Lucky Boy Drive-In Restaurant

(626) 793-0120

640 S Arroyo Pkwy
Pasadena, CA 91105 34.1345 -118.1471

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Neighborhood: South Pasadena

Hours:

6AM-2AM Everyday

Price:

$

Last updated 6.08.11

Category:

Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

Cash

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Breakfast, Lunch Spot, Cheap Eats, Hidden Find

Cuisine:

Mexican, Traditional American

food quality
85.60999870300293% positive
  1. “have one simple theory when it comes to great food”
  2. “wish I could make it back to Lucky Boy more often than I do -- man, these burgers are good.”
  3. “Tasteless insipid, served in super huge burrito, or tasteless frostbite burgers, the clerks are rude, they look unclean- and the so call cooks out back look as if they just crossed the border from Mexico - simply stated the food was tasteless, very poor q”
  4. “remember that it used to be much friendlier and the food was great, but times have changed.”
  5. “Its burgers are huge, juicy, and not expensive.”
  6. “best breakfast burrito anywhere”
  7. “The Chili fries are excellent as well as the breakfast burritos.”
  8. “especially when the avocado burger feels like they unloaded an entire slab of avocado directly onto the bun and topped it off with a seriously-tasty 1/4 lb patty with the cheese melted into the meat so that it becomes it's own beautiful concoction.”
  9. “best breakfast burrito EVER”
  10. “went to the order window to find out what was the hold up and the cashier told me that I never ordered a burger with an extremely nasty attitude.”
  11. “All the dishes I have sampled, are delicious.”
  12. “If you want good fast food in Pasadena, go to Tops on Walnut.”
  13. “We call Lucky Boy "BaconLand" because of the incredible quantity and quality of bacon they load onto every breakfast.”
  14. “this burrito is huge, but i still buy an order of small chili cheese fries?”
  15. “Lucky Boy is by far the best fast food restaurant in the Los Angeles area.”
  16. “so if you like spilling, and you like bacon and eggs, make your way to lucky boy.”
  17. “The burgers are great!”
  18. “The pastrami burgers are also highly recommended, along with the fried zucchini (the small is plenty to share with people).”
  19. “Best burgers in Los Angeles county!”
  20. “The burger patty was warm not hot, the fries were soggy with grease, and the corn dog was burnt beyond recognition.”
  21. “Inexpensive, delicious, and worth every second and penny!”
  22. “These are great burgers--that SoCal kind with the Russian dressing and huge tomato slices and just thick-enough patties.”
  23. “personally enjoy their breakfast burrtios which are loaded with egg, hash browns, salsa and your choice of bacon or sausage.”
  24. “& breakfast burritos are awesome as are the onion rings & zucchini fries.”
  25. “It's kind of like a more authentic, neighborhoody, one-of-a-kind In-n-Out, if you will.”
  26. “There was no apology and the burger wasn't that good.”
  27. “Excellent fries and rings as well.”
  28. “The World Famous Breakfast Burrito is amazing and don't miss the Bacon and Eggs with 3 eggs, hash browns, toast and at least 8 slices of bacon!”
  29. “It is packed with potato, eggs, bacon, and cheese and every bite is delicious.”
  30. “Worst fast food in LA!”
  31. “Yes, the burgers are amazing.”
  32. “But this place dishes out an amazing bkfast dont be shocked the bkfast burrito is 5$, cause it is a dos manos style burrito ( i guess about 4-5 eggs in there) i get 1 / and chopp it threeways at the office, stick it in the micro for 20 seconds.”
  33. “either way, i have a burrito, chili, and cold stuff.”
  34. “They have the best chili cheese fries I have ever tas.”
  35. “If you're a fan of that drive-in taste -- your cheeseburger tastes like it's picked up all the really good stuff from the grill -- and a huge container of french fries, you'll love Lucky Boy.”
  36. “Some really good food.”
  37. “And don't overlook the delicious home-style flour tortilla, which we can say with an almost guarantee, are being continuously cranked out from the back of the kitchen by dozens of sweet old ladies.”
  38. “You can't go wrong with anything on the menu and your food is always fresh and hot.”
  39. “Although the restaurant itself is not in the best condition, the food is good and the price is better.”
  40. “the best burgers in all of Los Angeles county.”
  41. “Lucky Boy's is an excellent fast food place.”
  42. “remembered the great food, so I was excited to return.”
  43. “Everything at Lucky Boys is delicious.”
  44. “But it's the breakfast burrito that will send you to your Good Grub happy place.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “You can't go wrong with anything on the menu and your food is always fresh and hot.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “Lucky Boy is by far the best fast food restaurant in the Los Angeles area.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “remembered the great food, so I was excited to return.”
service
38.88999938964844% positive
  1. “The pastrami burgers are also highly recommended, along with the fried zucchini (the small is plenty to share with people).”
  2. “It didn't look very sanitary and the workers are rude and document challenged.”
  3. “Tasteless insipid, served in super huge burrito, or tasteless frostbite burgers, the clerks are rude, they look unclean- and the so call cooks out back look as if they just crossed the border from Mexico - simply stated the food was tasteless, very poor q”
value
89.58000183105469% positive
  1. “These are great burgers--that SoCal kind with the Russian dressing and huge tomato slices and just thick-enough patties.”
  2. “it's big, its loaded, and it's a great value like me on a saturday night.”
  3. “Its burgers are huge, juicy, and not expensive.”
  4. “If you're a fan of that drive-in taste -- your cheeseburger tastes like it's picked up all the really good stuff from the grill -- and a huge container of french fries, you'll love Lucky Boy.”
  5. “Tasteless insipid, served in super huge burrito, or tasteless frostbite burgers, the clerks are rude, they look unclean- and the so call cooks out back look as if they just crossed the border from Mexico - simply stated the food was tasteless, very poor q”
  6. “this burrito is huge, but i still buy an order of small chili cheese fries?”
  7. “Although the restaurant itself is not in the best condition, the food is good and the price is better.”
  8. “Inexpensive, delicious, and worth every second and penny!”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/31/10

