Aro Latin

1019 Mission St, South Pasadena
(626) 799-9400

Recent Reviews

Brenda Maldonado

Amazing food and music!

Ying Liang

Decent food in Pasadena, a bit overpriced for what you get. The Baja tacos were pretty good. We sat outside, which was nice. Staff was friendly but service was slow when we went and they never came back to fill our waters.

Beluga1

Valentines dinner. Service was great. The somm brought me two red wines ti try so I could puck my favorite. You just don't see this kind of service anymire, anywhere. Food was great too. Highly recommended location.

LA Lady

Fantastic customer service here. They are usually very attentive, pleasant, respectful, and expedient. I was able to request the freshly made corn tortillas with cilantro, which I recommend with the queso fundido and chorizo. Their tacos de Birria are legit!! I recommend you try those, above all else. My husband asked for a replacement for the fish and they were able to accommodate. The servers were quite helpful with my mom as she uses a walker. They are also bilingual, which is a plus.Pro tip: they have platanos fritos con crema and frijol (fried plantains with cream and beans). You just need to ask. I'm sorry I didn't take a pic. I will next time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Birria - Slow Roasted Lamb

kchan

We stopped in for a quick bite and shared the chicken mole dish. It was sooooo good! Our server was very attentive, and was always easily findable when we needed him even though the restaurant was full.

Steven Minnig

Latin fusion restaurant with flavors from many different parts of latin America. Staff is always friendly and food is never a miss.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Carne Asada Corte New York

Alexandria Van Hoek

Wow, this place was really a great find! We got the Casillitas and Snapper and it was soooo good! The fish was super delicate and the ribs were very tender, and I came with a large serving of veggies too! Also the Brussels sprouts were so addicting, def coming back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Diran Afarian

Grade A- (91): The service was very good, Stephanie was very helpful and responsive and made us feel welcome. The Papas Rellenas was awesome, so was the special Grilled Jalapenos & onions side dish she surprised us with since we like spicy. The NY steak was prepared very well for Medium temp, the Conchita Pibil tacos were also good well have them again.The hard honest part: The Mole sauce on the tortillas was not for me, it was almost like drizzled Nutella, also the Tres Leches cake was dry and the icing was like the icing on grocery store cake, took one little bite and left it uneaten. I will not be having the Margarita here either, tasted funky. I will definitely go back, great service and great food, just a couple of things to avoid.Parking: Somewhat difficult parking on Thursday since there is a farmer's market going on, will try other days.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Carne Asada Corte New York, Cochinita Pibil Tacos Pork 3 pcs

Scott Davidoff

Was excited by the high ratings to went to try out. Found everything kind of meh. The guacamole was OK to start but the chips were stale. I had a caipirinha and my wife had a margarita and they were both about as good as we could throw together at home. Nothing special. My wife had the achiote snapper and I had the branzino. Both again were mildly flavored. They were served on vegetables that were kind of flat tasting zucchini. Nothing was bad but nothing was great

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Brent Riggs

Happy-hour tacos, one of each of the menu's four, were good, at an outdoor table.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeffery Brooks

We were here for a quick drink! They were able to serve us very quickly, it was a Sunday evening. We came here because we were visiting the Myers House which is located right across the street. Myers House is from Halloween 1978.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Krystale Blue

I used to regular here before my friend got pregnant. So coming back to Tevin behind the bar was pleasant as ever. The food is always delicious and the drinks amazing.Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten free options!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Guacamole and Salsa Aro

Perla Sanchez

I had the 3 tacos Carne Asada that they were delicious and the lemonade for the drink was so good!! I will definitely be visiting this place again in the future.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ana Garita

Hadn’t been here in a few years and the seafood paella is just as delicious!

Food: 5

Robert Torrez

Went here on a Saturday evening. Great place for dinner. We ordered the nachos, birria tacos, and paella, and each of the dishes were tasty, although, the nachos were probably the best part. It’s very quiet, there is ample outdoor and indoor seating, including bar seating. It was not too busy for a Saturday evening, so assume you can go here anytime and you won’t have to wait to be seated. I would come here again to try new items on the menu.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Birria

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