Love the food & culture of this place. Love the food - you get a big ole portion. Everything we ordered was gr8. I could eat like 2 or 3 meals outta 1. They also have many sauces u can put the side. Love the friendliness of the staff and the welcoming vibe. She said it would take about 15 minutes but it was more like 10. Kinda in a random spot but that's part of its charm. Also it's got a parking lot so that's always fire. SUPPORT! A downfall is that u get charged to use card if the order isn't over $10 Not a ton of soda options so I went to the liquor store next door while I was waiting to grab a drink read more

Top Restaurant - Loco Moco & Indonesian Fried Rice - Indonesian Near Me - Pasadena, California

Since Covid, dine in has been closed. The food remains the same quality. Crunch chicken katsu, amazing fried chicken, my personal favourite is the beehoon, it's stir fried rice vermicelli. Since it's a take out joint basically, the decor of the place is pretty irrelevant, yet it's clean and bright. Lily has always been the one with the great energy and attitude. Extra props. It's a must try little gem. read more

Top Restaurant is a top notch mom and pop restaurant! Yeah, it's a hole in the wall shop and the place looks worn out, but that's all part of the appeal! Specializing in Indonesian food and a humble selection of Hawaiian food, there's plenty to enjoy here. Not only that, the portions are huge! You'll definitely make at least two meals out of your order. Indonesian fried rice (nasi goreng) is a unique and delicious take on fried rice. There're cut up little pieces of noodles and everything is oozing with flavor (also, who doesn't like a fried egg to top everything off?). The other thing I ordered (cause I decided one already huge order wasn't enough for myself) was the crispy fried chicken. You can get 4 pieces with 2 scoops of rice or 6 pieces (both options are the same price). If the very crispy skin and juicy meat wasn't already enough to please my taste buds, the sauce that came with it threw me over the edge. I don't know what's in the sauce but it made an already delicious fried chicken even more delicious. The Hawaiian food here is also just as hearty and generous though that's only based off my experience of seeing and smelling it. If you haven't realized yet, this restaurant is all about hearty meals and overfeeding you at a very reasonable price. read more

Top Restaurant - Indonesian fried rice - Indonesian Near Me - Pasadena, California

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I loved getting Hawaiian food from this place with friends from college. It's not a very big place but they serve great food. The family combos are a great deal for sharing with multiple people and we also love the spam musubi. read more

Top Restaurant - Indonesian Near Me - Pasadena, California

What value and the food is tasty . It's not fast. They prepare to order and it's a mom and pop place. If you can get through the phone , do so. Or you'll wait 30-45 minutes if you walk in. The BBQ combo is a value. The Kalbi was not that great but the teriyaki chicken was grilled perfectly with great flavor. The Indonesian fried rice is good and the Oseng oseng chicken was different. I couldn't figure out the spices but very good. Overall, a great take out place with really good value. read more

I am shocked that I've never been to this place after working nearby for 1 year. It is like a mom n pop style Hawaiian/Indonesian restaurant. We came around 1150 and it was super crowded already. I got their kalua pork + BBQ chicken combo with sides of mac n cheese + salad. Kalua pork was smoky and moist. Chicken was super tender and juicy. I love the charcoal taste if BBQ chicken and the sauce was not overpowering the taste of chicken. I totally killed these meats in minutes. Mac n cheese salad was great and creamy. My coworkers also seem to enjoy their food. I want to try their Indonesian food next time. Make sure to come earlier to avoid the rush hour. People came after us had to wait 25 minutes for spam musubi! You know how fresh the food is by the waiting time. read more

Top Restaurant - Indonesian Near Me - Pasadena, California

I've been looking at this restaurant for the longest time, given its Hawaiian and Indonesian selection, and I was curious to see how it would taste. With the recent closing of Aloha Food Factory in particular, I've been trying to find other Hawaiian options. I ended up ordering a loco moco and a seafood combo with barbecue chicken. My friend ordered crab rangoon and barbecue chicken musubi. Overall, the food was solid. The loco moco was ok, I think they may have used a store bought burger patty. The crab rangoon had a strong garlic flavor, in a good way. The seafood combo was ok, but I think the serving size was a bit small and I tend to get more food when I order from Ono Hawaiian BBBQ. The barbecue chicken musubi was fairly standard, essentially it was teriyaki chicken musubi. It was still good, but nothing particularly stand out. read more

Wow!! The crispy fried chicken was absolutely delicious!!!!! My husband and I looooooveeee fried chicken and here, the meat was tender and the crisps were SOOOO good!!!! They also were adhering to safety regulations very intentionally despite the busyness :-) We definitely will be back for more!! read more

The best best food and service, always! The spicy fried rice is to die for. One of our go to places!

