"Snag a wooden swivel seat along Pie ‘n Burger’s counter for a classic taste of Pasadena. Everyone knows to order the two namesake items: the beefy burgers come with lettuce, pickles, tomato, and scratch-made Thousand Island, while the pies are freshly baked in flavors like apple, chocolate meringue, and butterscotch. This diner has been a local legend since 1963. — Cathy Chaplin, senior editor" - Cathy Chaplin, Mona Holmes