No Philippe the Original...so Capital Seafood Arcadia it was

We were supposed to go to Philippie the Original but when we saw the horrid traffic leading to the freeway, that idea was nixed immediately. Turns out that the Dodgers had a game going on, so yeah, we would NOT be heading in t hat direction.

Thus, Cathy in her infinite wisdom headed back through Pasadena, until we hit upon Arcadia...

where we employed Cathy's trusty method of seeking a place to eat...

which was to drive around until something looked good...

Highlights from yesterday's Road Trip to Pasadena

Yesterday I accompanied Cathy to the Rose Parade float road test...

leaving super early in the morning....

Dream Era Cafe and Books

Right next to Din Tai Fung is a little gift shop slash bookstore slash cafe.

D wanted us to check it out before heading down to Chino Hills...

Din Tai Fung

Right across the parking lot from JJ Bakery is this dumpling house that D raves about!

"We HAVE to eat there!" she said...

JJ Bakery

D, our driver for the day, was well versed in all the different places to go during our little food crawl.

She wanted us to check out this Taiwanese bakery she really likes over in Arcada...