Love this place. Great food. Super friendly service. Reasonable price. Highly recommend this place. I usually just call in to place an order and it's generally ready in 10-15 minutes. read more

Food quality here, AND THE FLAVOR, are both 5 stars in my opinion! I had the combo plate which includes a portion of their bbq beef, bbq chicken, and some short ribs, along with a little sides of white rice and macaroni salad, AND I LOVED IT! My favorite was the bbq beef--very tender and moist. Will be back as often as I'm in the area! read more

Top Restaurant - Combo plate 11.90 after tax, delicious! Fresh! - Indonesian Near Me - Pasadena, California

We got the indo fried rice and the spam musubi. The fired rice comes with pieces of chicken , some shredded chow mein noodles blended with rice and a egg. The rice tasted sweet instead of salty which was different. The spam musubi was packed with flavor. Looking forward to try other items on the menu! read more

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Friendly service. Hawaiian Family Pack $38.99: BBQ Chicken - good, less sweet compared to other Hawaiian places. Chicken Katsu Curry - chicken is very good, big portion, milder curry sauce. Short Ribs (additional $5) - Ate a piece and threw away the rest. Smelled and tasted weird. Texture was also off. Fried Chicken - very good Combo Fried Rice - very good I would go back for the chicken katsu, bbq chicken, and fried chicken. read more

Go here quite often, and my fan favorite is the crispy fried chicken. It's like no other, hands down. The musubi's are always on point. Can't go wrong with any of their items, although I haven't tried them all. And best of all is their customer service, which is the second reason why I keep coming back. This is my regular go to spot! read more

Hole in the wall? Yes. Unbelievably good food & portions? 100% Yes. I've lived around the block from this gem for almost 5 years, and each time I come back it delivers. The crispy fried chicken is some of the best, and freshest, you'll ever have. Each of their fried rice dishes are amazing, though my personal favorite is the oxtail fried rice. Given the amount of food you get and the stellar quality this place is an unbelievable deal, and even if you have to drive a ways to get it is well worth the trek. 10/10 read more

I have been wanting to try this place for months and I'm so glad I did! I'll walk through what I got. I ordered a mini chicken katsu plate, a beef rendang, and a bbq chicken plate. My favorite item was definitely the beef rendang. The curry sauce is rich, flavorful, and a bit spicy. The beef is soft and fatty and it just melts in your mouth. Definitely the star of the evening. The chicken katsu was also excellent, the mini plate came with rice and Hawaiian Mac. Not a big of Hawaiian Mac anyways so it didn't stand out much to me. I also really enjoyed the bbq chicken, it was cooked well and super soft. It tasted pretty standard but it was still really good. read more

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Many places sell nasi goreng (indonesian fried rice), but very few places offer authentic flavors. The fried rice in Top Restaurant was one of the best that I have found in the country. It reminded me of the fried rice that I tasted in Java a few years ago except that it was not spicy at all. The price, service, and food quality were all excellent. I would certainly return for more! read more

Top Restaurant - Indonesian fried rice - Indonesian Near Me - Pasadena, California

combo with late so good! people really nice. the mac salad perfect. try it oppose to hi ono. this is so much better

Having grown up in Hawaii, I have been in love with this place since I found it. Sure, it's a total hole-in-the-wall, but the plate lunches are truly Hawaiian style. Conveniently located near Caltech, it was a go-to lunch place at least once a week before the pandemic. The few tables that used to be set up are still set over to the side, but now that things are opening up again, I will bike up there from home and pick up a to-go order. Totally *WORTH IT*! The portions are adequate for a Hawaii raised local boy (by which I mean they are very generous!) and the prices are good. There isn't an item on the menu that I haven't liked. I usually get the seafood combo with Katsu Chicken. It never fails me. The tastes are delicious. When I'm feeling the need for some serious comfort food I'll get a Loco Moco or a Spam Moco. Again, these are done right. read more

I always order the chicken Katsu and am never disappointed. They are flexible and cooperative and make good food at a reasonable price.

