El Paraiso Mexican Restaurant

Waked in to about five employees staring at me as if I had walked into the wrong building. After about two minutes of trying to check out the menu with the dim lighting over the order window. A guy walks up and just stands behind the register, I asked what do you suggest or what’s your best seller? No response because he doesn’t understand English..I finally offered by number requesting a soft taco in which he responded yes soft taco. My initial order was take out but I decided to order a margarita while I wait from the bar..better lighting at the bar…Bartender pulls pre-mix margarita from cooler, add ice and sprite soda to shaker…salts the rim of my glass adds more ice to the glass and pour the now diluted margarita mix into my glass….got my food and decided to eat at the bar while I finish my drink…food was room temperature. Rice seem to be days old and was immediately sent back..hair in my queso cheese dip…and yes a hard taco when I clearly requested a hard one…once I complained everyone just stood around looking lost…yes the took the wrong items off my bill but I really just wanted the items corrected and a simple apology would have been nice..let’s just say I’ll never return nor recommend this place to anyone ever.

Amazing experience good price love the unlimited free chips and salsa friendly staff good service, Texas fajitas is the best thing to order I absolutely adore this place Soo much

Went there because of the reviews.. but i was sorely disappointed. I heard that the South had great mex food, and this place did not live up to it. I mean.. that says something when your hotsauce is bland and you get tacos with only letuce for veggies. 😮‍💨

Well I called in my order and I arrived maybe 25min later , so I will excuse my food for being cold🥶 but the food looked like slop. I will upload a pic later.
I have eaten here before and the Food was good so I was surprised. The lady who took my order was nice and did offer me something else in return but offered to remake half of my order because I did eat some but I had to return it because it did not look appealing @ all and my friend was upset because he paid for it all

I drive past this restaurant often. Finally decided to grab a bite. I dropped in around 1pm hoping to miss the lunch rush. Quiet atmosphere on a Sunday afternoon. Restaurant was clean and the service was fast. Ordered a combination plate for $9.99 and wasn’t disappointed. Food was fresh and hot, sweet tea was delicious, and the cheese dip was satisfying. I would’ve had photos of the food but the plate was clean before that happened so take my word for it 😎

I really want to love this place. Some of the food is fantastic, but on two visits, some things did not turn out well. Thus, I have dropped my rating to a 3 star.

Hirachata is a common Hispanic rice based drink, sweet and cinnamony.

The Arroz con Pollo was magnificent, and was the star of my first visit.

First visit of the 4 Enchillada combo, the meats were dry.

Visit two, the #1 combo of beef enchilada was good, but we ordered cheese. For some, this mistake would have been dreadful.

The chips they make are awesome, home made, as well as their sauce.

The a-la-carte cheese quesadilla was nice and toasty.

I will try visit number three, in hopes of seeing better works.

I think their loud music, is hurting their quality.

The food is really good.. Everything I ordered came out in large portions. The servers were quick and I never needed anything. Also the food is very affordable.

The food we ordered was at its absolute best in taste and quality. We were served by Gustavo a cheerful lad who made us a stunning virgin pina colada. 🍹great ambience and cheerful servers. Had a great break while driving towards Virginia, Will visit again anytime in Columbia SC.