El Cholo Café

The chips and salsa are excellent. The green onions make it. Be sure to order a margarita on the rocks too.

WOW! Great food and even better service. Huge shout out to the guys @ El Cholo Pasadena. Had an amazing work dinner . Totally impressed. Will definitely be back. EVERYTHING was delicious!!

Guacamole freshly made at your table-Awesome Quest the best I have ever had. Not your usual queso blended cheese with mushrooms and so much more. Both a must order!!

Amazing Customer Service! The ambiance is very comfortable yet festive . Great value for both the drinks and the food!

For drinks? L.A. Lemonade—basically tequila and lemonade . Served out of a shaker in a martini glass. The shaker is left with you at the table with another martini glass's worth in it. Delicious.

Amazing a MUST try. Order the Guacamole(freshly made at your table) and the quest. You won't be sorry

LA Lemonade , #4 combo with the extra cilantro and green onions . They have yet to mess it up in 30 years. Try it. TRY IT.

Try the corralejo + one margarita . Made at your table and the tequila is great! You get to keep the little bottle as well .

Order the Coralejo + One margarita .. It's served with the bottle of Corralejo to take home, made at the table and a shot on the side... It's guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

One word: YUUMMM! The margaritas and sangria were excellent. Didn't know they had a location in Pasadena.

L.A. Lemonade us a classic that cannot be beat. If you have a second please pick a designated driver and be safe!

Skip the average soup and salad and march straight to the California or Mariscos enchiladas . And dont miss the homemade tortilla .

Ask for the whole-chili version of the reallno—there are two versions! Much better than the default version.

If they have the pork special (roasted in banana leaves I believe) get it.

Great happy hour !!! Happy hour lasts till 7 & the food is $5, drafts are $3

Great guacamole made fresh to your liking at your table! Excellent! :~)

Why does this El Cholo serve green chips ? Unsure, but I enjoyed the festive atmosphere .

Side table guacamole and listen to some Mariachi!service can be rather slow on busy nights! Valet Parking only~

Great margs , green corn tamales , chips and salsa .... a SoCal institution!

Veggie Tostada ! Looks like a salad ...

A tad overpriced but a good tour of LA history

Request table-side guacamole , and ask for extra lime/lemon and cilantro

Great food but pricey

Drinks and chips and guacamole .

Kick ass food great drinks a very good place to eat.

Omar is the greatest waiter . Ever. Seriously.

Great Cadillac!

Green corn tamales ! Only from May to October

Blue corn chicken enchiladas are the best

The Friday nite mariachis are KICK ASS here! They sang my fav Desperado song!!!!

Asada Sonora Nachos .

Food is nothing special and margs are a little bland. Go elsewhere in Pasadena to a proper family joint for better Mexican.

Very good food n here

Great food the best. Excellent service

Order the Santa Barbara. It's not on the menu .

Watch the LA Galaxy games in the cantina!

Tortilla soup isn't great, stick with the fajitas !

The mango margaritas are amazing !!!

The green corn temale is really sweet.

Get the green corn tamales !

do not order the tortilla soup . it's not a broth just enchilada sauce .

Chips were yucky! .... So was the food! Thumbs down for me on this place.

Try the food, it's excellent.

Eatn with da boss

Drink time

Didn't like the enchiladas that much

Don't come here...unless it is for drinks alone...the food :( you have been warned

Get the LA Lemonade

Entrees were good...the Chips and Salsa not so much.

Food is always good but service is slow and chips are always bad.