50 Best Fast Food Restaurants near San Marino

“I love this cafe. The chicken salad is so good! My friend always loves the grilled short ribs. This is also our go to spot for fluffy pancakes. The matcha one is perf! The cream is very matcha-y. And the pancakes are perfectly cooked and so soft, fluffy and jiggly. Cannot recommend this spot enough!!!“

“You can't go wrong with anything on the menu, with that said I love to try a different item on it everytime I get a chance to stop by. Taste and quality are always on point. It's awesome to see the staff having a blast together with great music in the background making the experience feel fun even when there's a wait. Pricing is perfect as the portions are generous and the flavors are like to other. So happy to see this business growing as I look forward to seeing them all over the nation one day. Keep serving it up #TYQ!“

“I have been going to Al & Bea’s for over 40+ years. Has not changed“

“I came in today for breakfast. I had great experience today. It’s been a while since I have had a good experience like today. The cashier who helped me, Rafa, was amazing, he was kind, and helpful. I changed my mind like 3 times, he didn’t care he was patient. I see 3 bad reviews here from 2 months ago, it’s night and day, the difference. He got my order, it was quick and he even brought it to me.
It’s one of those things like, he ACTUALLY cares about his job and tries his hardest
Thank you Rafa.“

“I stopped by the Carl’s Jr. right off the 605 freeway in Whittier to grab something small to eat, and I’m so glad I did. Adriana provided amazing service—she was patient even though I took a little long to order, and her friendly, welcoming attitude made a great impression. Her positive energy really stood out. I’ll definitely be coming back! Thank you Adriana“

“Dont really care for leaving reviews, but after the service i received from Isaac was phenomenal. Im big on guacamole and he introduced me to the new guacamole burger. He also let me know of the deals going on, which no other employee does. I live in alhambra, but ill definitely come back to this location.“

“Samsa was amazing! I tried with beef, cheese and pumpkin! Delicious! Also I ate pilof with beef and rice. Highly recommended! TacoSide-my favorite“

“The lamb gyros are the best things ever. 😊“

“Great Lebanese taco joint. Vegetarian options. Generous portions. Very satisfying.“

“Great burritos and they do have beer on tap“

“Mark is the most amazing manager I’ve ever encountered at Carl’s Jr. He is incredibly friendly and provides the best customer service I’ve experienced at a fast food restaurant. I keep returning to this particular Carl’s Jr. every morning for breakfast simply because Mark makes me feel right at home.“

“This place is delicious. The price for a breakfast burrito is relatively cheap. The salsa is also delicious. The staff is fun if you speak Spanish (which I do). I put 4 stars because of price, food taste, and the experience I had there. Even the restroom was clean. I would go back and eat there again hands down.

The only downside is the flies that fly around. They don't land on your food but they do just like to land on the table.“

“IYKYK. Chronis hot dogs are always a treat.“

“Love Connal's and have been going for years. For some reason, though, this past Friday we discovered our usual order (#4) to have much larger buns and significantly less meat. Like everything else in town, I worry quality is on the decline. Hoping it was just because we came in after the lunch rush hour and they were low on some ingredients that particular day.“

“Famous star tonight was "Bustin"“

“The people here a good kind and hard working people, no matter how I dress and what time of day or night. The food is great. A friend and I ate here like 2-3 times a week for a month when we first discovered it. I usually get a burrito but opt for tacos when I'm omw to a party.“

“Ok so came here for the first time and had the famous pastrami dip and the chili cheese fries, at first I thought the Chili Cheese fries were a bit to expensive at $10usd but holy cow! The portion is huge, that’s enough for four or five people to side with their sandwiches and although as you can see in the photo they have a tremendous look they were a bit too bland, you can see how they’re bringing the fries fresh out of the frier in front of you but I’m not sure if they add salt to them cause they sure didn’t taste salty at all and the chili was more like a homemade canned chili, the sandwich was ok, good portion, nice taste of the Au Jus but I wish the bread was toasted or at least steamed since I didn’t finished it because I was full I took half of the sandwich home and a few hours later I put it on the microwave for 30 seconds and surprise! It was much better! Haha anyways, this is a good spot for classic old school LA Pastrami food but I don’t think it would be my first choice for eating out“

“Carl’s Jr. exceeded my expectations with its delicious food and clean environment. Patricia, the manager, was incredibly friendly and made the experience even better by ensuring every customer felt welcomed and taken care of. Highly recommend going when manager Patricia is working !!

