A trip to Tokyo confirms what’s been driving their pursuit for excellence. May 4, 2023 Bar Chelou, housed in the same 98-year-old Spanish Colonial Revival building as the Pasadena Playhouse ...

Rankin decided not to extend his lease, which expires at the end of February. The chef tells Eater that Bar Chelou, which Eater LA named Best New Restaurant in Los Angeles in 2023, will eventually ...

Modern bistro Bar Chelou is now open in Pasadena, bringing clam toasts, morcilla “cigars,” a vegetarian take on steak au poivre, and boudin blanc with Japanese curry to the space next to the ...

After two years of service, Pasadena’s beloved award-winning restaurant Bar Chelou, will close its doors on Sunday, Feb. 16. “We are saddened to have to share some news with you,” said a ...

Rankin’s return comes full circle tonight with the opening of Bar Chelou. He partnered with Whole Cluster Hospitality and took over the former Saso space next door to the Pasadena Playhouse ...

Bar Chelou garnered local and national praise from a small corner of the century-old Pasadena Playhouse building when it opened in early 2023, but this month it will take a bow. Faced with ...

Since January, Bar Chelou has produced some of L.A.’s most exciting cooking, all from a rather unlikely neighborhood: Pasadena, home of countless chains and good-for-the-area restaurants.

In one mention of the opening of Bar Chelou, in the restaurant space adjacent to the Pasadena Playhouse, it was referred to as a “Neo Bistro” – one of those snappy bits of nomenclature that ...

On February 5, chef Doug Rankin announced the upcoming closure of Bar Chelou on Instagram: "After careful consideration, we have decided not to extend our lease, which is set to expire at the end ...

One of those restaurants, Bar Chelou, which opened two years ago in Old Pasadena, said this week that it will have to close as a result of decreased business brought about by the Eaton Fire ...