About LGO Hospitality

La Grande Orange was born in what was once a vast sea of sweet orange groves in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. In the 30s, it was well known that Arizona’s young and spirited would park their cars in a large circle with their headlights on and dance to the tunes of Benny Goodman and Count Basie. Inspired by that memory, Executive Chef/Owner, Bob Lynn pays reverence in his restaurants to those good times, positive vibrations, and winning spirit.

As in America, flavors are big, portions are mindful and value is long. LGO restaurants are known for their honest approach to quality food with no hidden ingredients that appeal to a genuine democracy.  Children are welcome and served at no charge until 6pm.  At each restaurant, dishes are created daily with fresh and honest ingredients showcasing LGO’s ability to transform American comfort food into healthy classics with a modern point of view.  Lynn’s culinary philosophy is to simply help great ingredients reach their full potential. 

Lynn has done this successfully and continues to do so in Arizona with the LGO Grocery, a boutique style grocery store/café, and the La Grande Orange Pizzeria, which earned 5 out of 5 stars from Howard Seftel at the Arizona Republic.  Chelsea’s Kitchen, an adobe building with a zinc roof on the canal, could have been an abandoned VFW Hall. Lynn always envisioned it as an Arizona roadhouse serving food that pays tribute to the heritage and history of the area.  In California, this philosophy is spread to Pasadena with the opening of La Grande Orange Café and in Santa Monica with the soon to open La Grande Orange.

The Restaurant

Housed in Pasadena’s historic1935 Del Mar station, La Grande Orange Café is a testament to American cooking done really well. The menu is created each day with fresh and honest ingredients.  La Grande Orange has always emphasized, fresh, organic and seasonal even before it became cool to talk about.  The only freezer space holds house made gelato and ice cream.

The menu showcases La Grande Orange Café’s ability to bring together big flavors with the most organic and fresh ingredients. The cooking takes accessible and commonly loved classics and brings them to a new level with a modern point of view.  The cooking is fairly simple with a clear direction and done from the heart. Culturally, Bob’s philosophy is to just help great ingredients reach their full potential.

Home to their famous brussel sprout salad with bacon, young manchego, dried cranberries and marcona almonds, LGO also showcases signature soft taco platters.  They use premium cuts of meat and fish, organic vegetables for vegetarians and tortillas that are always made to order. Other favorites include: classic deviled eggs, shrimp ceviche and ‘New Style’ sashimi---a choice of yellowtail, ahi tuna in a chile ponzu sauce.  Entrees range from Fine Fresh Fish dishes like Crisp Acqua Pazza to Roasted Organic Chicken with sautéed spinach and handmade spatzle and a great selection of. For fun and decadence LGO offers their Dixie Pan Fried Chicken, a southern classic that promises to bring you to your knees.

Brunch includes what regulars consider the best huevos rancheros in Southern California; a combination of organic eggs homemade ranchero sauce and built on a cheese quesadilla.More brunch specials include lemon ricotta hotcakes and classic eggs benedict.  Don’t forget a signature cheeseburger with homemade hand cut French fries as well as Bob’s famous French dip sandwich made with prime rib.

A well edited selection of primarily California and Oregon wines, many available in 6oz, 10oz pours or by the bottle. A featured section exclusively dedicated to Santa Barbara Wines.