Best Lunch in South El Monte

46 restaurant menus in South El Monte, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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Taqueria Pariben
Taqueria Pariben
92/100 (946 ratings)
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Lunch
"The most authentic tacos I've ever had. So much flavor! Our server was very friendly & helpful with the menu since it was our first time. Food came..."
Amber M.A
"A lot of my review are straight forward and honest even though cruel at times. But I gotta say I've been going here for 12yrs and I can honestly say..."
Paul Rodriguez
"They have THE BEST carnitas! Order the carnitas plato con todo. ¡You'll be glad you..."
Terry Sloan
"Great food, Delicious Carnitas and the staff very friendly and..."
Benjamin Flores
"Food is excellent and delicious! Friendly servers good spot to..."
Felix Santellano
"Great little hidden gem for the locals! Great service, great atmosphere! You can pull a chair and dine in or take out either way your..."
Adrian Gutierrez
"Great spot for getting your Carnitas fix while in the South El Monte area for sure. If you plan on taking the family or larger group, get there early..."
Danny Cruz
Veggie-life Restaurant
Veggie-life Restaurant
91/100 (296 ratings)
Restaurants
Vietnamese
Vegetarian Friendly
Vietnamese
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Bánh Xèo Bà Năm
Salted Chicken with Rice
Duck Soup Vegan
Green Bean Veggie Chicken Bamboo Shoot
Eggroll Top Left Tofu Veggie Fish
Vermicelli w Crab Soup
Thai Tea
Jellyfish Salad
Lemongrass Chicken
Mock Duck
Bánh Cuốn
Curry
Baguette
Eggplant
spring roll
Roasted chicken
Pho
Mushrooms
Pan Fried Rice Noodles
Vermicelli w Egg Roll Shredded
Sit down
Vietnamese
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Domino's Pizza
Domino's Pizza
89/100 (975 ratings)
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Pizza
Pizza
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Pizza
Dinner
Lunch
"BEST FOOD EVER not Little Cesar's not Pizza hut noting you are the..."
Brianna Hurtado
"Delivery man's very nice and..."
Christine Pompa
"One if the best places in the area to get food. The food is always fresh and delicious and the customer service is amazing. I went in tonight just..."
Chris Wettelings
Los Chilitos
Los Chilitos
88/100 (337 ratings)
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Dinner
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Breakfast
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Lunch
"I love the coffee and chilaquiles rojos. The best and the pancakes..."
Sandra Soltero
"Had their chili verde!! First time here, will definitely come back and try their..."
Louis Sanchez
"everything, there food is..."
Kristian Hernandez
"This place is amazing... haven't tried anything I haven't liked. It's authentic Mexican home cooking. And the service is wonderful! If you are in the..."
Maria Frias
"This place continues to be my family's favorite. Its a small place but togo is available. Its pretty busy so call ahead to order your food. Cinnamon..."
Alicia Delgado
"The food is delicious. The staff is very friendly and attentive. Cafe de Olla, totally recommend having this coffee. Start with the soft tacos and..."
David Vasana Thach
"The BEST cafe de la hoya and the BEST chips and homemade salsa!!!! EVERYTHING IS SOOOOOOO DELICIOUS, taste is just like moms..."
Rosa Sedano
"Great little spot for homestyle Mexican food. Love the chilaquiles. The red chile sauce is great! Very nice & attentive..."
Maria elena Cervantes-Garduno
"Decent portion not super-sized if you're a big man you're NOT going to get full with there servings. Drinks have refills but not the specialty..."
Jose Aguirre
"This place is good. Overall food was great. I had the birria. It comes with rice, beans, side of salad and home-made hot sauce. The server was very..."
Gabriel Padilla
"Po-KETO Camarones, please! Ok, so I'm low-carbing and this is why I keep coming back. The food is great and the service is..."
Anonima Yo
El Taco Nazo
El Taco Nazo
87/100 (1854 ratings)
Restaurants
Mexican
Mexican
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Tapas
Tacos
Mexican
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Good fish taco spot in El Monte. The fish was big, crunchy and flavorful. The sauce pars really well. They have Ceviche and many other mexican food..."
Anthony Sarria
"Cleanliness 4/5 Taste 4/5 Menu 4/5 Service 4/5 Price 3/5 This place is widely known for their fish tacos. I can't recommend it myself (since I can't..."
Kiven Te
"Ordered the 8 Pack taco tray (4 fish, 2 al pastor, 2 asada) and a regular cup of horchata. The fish were good sized pieces, very meaty and good..."
Kevin Chen
"Wow!!! My brothers and I just came in after service at Victory Outreach Third Wave LA, this place was recommended by our Pastor, We were greeted by..."
Matthew Salomon Saldana
"Favorite fish tacos ever!! They now have alcohol lol go here you won’t regret and plus amazing customer service..."