I was looking for fried chicken spot near my home. The fried chicken that I was craving for was like korean style fried chicken which has thin crust and has good flavor in the skin. Not too salty, but not too bland.. I found good reviews about fried chickens on this place, also, it is like asian place. so, I decided to try. It was like a mom and pop style small restaurant. I ordered a fried chicken, a Loco moco, and a spam and egg musubi. Those were the menus that many people recommended on yelp. I wanted to try more than fried chicken.. They have fried chicken,Hawaiian b.b.q and other menus. Even ox tail soups. Thier fried chicken was really delicious!! It was bomb!! The crust was not too thick and pleasantly crunch. It was like fried chicken coated with chips. Also, it was flavorful. The chicken was very hot, so I was using wooden chopsticks to eat it. It makes your fork malt, so, becareful. Just use your chopsticks as your forks. Lol Also, they give you a little container of sauce for your chicken. That is something. That's sweet and a salty. Somewhat like sweet soy sauce and it has citrusy and lemon grass like fragrant in it. It reminded me thai food fragrant in a good way. It was good with the chicken. But mostly, I had that with my loco moco later on. Because the fresh chicken didn't even need any sauce.. It was so good. The loco moco was ok. I don't think I am not a real fan of loco moco. I put katsu sauce, hot sauce, and the chicken sauce in my loco moco and mixed it and then I liked it. Also, the crumbs from chicken crust. Lol The spam and egg musubi was ok. Since the impact of fried chicken was so big, the rest couldn't impressed me much. Lol I would definitely come back for the fried chicken!! Also, I want to try their ox tail soup next visit!! read more

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The food was really good! Hole in the wall place next to a liquor store. The service was excellent and they even called me to remind me I had placed an order after A while. Thanks so much definitely recommend the food here 10/10 read more

I got the Kahlua pork plate. It came with two scoops of white rice and a scoop of macaroni salad. The cashier lady who took my order was very nice. read more

Don't underestimate this place! Small restaurant with delicious food. We got the BBQ Mix and BBQ Chicken/Katsu with no regrets. The portions are very generous and the staff is friendly. Support this local spot if you're in the area. You won't regret it. They also have Indonesian food that I personally havent tried, but heard great things about. read more

Top Restaurant - Indonesian Near Me - Pasadena, California

Dropped by with a friend who highly recommended the place ! We got the crispy fried chicken and fried egg noodle with vegetable. (Chicken was SO crispy, highly highly recommend) The prices are reasonable, if not a steal!, and the portions are huge. Would really recommend for upcoming family get together etc, to grab tasty, homey dishes. The lady at the register was very warm and friendly, it felt like a great experience beginning to end. They do take out only right now, but theirs plenty of parking and the wait was only 15 min if you didn't order by phone :) read more

everything made to order and you can call for pick up!!! lines get long! small quaint restaurant but not sit down and eat everything to go (; read more

Top Restaurant - Indonesian Near Me - Pasadena, California

I went back to see if the food was still delicious after 40+ years and the new owners didn't disappoint. The restaurant was recommended to me by a person I use to work with when I was going to graduate school. He was an Indonesian person and even though he lived in the DTLA area he said this was one of the best places to eat Indonesian food. Well I'm retired and I wanted to see if it still stood up and both my son and I weren't disappointed. The new owners added a Hawaiian menu which my son tried and he said it was very good. I stuck to the Indonesian flavored foods. The new owners are also very friendly so I hope the best for them. The good thing about this place is they keep the service simple. She told me about 10 minutes for the food and I got it in about 8 minutes. It's take out only which suits the location because parking is limited because of an auto parts store and a donut shop in the same strip mall. read more

