Two Kids

slow saturday mornings on mission street have a particular pace, and two kids fits right into it. south pasadena isn't a neighborhood you pass through accidentally, which means the people who end up at 1504 mission st tend to mean it. regulars here feel strongly about the place, the kind of loyalty that doesn't build around convenience alone. you're not going to get that from a spot that's just fine. whatever you're ordering, the cortado or something longer and slower, there's a seriousness to what's being put in front of you that the regulars clearly noticed first. south pasadena's main drag has its rhythms, and this place has settled into them without announcing itself too loudly. worth getting there before the weekend crowd does.