Vegetarian options: lettuce wrap burger“

“A huge pastrami on rye, hit the spot!
Back for a pastrami dip and an orange blast, wow. This is a must visit whenever I'm in town!
The place is a real blast from the past, they don't do it like this much any more. I want to try some other sandwiches but I can't pass up that pastrami!!!“

“best place ever. been coming since I was 7 yrs old“

“This Carl’s Jr is very nice the food is fresh and employees very nice“

“Great tasting Indonesian food. Really authentic.“

“This is a nice Carl's jr location to visit. It's always clean inside and the dining area is never too crowed. It seems this location gets much more drive-thru visitors than dine-in. They don't usually have many specials or discounts advertised in store but if you use the Carl's jr mobile app you will find a lot more discounts, specials, and bogo deals. So it's worth it to checkout the app before visiting or placing an order. They have self serve drink machines also which is nice. This location is a longstanding landmark in Montebello. It opened back when the plaza was built in the 1990's and its always had a good reputation.“

“The corn dogs are really good and I would recommend them! The boba (milk tea specifically) was a little too sweet for my liking and the tapioca pearls were kinda hard, not soft and chewy. They were also somewhat small. The inside is pretty small too and there was an open ketchup packet making a mess on the floor. 😬 Besides the weird quality boba, the food here is really good.“

“We've been regular customers of the Monrovia Blaze since the first opened for business over 10 years ago. It's by far our favorite Blaze location. The pizza is consistently very good and cooked to just the right char. What really sets this location apart from the others is Marco, the store manager. He always greets us with a smile and engages us in nice conversation and demonstrates the unique ability to motivate his employees and leads by example. I've seen him doing every single job in that place at some point or another and always wearing a smile. He is a great assest to the company. Keep up the great work!“

“The noodles are good, but why are the fried chicken wings 11/10? S-tier. Best chicken we've had in a long time. Super juicy with a light crisp

Update 12/13/24: chicken was different and not as good today, so seems like a hit or miss“

“The food is standard burger/ Mexican fare. The price for each item in 2025 is under $10 with certain exceptions in regards to meals and dinner plates. There is a small parking lot that is associated with Ernie's burgers and is free. The food is good for the price but if you expect good food I would recommend other locations.

I had the patty melt, tuna melt and chili fries with cheese:

The Patty Melt ($8 approx.) is decent but has the issue of using a bad cheese for patty melts and poor order. The cheese adhered to the bread as opposed to the patties which leads to hard bread and less flavorful patties. The choice of cheese was American cheese which doesn't work well for Patty Melts, had they chosen a Cheddar or Swiss cheese the overall melt would have been better. Aside from those issues the bread was toasted nicely and there was a small amount of onions (partly caramelized)

The Tuna Melt($7-8) was good for it's price, similar to the patty melt the bread was toasted nicely, the cheese was American Cheese and would have been better if they had chosen another type of cheese. The Tuna mix was a bit of a mess but decent. The pros were that it was light on mayo, resulting in a dryer tuna mix for those who prefer such things. The cons were the inconsistencies in flavor namely the random bites of acidity. If the acidity was more uniform and spread out so each bite had a nice little acidic bite it would be fine. However, as it was, there were random dry but good parts not overpowered by the cheese and random spots where all you could taste was what I assumed was vinegar.

Lastly the chili fries with cheese, this was a decent option but nothing standout, if you want chili cheese fries i'd advise you to seek other restaurants. The issues I had were the fries were crispy to and extent but served with chili that lack impact. As a sloppy mess to finish after your meal after the fries have soaked in chili it's fine. However, when eaten as it was served the fries were a bit too crispy and didn't absorb any of the chili's flavor even if it didn't have much to begin with.