Emma Flores
"Amazing places, best fish tacos around by..."
Michael Eliot
"This place was awesome best fish tacos and grilled shrimp tacos and the costumer service was excellent Betty was..."
lalo alonzo
"Baja fish tacos were fantastic! Wouldn’t order the shrimp taco and ceviche again; they were perfectly fine, just nothing special. Appreciate that..."
Britney Tan
Lolita's Fast Food
Lolita's Fast Food
87/100 (373 ratings)
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Dinner
Lunch
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Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
"The quality and flavor of every order is phenomenally amazing! I’m a major fan of the milanesa sub. I’ll recommend without hesitating to anyone..."
Nestor Bernes
"Bomb carnitas subs I go there almost every..."
Junior Estrada
"Subs and burritos are delicious! Highly recommend! Friendly service..."
Melissa Pereida
"La major Comida en El sur del..."
Cecilia Bañuelos
Teresas Mexican Grill
Teresas Mexican Grill
86/100 (379 ratings)
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Mexican
Mexican
Lunch
Breakfast
Mexican
Breakfast
Lunch
"We had the Molcajete, some fish tacos, the mole chicken and some other ala carte stuff. All the food was great, the waiter was nice and got us some..."
Paul Tessmann
"First time and can't wait to go back. Delicious authentic Mexican food. Highly recommend the green/red chilaquiles plate. Thank you Eddie for the..."
Leticia Ruiz
"The best Mexican food I have ever tasted here in California.Esta si es comida mexicana no..."
Doña Cecilia DE Rodriguez
"My weekend go to place for breakfast. The Best chilaquiles I have ever..."
Efren Scoobe
"The best Mexican sopes in L.A México City Style. Pambazos, enchiladas de mole, flautas... Everything is delicious and the service is outstanding...."
Edgar Bautista Zúñiga
"Love when it's worth paying for delicious food with no..."
Brenda Marie
"Just left and already I want to go back !Delicious food! And the owner and kitchen staff outstanding! Thank you for a great experience..."
Christie Bermudez
"Se los recomiendo me..."
Sandra Romelia Aviña Ramirez
"Awesome, one of our regular spots in our..."
Marcella Espinoza
"Excellent food! Place is small but the food is authentic and..."
Rose Lazo
"El pozole verde de puerco y los tamales, riquisimo y la amabilidad de los dueños, eso me encanta de un restaurante q ellos te saluden y te atiendan..."
Spa Any
Fuego Fries
85/100 (136 ratings)
Restaurants
South American
Peruvian
Fusion
American
Dinner
Lunch
Fusion
American
South American
Peruvian
Dinner
Lunch
San Isidro Mexican Restaurant
84/100 (965 ratings)
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Mexican
Mexican
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Mexican
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
"This place is a excellent place to eat. All the food we ate had great flavor. We had Micheladas and they were some of the best we ever had. Just know..."
Joe Figueroa
"My shrimp cocktail & ceviche was the bomb. My Hubby was too late for menudo, so he had steak picado. It was Good! Juke/wall music is loud. So if you..."
Socorro Ruiz Gonzales
"There are a thousand things I could say about this restaurant, to begin with, Am a 14 year regular customer, I know exactly how this place is, and..."
Yeshua Yehoshu'a
"We have driven past here so many times and there are always lots of patrons, always said we have to try that place. Finally went yesterday for..."
Michele Simons
"Awesome Caldo Michi and a monster! Friendly staff. The waitress was very polite and had an answer for any..."
Milo Duran Perez
"Peda !! Mmm peda !!!! Súper peda !!! Good service good food but the peda was amazing..."
Ray Rizzi
"Good food Good Music.... Grupo Plateado the best!!! Excellent..."
Junior Acosta
"Delicious food, good music, great atmosphere! Gets awful loud..."
Olivia Jurado Zamora
"Toda la comida está mui rica ....... y con la música en vivo se pasa un rato mui..."
Miguel Ruiz
"ami me gusto lo k yo ordene y el servico tambien megusto xk me atendieron rapido todo estuvo muy..."
Vianca Martinez
Pamore Pizza
Pamore Pizza
84/100 (459 ratings)
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Dinner
Lunch
"Great location for pizza. I love their meal deal its a great price for an amazing pizza with bread sticks and a 2 liter. I especially like how cool..."
Steve Macias
"I was expecting a Little Caesar's knockoff, but this was much better and fresh pizza good. A normal large has double the cheese of normal restaurant..."
Wei Chi Kao
"My family and I were there on vacation and after a long day just wanted something quick and good. Looked up pizza places and saw this place had good..."
