Student-Run Restaurants

561 Restaurant School Café
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles features two on-campus, open-to-the-public restaurants. School Café, a casual bistro, and 561 Restaurant, a fine dining restaurant are run by our students, who prepare and serve the meals. While patrons enjoy a delicious dining experience, as a student you’ll have the opportunity to apply your culinary training and gain relevant experience in an active restaurant environment. It’s an extraordinary opportunity to spend time at each of the various kitchen stations: hot, cold, pastry, prep, etc., and acquire experience in both front- and back-of-the-house functions. In addition, you’ll be exposed to the finer points of restaurant marketing and management. Working in our campus restaurant provides an authentic taste of the future you aspire to.

For Our Restaurant Patrons
We’re very proud of our restaurants and the professionalism of our student chefs and servers. Many customers return again and again to enjoy our exemplary service and delicious meals. All aspects of food service and preparation are executed by our students under the supervision of our instructors.
Reservations are recommended.

561 Restaurant
561 Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101

Hours
Open for lunch and dinner Monday through Friday
Lunch – 11:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Dinner - 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Enjoy an upscale dining experience in the heart of Pasadena’s Playhouse District. The 561 Restaurant features inventive California cuisine with an ever-changing menu that focuses on seasonal offerings and reflects the college’s ongoing innovation in cooking – emphasizing classic French techniques, healthy cooking, creativity and environmental sustainability. We offer both à la carte options and, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Chef’s Tasting Menu; as well as many wine selections by the glass or bottle.

For Reservations Call 1.626.405.1561 or visit www.opentable.com.

Prices
Meals generally run $31 to $50
Wine by the glass - $8-$13; wine by the bottle - $24-$100

Lunch:
First courses - Average $7 - $11 (Seared Foie Gras - $18)
Entrees - $16 - $18

Dinner:
First courses - $7 - $12
Entrees - $23 - $32

School Café
561 Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101

Enjoy delicious, affordable gourmet creations prepared daily in this teaching eatery, designed in the tradition of a European bistro with a casual neighborhood ambience. School Café can accommodate 69 guests at 16 tables. Offerings include soups, salads, entrees, desserts and a different daily special every day of the week.

Hours
Open Monday through Friday 6:30 am to 9:00 pm
Breakfast - 6:30 am - 10:15 am
Lunch – 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Dinner - 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Beverages, Deli, and Pastry items are available throughout the day, every day.

For Reservations Call 1.626.683.7319 or visit www.theschoolcafe.com.

Prices
Breakfast - $2.50 - $7
Lunch - $3 - $10
Dinner - $3 - $10

Menu, prices and hours subject to change.