The Royce Wood Fired Steakhouse

"The Royce is a very fancy steakhouse inside the very fancy Langdam Hotel in Pasadena, but despite the high cost of absolutely everything here, it’s largely worth it. This is where you go to impress someone extremely important or, at the very least, feel like the offspring of a high-powered politician. So go put on your Sunday best and pretend to live that high life for a night. Just don’t forget to order the crab cakes." - Brant Cox

"The Royce is a very fancy steakhouse in Pasadena where you go to impress extremely important people in a room that feels like the top-deck restaurant of the Titanic. This is the kind of place where old money goes to feel young again, so you might as well put on your Sunday best and go play the part for a few hours. As one might expect, steaks should be the focus here, but it would be a mistake not to have at least one order of crab cakes for the table." - brant cox, sylvio martins

"You know your family, and you know that come Christmas Eve, they’re all going to want a fancy steak to put in their mouth. Put on your Sunday (or in this case, Friday) best, and head to The Royce in Pasadena’s Langdam Hotel. This place just makes you feel important - or at the very least, like you banked more money than you actually did this year. If you’re looking for that kind of experience, the traditional American menu is worth its price tag. They’re doing a $135 three-course, pre-fixe menu on Christmas Eve." - brant cox