Been coming here for years. On and off for the past 17 years. Love this location. Staff is friendly. Food is delicious and healthy. It's fun assembling the food. I enjoy their atmosphere and ambiance. Prices are fair and comparable. read more

My church held a raffle and, I won the Dream Dinner basket. I collected my prizes and, have continued to purchase these delicious meals. My favorite is the Lemon cello shrimp ! These nice meals can easily serve 1-2 people and, some even 3. The easy to prepare instructions and, dethawing works for us. Thank you Dream Dinners and, Saint Bedes Catholic Church! read more

As a busy parent Dream Dinners makes my life easier. I love getting my meals on a monthly basis so I always have something in the freezer to serve my family. The meals are all easy to make and my teen makes them too. Pickup at the store is easy and everyone is very nice. Highly recommend. read more

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Meal prep for a month in under an hour! Easy to prep. Easy to cook. My husband cooked his first full dinners. The meals are delicious. Our fave are the mini pot pies read more

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Was invited to check Dream Dinners out by a friend, who hosted an evening get-together that featured discounts on orders and a tasting of their chicken chili and cookies (both were delicious). At the end of the evening there is a bit of peer pressure to order and I fell for it and ordered additional meals at regular price. The general flow is: 1. Select your dishes for the month (there's a minimum order but you can split an order with someone else) 2. Pick a date and time to pick up your dishes 3. They have stations set up for each dish and you basically follow easy directions to pop certain items into bags I took home a couple of the dishes and our family quickly polished them off - all of them were tasty but you definitely need side dishes (probably at least 2) to make a true meal. In our family of 2 adults and 3 young kids (7, 5, and 2 year old girls) we easily polish off 2 3-portions. They place is clean, well-organized, folks there are friendly, and the dishes are tasty. It's nice that they are easy to get to (off of the 210 freeway Hill exit, next to Zankou) and have their own private parking lot and for the right busy families I can definitely see the appeal. All these pros unfortunately don't outweigh their biggest con for us - that it's pretty pricey. At around $5 per serving and with the abundance of ready-made food around (ex - marinated meats at the grocery, easy-to-access recipes online), it's not for our family but would recommend it to others in the right situation read more

This is for all of the busy bodies who has no time to cook, loves to eat great food, and don't want to eat out so much. Convenience, cost, simply easy. From their corporate website: Dream Dinners provides everything you need to assemble delicious dinners for your family. , store in your freezer and then serve in weeks ahead. We supply all of the essentials, from easy-to-follow instructions to fresh, pre-cut ingredients. Learning how Dream Dinners works is easy. This is sooooo easy and delicious. I can't believe it. Basically, their service is a once a month kitchen. When you purchase their meals. All ingredients, herbs, spices, marinate, rice, bread, etc etc etc are all included. Your appointment allows you to prep and freeze everything in your order in less than 2 hours time with no cooking experience needed. The meals last up to 4 month frozen in your freezer. Just thaw, cook and serve. Every month has a different menu and I am pleasantly surprised how EASY and TASTY the dishes are. I went and got a sample meal as a gift from their welcome sessions. And the wife and I are hooked. SEAFOOD CIOPPINO HERB-DIJON CHICKEN BREASTS APRICOT GLAZED PORK CHOPS SANTA FE SHREDDED PORK BURRITOS HOME-STYLE CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS BAKED CHICKEN TETRAZZINI MEXICAN MEATBALLS HONEY SPICED PORK ROAST "SUNDAY MORNING" SKILLET WITH BISCUITS & GRAVY SHRIMP & SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA CHICKEN WITH LEMON & ARTICHOKE SAUCE STEAK GORGONZOLA SESAME MARINATED FLANK STEAK APPLE CRISP see current month menu : http://dreamdinners.com/main.php?page=ms_previewcurrentmenu I highly recommend this service. It goes at your pace. You're not obligated to use the service every month. It really depends how quickly you consume the meals you ordered. This makes stay at home dining much easier. For those of you who cook like I do. I am still skeptical of the seafood plates. I prefer my seafood fresh and jumping 24 hours before it ends up on my plate. I have not tried DD's seafood plates but I can say that all the beef, chicken, pork dishes are savory and comparable to restaurant quality flavors. edit: this is a national company. A few of you have sent me comment "I wish I live near Pasadena." Find your local Dream Dinners from their website. Update: 2 months after my DD session and I'm still eating the meals. I don't eat it everyday but it's a nice home meal with ease. Everything is tasting great so far and portioned perfectly for our appetites. Dinner for 2 and enough leftovers for a bring to work lunch the next day for me. The meat quality has been excellent. It's no filet migon when it says steak but for the most part it's good quality. Great way to save. read more