Matt Sterling
"I ordered delivery thru yelp app, didn't get the cherry coke I ordered with the food but it's not the restraunts fault, the app didn't pass it along...."
necromancer Azrael
"Not too shabby pepperoni pizza and the price isn't wallet breaker. DON'T order the fries ONLINE thou, cause this particular store doesn't make..."
Robert Leidelmeijer
"Best pizza in town at an affordable and very reasonable price. My kids LOVE this pizza. It never gets..."
Cristal Couoh
El Paisano Restaurant
El Paisano Restaurant
83/100 (300 ratings)
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Dinner
Lunch
Dinner
Lunch
"Great burritos for a good price. Nice menu. Very good breakfast burritos. We liked the Spicy Pork (chili verde) very tasty. Monster size burritos to..."
Mark Rodriguez
"The food is good and hot and fresh. What I like besides that is that they are fast so if you are hungry and don't have much time that's the place you..."
ALFRED Valenzuela
"The machaca is great! I love coming here because the food is tasty and the people are always very friendly and accommodating. Excellent..."
Sophia Rivas
"The quality of food especially the meat is better than any taco truck around hands down like your eating something homemade. I personally believe..."
cynthia ramirez
"This is the best little Mexican restaurant in Almonte! They are an amazing fat and group of people with the best authentic Mexican food! Have a great..."
Erin Elliott
"Got the chilaquiles, very delicious. Highly..."
Tyler Bogartz-Brown
Burger King
Burger King
83/100 (942 ratings)
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Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Burger
"If You Got Coupons, You're Getting filled With A Good Deal. Clean establishment, Fast Crew To Prep Quality..."
Jay Silva
"Stopped off to use the bathroom, it was clean but did have a few pieces of toilet on the floor (unused fortunately) but the toilet urinal and sink..."
Henry Storer
"The food here is really good for a Burger King. The burgers are fresh; the fries and onion rings crisp. Staff is friendly and helpful. Sometimes the..."
Andrew Martin
Kim Kee Noodle House
Kim Kee Noodle House
82/100 (318 ratings)
Restaurants
Asian
Asian
Lunch
Breakfast
Noodle
Asian
Breakfast
Lunch
Baguette City
Baguette City
82/100 (99 ratings)
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Lunch
Breakfast
Breakfast
Lunch
"A+ everything’s tasty and friendly staff! Bread is fresh, soft and..."
Brian Lu
"This local mom & pop shop makes all these specialties fresh on the daily. The food and drinks are fresh and tastes great. Home-like food on the go...."
Karen Khuu
"This was the banh mi thit nguoi, cold cut with extra meat!!! This place has great sandwiches and they make it pretty fast and it's the most..."
C1x James
"Was my favorite banh mi place. It's still good, but I think they must have changed their banh mi recipe because it isn't as flakey as before...."
Thu Pham
"If you like Lee's sandwiches or Mr. Baguette then check this place out. Sandwiches here taste great and are not as expensive as other places. Service..."
Paiza Nonymous
"Bread is amazing. The best I've had. Nice and soft and fresh with a great outside crunch that doesn't hurt the roof off your mouth.... The meats are..."
My Viet Nguyen
"We luv French breads! Especially 🥖 @ Baguette City 👌No other BanhMi Stores could come as close as its nice & crispy 🥖 ! My most favorite is..."
Hoang-Yen Tran
"Changed owner, the baguette seems less buttery, I prefer they increase price than under cut the..."
Anthony Z
"Love their sandwiches and ice..."
Todd Ho
Jack In The Box
Jack In The Box
81/100 (1683 ratings)
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Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Sit down
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Karina's Tacos
Karina's Tacos
81/100 (744 ratings)
Restaurants
Mexican
Mexican
Dinner
Lunch
Mexican
Dinner
Lunch
"Always my go to place in El Monte! So good! Everything made fresh and always hot! I got the Asada fries..."
Alyssa Gutierrez
"Food is delicious. Huge portions for the cost. I gave 4 stars because there are no restrooms for the customers. We ordered the wet burrito, torta and..."
Jacqueline Alvarez
"Really good Mexican food., friendly service and the food 100 % Mexican..."
Jeanette G.
"The taste of homemade food is excellent!!! All type of antojitos mexicanos!!! Maybe the restaurantes need a little cleaning or remodeling but the..."
Stephanie Guzman
"As a late night food spot best place to go ! Just today i drove by and saw their brick and mortar :) excited to have breakfast, lunch and..."
PETV PubGM
"First time trying this restaurant. We order the milanesa torta, al pastor torta, and flautas. All items were good, specially the milanesa torta which..."
Adan Macias
"Tiny little place. The food is delicious here. If your in the area? Must try the..."
Anna Aguirre
The Habit Burger Grill
The Habit Burger Grill
80/100 (80 ratings)
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American
American
Dinner
Lunch
American
Dinner
Lunch
Viet Huong Restaurant
Viet Huong Restaurant
80/100 (726 ratings)
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Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"I haven't been to many Vietnamese restaurants, but this is definitely the best one so far. It is understaffed, but that is understandable due to..."
