Picante has been a gem in Pasadena forever!!! I've been coming here since I was a kid. Being from,…read moreand raised in Dena!! This place has a special place in my heart. I don't come very often after I moved, but they have really good authentic Mexican food here. I come when I can. My entire family loves this place. A very good menu and reasonable prices with quality food. I tried the chicken fajitas and OMG it was very fresh and hot!!! Good flavor and cooked just right. The service is very exceptional here!! Very good personalities and generous!! It's not too big inside but it hold about 6 tables or so. Nice chill ambiance but most of the time I do take out!! Its located in a popular shopping center in Pasadena next to Food 4 Less!! Come to Picante!!! They have a very good menu and food is superb! -Marshay D.

I used to go here years ago. While taking my mom to the beauty shop adjacent to the restaurant, I…read morewent inside to see if they had the same food and menu. They had the same menu and food which I was ecstatic about. The only thing that changed was that they had new owners. I ordered my favorite chicken fajitas with rice and beans and a flour tortilla. The food was still excellent like I remembered. The chicken was flavorful and the rice and beans were tasty. I love green sauce it has nice spices with acting. I love this place I am glad I went back. Very expensive in the shopping center and the food is inexpensive. Great variety of food options and specials. The cook Esmeralda was kind and the manager Danica I believe, was so kind, professional, and very accommodating. Great place to dine at for quality authentic Mexican food. The place is very clean and has Mexican-style decor.

The staff at this location is very friendly Their strong…read moredish are the Popusas which highly recommend to try. Price is reasonable compared to similar restaurants near by. Calling ahead of time might save you some time on the weekends.

We love the pupusas here !! They do such a great job it's our go to spot !! The staff is so niceread more

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.

First time here and not impressed. Service was pretty good. Not great, but not that bad either…read more But the food? Not good. For the prices they are asking, wife & I expected some pretty good food. We were fooled. The food was below average. We've had tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, etc. at half the price of this place, and they tasted twice as good. The chicken here was a mix of white and dark meat. Which is fine. But how is the dark meat so dry? White meat also pretty dry. And was there any seasoning on the meat? Didn't taste like it. Enchilada sauce was very minimal in amount and flavor. Taco just ok. Drinks tasted fine, but overpriced and weak. All in all, if we are going to pay these prices, we expect very good food. This food was not worth coming back for, even if the price was less. I will say one thing, their beans are good.

Food was good service could improve and there sauce for papusa wasn't enough to finish my papusas…read morewhen ordering two of them

Tried some tacos and burrito. They were pretty delicious. Loved the salsa, one of green ones was…read morereally spicy. Horchata was great too. Not too watery or overly sweet. They were out of menudo when we visited, I'll try that next time.

Went for lunch with friends, it was a bright and clean space which was really nice after being…read moreunder fluorescent lights in meetings for a good chunk of the day. You walk up to two large screens where you can place your order, take a number, and pay for your food. The food came out timely and their salsa roja is smokey while their salsa Verde is tart, both compliment the flavors of their food. I went crazy and ordered 2 tacos (pastor and asada) with rice and beans and 4 rolled tacos (2 potato and 2 beef)...will I go again?? Absolutely!

The breakfast asada burrito is the best breakfast burrito I've had in a long time and that's saying…read morea lot in Southern California. Bursting with flavor asada, grilled onion and peppers, crema in perfect ratio making a perfect flavor combination. Just perfection. Wrapped up in a homemade tortilla that was delicious. I wish I lived closer so I could eat this frequently. Hands down best in the area. Don't miss this place!

Lots of flavors to choose from, but the red sauce pork tamales had an odd flavor and were too…read moresaucey, they just had too much of the guisado sauce in them, and the sauce was almost ketchupy. No spice at all.

We got green chile pork and chicken, red pork and chicken mole and all were delicious! Masa to…read morefilling ratio is almost perfect. Green chile ones are more spicy than the mild red ones. New prices are $3 each. Go try them out! Service is quick and efficient. Theirs is a push cart so take out only.

Had probably the best Birria tacos I've ever had, coming from San Antonio I was pleasantly…read moresurprised. The service was excellent and speedy. Atmosphere was great 10/10 would recommend to anyone and everyone!

We had carnitas enchiladas Verdes Los adobes w/2 fried eggs Excellent!…read more Chorizo and steak and eggs excellent! The chicken taco dorado I couldn't have made it any better! Menudo just like my daddy made it! Thanks chiquita bonita for the great service also!

Nice local Pupuseria. Friendly service. I always get the pork and cheese pupusas, but I also like…read morethe spinach and cheese.

Great customer service, I didn't catch the servers name ... she may have been owner or manager, she…read morenoticed I looked tired and struggling and she genuinely wanted to help. Gave me a bigger cup of tamarindo to go so I can sip on the drive, was very kind and generous. She offered spicy salsa to help wake me up. I loved that they had a lady doing prep in the dining room it gave it an authentic feel and she was very kind as well. If you see this, thank you guys for helping me get back home safely. The spice woke me up good