amazing place, if you're a local (or not) go and check out this place and keep this Pasadena gem around for a good long while.
by Saul Adank on Three's a company for a night out in town with two of my good friends from our social networking group. We had one game which included shoe rental for a total of $52.00 (without food or drinks). The atmosphere is very clean and upscale as it screams money. There are also plenty of pool tables as well as a lounge. I rate it four stars due to the high price of one game yet somewhat inattentive service as our bowling pins were stuck which needed to be re-set. I do not believe there is a happy hour. Patrons are not permitted to bring their own balls as "Lucky Strike's balls are specifically designed to work for their venue." Lucky Strike needs better music as I was hoping for nightclub music. My friends and I were here for one bowling game which lasted approx. one hour which totalled $52.50 which the longer patrons stay the more you'll have to dig deeper into your wallet. Very expensive! N.B. Patrons must have a valid photo identification of 21 years and above for admittance. Lucky Strike means business if patrons are not of legal age and will eject underage patrons.
by Karen T. on I'm here all the time because my friends for some reason love the place.. as for me, i hate it. But if you were me and had nothing to do on a Friday or Saturday night and friend already got you on the list, might as well go, right? The parking sucks. Crackheads everywhere. Bouncers at the line are either cool or just do too damn much. The 'lil go-go dancers look DIRTY, as in "idontwashmypussy DIRTY". And the crowd is just a hot ass mess filled with wannabeclassyfolk. oh yeah... cover is $20 if you're not on the list.... not worth it
