The best Restaurants in Pasadena ranking of January 2025
1425 restaurant menus in Pasadena, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
"Great management and staff! Graciously donated to my students at Deady Middle School! We appreciated it and the kids loved them! They tasted just..."
Rosanna Guzman
"Absolutely amazing, friendly morning staff! Jenna helped me this morning (6 am) and she was so warm and friendly! Thank..."
Jynnelle Britton
"It was heavenly! That First bite took me to my happy..."
Lucy Herrada
"Its a two hour wait to get donuts... But I love Krispy..."
Tongie Simon Anderson
"They are always fresh and hot when i go... Service has been good so far and people there are friendly...Keep up the good..."
Tina M Tudor
"It was Delicious and the staff was even..."
Elizabeth Parsons
"UPDATE: I'VE GONE TO THIS LOCATION SEVERAL TIMES AND IT'S BEEN CLOSED EVERY TIME DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THIS..."
Ahsan Usman Zahid
"Pop Quiz! 🎈 5-4-3-2-1 How many Krispy Kreme Birthday glazed doughnuts 🍩 (ones with the colored confetti) out of a dozen can you eat with very..."
A. Mark Hawkins
"We went in to order and were greeted with friendly smiles at counter. We ordered doughnuts and drinks and sat at a table. It was delicious! The one..."
Rebecca Dove
"Greeted by manager and staff. Delicious donuts. They have lots of different donuts. Our daughter spilled her milk and they have her a new one...."
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"Hot and fresh donuts with assorted flavors. Fresh brewed coffee that you can enjoy inside or outside..."
Mark Copeland
"I was so excited to have a Krispy Kreme donuts move into my area. I lived in FL for most of my life and Krispy Kreme donuts was one of the things I..."
Jennifer Lopez
"Great experience, customer service was on point and fresh..."
Courtney and Dale Foster
"I have not had a Krispy Kreme donut right off the conveyor belt and probably 20 years. More amazing than I remembered! My wife had never had one..."
Timothy Kelley
"The strawberry frosting donut was cold and very hard. The original glaze were good. I wish I would've caught some right out the oven. The place..."
Josie A
"I grew up on Krispy Kreme (I'm from Louisiana). The donuts tasted the exact same from growing up. Very delicious .
Ignore all of the "I waited 2..."
"Their Korean BBQ bowl with garlic noodles is a religious experience. For $12 you can absolutely stuff yourself on pure calories. I lather it in..."
Zane
"Good place for fast food especially if you are hungry and in..."
Dzmitry Mik
"Had the pork ramen it was amazing!!... I will be coming back 100% ... have to try everything they..."
Nick Sepe
"Their Chinese chicken salad is the best I've ever tasted. They give you alot too. The dressing and the fried wontons on top are addicting. One time..."
Veronica Smith
"Teri and Yaki is a quaint little hole in the wall where you can get some great teriyaki noodles. The premium on the beef is worth it. I also highly..."
Zach Ferguson
"Miss their original location. But their food is slightly better than..."
"The food here is absolutely wonderful and made with love and care. I've been here multiple times, and each time everything is delicious with an..."
Andrew J. Yang
"Great food, great atmosphere, great prices! This place is terrific and we are looking forward to our next visit.
We were so excited to try Tacos..."
Mitch Weddle
"Finally got the opportunity to check this place out the other day and was really glad I did very cute space. I think it was recently remodeled and..."
Andrew Tsai
"The food was absolutely delicious, the staff was super friendly, and the prices are great, especially for the portions! I 100% recommend trying them..."
Bethany Durow
"wow. the tacos are delicious. especially the carnitas taco..."
Claire Lee 'student'
"Best tacos in Pasadena! Great selection of..."
Joshua Meza
"They ARE OPEN now. Glad to hear that they are back! I’m just hoping the food is the same as..."
Jim Morrison
"Great service and friendly staff. Excellent taste and flavorful food. You won’t go wrong with anything on their menu. Highly..."
"I have read positive reviews about this place but had never eaten here. The food was excellent and the meats wonderfully marinated. The variety of..."
