Firefly Bistro

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3.7 rating over 6 reviews

1009 El Centro St ()

South Pasadena, CA 91030

(626) 441-2443

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Description: Firefly Bistro is a Brunch, American, and Californian restaurant where most Menuism users came for a romantic date, paid between $10 and $25, and tipped less than 15%.
Tags: Brunch, Live music, American, Californian, Eclectic, Tapas, Traditional, BYOB, Good For Kids, and Creole
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  • 3 users want to eat at Firefly Bistro
  • 1 user loves Firefly Bistro
Tips:
  • The wine list has about a dozen by-the-glass selections, ranging $5-$9. For $7 corkage, bring your own bottle.
  • The restaurant opens a half hour earlier on Thursday evenings to accomodate foot traffic from the adjacent farmer's market. A special small plates menu is served from 5pm to 8pm.
  • The menu changes every six to eight weeks based on available seasonal ingredients.

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  • 6 reviews
  • First reviewed by gary
Firefly Bistro

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cute outdoor california cuisine

pseudo outdoor restaurant (you’re outside but under a huge tent/tarp). we went for brunch and the food was pretty good. there was also a guy playing live blues.

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Green Goddess Omelet

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good portion size (not too big like most omelets) and very tasty. my only complaint was that they used canned artichokes instead of fresh ones.

Fresh Baked Banana-Walnut Bread

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the bread was straight out of the oven and still warm. very good.

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A cute date place. Yummy sangria (and other drinks). The ...

A cute date place. Yummy sangria (and other drinks). The menu is constantly changing, but the food I had at the time was yummy.

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Perfect Summer dinner

I can’t think of a better place to eat in the neighborhood on a hot summer night. They have great outdoors seating, they use the freshest local produce, they have that good sangria and relatively inexpensive wine options…It was just a perfect meal.

Simply put, everything tasted fantastic.

Dishes I tried:

Pan Roasted Creole Pork Chop

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The sweet mashed potato puree with the spicy pork chop cooked perfectly… great match.

Warmed Blueberry Upsidedown Cake

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Plump fresh blueberries in there, with a great maple ice cream. We had a glass of Muscat to wash it down and it just was the perfect ending to a perfect meal.

B.B.Q. Beef Brisket Crostini

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impossible to eat in one bite, guaranteeing a messy second bite but amazingly tasty.

B.L.T. Dunguness Crab Napolean

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This is where the fresh produce really kicks in. They had the best heirloom tomatoes, acting as the bread pieces of the sandwich. With the crab and the goat cheese, it was just out of this world.

Summer Tomato and Golden Beet Salad

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Same fantastic heirloom tomato meets the sweetest golden beet. Yum.

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Not Going Back

My wife and I went here for Valentine’s Day and had an absolutely terrible meal with atrocious service. The $100/couple set price was exorbitant. When I asked the waiter for details on how a dish was prepared the waiter took the menu from me and read the description (NOTE: I can read), which he had clearly never studied. After running out of ingredients for one of the three main course dishes they were serving that night, my wife and I finally settled on the arctic char and rib-eye plates. I spend more time and energy in the process of chewing my flat leathery steak than the chef had apparently spent in culinary school. The manager (owner?) and waiter were ill prepared and conceited. I will not be coming back.

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February 14, 2011

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Not Coming Back

My wife and I went here for Valentine's Day and had an absolutely terrible meal with atrocious service. The $100/couple set price was exorbitant. When I asked the waiter for details on how a dish was prepared the waiter took the menu from…

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December 5, 2010

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Fabulous Dining Experience

My husband and I consider ourselves to be foodies and are very selective about restaurant dining. We were blown away. I had the pecan crusted catfish (which I only tried because it is a house special), my husband had the NY steak -…

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Firefly Bistro is located near the cities of Alhambra, Pasadena, San Marino, Highland Park, and El Sereno.
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My Restaurant Rotation by IreneG

Note: Just went there for the first time. Avoid the soju cocktails, but go for everything else.

Dishes: Kentucky fried frog legs, pecan-crusted catfish with sweet-potato hash, brussels sprouts

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