Best Casual Restaurants in South Pasadena

Outstanding! Our first visit but other four guest come about 4 times a year. While pricey, the drinks and food are outstanding. The staff is very attentive, knowledgeable and fun. New go-to when we visit the area.

We enjoyed both the outstanding food selections and tastes plus the dining experience. It was an great date night for us!

I have liked this restaurant for a long time but last night’s Arroyo salad, though large and enough for lunch today, was a bit disappointing. I added chicken and the chopped chicken breast in it was so dry it was not even made edible by dipping it in salad dressing. You shouldn’t serve inedible food. The rest of our party’s food was quite delicious, however, and the service was outstanding.

We frequent Pasadena and Los Angeles Fogo de Chao. We love the "Full Experience", everything. Pasadena service was great on 01.04.25. There was a lot of attention to detail by our servers. The only gripe I have is that the restaurant because it's an open hall is quite loud, every time. The meats are always tasty, and salad bar is fabulous 👌🏽.

Excellent food and service. The Benny is the best and my wife really enjoyed the grits.