I won a Dream Dinners certificate at a silent auction 18 months ago, and I've gone every month ever since. I make my family's meals for a month in a little over an hour, and they taste so good! Sure, it's more expensive than making the food from scratch, but if having a meal ready to cook saves us from going out to dinner once or twice a month, then it's worth it. Dream Dinners has a chart of nutritional information, so I make sure to choose to make the healthiest dinners. My husband and kids really like how they taste, and we've eaten more seafood than we ever used to. I love the Pasadena location because the people are friendly and helpful. I can't recommend this highly enough!! read more

I've been going here since the Burbank location closed around 3 years ago. I usually order 36-40 servings and it costs me around $5 a serving. When I go in to make my meals it usually takes me about an hour. We love the meals. My favorite is the turkey burger on pretzel bun!!! The instructions are easy to follow and I often change my meals to include less salt and leave out non-preferred food items (yucky mushrooms and olives - ewww!). Susanna the manager is amazing! I always change my date or do the "made for me" service and she is super accommodating. Give them a try if you need to change up your dinners, if you are short on time or if you need to learn to cook (that was me)! read more

Running out of ideas to take a loved one for the holidays? Well this is a place you should definitely consider. Its a nice place to take a special someone to celebrate something. Also, with the holidays coming up there's bound to be a potluck right around the corner and you can pass these off as your own creations if you're sneaky. =P Its different. Not the usual cooking class. You're basically making frozen gourmet dinners for yourself. The class lasts about 1hr - 1.5 hrs depending on how quick you prepare food. There is a minimum of 36 servings (about 6 dishes w/6 servings each). The initial cost looks steep (each dish is about 20-30 bucks) but when broken down per serving, you're really just paying about $4-$5 per serving which is not bad at all. The recipes are pretty simple to follow and the food itself is amazing once you actually cook it. I was a little skeptical about how the food would taste since its been frozen but I've tried 3 dishes so far and have yet to be disappointed. read more

Had the Chicken Shrimp Carbonara. Restaurant quality and maybe better than some restaurants. Included chicken, lots of shrimp, bacon, alfredo sauce, pasta and cheese. Easy to assemble and took less than 15 minutes. I'll have enough for 3 meals. Totally delicious. A+ read more

Great place very friendly and accommodating staff. The meals are delicious my entire family loves them. I drive about 25 miles once a month to come here, it is worth the time and effort. It is so nice to know that my freezer is stocked with food that is ready to cook with easy directions to follow. My teens are more than willing to help prepare on those busy days. read more

People here are super friendly. I love that it's a different menu to choose from every month! They have specific hours, so be aware of that. Super clean place and the remodel they did makes it feel like home! read more

I love love lovve Dream Dinners! Deciding what to have for dinner was always a problem, especially when family members said they didn't care when asked what they wanted. My son and I go in on a Friday morning and in about 45 minutes we have dinner for a month. The penne chicken with peanut sauce is my all-time favorite. read more

I went to Dream Dinners for several months and LOVED IT! I stopped going because I needed to lose weight. The menus are great - food is great - just not if you are a die hard weight watcher. read more

Great staff, great service and delicious meals! In less than an hour, you can put together 12 dinners to take home and freeze. Dinners made easy, that's for sure! Less time cooking means more time for my family! read more

Tried Dream Dinners once and got completely hooked! Talk about time efficiency. Just think, go in once a month for two hours and cook all your meals for once month. You just put them in your freezer and pull them out as you're ready to eat them. Great variety and my 6-year-old loves it. Wonderful for working moms, or moms period! The Pasadena staff is very friendly and helpful; I just can't say enough good things about them. Dream Dinners has certainly been a lifesaver for this single mom, and I just can't recommend them enough. read more