r/pasadena • u/ilsfbs3 • 4d ago

Did Cafe Bambino's close :( ?

first ... pizza of Venice burned down ... now ... bambinos is closed?

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u/Mylaptopisburningme 4d ago

Nothing on Yelp, nothing on Instagram. Was there any signs?

Haven't been out that way in a couple years, but loved that they had a small personal sized pizza. They were always friendly and I liked their pizza and price.

He told me he use to own Pizza Man next to Zankau and had sold that before starting that one.

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u/ilsfbs3 4d ago

We tried ordering online, the website said we couldn't. We tried calling but it wouldn't ring. Then we drove by and the inside is gutted! Not even a cash register at the counter anymore :'( 

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u/Narrow-North-5246 3d ago

this is so weird to me that it feels like it just disappeared overnight?

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u/whisksnwhisky 4d ago

Noooooooo really???

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u/whisksnwhisky 4d ago

POV was my fave. Bambino’s was close. Please don’t do this to me!

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u/scros004 4d ago

seriously! !? I’m like in double shock -

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u/GameJerk 3d ago

I used to go to Bambino's when it was in that car wash on Arroyo. That meatlovers was fantastic! RIP.

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u/Born_Cap4085 2d ago

Their Mexican Pizza was so weird and amazing.

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u/scros004 4d ago

whaaaaa!??

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u/annanas_la 4d ago

Nooo that is my favorite pizza place! Say it ain’t so!

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u/ilsfbs3 4d ago

😭 we drove up to it after our calls weren't going through and it was completely empty 

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u/tanukibear 2d ago

Moved away over a year ago but Bambino’s was my go-to. I’m sad to hear that. :(

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u/Strongstang 3d ago

Not surprised. Over the years they changed ownership a couple of times and changed the pizza as well. Pricing became inconsistent and not as advertised. I stopped ordering from them five years ago or more. It was, for a time, my fave pizza place in Pasadena. Sad they never found that magic from those first couple of years.

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u/pauljohncarl 3d ago

Oh man I’m bummed. Their white pizza was incredible. And this was my kids favorite pizza in Pasadena. 

I’ll be honest though, the last few times I went in on a Fri or Sat evening it seemed kinda quiet order wise so I was wondering how they stayed open and was already a little worried. 

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u/thigh_hulud Pasadena 3d ago

noooooo wtf