Food are excellent and service as well.i use to go there for many years until I moved.

My boyfriend brought me here after a play and we both got Carne Asada burritos. I felt that the meat was very chewy. The beans and the rice and there's salsa were very good though. I would have to come back and try a different type of meat because I didn't care for how chewy the meat was. Definitely a hole in the wall and very limited inside seating. Menu is written by hand so you can tell it's definitely a mama pop. You come here for the food not for the thrills. read more

I had came to get me and my husband burritos they gave us rotten chile disgusting they don't even check there chiles if they are good or not

If you a real Mexican don't eat here... tacos are cold, tortillas are cold, carne azada is not carne azada is cold is horrible!!!

Best california burrito on the east side. 10/10. Wifey likes the tacos and salsas too!!!

Great food and service . I order my Xmas tamales here. I'm sure other items are on spot also.

The better of the La Estrella locations in Pasadena. The tacos and burritos were great. read more

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First time I tried this restaurant the food was good. However, this time they could not get my order correct. I order a Carne asada burrito with nothing but rice, cheese, and meat. The first time they put beans in it, I returned the burrito and again told 2 different people nothing but cheese, meat, and rice. This time they put some kind of sauce in it. I ended up throwing the food away as I was already home and could not go back for them to mess up my order a 3rd time read more

I was a valued customer. I order a chicken burrito w/ Avocado. I didn't received the Avocado. I paid $2.50 for it. I called the cashier Mari. She lied and said she would leave a note. She didn't. I asked to return the remaining of the burrito. She said No don't come down there. I come w days later . I talked to the Owner who is a liar and cover up for Mari I talked on the phone for 20 min still he continued to lie n tell me about the refund policy that doesn't exist. There is no refund period. Oh he told me don't come back. So I won't come back no more. I was furious by the owner. He said it's plenty of burrito places. Which I will try out. Thx u for Nothing. I left with content and frustration in my stomach. read more

Great food. Good customer service. Everything so delicious. My favorite are their asada fries. Also the tacos, burritos and their caldos amazing. 10/10 highly recommended. read more

If you craving authentic Mexican food and you in the area check out la Estrella. They got a few locations here in Pasadena(orange grove, fair oaks, and Altadena). The charge a little bit less if you pay with cash and they charge for sauce. Beware of the lady she could come off rude some times but the guys are cool. Food is good and tasty. Good portion sizes and fast service read more

Great food! Fast service! Been coming here since day 1! I'm talking diaper wearing day one! read more

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Been coming here for the last 4 years. We always go to this one even though there's one across the street because this location has lengua. Our favs are the lengua, buche, and nachos. We love their red sauce and the fact that they have radishes! read more

The food here is good put sometimes they mess up your order and they take a long time and there's a lot of space here which is good.

Our local spot for Tacos. We are "gringos" but think we can tell pretty good food. This place is always very welcoming and our regular order of tacos Al pastor and La cabeza are usually very good. Sometimes terrific. Horchata and Tamarindo and we eat for well under twenty dollars. My wife tries to order in Spanish which they seem to like but there is no need to worry about language here. It is a basic place. Not fancy at all. Many kinds of workers come in to get takeout. The family started with a truck stand and now has three places in Pasadena. Kids are welcome. They have both cash prices and higher prices for credit cards. Parking in the lot off Garfield. No charge for parking. read more

What happen to this place just went to buy a burrito from here and the burrito tasted so plain like the meat didn't have no seasoning. I been eating at this place since I was young and the recipes are not the same as they were before. Smh also the lady that took care of me at the front counter looked like she was having a bad day because I ask for and extra sauce and she looked kinda bothered. I think I'm never coming back to this restaurant. Sometimes people gotta appreciate the business that customers bring to your business read more

Never had a bad taco here, of any kid that they make. My son likes the burrito and the nachos are not bad. But usually get my food to go. read more

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This place is great for tacos and I love that they changed their menu to include the English translation. That's how I ordered cabeza (beef head) and it was to die for! New favorite taco! It's also super cheap so if it weren't for my diet I'd order more but 3 tacos under 5 is a steal. To-go it came it with onions, sauce, radishes, and a lime. read more

La Estrella has been my go to for burritos for several years, thanks to an old friend. The burritos are a good size - I usually have leftovers unless I just worked out. The al pastor rocks. I like to add avocado, cheese, & sour cream to the pastor burrito, w/ a side of the red hot sauce (pretty hot but not face melting) & lime. All their locations are good but the one on Fair Oaks was extra friendly and accommodating when I was pregnant and picky. read more

