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Equator

22 Mills Pl
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 564-8656
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Markets: Los Angeles, CA Metro
Neighborhoods: East LA , South Arroyo

Tips

  • What to Drink
    The lively cocktail lounge has a full bar, featuring handcrafted martinis, as well as specialty cocktail infusions made with Equator's signature teas and coffees.
  • When to Go
    "Dim Sum and Then Some" brunch is served Sundays from 10am to 3pm. Zhang's mom makes the dim sum ($3 each) including shrimp dumplings, BBQ pork buns, sesame rolls with lotus seed paste and sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaf. Included are $10 bottomless champagne cocktails or mimosas.
  • Save Money
    Bar specials include Monday Madness, with all appetizers and well drinks half-price, 4pm to close; Tasty Tuesdays feature $1 martinis and $1 satay sticks from 4pm to close; Wine Wednesdays have no corkage, and all wine and sake bottles are half-price. There's also a bento-style diner special for $15.

Customer Reviews

I like it
Reviewed by anet g on 2010-02-18T06:23:00-08:00

I've been going here for years. They have improved over time. The staff is friendlty and the coffee is amazing. THe coffee is freshly brewed. The place is similar to me to the coffee shop in "friends".

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Coming from a regular...
Reviewed by Aram M on 2009-06-13T08:55:00-07:00

Come september 2009, my third year of being an Equator regular will be complete. I have to say this is the best place to be whether it's at lunch, at dinner, at breakfast, or in the afterhours for live-music and a clean-crowd party.…

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A NEW TWIST ON ASIAN FOOD
Reviewed by Dagreat8 on 2009-04-15T07:25:49-07:00

I thought I had tried all versions of Asian food but I was really surprised how good the food was at Equator. They had a twist for every "traditional" Asian dish you can imagine. Wasabi crusted Mignon was off the hook! The Linguini was…

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