Came back for another round of fried oxtails. I find them addicting. Of course I added the spicy sweet hot sauce; It's marvelously hot, a sweet spicy elixir made with the fury from the depths of hell in intensity. But it sho' am good ! read more

This is an excellent mom and pop Hawaiian/Indonesian restaurant in the Pasadena area. I always get the fried vermicelli or the Indonesian fried rice. The chicken katsu is a must get and the portion sizes are huge. Definitely a good option to bring for a potluck. read more

I tried to edit this post and it is not revised. This was my first time ordering food from this restaurant. I ordered fish balls to add to my Bakso Jamur noodle soup. I was charged but they forgot to add the fish balls to my to-go bag. Since I've gone to far, I couldn't go back to get the fish balls so I called them. They told me they would refund the charge the next day since they had to wait until my credit card cleared. They left a message saying they'd refund me the charge to all my order. I misunderstood. They did refund me, which was nice. But only the part of order that was missing which was the fish balls. My meal wasn't as good as it could've been, cuz the fish balls were to be added to my noodles were missing. Kind of disappointing. But they refunded me. read more

Top restaurant is a hidden gem. I have been going here for years for the Indonesian fried rice, the spam musubis, the chicken katsu... literally anything on the menu will hit the spot. If it wasn't so far from where I live, I would probably be there every week. The Indonesian fried rice is PACKED with flavor with some noodle pieces and a fried egg on top with chicken, the spam musubis are... spam musubis, and everything is perfectly seasoned and cooked and paired with amazing sauces. The owner is the best. She is so sweet and always takes extra care to make sure we're enjoying our order. It's located in a plaza and you can call in ahead to place your order! I don't know why I haven't tried their crispy fried chicken, but I'll try it when I go back! read more

I've eaten at numerous Hawaiian bbq places, and no other spot can do food like Top Restaurant. This place is my go-to and also very affordable! The owner is sweet and remembers all her regulars. The restaurant is a decent size, with about 7 tables, more or less. I found out about this place because I was craving Hawaiian bbq after class at PCC, and this was the first place that popped up. I have been coming here ever since. Usually I order a Regular BBQ Chicken plate, which comes with a whole lot of bbq chicken, 2 scoops of rice, a scoop of mac salad, and some greens. If I'm starving I usually add 2 Chicken Katsu Musubis, which is rice and chicken katsu wrapped in seaweed. The rice is well made, the mac salad has just the right amount of sweetness and gooey-ness. The bbq chicken is always moist and the bed of greens, which absorbs the oils from the chicken, adds a great crispness to the meal. The chicken katsu here is unlike any other place I have ever been to. Trust me, I've gone to many Hawaiian bbq restaurants trying to find chicken katsu remotely like how they serve it here, and I have not found anything. The crust of the chicken katsu is so crunchy and stable, while the chicken inside remains perfectly moist and juicy. I'm not sure what they use or how they cook it, but they're definitely doing it right! The musubis are also a great size for the price. When I'm on a tight budget, 3 musubis could fill me up easily. There is a lot for parking here, but at peak hours it can be difficult to find parking because they share with other businesses in the lot. There is a $10 minimum for card, so be sure to have cash if you want something small. read more

Top Restaurant - 2 orders of Chicken Katsu Musubi - Indonesian Near Me - Pasadena, California

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I've been coming to this place for years. I solely come here for their fried chicken. It's one of my top favorite fried chicken places ever. The owner is sweet and welcoming, she's here from open to close and is usually who you'll speak to when ordering. Since Covid, they closed their dining area but there are seats available while you wait. 10/10, I'll always recommend this place to anyone! Oh and they accept Apple Pay! read more