Authentic delicious inexpensive Mexican food. Simple menu- tacos, burritos, enchiladas & choose to add chips, fries, beans or rice as sides or a la carte. Simple dining- wooden tables & chairs or outside stone seat. My habla Espanol is no bueno so cook translated my order to cashier- all good. Will be back for sure. To go & eat there, masks & social distancing, & clean / good service. California burrito huge- had to share read more

This is the less busier of the two La Estrella. Is there a reason. I ordered the nachos. They use that fake nacho cheese stuff, which I normally enjoy, but here it's almost like a soup. The chips get soggy really quickly. It tastes okay, but the asada lacked that charred and flavor I prefer for my asada. They charge $0.50 to use your credit card, so bring that cash. read more

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All these years and I thought I had already reviewed the place but had actually reviewed the joint next door in the strip mall next to the laundromat. Disregard that one and focus on this one going forward. If I'm in Pasadena there are only 2 options for tacos, IMO. There's the og spot on Fair Oaks and Villa and then there's this spot. I've been coming this sit-down spot since they opened and they have rarely ever let me down. I usually order 3 tacos de asada con todo and 3 tacos de carnitas con todo. I have sampled the entire taco menu, with the exception of the chicken tacos. The cabeza and lengua get honorable mentions, too. In addition to the tacos I also like to order an all-meat asada/carnitas hybrid. All it has is the meats, cilantro, onions, and red salsa. That's it. I don't go for rice or beans, because that usually dilutes the burrito. In fact, if I wanted beans and rice, I would just stay home. I always have that shit on deck. The all-meat burrito will cost you $1 extra but it's so worth it. read more

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Best Mexican food in Pasadena. I love the chicken salad with avocado. read more

3 stars for the food but 1 star for the lady that works here and has a bad attitude. Every time we come here she is mean and rude. Plus the loud speaker right behind her playing music doesn't let you hear her when you ask questions and she doesn't seem to care. It's ridiculously loud. Especially for the type of fast food place this is. I really like this place but I would avoid coming here with the attitude she has. 1 Estrella por que la Señora que trabaja aqui tiene mal genio! read more

I went on Saturday to pick up some burritos for lunch. They had tables to keep customers away from the cashier and no sitting inside due to the Novel Coronavirus. However, while the lady was assembling the tacos and the burritos, I observed her using her bare hands to assemble including touching the raw condiments that go inside. This is not hygienic, to say the least in consideration of everything that's going on with the pandemic the kitchen staff must wear gloves. I am not to make a fuzz but as soon as I arrived home, the burritos went to the dogs. read more

La Estrella has been a pretty popular taco spot in Pasadena for quite some time and was once my favorite. Although quality of food is not the same it is till very good triumphing many other taco locations in my opinion. This location is the one I most frequent because the parking is easy in the lot or residential area. The location itself is no frills, but you can sit inside and eat. It's more like fast food in my opinion with you ordering it and then picking it up (no one brings it to your table). I did see some complaints regarding cleanliness of the location and although I have never seen a pest it could be cleaner. I used to be a somewhat regular of La Estrella but unfortunately customer service has been poor more times then not. This last visit the young man at the register was courteous and the wait time was reasonable. In the past I have been the only customer and waited up to 30 minutes for food. Another complaint I have is how stingy they are with the salsa. First let me say, the red salsa is amazing (it makes the food in my opinion) but they gave me two only for a three person order (burrito, taco plate, and additional order of tacos). You can purchase more salsa for .50 each cup, I just think they give too little up front for the orders. These reasons have led to me coming sparingly. My favorite order is the taco plate: two tacos, rice, and beans. Their rice and beans are very good and you cannot go wrong with tacos there. Most love the asada meat but I prefer their chicken. The fish tacos were once a favorite of mine here and although they are still good I'd say you can get comparable elsewhere for similar or cheaper price. All in all I still give La Estrella 4 star rating because I still have preferance of their tacos over other taco spots. read more

Good food back in the days also really stingy with the amount they give you I just got a burrito only give me one piece of lime and like three pieces of radish Food got a lot worse don't think I'll be going back Prices of fat in the food fucking gross read more

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I tried to eat at this place, but I couldn't please an order, no one was speaking English and I don't speak Spanish. So I tried to point with my finger at menu and asked for my tacos to be cooked well done. They completely messed up my order, because there was a language barrier , they didn't understand me and I didn't understand them. If you're running a public place in US, at list hire somebody who speaks English, to serve English speaking clients! read more

This is my father's go-to for Caldo de Res. Whenever he wants something light or if he's feeling under the weather, this is his preference.