D H
"Absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Out of town travelling for work and looking for Korean BBQ only LA can deliver and FOUND IT. Went with the premium..."
Jim P
"The meat quality and the side dishes are great! Every table has a vent that sucks out the smoke from the grill so the restaurant is not smokey and..."
Zenmaster701 L
"Wonderful place to eat! Great food and great Stagg! Definitely will come..."
Danny Law
"Pros: Meat selection is great, and prices are reasonable. Cute girls work here.
Cons: Street parking only when available. Long wait during peak..."
chris cabrales
"Pretty tasty, some items are a bit skimpy, good flavor though... prices are up there but it's ok... Will consider coming back if in the area......."
"Chicken bowl was good. Great place to come for a quick bite. I got the chicken bowl combo, came with 4 California Rolls, and a medium drink for about..."
Pauline Suzuki
"Excellent, cheap, and tasty chicken Teriyaki. Decided to drop here on my visit to LA and don't regret it. Will definitely be back in the future...."
Natanael Tanase
"Craving a chicken bowl, or a quick bite? This spot is good. Food is good and tasty. This place was before waba grill and flame broiler. Been coming..."
CG Cruz
"Always great food here. Bbq beef is good, California stools are good but the best is their chicken sandwich. They call it number 5. So good a..."
Jeff Laun
"Just kind of okay, nothing really special. The inside needs to be renovated. The food was..."
"Like their beyond burger. Especially with a deal buy one get another free for just a survey that takes about 5-7 minutes, burgers are more delicious...."
Doszhan Aktassov
"Best Carl’s Jr. In Town love the Double western bacon..."
"Have noticed this place for awhile and finally decided to go and try it. It's in a small strip mall with a share parking lot and a donut shop next..."
Simon Lau
"Reasonably priced, lots of food! I've always enjoyed there plates of both barbecue and teriyaki chicken as well as beef and short ribs. Better than..."
dtsmichael
"Very good fried chicken, but the katsu and short rib combo was just ok. Pics will show very little meat on the ribs and texture was a little off,..."
David Cho
"I always come here for their chicken oseng oseng . I cannot stress on how amazing their flavor is. I have had this chicken since it was about 6..."
Andrea Ramirez
"Better than expected. We like it better than Ono's. Orders and credit card can be taken over the phone. They are willing to pass food through front..."
Diana Wei
"Food is good, not great. Value is outstanding. I got a short rib, BBQ beef, and chicken katsu curry, with rice and macaroni for $10. I will be back..."
Kenji Coleman
"I didn't know what to expect, walking into this small strip mall shop. We were greeted warmly. Picked up our laminated menus. I opted for the masubi..."
"One of the best bbq restaurants in the area, been visiting this place for years.
Friendly staff, good food and large..."
drakkarama
"Nice good home cooking BbQ. Lived here for years and just decided to stop for lunch. Menu is extensive with many specials. Portions was great for the..."
Israel Hinojosa
"The best lil restaurant around for BBQ! You get your money’s worth here and plus some. Their stuffed chopped brisket bake potato is AMAZING! Highly..."
Dwayne Hebert
"I've been here ~10x in the last few months. I've ordered fried pork belly with pinto beans and slaw or salad topped work bbq. The pork belly is..."
Corey B.
"Best bb place ever love the stuff potato ,ribs ,brisket ,chicken nice jucy and tender hoo and the stuffed jalapeños every thing is..."
Laura Bautista
"This food is amazing. I don’t know where to begin. So I ordered a four meat platter to compare their brisket to the brisket house in Pasadena and..."
Alexander Sauceda
"Stopped in around 11 for lunch and there was a minimum line. The queue was setup cafeteria style and moved quickly. Chopped beef sandwich was pretty..."
Gregory Lyons
"Tonight was my first time going there. I enjoyed it very much although it was a take out. The staff was very polite the place was very clean and the..."
norma perez
"first time customer. Their name is a pretty well known well liked BBQ spot in the area I will say it wasn't awful but I wasn't as impressed as I had..."
leah high
"Great food! 5..."
