| Mijares Mexican Restaurant in Pasadena, | | | | and at $16.95 per person is very cheap. Some |
| California is extremely well known for two | | | | people I know drink that much in free |
| things, their margaritas and their all you | | | | champaign and mimosas. If you are not that |
| can eat Sunday champaign buffet brunch, both | | | | much into Mexican food the buffet also has |
| of which are excellent. This restaurant has | | | | eggs, hash browns, bacon, ham and delicious |
| been around for what seems like forever and | | | | ribs. Their omelet chef makes excellent |
| has developed a crowd of very loyal patrons. | | | | omelets and definitely doesn't stint on the |
| | | | ingredients. If you are into Mexican food |
| | | | they serve menudo, fajitas, various types of |
| | | | tacos, enchiladas, carnitas, rice, beans and |
| Although it is justly well known for it's | | | | more. They have a nice variety of desserts |
| Sunday buffet, this is a good place to dine | | | | including flan and plenty of fruit. |
| in at any time. Their food is always fresh | | | | |
| and well prepared and their service is | | | | |
| usually above average. The atmosphere is | | | | |
| casual, relaxed and friendly and their prices | | | | Mijares has a fairly small but well stocked |
| are very reasonable. | | | | bar. It seems, however that almost everyone |
| | | | goes there for the margaritas which are |
| | | | inexpensive, generously proportioned and made |
| | | | with good quality tequila. The bartenders are |
| Every once in a while someone will tell me | | | | friendly and the patrons at the bar always |
| that the food here is not authentic Mexican | | | | seem to be part of one big party. |
| cuisine (most of these people, by the way, | | | | |
| are not Mexican or Hispanic and have never | | | | |
| been to Mexico). When I ask them why they | | | | |
| feel that the food is not authentic, they say | | | | Mijares Mexican Restaurant is a family owned |
| that the food is not spicy or hot enough. | | | | restaurant and is located in it's own |
| They say that Mexican food is very hot | | | | hacienda style building at 145 Palmetto |
| because of all the chili that is added during | | | | Drive, Pasadena, California. It has plenty of |
| cooking. Well, I have news for those people, | | | | free and valet parking except on Friday and |
| not all Mexicans like their food extra spicy | | | | Saturday nights when it seems as if almost |
| and many that do enjoy it hot like to add | | | | everybody in the San Gabriel Valley is there |
| their chili while they are eating. Every | | | | partying, eating, drinking margaritas and |
| Mexican that I know who has eaten here likes | | | | listening to mariachi music. |
| the way the food is prepared and likes the | | | | |
| chilis and salses that are served with the | | | | |
| food. My son, who is one half Mexican, likes | | | | |
| his food hot, the hotter the better, yet this | | | | Reservations are not required but they are a |
| is one of his favorite Mexican restaurants. | | | | good idea. The telephone number for Mijares |
| He says that neither the food nor the salsas | | | | is 626-792-2763. |
| can compare with those prepared by his mother | | | | |
| or grandmother but they are better those | | | | |
| served in most Mexican restaurants that he | | | | |
| has been to. | | | | For a directory of restaurants and |
| | | | restaurant reviews in the city of Pasadena, |
| I have been a fan of Mexican cuisine since I | | | | California see a directory listing Pasadena |
| met my wife in 1966. I do not like hot or | | | | restaurants alphabetically and by category or |
| very spicey food but I do like well prepared | | | | type with reviews written by restaurant |
| food with good flavor. I do not think that | | | | customers.David G. Hallstrom, Sr. is a |
| anyone can cook better than my wife, however | | | | retired private investigator and is currently |
| we both like to go out to eat and we both | | | | the publisher of several internet |
| enjoy good Mexican restaurants. While there | | | | directories, including a directory of |
| are some Mexican restaurants that I prefer | | | | national, state, county and city guides and |
| over Mijares, none of them are in Pasadena. | | | | directories listing local guides, |
| | | | directories, web sites and web pages |
| | | | providing resources, services and information |
| | | | about things to do and places to go. |
| The Sunday brunch at Mijares is very good | | | | |