Rosemead Jim's is the favorite spot to get chili cheese fries. So much better than anywhere else in…read moremy opinion! There's always plenty of seating. Might be really busy after school hours. It's close to a middle school and across from the Rosemead library. I'll always recommend Jim's to people. Love the food and the service!

I've been here a grand total of twice…read more My first experience was problem free. Kudos. The second visit "could've been better" (which Yelp suggests that a 2 star rating would be appropriate to indicate): we placed quite a simple order - 2x Strawberry Sundaes. We took our number placard (#52) and sat at a table to await our order. After patiently waiting what I would estimate to be approximately 15-20 minutes and seeing quite a few other people served their orders, I did find it odd that it was taking so long to prepare 2x sundaes, so I located the young man who took our order and politely inquired about it. He looked a bit confused, exchanged some unintelligible words one of the guys on the grill, and then looked back at me and said it was not our turn yet (or something to that effect). Okay, fair enough. Maybe there were many orders ahead of us. I took it in good stride and went back to my table. After waiting approximately another 15-20 minutes and seeing that *Order #70* was being given their food, I realized that there was a problem and went back up to the ordering counter. I ended up talking with an old man (who I presume is the owner/manager). I explained the situation, and he inquired who had taken our order. I looked around, and the young man appeared to be nowhere in sight, but I did mention it was he who had had taken our order. The old man apologized and assured us he would take care of our order right away. Sure enough, I saw him beeline to the ice cream machine to start our sundaes, and he delivered them to us within 2-3 minutes. He apologized a second time, stating that it was the young man's 2nd day on the job, and that he otherwise would not have forgiven the transgression. In my experience, the resolution to the absurd wait could have been handled worse (in theory, the old man could certainly have told us to pound sand rather than apologizing and immediately attempting to correct the problem and quickly getting our desserts after being made aware of his employee's failure), but also could have been handled better (comping us for the trivial cost of the sundaes as a remedy/cure would have more effectively salved our irritation from the unnecessary waste of 30+ minutes of our life, and would have been in-line with remedial efforts I have experienced at other eateries, including similar fast food/burger joints). All that said, the sundaes were quite good. They would undoubtedly have tasted better had they been served in a time frame reasonable enough to not spoil the mood. I get that this is not a fine dining restaurant of any sort, but I still expect staff competence to be no worse than that of a McDonald's baseline level. I also get that humans make mistakes, but ... how did a simple order of 2x sundaes get botched this badly, particularly after a good faith attempt to bring the matter to staff's attention??

I haven't had arts since before the car crashed into the establishment!…read more It's been a few years since I have had their burgers which I remember being super delicious. Today I went in for breakfast which I had never ordered before. I pulled up the drive through and there was only one car ahead of me. I ordered the egg and cheese sandwich (2 eggs) and I got it on sourdough bread. My son ordered a large big John. The cashier was very polite and offered salsa and yellow peppers. He gave us one salsa and 1 baggy of yellow peppers. I should've asked for another salsa because the one salsa was only enough for about half of the big John burrito. Price was $21 even for the big John burrito+ added potatoes and my egg and cheese sandwich. I really liked how the sand-which came with fresh lettuce and tomatoes and it's also nice having options for bread. My son LOVED the burrito. He only ate about half and said he was full so that means it's a good size burrito. I will say that my bread for my breakfast sandwich was very greasy and so I am wondering if next time I can say no mayo? Not sure if the grease was a combination of mayo and butter or only mayo. We ate in the car since we were in a hurry but they do have parking and a few tables to enjoy your meal there if you'd like. I need to come back and have a burger after all these years as well as an order or chili cheese or monster fries!

Local favorite that is compared to In-N-Out. I'm so glad that it's close to home! I've met the…read moreowner, Art, and he is so friendly, funny, and hard-working. It's mostly a drive through a spot, but there is a walkout counter and they have seating outside with umbrellas in a shaded area. Their bathroom is also very clean as well. I believe they just opened online ordering, but their service is straight to the point. You really don't have to wait too long for your food! Food is fresh delicious and affordable! I've taken so many friends to the spot and it's right down the street from other fast food spots, but I definitely recommend this. Make sure to grab your burger, toasted and add pickles! I also love their fries extra crispy. To make it a full meal add a boysenberry shake! I'm thinking about my next meal, but I already visited last week.