Jeremy Smith
"Great place for lunch! (haven't been there for dinner)
Chopped beef sandwich was delicious, and a sizable portion as well. The combo meat Po boy was..."
William Stout
"The food was delicious 😋 the bread so soft like a pillow of goodness the Mac n cheese was creamy n cheesy 🤤 the bbq sauce was out of this world..."
Marby Lopez
"Awesome BBQ and awesome service. Must come back again with the..."
"We wanted to take a drive so we searched Yelp and found this place. It was delicious! Service was wonderful. Worth the drive. Food was fresh. We..."
Evie Gomie
"Excellent food, great atmosphere, courteous staff, highly recommend..."
Rosa Peña
"My Persian family have been coming here since it opened. We also have used them to cater parties with excellent reviews. We love U..."
Roberta Price Mehr
"Great food, great customer service, love how they treat my..."
Fernando Castillo
"One word, DELICIOUS! place is clean, prices are very..."
Patricia Orozco
"Food really good and grate service
Great..."
Marco Flores
"Best food in town. Great service and delicious..."
Annie Alvard Akopyan
"We just had a nice lunch/dinner here. The place was empty but we wanted something different. I looked up places online and this was close by so we..."
J V
"I have been coming to this place since a few years ago. They have the best kabob in the 626 area in my opinion. They used to offer check-in on yelp..."
Erica Fung
"We had plates, which came with rice and sides. Everything was perfectly spiced and homemade. The only thing to watch out for is the grilled tomato..."
Paul Riley
"Top notch Mediterranean food, great service and gluten free..."
D Hansen
"Amazing service. Super delicious and my go to place..."
Jones Mary
"Wish I found this place sooner. Looks like a cafe outside but inside they sell kabobs. Super delicious and my go to place..."
No Name (hjc985)
"Wonderful hidden gem! Be sure to ask for the Turkish coffee. Thank..."
"Great place! Great service! And I loved the impossible burger! It’s nice to have this as an option for vegans and vegetarians. It tasted like a..."
Tommy Montoya
"After a long walk looking at the floats in Pasadena, stopped in for an Impossible (Vegan) burger (apparently not at all locations). Not-bad-at-all...."
Blayne Silva-Davis
"A Fatburger is a Fatburger... always great, but the crew here in Pasadena are the best!
It’s my favorite location of all that I’ve ever gone to..."
Rodney Klein
"New location but much more accessible to me. This was my first time here and I was not disappointed at all. Friendly staff that greeted me upon..."
Mike Bellew
"New favorite burger spot. Can’t stop thinking about the XXL, super juicy and fresh make sure to have napkins ready. P. S. Beers on tap...."
William Bailey
"It was the first time I had been there. It was so good! Burger was thick, not flat like a pancake, so delicious! The lettuce n tomato, fresh n..."
"Not from the area and decided to come try thid place out for breakfast and I am glad I did! The parking was a bit difficult but when you got in here..."
Relii Cabrales
"I grew up here in Pasadena going to las Fuentes even before the expansion. Was great then and only improved other time. Would definitely recommend..."
Paul Rodriguez
"THE SERVICE AT THE EMPLOYEES CASHIER ARE SO GREAT EXELENT SERVICE EVEN THE LADIES THE COOKS AT THE KITCHEN THEY'RE SO NICE BEAUTIFUL WITH THE..."
Bertha Warnke
"The menu is clean and visible with plenty to pick from. I got my food in a timely manner and everything looked..."
Jesse Ortiz
"Recently moved to the area and Googled the best places to eat and this one came up. It didn't disappoint! The chimichanga plate was excellent and the..."
Rafael Arroyo
"This place is so good. Super clean, great service, and prices. I highly recommend this..."
Karina Wade-Gledhill
"Lady is really nice we had our food in a couple of minutes. The prices are very reasonable & the restaurant is kept nice and clean. We went Saturday..."
Chelsea Gomez
"A place to drop in and pick up a quick taco or two. Food is good, prices are fair. They do have tables if you want to eat in, but no waitresses...."
