El Paraiso Restaurant — Restaurant in Jefferson City

Update: The food was excellent, maybe I'm less picky but I doubt it. The service was quick, I can't quite say friendly. I'm not sure what the difference is, but it was good food for a good price and it still didn't somehow feel stellar. I had the fish tacos this time and they were exceptional. It didn't feel like as much food for the price as I might get at other local Mexican restaurants but I got full enough.

2019: The service was prompt but not particularly friendly. I ordered unsweetened tea and was brought sweet tea. The food was prepared very authentically, but spiced for tourists, almost no spice/heat at all. Even the salsa for chips was about the heat and consistency of Spicy V8. I even asked for a hot salsa and was ignored. This would be a great place to take someone who can't eat spice but wants Mexican food. I have to say it was tasty, just everything needed to be much more picante. The bottom line is it was very good but more than a little...

If I could give this place a zero star I would! My ACP was extremely salty and tasted so bad what 2 or 3 bites I did eat! I told my waiter how salty the food was and he went and got the manager/owner? He came over and told me that he would have them remake my food and put the salsa and cheese on the side bc supposedly all the cheese and special sauce is what makes it so salty! So I told him just to leave the sauce off completely and give me the cheese on the side....but not knowing that I speak Spanish he goes in the kitchen and bashes me to all his cooks! When I heard what all he said to them I got up to leave, and he came around the corner with my food in hand! I politely told him that I did not want it and that I would pay for everything and leave! He then told me that for me not to pay for anything to just go ahead and leave! So rude and unprofessional! My husband and I will never go...

I decided to try this place just on a whim. The waiter was very nice. I told him I had never been here before and wanted to know what he recommended. He smiled and gave his recommendation and gave me a few minutes to look over the menu. He brought my drink right away which was water. He brought chips and salsa and asked how my day was going. We talked for a minute then I took his recommendation on the burrito and when he brought it out I was like OMG it was huge. It was good. It was full of steak and chicken. It was on point. I ended up eating the whole thing to my surprise. I guess I was thst hungry and it was that good. The waiter was great about bringing me refills on my drink which is a big deal to me because some places seem to forget that when eating you are also thirsty. I recommend this place. Make sure you bring your appetite because the...