Reviews for El Cholo in Pasadena, CA
Food was ok, crab enchiladas were good. I had the cochinita pibil and let me tell, it was salty , dry and burned. I didn't like... it. Chile verde pork was good, no spicy at all. The waitress was ok, no very friendly. Overall this place is ok. Read more
Food was very good. The enchiladas were so flavorful, this is the first time I had such delicious enchiladas. The fusion drinks... were good too. We were party of 4. Ordered drinks, guacamole, Santa Barbara Enchiladas(shrimp &chicken enchiladas), Chili Verdeand Southwest chicken tostada, Enjoyed the yummy food. Would surely visit again. Read more
My favorite Mexican restaurant on Colorado Blvd Pasadena, great service, food and margaritas is always awesome , the ambiance is... super cool too Read more
Just sat at the bar to have some food while waiting for our car to charge. Sadly, my husband was verbally harassed for ordering... a non-alcoholic beer by a young, terribly unprofessional bartender. There was so much wrong with the situation that it’s notworth expanding on here. What had been a decent experience up until the shift change when this young man showed up, was souredby his ignorant display. Completely careless and offensive. Don’t bother wasting your money here. Follow-Up: To the owner whoresponded - did you read my review? The young man made fun of my husband with an off-color joke about him drinking anon-alcoholic beer. He felt singled-out and we were both immediately alienated. It’s unconscionable and should never happen.Everyone should be able to enjoy themselves at your restaurant despite their order and their personal decision to not drinkalcohol. This was an ignorant mistake by your bartender that we hope never happens again. Read more
STAY AWAY!!! We had to ask to place our order after sitting for 20 minutes in the booth. After finally placing our order, we... received our food after sitting for 45 minutes, with just chips, salsa, and drinks. My 22-year-old son's burrito arrived wrong.The skillet nachos were cold and soggy, and I requested a fresh basket of chips over 15 minutes prior. We waited another 15minutes to track down our waitress, WHO NEVER CAME BY TO CHECK ON US! She was rude and insisted my 22-year-old son ordered theburrito with just meat and a tortilla... Ummm no! The rude waitress brought out all the items for my son to wrap the burritoHIMSELF! I was furious, walked to the front, and asked to speak to a manager. Diego said he was the manager and stated, "Well,what do you want? I had them fix the burrito." I stated, "No, I asked to fix the burrito. Why were the condiments brought to himto fix the burrito to wrap himself?" I continued to ask for sour cream for my soggy skillet nachos and chips to eat with thetableside guacamole. He continued, "I see chips, but what do you want?" We tried to stop multiple people from asking for helpbecause our waitress was nowhere to be found! I have never been so disrespected in my life! You could not pay me to return toyour restaurant. My family and I were so upset all was wanted to do was leave! The manager, Diego, cared more about us payingfor the rest of the bill rather than apologizing for the terrible service and food arriving incorrectly. I've never seen a manrun so fast to ensure we paid for the remaining bill, yet we wasted our entire evening, left the rest of the food, and wanted toleave. I don't care that you comped an incorrect burrito; any apology would have been nice!!! For my family to be blatantlydisrespected and ignored is unacceptable; to have management bring out servers and continue to argue with customers trying toconvince a grown man, "That's how you ordered it," is even more unprofessional. We paid an $82.00 tab af Read more
Great food and very authentic. I recently visited but experience and service is very very poor. So if your expecting fast... service and great experience... don’t expect it. Read more
I was expecting delicious food and great tasting drinks from this place. That is exactly what I had. Their Cochinita Pibil was... my favorite and their nachos were delicious with a huge amount of cheese. Read more
Came in on a Sunday and had to wait about 5 min to get a table. The portions are very big so we ended up with leftovers. The... guacamole is delicious! They make it right I front of your table. Read more