Lincoln is housed in a former industrial site on the Pasadena-Altadena border. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
A building that once housed a steel fabricator has been transformed into Lincoln’s airy getaway. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Lincoln’s huevos rancheros. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
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A spicy shrimp bowl at Lincoln. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
A bowl of warm bulgur. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Carrot fritters. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
A cup of cappucino at Lincoln. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
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The breakfast salad. For the record, March 27, 1:43 p.m.: A previous version of this caption misidentified this dish as the breakfast bowl at Lincoln. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Owner Christine Moore, center, visits customers Sarah Soifer, left, and Melissa Wu as they wait for their food. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Pastry chef Cecilia Leung pulls cookies out of the oven. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
An assortment of goodies made by pastry chef Cecilia Leung at Lincoln. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
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A fruit-topped cake at Lincoln. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Lincoln chef-owner Christine Moore also runs Little Flower Candy Company in Pasadena. Some of Little Flower’s merchandise, including its sea salt caramels, is available at Lincoln. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Food isn’t all you’ll find at Lincoln. The restaurant is at 1992 Lincoln Ave. in Pasadena (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)