South Pasadena Eye Care Optometry

I found Dr. Hu on Unilocal.I see why the great reviews. The front desk staff was very friendly and helpful. Dr. Hu was really knowledgeable and considerate. I see why his office is so well rated :)

This place has an excellent customer service! 5 stars for Ben and Liz. I would say, the best optometrist i’ve ever been to. They have plenty of great collection from many brands.

Truly the best of the best. Our family has been patients of Dr. Hu at South Pasadena Eye Care for a number of years now and can attest that he is an exceptional optometrist as his practice. Dr. Hu truly cares for his patients and is very thorough and kind. He also looks out for the best interest of his patients in terms of health and healthcare benefits. If you’re looking for an optometrist, this is the place to go!

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Hu and his staff at South Pasadena Eye Care Optometry. I discovered this office thanks to fellow Unilocalers and luckily it was covered by my insurance (woohoo!)
I have been so incredibly pleased by the services provided here. Dr. Hu is so well educated and kind. At each visit he takes his time, has always answered and addressed any questions or concerns I may have had.
He has provided me with options/​samples to ensure that the contact lenses I choose are the best for my eyes. It is evident that Dr. Hu genuinely cares about his patients! His staff is also very nice and incredibly helpful. Ben & Liz are great!
Highly recommended.

Excellent optometrist & friendly staff! Dr. Hu seemed very patient and thorough in explaining everything clearly to our daughter. It was great to pick up her new glasses within a week of ordering! Will go back for sure!!!

Honestly I think they overcharge (even with vision insurance) but they do a decent job.

This is the best optometrist I have been to! Made me feel very comfortable when I entered… The doctor made sure I understood everything he was talking about and took his time. I am so happy and will be going to them from now on!!!

Very friendly, accommodating staff. The Optometrist was very helpful and reassuring with my toddler’s vision issue. He reviewed her prescription and offered his insight and we felt so much better after visiting him. Will definitely go back for routine visits.

Great, caring eye care center. They honestly care about you and your eye health and take the time to thoroughly answer your questions. I’ve been going here now for a number of years and can’t say enough good things about the doctor and his staff.
I’m a doctor (in another line of practice) and know what I’m talking about.
If you care about your vision there’s no other place to go.

A great find. Dr. Hu and his staff are thorough, caring and really make you feel at ease. He is great with kids and adults.

AWESOME Doctor. AWESOME staff. AWESOME service.
The Doc here actually cares. It is obvious he loves what he does and it is shown by the way he treats his clients.
Finally found my eye doc! Thank you for your services, I appreciate it!

We have enjoyed finding South Pasadena Eyecare since moving into the area. The staff is friendly and helpful. Justin Hu knows his stuff! He took much time to examine my wife’s eyes and he counseled us on the problems our grandson was having with astigmatism. We will continue to use their services in the future. Bob

My eyes are pretty bad i need contacts and glasses and need alot of help on my eyes but the helpful workers never cease to amaze. They are helpful and friendly the doctor is great too. Only, thing they need appointments for eyechecks other than that a good choice for an optometrist.

I was very happy with the service and am scheduling an appointment for my husband now too! My eyesight had been bothering me for awhile and being new to the area and having a newborn baby, finding time and the right doctor was overwhelming. Based on the Unilocal reviews I called hoping to get a last minute appointment since my parents were in town to watch the baby. They happily accommodated. During my appointment, the doctor confirmed I needed a small prescription and before I walked out I had fashionable glasses ordered with my new prescription. Everyone was super professional. The doctor was polished, direct and personable, and the staff was very helpful, especially patient when helping me choose glasses (I’m very picky!). I love my new glasses and will definitely come back.

I had gone to the same, massive local optometry office ever since I was a child. Though I recently got vision insurance, I had dreaded the long lines (even with an appointment!) and push sales reps that made a simple eye exam a chore.
So, on a whim, I stopped by South Pasadena Eye Care Optometry and happened to get in without an appointment as there had been a recent cancellation. The staff was pleasant, Dr. Hu had a great manner and I never felt like I was rushed or pressured. I got my eye exam but did not purchase glasses that day and never felt guilty about it. I will definitely be returning here for my regular eye care.

Just want to say I loved the welcoming feeling from the staff and the overall feel as you walk into the office. Dr. Hu is soo nice and easy going. I especially like how precise he was with my prescription. Thank you

I’ll be honest — I’ve never really taken good care of my eyes. I have always rolled in to any random local optometry office or mega-​chain whenever I needed a new prescription. And with hard contacts, that meant maybe every 3 – 4 years (did I mention I haven’t taken really good care of my eyes?) And then… age/​biology caught up with me. I started getting sporadic pains in my eye and the handful of optometrists I saw about it would brush it off and direct me over to look at their beautiful, pricey frames. Since the pain would pass, I brushed it off too.
I came in to SPEC (clever) just for a basic eye exam. Dr. Hu asked and I ended up discussing the detailed history of my eye health. He was very thorough and examined my eyes only to discover I still had some issues going on. Dr. Hu was very knowledgeable about what could be going on and discussed exactly what he was seeing and the potential diagnoses & implications, a stark contrast from other doctors who simply said they didn’t know and threw out a few fancy med-​speak terms with no follow up. He carefully monitored the condition over the next week and when symptoms hadn’t improved, referred me to an appropriate specialist. I haven’t dealt with an optometrist that showed this much care toward patients.
The tech and staff here are fantastic too! They are all very friendly and accommodating.
I’m glad to have found a wonderful local optometrist for the years to come!

First time here, staff is super friendly! Doctor was very informative. Great selection of eyewear and contacts. Office is clean and updated. They even have a Keurig available for customers. Prices were reasonable, very comparable to other offices I’ve been at but much more modern selection. They took our VSP insurance which made it very convenient.

I have been wearing glasses since I was 9 years old, so I’ve had my eyes examined quite a few times now (I’m in my 40’s.)…
Since living in South Pasadena, I had not found an Optometrist that I liked, let alone that I thought wasn’t overcharging me or rushing me through their doors.
South Pasadena Eye Care Optometry is my new home.
The Dr. was extremely thorough and took his time. He was very helpful in suggesting the best way to go for not only with prescription, but also how I could get by with the best price option for my needs.
In addition to the exam, I felt the customer service was excellent. Everyone was friendly.
I am so happy to know that I don’t have to drive out of my city to get a decent eye exam any longer.
This will now be our Family Optometrist for years to come.
Thank you !!!

Excellent service. Im from Boston and was visiting a friend in Pasadena I needed to be seen for my contacts on very short notice before a wedding reception. They were so nice and the doctor even offered tips on which contacts would work best with my eyesight. Wish they were my eye doctors back home, much better!