El Paraiso — Restaurant in Virginia

I was meeting a friend of mine on women's empowerment day. I walked in and stood at the counter waiting for 5 minutes, all the while the cashier is walking back and forth looking at me in the kitchen. 5 Hispanic men walked in and got in line behind me, she took their order FIRST! I remained calm only to have both orders come out completely WRONG. I was late going back to work on top of not even getting to eat my lunch. The service was horrible, the manager didn't even ask about refunding the difference until I brought it to attention. I will...

I tried the tacos today, and they were good, but nothing special. I also got Birria stew.

This Birria stew was good, but needed just a bit more seasoning. Everything was flat.

One bowl of stew and 2 tacos with a couple extra tortillas was $24 though!!! Outrageous!

I will go back to try one of their other specialties with camarones or something maybe, then update my review.

The place is clean and the workers are friendly, and service is quick, but really not worth a trip back, with so many other similar...

This place is legit. Some of the best, most authentic dishes in the area. I had 4 tacos, 2 steak, 2 Al pastor. The tacos were bigger than I expected.

I didn't experience any of the negativity mentioned in the other reviews here. Everyone was super nice. The little store next door was awesome as well, picked up some achiote paste for myself.

Only thing was the price, the tacos were a little more expensive than competing spots but well worth it. We'll be...