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PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — <\/span>This Friday, we’re going to Clifton’s Gourmet Barbecue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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I’m taking you to Clifton’s Gourmet BBQ and Cobbler Factory. You can smell the barbecue and baked desserts from a block away.<\/p>\n

It’s a small restaurant tucked off Colorado Blvd in Pasadena.<\/p>\n

“Here we are 23 years later, we’re still in business right here in this spot,” co-owner Clifton Powell said.<\/p>\n

After more than 30 years of working at Disney and a lifetime eating his mother and sisters good cooking, Clifton Powell says, he was first called to make cobblers.<\/p>\n

“I made cobblers, and made cobblers until I perfected them.”<\/p>\n

His daughter, Sherice Powell, encouraged him to open a business and over time the menu expanded to include BBQ.<\/p>\n

And customers say Clifton makes the best brisket around. It’s the best seller and smokes for 13 hours.<\/p>\n

They serve chicken, hot links, bowls of baked beans, greens, macaroni and cheese, and a mean seafood gumbo that was Clifton’s mother’s recipe.<\/p>\n

It all started here with the peach cobbler that was made with fresh fruit only and handmade dough. Clifton’s sweet potato and pecan pies are now just as popular.<\/p>\n

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The best part, this family loves their community and says there is no place they’d rather be in business.<\/p>\n

“We know the community well,” Sherice said. We grew up in Altadena on Fair Oaks, you know, which everybody from Altadena and Pasadena knows. It’s a small community, so I mean, we’re pretty tight.”<\/p>\n

As a result of the devastating Eaton fire, many of their customers were forced to move away but they remain hopeful and optimistic their community will continue to rebuild.<\/p>\n

We’ve always had the community support,” Sherice said. “They always get very excited that we have lasted this long. And we’ve lasted because of their support.”<\/p>\n

*Important note: Today, May 15th, Clifton’s will be closed as Clifton attends his granddaughter’s graduation from USC.<\/p>\n

The restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday.<\/p>\n

Clifton’s Gourmet Barbeque is at 33 North Catalina Ave., in Pasadena.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Ricardo Rios, for the submission.<\/p>\n

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