Nearly a decade ago, about an impressive then-new restaurant called Crossings, which was located at 1010 Mission St. in South Pasadena, I wrote this: “Situated in an historic South Pas red brick building adjacent to a Metro Gold Line Station, this spacious New American has chef Lalo Sanchez (from nearby Parkway Grill) in the kitchen turning out upscale modern seasonal classics in an open kitchen.

There are floor-to-ceiling windows in the front, an upstairs mezzanine and an outdoor patio — and the weekly farmers market is a short walk away, for those who want to make shopping for veggies part of the evening…”