The Original Tops

At the famous original Topps This place is booming for a Sunday. Let start everyone from counter server to cooks to quality assurance is on the mark a well oiled machine.For it being packed with customers filling the booths and chairs inside and out, it's still great though I haven't been here in a while. My wife and I took a special trip up here to Pasadena.Inside very clean even though busy. condiments on hand catsup and tapitio, yellow chili's.Our order was in good time and prompt and I love it how the man doing quality assurance was setting the food on the trays for here or to go. We had pastrami well packed and good size not salty and chili cheese fries wow enough for two chili well mixed in cheese on top yum!Still a great place so many yearsAtmosphere = 7Food quality = 8Customer service = 9Cleaniness = 8Menu = 8Thank you for still being the best for your customers

They now have 2 kiosk ordering tablets at the register along with 2 regular cashier's registers. The kiosk ordering system is very detailed!! Every customization option available up to cutting your burgers in half!! Would recommend using the kiosk if you already know what you want or need photo menu to order. The only issue with the kiosk is it's all literally in front of the register so when it does get busy, hard to tell who is lining up for which lines. Food is always excellent here! Can't go wrong with anything on the menu. The BBQ bacon burger if you can't tell by the ingredients will be crazy heavy!

Something is going on with consistency. We are long time patrons and order the same thing every time and each time as of late, the result has been different. The chili in the fries last night tasted different. Not the same kick it usually has. Literally topped with 5 pieces of onion. The pickled carrots were sweet! Literally sweet! No pepper or vinegar at all. It was insane. Either the taste, portion, or ingredients have been off. Possibly management needs to make rounds and ensure that the restaurant is producing as it should. I still love this spot. But maybe it is time to check production.

I wish I tried this place sooner. Everything I ate was fantastic. Not your typical burger stand, which was what I was expecting. Onion rings were the real stand out for me, cause I just haven't had home made rings like that in a while. Their pastrami burger aka the Tops's special was pretty damn good as well. Definitely enough to share. I love the pickled carrots as well, which was a nice addition to your typical yellow chiles. Didn't try the picked onions, but will next time.

Very nostalgic and cozy feeling place. Service was fast and the food was decent. My Rueben sandwich was good but the meat had some chewy pieces that I had to spit out. The sweet potato fries were good and plentiful, but were a little soggy. They need to be a little more crispy or cooked longer. Great variety on their menu so will try something else next time if in the area.

Historic restaurant with the best pastrami sandwiches I've had in LA. It's in a suburb of east Pasadena and we got lucky to see all of the beautiful peacocks in the area!!!The portions are enormous!!! Good bang for your buck. My siblings got the large sized chili cheese fries and regretted it because they couldn't finish it after eating half a sandwich. The meats are all tender and juicy. The only reason I didn't give them five stars is because they could go lower on the salt but I digress. The fried zucchini was so good. The onion rings tasted overdone though. Highly recommend this burger spot when in Pasadena as it's not only historic but also cooks up the most delicious pastrami!!!

I was craving a burger the other night and wanted something a little special, so I decided to hit up the OG Tops. The drive-thru was packed, so I parked and walked in to order instead. I went with the Tops Special Burger and a small order of chili cheese fries.The Tops Special is a burger topped with pastrami and mustard. I was worried it'd be too salty, but the pastrami was just right--flavorful without being overwhelming. The small chili cheese fries were huge--easily enough for three people! The chili was tasty, and they piled on the cheese. Pro tip: don't forget the side of ranch (though it's .35 extra).Overall, I left super stuffed and satisfied. I'd definitely come back if I'm craving a burger--plus, they have a ton of other menu items I want to try next time!

A staple in town. Having been back awhile for breakfast. Ordered the breakfast sandwich for the first time. Super yum!!! Toasted white bread with mayo fresh lettuce tomato with egg bacon. Delicious!The chorizo and egg plate was ok. It's not greasy but think the chorizo was a little crunchy versus fluffy at other places.Coffee is alright. I prefer jet fuel but this is fine. Place is always clean and everyone working here is like family.This is one of my favorite spots in Pasadena.

Takes credit cardsIndoor and outdoor seating. Tops Special Burger $11.09- cheeseburger with pastrami- burger is well cooked, with some cheese over the top. The pastrami was good, I have no complaints about it. I do like that it wasn't salty. So you can add more seasoning if you choose to. Chili cheese fries $6.09- the fries are excellent. You can tell they make their own fries in the back. They are extra crispy. The chili is average I would prob not get the chili and cheese. I feel like the Hat gives you more pastrami, but the Hats pastrami tends to be more salty. I do like the Hat's chili cheese fries more than Tops.

I've driven past this place a million times, always seeing a line, and finally decided to see what the fuss was about. Safe to say, I get it now.Ordered 13 bacon and egg breakfast burritos online for pickup, and the whole process was ridiculously easy. The staff was next-level friendly--the rep who helped me asked how many salsas I wanted, then proceeded to bless me with a ridiculous amount (a true hero). She even boxed up the burritos so I wouldn't have to do the awkward balancing act on my way out.Now, about these burritos--don't let their size fool you. They will take you down. I ate a whole one and felt fantastic, but apparently, the wiser move is to eat half and save the rest. No regrets, though. I'll gladly take the post-burrito food coma.Bottom line? This place lives up to the hype. Glad I finally stopped in--this is officially my go-to breakfast burrito spot.