Nathan Stein
"Been coming here for over 10 years. All the noodle soups are delicious. One of my favorite noodle..."
Frank MacGyver
"The spring rolls were really good. Beef in the pho bowls are fresh and tender. I’m from Singapore and this beats any Vietnamese restaurant I’ve..."
Belle
"I always come here to try their vermicelli salad. I was invited here by a friend a few years back for a business plan but forgot about them, but now..."
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"This is my FAVORITE family owned spot for Vietnamese! I always get the secret menu item of BÁNH XÈO...It takes 30 minutes but it's sooo worth it. ..."
Spider Canoy
"Nice and clean atmosphere. Good food, good service and good air conditioning. I will definitely come back for more good..."
Kay Ng
"Family owned and my family's favorite for almost a decade since we moved here to the SGV. Call to ASK ahead for the secret menu item "BÁNH XÉO"..."
Mary Magdalene Canoy
"Edit 2021: Wow! This place has had a great run in my book! (Being from Vegas and seeing restaurants become and go, bought and sold), I have to say..."
Marco Santa Cruz
Subway
80/100 (201 ratings)
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Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Salad bar
Bread
Gelato
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Kfc
80/100 (2818 ratings)
Restaurants
American
American
Dinner
Lunch
Chicken Wings
Macaroni and Cheese
Crispy Colonel Sandwich Meal
Tenders Flavor Meal
Fried chicken
Chicken Pot Pie
Sit down
American
Dinner
Lunch
"Delicious food. Clean restaurant. Very good staff. Please give them a raise or bonus or..."
Niesdi
"The 2/$6 is a great deal. You have 4 options. *Pot Pie *Chicken sandwich *Strips *Bowl There is No drive thru. I made the mistake of assuming so and..."
Pauline Suzuki
"Great service the staff is awesome and always on point treated very..."
Gilbert Soto
"Love the chicken and side dishes. Fast service and good customer..."
Jack Deman
"Since I was a little kid, I've always enjoyed the one and only taste of Kentucky Fried Chicken. The taste and quality have remained the same and the..."
Eddie Ormsby
"This has to be the best KFC I have ever visited. I had the option to go to a KFC closer to my location but decided to try this one due to it's..."
Gilbert Jimenez
"I had the 14 piece meal all's good, but the Mac and cheese really tastes powdery..."
Esther Mata
Subway
88/100 (28 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast Food
Fast food
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Fast food
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
"We enjoy hanging out. Last night we found this fine restaurant which friends told us about. We enjoyed a delightful evening there with superb dishes..."
Robert Eldredge
"Always fresh and Tasty Helpful staff Will be back..."
Jack Deman
"It's a Shell gas station so expect delays at..."
Jose Trujillo
"Im in love with the Spicy Italian..."
ENZO
Dunkin'
Dunkin'
79/100 (484 ratings)
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Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
"I always wanted to try Dunkin and finally they have opened one in my town and I really never go but I did this week and I went to try their cold brew..."
Oscar Rosales
"Can’t go wrong with Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. Their breakfast is not bad. This location is well stocked and keep clean. The employees are quick and..."
Brenda Rodriguez
"This specific location has the most friendly and awesome staff! I did not her name but the lady helping us on 4/12 was so nice and patient with us...."
Wilmer Hernandez
"Came in here because the Jacks was closed for some weird reason. Bought a coffee and a bagel sandwich and well it tasted just like I expected, bland...."
H M
"Regular coffee was pretty solid on its own. The sandwich was decent. Got half dozen donut holes (munchies) which were okay. Would come back again for..."
Mervin
Birrieria Tlaquepaque
78/100 (279 ratings)
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Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Wingstop
Wingstop
78/100 (885 ratings)
Restaurants
American
American
Fast Food
Fast food
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Fast food
American
Dinner
Lunch
"They stayed opened late on new years eve, just to get their customers orders out. The owner should give his hard working staff a bonus for..."
Soto Soto
"The chicken wings are amazing but the staff needs a bit more training. They are not bad but they need a bit more training on their..."
Brenda Rodriguez
"This is my preferred location to visit in the area. I'm always happy with my..."
Jose A
Cielito Lindo Restaurant
Cielito Lindo Restaurant
77/100 (1162 ratings)
Restaurants
Mexican
Mexican
Spanish
Latin
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Mexican
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Brunch was delicious and we had a great selection of different foods. The price for brunch and entertainment of Mariachis were great . Adult..."
Linda Munoz-Rubalcava
"My dad was raised in Michoacán, and he not only loved it, he was making plans to come back as soon as my sister is back in town. The waiter was..."
Maria De Jesus Gutierrez