Best South American Restaurant Pasadena Near Me

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More than 100 years ago, Jesucita Mijares fled the revolution in Mexico searching for a new life for her family. After settling in Pasadena, she opened a small tortilla factory. It quickly became known for its tiny restaurant featuring Jesucita's original recipes, tortillas, tamales and sauces made with her metate stone grinder carried from Mexico.


Today, Mijares Mexican Restaurant is Pasadena's oldest and finest Mexican restaurant known for its authentic regional and traditional cuisine, famous margaritas, and festive patio dining. And, Mijares remains a family tradition under the care of the Mijares family. This legacy is a tribute to Jesucita Mijares, who passed away in early 1988. Always the gracious hostess, Jesucita's motto remains "Mi casa es su casa." We hope you enjoy Mijares.


"Mijares is a big, bustling hacienda-style restaurant that’s been part of the Pasadena dining scene for the better part of a century. It’s a family-owned business, and many of the recipes used today are those that Jesucita Mijares introduced when she founded the establishment back in 1920. Salsas are ground with volcanic stone tools and tortillas are made fresh. Specialties include tortilla soup, tamales, chile Colorado, chicken mole poblano, and a wide range of enchiladas and burritos." GAYOT.com

4worldlovers:
White fish, calamari, shrimp, octopus and mussels battered and golden fried. Served with fried yuca, salsa criolla and tartar sauce

Street Food Fav! french fries, crunchy and sliced tender sausages covered with mustard, ketchup, mayo and our Aji Verde sauce

Your choice of Traditional or Mixto marinated with leche de tigre, aji limo, julienne onion, toasted cancha, peruvian corn

Exceptional!! Thin cut fresh fish, creamy Yellow Aji Pepper sauce, cancha, choclo

“The Bomb” Ceviche Mixto, leche de tigre, a combination of peruvian ajies, topped fried calamari

Romaine and spring mix lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, carrots, and corn

Certified Angus sirloin beef, tomatoes, red & green onions sauteed in a fiery wok.

Tallarin pasta stir-wok sauteed with Certified Angus sirloin beef, green and red onion, tomatoes, bell pepper & soy sauce

Breaded beef or chicken served with rice and cut french fries

Breaded Chicken or beef, pesto linguine pasta and papa a la huancaina

12 OZ Hand cut Angus Strip Loin Steak with sauteed onion & tomatoes on top, served with rice

Flat Iron Steak, served with an Egg over fresh cut Fries, Fried Plantains and a side of white rice.

Peruvian fried rice style with your choice of Protein, Egg, Green Onion, and Ginger

Chicken strips cooked with cilantro, peas, carrots, red peppers and Peruvian corn, papa a la huancaina, salsa criolla

Peruvian style, seafood Paella seasoned with Aji Amarillo & Panca sauce, white wine, peas, peppers, parmesan, salsa criolla on top

Mixed of seafood seasoning with cilantro sauce, aji amarillo, lager beer, peppers, huancaina sauce, salsa criolla on top

Delicious pieces of shredded chicken breast covered in a creamy Peruvian Yellow pepper sauce, pecans, parmesan cheese, served with rice

Tender braised beef, cilantro , Canary beans, Peruvian aji Amarillo, salsa Criolla served with rice

Juicy fresh fillet of the day slowly simmered in our fish broth, tomatoes, onion, cilantro

Sauteed Mushroom, bell peppers, tomatoes, ,red & green onions sauteed in a fiery wok. Served with french fries and rice

Linquini pasta stir-wok sauteed with broccoli, mushrooms, green and red onion, tomatoes, bell pepper & soy sauce