Parilya — Restaurant in Olmsted Falls

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I hate to have to make this review because I genuinely feel in love with the food and customer service that the establishment and food truck offered before this incident, nonetheless, I cannot and support and establish that isn’t selling fresh food to its customers, I am making this review not to turn people away but to let them know what I experience as a customer. I even reached out to through email before going public, but there was no response.

( Took place June 18th 2024 )

We have frequent customers who typically order upwards of $50-70 worth of food and live over 40 minutes away. On Saturday, June 15th, my mother, niece, and I came to your restaurant and ordered 2 chicken BBQ rice, Lumpias, Fish Balls on a stick, a Ube Cookie, a Cupcake, and a Mango turnover. The employees were friendly but the food did not meet the same standards. You can see why that would be extra disappointing since we are used to having quality food from this establishment. Once I had grabbed the food and sat down to eat, we found that the BBQ chicken wasn’t hot. That didn’t make much of a difference since we understand that we ordered lots of food and it was sitting while the rest cooked. I also realized that we never received the Lumpias and had to request them again. While we waited for the food we decided to eat the Fishballs which were extremely overcooked and rubbery with an almost unchewable first layer so we could not eat them. When they brought them out they included an extra Ube Cheesecake cookie for the forgetting the Lumpias which was appreciated. Before we left my mother ate a few bits of the Mango turnover while I ate the Ube Cupcake. By the time we got back to our side of town, my mother was rushing to the bathroom with a violent stomach ache. While driving back I ate one of the Ube Cookies only to find out that it was completely rubbery and unchewable in the center. I found this out after eating around the outside. But by then my chest and stomach had already begun to have a sharp pain. After a few hours of running to the bathroom when my mother returned home, she wanted a snack, so she was about to heat up the left Mango tart when she noticed something black on the inside. The whole tart was completely covered in black mold from top to bottom. In the included images you can clearly see the disgusting spores and mold spreading through the pastry.

Again, make you own decisions about this restaurant, it was one bad experience for me and my family, but the food had previously been good enough to drive 40 minutes the last few time we had it. That’s why I gave the restaurant two stars...

Great place! My wife and I got take out and were super-impressed by both savory and sweet offerings.

We heard about lumpia (a type of spring roll) on an episode of the Great Food Truck Race–coincidentally, Parilya used to be a food truck–and decided to try them. They were quite good, super-meaty with beef and pork. They’d probably be particularly good with a beer.

The Chicken Tocino with Egg caught my eye (I’m a sucker for most egg-topped dishes), and my wife and I both loved it. The chicken was tender with a smoky grill flavor and just the right amount of fruity sweetness, mild spice, and salt. My sense from looking at recipes is that the chicken is typically marinated in banana ketchup (!) and pineapple juice, hence the wonderful flavors and textures. The fried rice (broken rice, I think) was also very tasty.

Parilya also shines in their desserts. There was some kind of magic in the chocolate cake, a perfect balance of sweet, bitter, and deeply chocolatey. The frosting seemed to have caramel (sweetened condensed milk?) in it, gilding the lily on a wonderful cake. The brown butter miso chocolate chip cookie had a great savory flavor, and my wife's mango peach turnover was bursting with sweet and tart fruit flavors in the filling. When I ordered and asked a question about the bakery, the phone was handed to a different person. It is in no way surprising that they have a dedicated pastry chef.

Sarah and I look forward to further exploring Parilya’s menu. It’s truly a gem and not at all what you’d expect for being tucked into a small...

Came with my son for the first time just a couple days after they opened. I had the chicken bbq (bowl) with pickled veggies. Rice was optional and I’m glad I said no because I got a huge pile of chicken. It was very tasty and unlike other Asian places this was char grilled and had that nice charred flavor under the bbq. Made all the difference for me! My son had the chicken Bbq skewer, essentially the same thing and he loved it also. The bowl is the way to go from a value standpoint. For a couple bucks more I got 3x the chicken. Also tried one of each of the Lumpia (eggrolls) in beef and veggie. I liked the veggie one much better and I’m a meat eater! The beef was ok reminded me of the taste of a beef dumpling from a Chinese carry out. They have a great looking bakery case with some really unique selections. Things I’ve never heard of but they look delicious. I’m glad this place is close to Berea because I’ll be coming back again for sure. Note: they have a few tables for dining in, but you’re for sure going to smell like the place when you leave! Common of most open...