All in all, if you want a quick cheap bite to eat, Ernie's burgers works great for a quick and cheap bite, but if you want flavor seek other establishments. Whilst Ernie's is not bad it certainly doesn't hold up to the other nearby establishments in terms of flavor.“

“The food was wonderful and the service was ok, but I love it anyways and I recommend going here“

“Food is delicious and just the right amount of spice
taste just like momma used to make. (If not better just don’t tell my mom or I’ll get the chancla)

Also thanks to El Monte memes for sharing this location if it wasn’t for him I’d never realize this place was here and I’ve been driving down Rosemead most of my life

Armando down in the reviews can suck a jalapeño womp womp go eat McDonald’s“

“Very Clean and the staff are all very respectful.“

“I've always liked the Huge sandwiches 🤤 and I TOTALLY DIG Thier Deserts 😋🤤❣️“

“For us, it was an out of the way place. We don't live near any of the places. It's on a very busy street. I searched on Google Maps for zucchini, and this place popped up. Looked delicious on the pictures. I'm a zucchini fanatic. I had the Frisco burger combo. Fries and a drink added. My wife had the breakfast burrito with a drink as well. The Frisco burger was very well cooked, and sourdough bread was grilled. Onion and cheese were melted on it to perfection. My wife's bacon burrito was well cooked and crispy inside like she likes it. Let's get to the zucchini now. Long thin/thick pieces seasoned with their tasty seasoning. Inside was juicy and soft. I'm used to crispy, crunchy outsides, but this place has a good amount of pieces on their order. Tasty inside and out. If I'm near this place in the future, I will come back... ?????

Parking: Plenty of parking slots. Drive thru was loaded with cars. Must be a local favorite.

Wheelchair accessibility: Tables with movable chairs.“

“If you haven't ate here yet you got to try it. It's made fresh and taste great. Good meal to eat after going to the gym. Not greasy at all. Comes with fresh salad and beef and white rice. You got to try this place it won't disappoint.“

“banana and spinach shake with open ham n mushroom sandwich are the best!!!!!“

“Food was delicious and healthy.
We travel nearly an hour just to eat here. Service (counter girl) could have a little more friendly and have patience with ppl that are not familiar with their menu.
But the food is excellent.“

“The best carls jr spot ever. Staff are really nice and friendly. Made sure i know about the promotion. Always helping me on saving money, we all need money nowadays with everything going up. Ask for the 6pcs ck star. Only $1.49 lol. Watch out for marina the manager and floral some of the nicest people u can meet.“

“Food was hot and fresh“

“the pulled pork sandwich was amazing! Will return to try other delights“

“The best food!! 100% recommended totally worth the wait in line! Food is amazing!!“

“The best food in Cali 👌👍 👌“

“Above average, I can say for everything. Add in and out, the only thing that is changing. Is there size of the hamburgers? Are getting smaller and also their fries. The smaller servings they're holding out on the food, but higher prices make me want to go and eat someplace else.“

“Highly recommend here ! The inside is very cute small details about fish/poke haha
The quality is really good for the price
Customer service is so good their bento is so good especially the spicy bento and I love baked salmon roll I end up always coming back here when I’m deciding what to eat !! :)“

“I go there all the time! If you havn't been there make sure you go soon!“

“the people that work there are very polite and I love there sopes my favorite but in all honesty I give them 100%. ....thank you“

“Came here a couple weeks ago and they forgot my chicken nuggets. Came back today and told them and they made it right and gave me my nuggets no questions asked. The cashier at the drive thru was really nice and friendly. Would recommend if you want your junk food fix“

“Excellent fresh food , stellar customer service! I love it.“

“Such a great hospitality! During this difficult times I Loved the fact that today they were so special with the costumers and shared a fresh cut 🌹.“

“Retro corner shop serving sandwiches, burgers, and other hot food.
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Wet Fries with Gravy
Grade: A-
I don't know what kind of stock they use for the gravy but the flavor is phenomenal. A little on the salty side but not too bad when you spread it out over the fries. The portion size is also massive
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Pastrami Dip
Grade: C-
The smokiness of the pastrami is good but it is really salty. I don't know if it's the pastrami itself or the au jus but the salt overpowers the rest of the flavor.“

“When got to drive-up the guy couldnt gueas which order was mine. i had to remind him. Fries were cold and soggy. The size of the burger was the smallest than I've ever seen before. Same was true for the fries. My first visit for a long time. Disappointing. Wayne Weaver 6262622068“

“I worked t Pioneer Chicken #1 on Echo Park as a cook, prep, and last as a manager for 13 years . I never got tired of eating Pioneer Chicken. I always go to Soto and Whittier location“