Pie and Burger ~ 913 E. California Blvd. ~ Pasadena, CA 91106 ~ 626.795.1123 ~ TACO Map
When I was a child, my grandmother used to give me just a couple pieces of advice. One of them was "never go to Pasadena unless you have to". I've never known why she hated on the 'Dena, but I bet I could change her mind by taking her to Pie and Burger.
Pie and Burger often gets brought up in "best burger in LA" discussions and just as often is smacked down for being overrated. It's not over rated, it's just a simple greasy spoon burger done the right way, and it's served up by old-school kindly waitresses at a long lunch counter perfect for reading the paper and hiding out for awhile. If I lived near P 'n' B it would be my lunch-hour escape pod.