2026 San Gabriel Valley Food Passport
Hello Tech readers! This is my first round of reviews as I explore the San Gabriel Valley food scene with the 2025 MySGV Food Passport. This passport is valid from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, so I will spend the first half of 2026 exploring as many restaurants and bakeries featured here that I can!
All photos by Victoria Davis.
Lee’s Hoagie House
Passport description: “Shahan Der Ohannesian built Lee’s Hoagie House into a Pasadena staple, serving the community with heart since 1992.”
Passport benefit: Free fries & drink with purchase of any sandwich
Kayane and I visited Lee’s Hoagie House and it was amazing! You walk in, and so many people there are regulars! The owner, his son, and other staff chat with their regulars like they are family. The place is cozy and inviting, but better yet is the food. Kayane ordered the Tri-Tip Hoagie and I ordered the Meatball Hoagie, with the free drink and free fries. The food was fresh and came out to us piping hot. The portion sizes were large, but the food was so good we ate the whole thing! We have plans to go back and bring Kayane’s mom with us. We can’t wait to try more of their delicious sandwiches and hoagies, and save some for leftovers. I seriously wish Caltech would use them to cater events and seminars, because the food was that great! Kayane says “this place is an 11 out of 10.” I agree!
Exterior and interior of Lee’s Hoagie House.
Tri-tip Hoagie and Meatball Hoagie by Lee’s Hoagie House.
Paris Baguette
Passport description: “Jason Kim, a retail and real estate finance expert, brings his passion for community to life as a Paris Baguette partner.”
Passport benefit: A free drink and a free pastry
I went to Paris Baguette with my fellow G4 labmates, Nick Dulock and Jadon Bienz. Nick says “I don’t fuck around when it comes to Paris Baguette.” He’s loved this place for a while, and now that it is featured in my food passport, we took a journey to San Gabriel one afternoon to sample their tasty pastries. I ordered the Very Berry Pastry, Peppero ni Pizzetta, and the Korean Iced Milk Coffee with Cold Foam. The pizzetta was pretty good! The pastry was fine as well. What really stood out, though, was the coffee. It was absolutely delicious. Sweet, but not too sweet that you can’t taste the bitterness of the coffee. The cold foam perfected the drink. It was amazing. So amazing that I am still thinking about it. I would definitely go again for that drink. Maybe even regularly!
Exterior and interior of Paris Baguette.
Very Berry Pastry, Pepperoni Pizzetta, and Korean Iced Milk Coffee with Cold Foam by Paris Baguette