Bar food is a triumph at this South Pasadena restaurant

There’s no sign hanging overhead at Cannonball — just a sheet of paper with the restaurant’s name in the front door. Indeed, with the door closed, Cannonball doesn’t appear to be open for business, as if it followed in the footsteps of previous occupants of 1010 Mission Street: Crossings and Piccolo .

But stand in front for a moment, pondering your next move, and chances are good the door will fly open, revealing the hottest scene in South Pasadena, complete with a drink list that goes on from here to morning. For while there are just 15 dishes on the minimalist menu, there are literally hundreds of wines and spirits.

You want a $55 shot of Springbank 25 Year Double Wood Whisky Consortium Single Malt, this is the place to go. Maybe the only place in SoCal. Many of the shots are clo