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El Vaquerito Restaurant

4.2 (148 reviews)
Closed • 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for kids
Dogs allowed

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Rotten Chile, scrambled egg, tons of cilantro and lettuce core. Disgusting
Stella A.

I ordered a Chile relleno burrito. They gave me a sour( starting to rotttt) Chile, no cheese wrapped in a beaten egg. Tons of cilantro and lettuce. It was disgusting. I had 2 bites and trashed it. Who serves garbage? Food prices are already expensive, to have to throw it in the trash.

Wet burrito

Came on a Tuesday afternoon and ordered a wet burrito with carne asada -- so yummy! There's a small parking lot located outside the restaurant. Only entrance/exit is through Fremont, so entering the lot can be hectic. Service is so friendly! Card is accepted as payment.

Small but gets the job done!
L. W.

Where have I been? Lol this place is so close to me and just realized it's here. I had their taquitos plate. It was good. I would grab it again. The ambiance is hole in the wall if you like that vibe (I do). They were fast and gave three types of salsas for the platter. They were also friendly and no nonsense. I'm Viking back to try their sopas soon!

Food is much better then expected. Will definitely come back. Customer service is excellent and friendly. Prices are average but well worth it. Small dinning area but cozy. Place looks clean.

Menu July 2023
Martha R.

Yummy barbacoa tacos! I Love the agua de jamaica here too. It's not too sweet. The torta de asada is flavorful and big.

Dorado tacos de barbacoa

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Delicious, CASH ONLY, authentic and amazing. Small place we almost missed it. The salsa is amazing and the wet burrito was on point

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My husband loves the menudo!! A definate MUST on a Sunday morning!!

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14 years ago

Don't trust this place . Me and my partner both got food poisoning . They don't make enough business to keep everything fresh. BEWARE !

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The best Mexican food you can find in Alhambra/ Pasadena area. Great price and really cool staff. Great customer service as well.

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14 years ago

Love this place!!!! Everything is some yummy. My favorite is "la torta de adovada" you have to try it :)

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worst fruit salad ever it tasted rotten yuck the tacos I make are way better don't waste your money

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La Fiesta Grande

La Fiesta Grande

4.0
(347 reviews)
2.3 mi
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Family-owned & operated
Kitchen open late

One of my go to spots for sit down Mexican fare - enchiladas, burritos, tacos, fajitas, even some…read morebreakfast items served all day! It's got a small town vibe and friendly staff. They have good margaritas too that are nice for the price!

Date of visit: May 10, 2026…read more Selections: Enchiladas de Mole Experience: We had called on Saturday, aka the day before Mother's Day, to see if we could make a reservation, but were told to show up early and we will be seated regardless if our whole party was fully there. We were going to be there a bit before 11:00AM originally on Sunday since their website said 11:00AM, but Yelp said 10:00AM was when they opened. So my husband called on Sunday to check and they did indeed opened at 10:00AM. When we got there, there were already three sets of groups seated and they had to rearrange some tables for us since our party was nine people, which only took a couple of minutes to arrange. We were served complimentary chips and salsa as well as water as we waited for the rest of our party to arrive. I had quickly chosen my dish cause I'm a sucker for mole and there were only two options that had it, so I ended up getting the enchiladas de mole. The servers were great and the food was as pretty good too. I ended up taking leftovers home since I had eaten too much chips and dip before my actual food came cause the server refilled our chips on our end of the table like four times. The mole was pretty good and I wish there was more of it and didn't really enjoy that there was veggies inside the enchiladas since I think I was expecting more chicken than veggies inside. Not a big fan of beans, but they were pretty good with the melted cheese on top and the rice was good too. I definitely loved the decor they had and the designs painted on the walls because they eee so pretty and provided good photo op backgrounds.

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Steak as a main course, arroz con pollo, flan (homemade), Fosselman's mango ice cream, grilled garlic shrimp.
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Lunas Bar and Grill

Lunas Bar and Grill

3.8
(585 reviews)
2.5 mi
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My friend took me here on a spontaneous girls lunch and it was soo yummy. I got the taco bowl & a…read morelychee...something martini. I went simple with the taco bowl bc i wasn't sure what I wanted and wasn't really "hungy" but the taco bowl was soo good I think I devoured it in under 5 minutes lol. They really hook you up too. I was struggling to finish the last bite. Atmosphere was very cozy and the owner is super friendly. I always passed by this place back when I would go Pokémon Going at the church but never knew what was going on inside so I was pleasantly surprised when my friend took me here. Highly recommend and absolutely will be back.

Horrible experience and rudeness from the server !! Bald Hispanic man in his 50's…read more Went to try it for the first time on Monday during lunch time. My mom ordered the pozole verde and rajas con crema. Everything was going good until the server very rudely came and asked my mom to stop feeding my 9 month old baby because he was making noise and that "he had other guests and it was a bother" . We were both left in shock and it took us a second to process what he had just said. We had only taken a few bites of our food and we were commenting that it was good but this man's rudeness left us speechless. There was only 2 tables seated aside from us one gentleman and a group of 3 gentlemen on the other other table. I walked up to them and apologized if my baby was disturbing them and they all said no that he was not at all and they had kids and knew that the baby's were baby's. We felt extremely uncomfortable and discriminated by this man that I just asked for the check and left without even getting thru half of our food. This is such a Disappointment because they are suppose to be a family restaurant which I would assume is okay with children at their establishment but I guess not. There should be a sign at the door that says NO CHILDREN ALLOWED specially the ones that make any sort of noise. Management I expect a response from you! This is not okay!

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Pink room in the back
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Cerveceria Del Pueblo

Cerveceria Del Pueblo

4.7
(206 reviews)
3.0 mi
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Great little beer spot in old town Pasadena…read more We arrived around 6pm on a Saturday and the place was packed, but we were able to find 2 seats at a communal picnic table inside. Small joint but they have a few bar seats and picnic tables inside and a nice outdoor patio with more seating. They don't offer food but usually have a food truck outside. We ordered a flight of beer to try a few different styles. The guy behind the bar was great and the beers were tasty.

Small local brewery in Pasadena that's beneficial to the community, have seen people reserve a few…read moretables for parties and they have meet-ups. For example, they have a Spanish Language Brewery Meet-up every 3rd Thursday from 7:30-9:30pm monthly. Parking is street only so be mindful of the neighbors. There is no food service at this location but they seem to partner with a couple food trucks serving tacos. Some inside open air seating but the main draw is the relaxing patio. I liked their hard seltzers with fun flavors as jicama, tamarindo and passionfruit. I didn't like so much their signature Yerba Mate Pale Ale, but thought it was an interesting concept. The happy hour special is Monday all day and Tuesday-Friday open until 6pm $2 off full pours. Very family friendly, I always see a couple tables with children and dogs at them. Maybe I'm getting to be an old fuddy duddy but I hate when parents let their kids go free range. Screaming and running around like the establishment is a park these kids becoming trip hazards. There needs to be a revamp of their board game collection. There three boxes of games that looked incomplete or used up, not good with such games as Scrabble and Pictionary. Free Wifi with log-in is a bonus!

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"Serrania" Sour beer
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El Vaquerito Restaurant - mexican - Updated June 2026

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