It's been a while since I stopped by so for Friday dinner, I picked up several items: double…read morecheeseburger with fries, fish and chips, steak sandwich, and onion rings. Tasted just as good as before, even with the change in ownership. Everything tasted freshly made, which I can see when I went in person to order and waited. What really surprised me was how lean and tender the steak was in the $12 steak sandwich. No fat or tendon in sight. The steak sandwich will definitely go on my list of go-to orders. Burger Basket takes credit card but do charge a 50 cent fee. I just pay in cash. It's in a plaza with limited parking spots in a couple of I door and outdoor seats so most people order to go.

Best Burgers in Monrovia, family owned food is always fresh. Prices are reasonable. I'm only there…read moreto get my double cheeseburger

Wow! I pulled over today and was blown away by the quality of the food! You should always stop by!read more

Small little Mexican hut, located on the corner of Mt View and Peck. It's across from the bright…read moregreen tire shop. It's an outdoor seating only type of spot, there's a decent amount of parking since it's in a little plaza. The guy inside was cool, he seemed friendly I forgot to take a picture of their trashcan, but I like that their trashcan was new, it was really clean, wasn't dirty at all. I really like that. I wouldn't mind coming and sitting down to eat here because the tables are also nice to sit at my arms, aren't sticky everything's cleaned and wiped down. I would bring my kids to eat here for lunch. There's also a good breeze that flows through, and on these hot summer days, it helps to have a nice breeze.

I really, really really wish we could have a spot like Flo's in LA…read more I happened to be in the area at the butt crack of dawn for some work shenanigans and ended up crawling into Flo's just exhausted and starving. As soon as I walked in, though, I knew that I lucked out to find a local treasure, and I was about to eat like a champ. I was seated and taken care of right away. The woman who took my order was kind enough to offer substitutions for me when my ambitious stomach wanted a good three things off the menu. The biscuits and gravy were warm and gooey. The potatoes O'Brien were golden and seasoned perfectly. The eggs were fluffy. The bacon was crispy. Oh, but the coffee? The coffee was divine. I was saved by that coffee in ways I didn't even know I needed saving. I highly doubt I'll be out in El Monte again, I just... don't ever have any business there, usually. But if something does pop up, I won't say no. Just so I can go back to Flo's.

Quaint, classic diner vibe. Walls are covered in old photos of El Monte -- fun to look through…read morewhile you wait for your food. The food itself is fantastic: real diner classics, but packed with flavor. Service was great too -- even though they were clearly busy, the waitresses were attentive and kept checking in throughout the meal. Prices are fair.

I am going to have a birthday party and my friend told me this place caters parties at a reasonable…read moreprice. We stopped by for a sampling of the different meats that are offered. It was just the two of us but there was so much food that was brought out we couldn't finish it all, so bring an extra two people for the taste test. We enjoyed the sampling and I bought extra food to take home.

Got me a Carnitas Burrito it was 8/10 $12 service was good very chill spot they had the fifa game…read moregoing one would definitely be coming back

Not the best unfortunately…read more I got the "Cajun shrimps" which didn't specify how much it had. I received my bag and it was the smallest bag of shrimp boil i have ever had. There were only 12 shrimps, yes I counted lol. Compared to all other shrimp boils places in LA for the same price, this was not it. Flavor- 3/5 - nothing to write home about. I've had so many shrimp boils that are much more flavorful Will not be ordering again

Better source, better service, cheaper, not good as before. Feel food is not well cooked, potato is…read morestill so hard to eat.

Great service and even better tacos! Definitely recommend the extra crispy tripa tacos with the red…read moresalsa! And for dessert I would recommend the flan 10/10!

My #1 burrito and taco spot of El Monte! They have a taco truck outside their restaurant during the…read moreevening time. Not sure if it's just me, but the taco truck is a little better than the restaurant. Their carne asada burrito and tacos have hit the spot each time!!! The carne asada has a slight crisp to it and it's LOADED every time. It is a little oily but I don't mind it. The beans and rice in the burrito is delicious and doesn't overwhelm the overall texture and flavor. Tacos are just *chefs kiss* they don't put everything in the taco, however you can put all the toppings you want from their cart. I loooove their sauces!!! Both the green (the non-creamy) and red sauce is great in flavor and in spice. Green has a more jalapeño / cilantro taste and the red has a tamarind taste to it? Either way, such a great complementary flavor to the burrito and tacos! The service is usually good, every time we've been, everyone has been nice. If you pay in card from the taco truck, you would have to go inside to the restaurant. The restaurant is a little small, so it's not great for large parties, maybe up to 4-5 ppl comfortably in some spaces. When we ate their last, the server provided us chips and red salsa. It's so addicting even though it burns so good. We have tried other things like the brirria and consome, the huarache, and the mulitas. they were decently good, but I prefer their burrito and tacos more. Had to add the photo of the tacos!!