Two Words: Breakfast Burrito.

by foodforfel at Citysearch

Lucky Boy is a traditionalist.

If you're looking for a breakfast burrito with all the traditional fixings - potatoes, eggs, bacon, and cheese - you've found it. This is as traditional as it gets. It will satisfy any craving because what you're served here is the quintessential breakfast burrito .

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/28/09

Lucky Boy = Good Grub!

by The Good Grub at Citysearch

I have one simple theory when it comes to great food .... if the place looks like a shack, and it has a line out the door, it must have some seriously Good Grub. With Lucky Boy, the theory... well... she lives! Sure the guys behind the counter bark at the customers reminiscent of one certain soup dispensary from Seinfeld... but damn... it's worth it. From the buzz around town, and the giant "1/4 lb charbroiled burger" sign dominating the buildings facade, you'd think this place was a simple burger stop. Alas, the Lucky Boy has pulled a fast one on you once again. Yes, the burgers are amazing... especially when the avocado burger feels like they unloaded an entire slab of avocado directly onto the bun and topped it off with a seriously-tasty 1/4 lb patty with the cheese melted into the meat so that it becomes it's own beautiful concoction. But it's the breakfast burrito that will send you to your Good Grub happy place. Bacon, egg, and cheese get surrounded by a magical layer of hash browns. And don't overlook the delicious home-style flour tortilla, which we can say with an almost guarantee, are being continuously cranked out from the back of the kitchen by dozens of sweet old ladies. You have to pair with the burrito some of their special sweet and spicy salsa which is so good that you start having thoughts about what it would be like to bathe in it. So tear open the piping hot, super savory breakfast burrito, douse it in some of the intoxicating sauce made by the aptly named "lucky boy," and hell... throw in a side of avocado burger.... and sit back while the Good Grub takes you over. See more at www.thegoodgrub.weebly. com.

  • Pros: Grubalicious
  • Cons: Nada
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/14/08

heaven in a breakfast burrito

by raychao at Citysearch

if you can handle like 99999 calories, then eat here

  • Pros: taste
  • Cons: cleaningness
1 Star Rating: Poor

09/09/08

Worst Fast Food in LA!!

by owencev at Citysearch

I recently returned to Lucky Boy after 5 years with my wife last weekend, and it was disgusting. The burger patty was warm not hot, the fries were soggy with grease, and the corn dog was burnt beyond recognition. We actually returned the first corn dog telling them that it was burnt, and they looked at us as if we had insulted their grandmothers cooking. The second one was still over cooked, but we just threw it away, vowing never to return. I remember that it used to be much friendlier and the food was great, but times have changed. If you want good fast food in Pasadena, go to Tops on Walnut. Its how Lucky Boy used to be, and should try to strive to be again.

  • Pros: NONE!!!
  • Cons: The food, service, ambience, decor, cleanliness, etc.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/27/08

best breakfast burrito EVER

by ambaprl at Citysearch

if you like good food.... I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT. no seriously though, if you don't like you are a toolbox.

The Details on Lucky Boy Drive-In Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • great fast food
  • best pastrami burgers
  • best breakfast burritos
  • huge world famous breakfast burrito
  • delicious penny
  • awful place
  • delicious second
  • bad sooooo
  • excellent chili cheese fries
  • rude clerks
  • excellent chili fries
  • only order polish sausage sandwich
  • shocked place dishes
  • huge container
  • more authentic oneofakind innout
  • best burger joint
  • rude challenged
  • excellent rings
  • best condition
  • huge tomato slices
  • not delicious flour tortilla
  • like spilling
  • great value
  • recommend fast food place
  • tasteless frostbite burgers
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