Yolanda Guerra
"They're awesome. Super kind people. And the food is great. They're pretty quick, too. I don't have anything bad to say except parking kinda sucks,..."
Joseph
"The chimichanga plate was excellent and the horchata was really..."
Evan Watts
"Recently moved to the area and Googled the best places to eat and this one came..."
Charlie Ingram
"A hidden gem in Pasadena!!!! Great food at reasonable prices..."
Tina Villarreal
"The menu is clean and visible with plenty to pick..."
Faith Sullivan
"Great place to have an ice cream or some great Mexican treats , great food..."
gil torr
"It was soooo good, that I forgot to take the picture before I started to eat. Food and service is excellent. We come here right after church on..."
Juan Trevino
"This place is the best when you want a cool treat or some really good elote. It's even better now that they expanded and got rid of the muffler shop..."
"I’ve been going to this flame boiler for many years now. Quality and service always been consistently good. My favorite item to get is the..."
Vahe Yacoubian
"Seems like a pretty healthy lunch, particularly if you get veggies instead of rice. Maybe a tiny bit pricy but what isn’t nowadays.
Plate is the..."
Brian Rohde
"Spicy korean..."
Lee Chang
"Jose is a "customer focused courteous friendly and excellent gentleman". He is going to be rich because of that someday. I wanted the Korean Spicy..."
Robert Ferrari
"Edit - came here again and same good food and friendly staff. Jaime was so nice, offered suggestions and went out of his way to help customers. I..."
"My wife and I visited El Portal Restaurant on a Friday afternoon about 2:30. It was not very busy.
We were greeted in a friendly manner and seated..."
John Swanson
"Great location and great food and drinks! I highly recommend El Portal. It is a great place to celebrate family milestones or meet up with friends..."
Ed Morales
"A favorite place of my entire family. El Portal is always a fun place to relax, enjoy the best margaritas and tequila, amazing Yucatan cuisine, and..."
Maureen Abbott Sprunger
"Have you ever been to a restaurant where you can literally be blind folded and at random choose from the menu & be totally satisfied with what ever..."
Nicole Spaner Sindler
"Our favorite Mexican restaurant in Pasadena! Love the atmosphere out on the patio, the food and the live..."
Ja Smith
"Service was exceptional, food was great and the Mango Margarita was yummy!
Enjoyed my visit there - when I am back in Pasadena I will make sure to..."
Debby Derflinger
"My son and I visited EL PORTAL RESTAURANT YESTERDAY, Tuesday, July 24th.this one of our favorite restaurants. I had a regular delicious MARGARITA,..."
Eleanor Acosta Sotela
"We love to start out with one of their famous thirst quenching margaritas as we sit and listen to the mariachi band play beautiful Spanish tunes ...."
Erlene Garcia
"Wound up there for Mother’s Day and had a fantastic romantic time. Great food and amazing..."
James Ripley
"Pasadena local hangout for a long time... beautiful atmosphere. The green sauce (tomatillo)is really good... I also saw a Justify Margarita in honor..."
Jennifer Siglock
"best yucatan food, great margaritas period, to dine in or they can cater any type of event,. el portal/ abel ramirez have done our kids weddings,..."
Silvia-Vicente Romero
"El portal is best Mexican restaurant in Pasadena great food, great..."
Felipe Niquete
"Always a great place for authentic Mexican food. They treat you like..."
"Split 5 Tapas and two entrees with my family (6 people) and got away pretty reasonably. Special shout out to the "crying tiger" and "shrimp cocoon"...."
Sawyer Piwetz
"Update 5/1/2018. Rice is closed. It is now merged with its sister restaurant OBA just few doors down in the same shopping center. You will soon be..."
James Chou
"Great small dishes to share and also some larger dishes. I recommend the garlic noodles, the duck bao, anything with the brisket, and the gangster..."
Rebecca Newman
"We made reservations and had a group dinner with 6 of my friends and we had a great time! An awesome find in Pasadena. :)
AMBIANCE:
Great place for..."
Lily Yip
"Delightful dinner with friends at a wonderfully quiet, comfortable place. Food lived up to "tapas" name - dishes small, but really tasty. Attentive..."