I'm giving this 5 stars as a small mom/pop shop in a strip mall in Pasadena. They have really flavorful food and the people who work here are all really kind and helpful. It is really small, but there were a few people using the small tables and sitting solo to dine-in. The food is, of course, best eaten FRESH out of their styrofoam (!!!) containers and steaming hot! The girl at the counter seemed really new. She kept referring to the menu to check prices and make sure she was hitting right buttons on her screen, but I assume the people in the kitchen speak Indonesian (??) (Because it's an Indonesian restaurant and they definitely weren't speaking Chinese) and she was speaking in their native language with them to ask questions that I had about their menu items. The spring rolls carried out pretty crispy and super hot even after a 10-12 minute drive home. Win. I was actually really happy with the Mini Chicken Teriyaki Chicken order that comes with Mac salad and rice. The chicken was surprisingly juicy and very tender. Too many places selling their versions of teriyaki chicken comes out WAY too dry and stringy, but not here today! Hope they are consistent... Their Veg Fried Rice is in Indonesian style, not Chinese. It is not a predominantly bland yet semi-soy flavor like many hole-in-the-wall Chinese spots. It was spiced, but not spicy, and mellow (good for kids) and went would go really well as a starch accompaniment to any other proteins or veg. My favorite of my order today was their Indonesian (fried) vermicelli noodles with chicken. I don't think I would opt for chicken in this one next time, but the noodles were excellent. Very flavorful, lots of good textures, lots of vegetables for crunch, and it carries very well the next day. I love that this place is on my route goin home from work to my new home. I'll be stopping in a lot and my new goal is to crush through every item on their menu. I think their oxtail options are next... read more

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Way better taste and quality than expected. Their fried chicken is surely something special!

This place is fantastic- I tried Top Restaurant before and I wasn't expecting to eat it again today, but my initial plans had derailed and we found ourselves at this familiar spot. But oh boy, one bite and I loved it just as much as I did when I first tried it! We started things off with Spam Musubi, which was incredibly solid and the perfect appetizer. Then, my girlfriend and I shared a Chicken Katsu plate and Indonesian Fried Rice- both of which are astounding. The Katsu has a wonderful crisp and is accompanied by some wonderful sauces. The Indonesian Fried Rice- man it is one of the best fried rices I've had. The flavor is full and not overwhelming, with chunks of tasty chicken hiding in each spoonful. And then the egg- they top it off with a lovely, fried, still oozing egg, and it just brings it all together. It's gonna take a bit to pry me away from these dishes as my regulars, but I've got to try everything else on their menu- and you should too! read more

We dropped in on this place while driving on a road trip looking for random Indonesian places. The fried chicken was freshly fried super crispy and moist and well seasoned, light on the batter. The only thing not authentic about it was they were using big boned American chickens, but just like you could get street side in Jakarta. read more

This Hawaii and Indonesian food spot is great! This is a local hole in the wall so there isn't any seating inside but it is absolutely worth taking to go! The service is fast and you can call it in to go. The teriyaki chicken is fantastic and the kalua is also very good. The rice, Mac salad, and musubi are also very good! This is probably the closest to authentic Hawaiian food we have found away from the islands! read more

The food here is so delicious! I ordered the Indonesian fried rice, and the BBQ chicken and kalua pork combo, which came with rice, lime and a scoop of mac salad. I especially loved the fried rice, which was savory sweet, in the way that Pad See Ew is savory sweet, and I like that so much. Interestingly, the fried rice had some short pieces of cup noodle-like noodles. It also came with chicken. The combo plate was also vert flavorful - the chicken was tender and moist, and the kalua tasted exactly as kalua should. The mac salad was a little warm being next to the others, but still yummy. One note is that they currently do not have their tables and chairs set up, so it's take-out only. There isn't much else in the plaza, but the wait was about 10-15 minutes, so it wasn't bad. I really liked how this place has both Indonesian and Hawaiian food, and to my tastebuds, they do both well. For the large quantity of food and how filling it is - my total was $23.90 for two filled boxes, this was very worth it. I would absolutely come back and try more of their menu. read more

Amazing and authentic food, outstanding service (family owned and operated), overall one of the TOP Hawaiian spots I've been to in California! Food was great, but service was even better. Local family owned, this spot is a little hole in the wall with extremely limited parking as it shares a parking lot with about 15 other businesses. I'd have to say that stopping by here to grab a BBQ beef bowl was definitely a treat. Juicy, flavorful, and worth every penny. My girlfriend's macaroni salad and spam musubi were just as tasty, if not more! Service stuck out to me the greatest because the nice lady behind the front counter was very helpful and motherly-like, especially to us. No complaints, all love, and we will definitely come back should we find ourselves in the area again! read more