Paseo Issaquah — Restaurant in Issaquah

Paseo has been kinda hit or miss with me. The Caribbean sandwich is always a hit, but I’ve been trying some of the other menu items and they haven’t been great.

Tonight in particular, I wanted to try the Caribbean nachos, which was a total mess. The taste was okaayyyyy but they just pilled large chunks of the onion and meat on there, like there was no effort in chopping anything up to make it easier to eat with your hands. That’s the point of nachos, to be able to use the chip as a utensil, but there was a hunk of meat that I needed to tear up myself and a quarter of an onion chunch that required me to cut. Just seemed lazy to be honest, the point of nachos is to have an even distribution of toppings. Also the cheese just congealed into a block which is crazy because I took it to go to eat in my car right outside just a minute later. It’s like the nachos had been sitting for a while before the order was handed to me. They were lukewarm too so I’m think that’s what happened.

I also tried the bread pudding which I was super excited about but it’s just like a dry piece of bread if you don’t get the ice cream. I didn’t get the ice cream because I was taking to go and it would melt, it would’ve been nice to have something drizzled on top. Just kinda disappointing.

I’ll go back when I in a mood for a sandwich, they also have okay roasted corn too, but that’s what I’ll be sticking to.

I dunno know though, $25 plus tip for 3 things (two of which were small) just doesn’t sit right. I’ll stick to...

delicious charred corn on the cob -

I went there on wed. night around 6pm and there was one group dining. Another group showed up when I left, so this location is definitely more chill than the other ones. I got the famous corn on the cob and I also ordered the churros.

The whole store has tons of plant decorations, but I noticed they forgot to water some plants and they look super thirsty. It has a nice tropical vibe nevertheless. However, the chairs don't look super comfortable to me.

I waited for 5-10 min for my order, and the corn was still delicious when I ate it at home since they wrapped it around with foil. You get two corns on the cob, and I was too full to eat both so I just had one. The sauce was a bit too heavy for me since I prefer food without sauce, but it does have a lot of flavor and the corn on the cob was also nicely charred at some parts (not all of it).

The churros were also delicious, they also provided either the chocolate sauce or the caramel sauce. I'd check this place out again, but it's quite unlikely since my husband never craved...

Update: I stopped by today and got the Carribean bowl with pork and the dish was so bad I wanted my money back! The pork was sweet and it just didn’t meld right with the rice and beans, plus the chips were stale and tasteless!! I was in shock!! Awful just awful! Very different from my initial experience. The customer service was nice though and they do sell alcohol!

Original review: I just came across this little sandwich shop a few days ago but this place has more than sandwiches, there’s plate options and ALCOHOLIC drinks-never seen that at a sandwich spot lol! This shop is clean, had great customer service, had some holiday decor which I liked and has a public bathroom. I ordered The sandwich Cordon Azul and it was so delicious!!! The garlic aioli set it off! It was flavorful, fully packed with juicy chicken thighs, ham and cheese, The slices of caramelized onions were very large which I liked! I will definitely be going back to try...