Kay Erland
"Worth the drive from Pomona to Pasadena! The ladies were friendly, helpful, and genuinely interested in how we liked the meal. It was superb.
Try..."
Tim Biden
"Come during happy hour with a small group so you can share. Servers are a bit pushy, but the food is..."
"Place was a hit with my 17 year old son his mother and I. We had a nice lunch perfectly heated perfectly cooked all great delicious delicious and..."
theecakeboy
"Decided to try this place out from DineLa! I’d say get the seafood platter. Not a lot of Cajun flavor but there’s still flavor and more worth it..."
Sherns Wang
"Had a good experience here.
Came w 5 friends parked in the underground garage paid parking took the elevator up.
Initially went to boiling crab but..."
Juma Nyumba
"Nice service, very honest waiter and polite. Didn't have what I was hoping they had it. But the food was..."
Dres Mag
"We had the Dine LA menu. We chose the ahi tuna tartare and ceviche for appetizers, which were just okay. The tuna was stringy and had an odd flavor..."
"We had a short wait at first, due to no one being at counter to take order for a few minutes...but when someone came, was nice and helpful. This..."
Carol T
"This place is definitely under rated. The food is very good. I always get the chicken pad thai with another plate. I got chicken and white rice plate..."
Tasha H
"We walked in and looked at the menu. Gentlemen was kind enough to walk us thru the menu since it was our 1st time there. Menu has gluten free,..."
Luis Balleza
"If you want a freshly cooked food come to this place..They have a great food..Not a long wait either..Staffs are well mannered and friendly..Their..."
J&J DuBois
"First time at the location in Pasadena. Having the Bourbon Chicken which Kitt likes and I am eating then dumplings. Make sure to sign up on their..."
Santa Claus
"Mongolian green beans are great. I had the Grilled Bourbon Chicken on fried rice. YUM! Hubby had Pei Wei Shrimp and he liked..."
Angela Meyer
"It was my first time to visit Pei Wei. Food was great. Tasted fresh and I received my food right away. I was very pleased. Customer service was..."
Mark Nieto
"My shrimp were soggy other than that it was great. I wish the crab wonton was just cream cheese..."
Steffie Little
"Tasty food but noodles a bit dry however overall I enjoyed my lunch with..."
"This is very glad to hear that Conrad's might open again, since it's been in Pasadena for a long time with good food, modest prices and kind,..."
Raga Shalimar
"This is sad that Conrads may NEVER open again.A Pasadena city institution with good food , modest prices and kind, , proficient employees.Javier was..."
Margaret Hastings
"Please reopen Conrad's their fried Chicken is the best Carlos is the best waiter I've ever had in my life we need Conrad's in Pasadena it's a lovely..."
"I loved the outdoor patio, clean restaurant, and friendly..."
Ed Castro
"I'm so excited there is a Dunkin' here in Pasadena. I grew up in Chelmsford, MA, a small town of 30,000 that has two 24/7 Dunkin' Donuts, plus many..."
Hajime Sano
"An east coast staple FINALLY makes its way out to CA. A little taste of home in Pasadena!! I'm so happy. I've only waited 23 years.
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Michael Gallagher
"Finally my east coast spot!!! Good crew here! Been there almost everyday..."
Shell Lewis
"love..."
Ling Zhu
"Just swung in here before an infertility procedure. I was met with the kindest personality from a man whom I assume is the owner. I was so thankful..."
Jennifer Porter
"Service is a little chaotic. Had to remind staff that we were waiting. But they were polite once they realized that had forgotten my..."
Priscila L
"I like coming to this place for some donuts. They also sell hot food too. I had their bagel sausage sandwich and it tasted really good. The parking..."
Caleb Kwok
"Inside is clean pleasantly served with taken orders drinks and donuts good, outdoor is human nature under big porch nice tables and..."
Simon Leung
"The one I am writing about is the one at 275 S. Lake Avenue in Pasadena.
Overall, I feel like Dunkin' everywhere has taken a big bite out of..."
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