Staff is friendly and they always remember our faces and orders :) Food is reasonably priced and very good! read more

Agree with the other reviews. This place was great, past tense. It was the only place we used to go to eat fish burritos. Got one today and I couldn't tell what if anything resembled fish. Lots of fried bits and pieces but no fish. I will have a hard time returning. Long time customer here. read more

It's the 5th time they get my order wrong and they even wrote it down. I got an allergic reaction and had to go to the hospital.

I've been coming here for 5+ years, and if I was posting this a few years ago I would have given this place 5 stars. Lately though it seem the food quality has been going down, today was no exception. The tacos were bland and the salsa isn't as good as it used to be, I think I'm going to start looking for a new taco place. read more

The burritos are bomb and the staff is friendly. I recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a burrito fix.

Best fish tacos in LA. Been going to this place for 4+ years. I live far but always try to make it for lunch time when I'm in the area.

AMAZING FOOD I got extremely hungry around 11:30 one night. My boyfriend went to pick me up some nachos at a highly reviewed food stand. When I received my nachos not only were they bland but they had meat in them. I'm a vegetarian so that's a big no no for me. We gave them away and I found this restaurant still open for the next 20 minutes. As soon as I got there I couldn't speak any Spanish so I just said "veggie nachos and veggie burrito please" and she made exactly what I wanted. I ate all the nachos that night... And when I ate the burrito the next morning it was absolutely amazing! I can understand if other people don't like the look on a servers face or something. I'd also be upset if I was working at midnight frying food for people who are just going to give you bad reviews. All I wanted was delicious food served up quickly and that's just what they did. Well done. read more

This is the worst customer service I have ever had! And the food here is terrible! The nachos had tasteless movie theater cheese. Their Nachos are a poor rendishen of Taco Bell's Nachos Supreme. Stay away from this place if you want authentic Mexican tasting food. I wish they had never changed their menu. Bummer... :-/ read more

This is one of my favorite places to grab food on the go. The service is fair and quick, though during lunch time make sure to phone in your order or be prepare to wait 10-15 minutes for your order. They have really good consistency on the food and most importantly flavor. I recommend getting their "milanesa" torta, it never disappointed me, or their chorizo and papa tacos are always delicious. I particularly enjoy their free chips and salsa, they are always fresh and deliciois, not super spicy, it has just the right taste to go along with any meal. Overall a good place to get Mexican food in Pasadena along with fair prices for their meals. read more

Me and my mom were looking for some good Mexican food and reading the ratings from la Estrella Tacos you would think it was a good restaurant so we went ahead and ordered it started off like a good place the restroom was very dirty but at least the food was going to be good I thought keep that in mind I thought although further inspection of my food I found here invested in my the meat of my burrito I was instantly disgusted although although the nachos were good but but still they should take precautions like to wear in there and hairnets to make sure no hairs get into the food that's why am rating them a two star thank you for reading my review hope your experience goes better than mine! read more

(Her name is Jacklyn & she always gets our order wrong. Happened again & again. So, dear manager/supervisor/owner: please be careful who you hire and talk to the people at the front because you're going to lose some business this way. Start hiring professional workers that take their job seriously. At this point it feels like she's doing this on purpose. Having us drive back & forth all the time.Last time we heard another customer upset because they got his order completely wrong. Me & my fiancé chuckled because we knew the feeling.) The food is delicious don't get me wrong. But here's my problem. EVERY TIME I order REFRIED PINTO BEANS, they give me the whole beans instead, which is NOT refried. We have ordered in Spanish, we have ordered in English, and guess what, they still get it WRONG. I will be dreaming about their refried beans all day, drive 45 minutes to come get it, I get home and they gave me the WRONG beans !! Come on people ! Your only job is get the customer the food they ORDERED. And you can't even do that??? You're working in the wrong place. Because this happens to me ALL the damn time. And I go there twice to 3 times a week. It's ridiculous. Either the cook doesn't know how to do his job, or the cashiers they're hiring just know NOTHING. If it happens once, I understand, but more than 6 times ??? Can I just eat what I freakin ordered ? And stop giving me something else. As much as I love the refried beans, I'm about to take my business elsewhere because I never get to eat their refried beans anyways since they NEVER GET IT RIGHT. It's the worst customer service I have experienced in regards to them getting my order right. Refried bean burrito, nothing else. It's not that hard is it? It's not a rocket science. Get it together seriously. It's so aggravating. Wasting my gas and money & they can't even do their job right. read more