Amazing food. I don't know why people talk about Red Iguana like it's some fantastic place. It's mediocre. Keep in mind what you are coming for. If you want Taco Bell go to Taco Bell. If you want a sit down service that's fancy go to a fancy restaurant. If you want good tacos and all you can eat this is the place. Good food. Good service. Highly recommend. Note: I have never had anything outside the taco bar. No idea how that food is but haven't been disappointed in the taco bar ever. read more

I've rated this place several times. Always 5 stars and always a favorite. We love taking friends from out of town here.

Pretty solid spot for all-you-can-eat tacos They run a lunch special from 11am-2pm for $16.99, and it's honestly a great deal. The space is roomy and comfortable, the staff is friendly and attentive, and everything tasted fresh. The meats were well prepared, and there's a nice variety of salsas to mix things up. Not 5 cause it's just an average street taco for lunch cost me over $50 ... I will pick a different place for lunch from now on... read more

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Food was delicious, and the portions were huge. The spice level was varied and suitable for everyone's spice levels from mild to HOT Service was OK, I've seen alot of complaints in the reviews about the service, I didn't think it was as bad as others have said. I didn't have to wait on refills, and the table/check was brought in a timely manner. read more

El Paisa Grill - Fiesta Taco Plate - Seafood Near Me - Ogden, Utah

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We had high hopes for this place. The food was marginal at best. The portions were small. Everything was bland. The restaurant is large. A large stage is ready for a band. We went on a Friday night. They advertise live music. There is no live music. I'm not sure if they have live music occasionally. I asked the server about music and she said they have music. That was all of the info I could get. The prices are on the high side for what we ordered. The drinks are expensive but very good. It was a bit uncomfortable. There were many more servers than patrons. read more

This place is Lahore for Mexican food, I haven't had anything bad here yet, I've done the all you can eat taco bar and did take out a few times and it's always so good. The staff is friendly and the restaurant is clean and nice ambiance inside. I recommend this place for good Mexican cuisine read more

First visit to this restaurant and it didn't start well. Our server was very abrupt when he arrived asking what do you want to drink. We hadn't even looked at the menu let alone the drink menu. He just stood there waiting we both ordered margarita he then brought water followed by the drinks. I ordered the enchiladas and my wife the seafood enchiladas. They came with rice and beans. The enchiladas were very small one beef, one cheese, and one chicken with three different sauces they weren't great very small. My wife said her seafood crab was not real crab but that wasn't clear on the menu. You do get a large tray of chips and salsa which is good. All in all a very average but dismal dinner. We felt very rushed even though the place was mostly empty. Will we go back. Not sure at this point. We were so rushed I didn't even get a chance to get copies of the menu which is large just like the restaurant. Casual read more

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Our Server Pamela was excellent! Our food came fast and was delicious! They have a very fun environment here!

Pretty good Mexican for Utah. Great drink selections, tacos were pretty good, apps so so.

I really liked this place. We stopped in after a cheer competition. We were all starving, this place was just what we needed. All the food was really good, the hamburger was as big as my daughter's face. I don't know if it was really bigger than any other burger but it seemed big when she picked it up. Kids chicken was good, there was live entertainment with a "country" singer. It was all very entertaining and good food. They chips and salsa were awesome. If we lived closer this place would definitely be a regular for us. They had some kind of lunch taco bar, I don't remember the details of when they do it but I bet that's good and the price was a good deal (I don't remember how much they said it was but it was a good deal for what it offers). Next time we're in the Ogden area I'd like to go back. read more

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Love this place for their molcajetes! My favorite is the Molcajete Supreme and the ranchero one (pictured) is also very good! I try to follow an animal based diet and this is a nice change from burger patties. My husband loves their chips and salsa and shrimp cocktail. The booths and atmosphere are comfortable and the service is always pretty good. read more

El Paisa Grill - Molcajete Ranchero - Seafood Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Food was awful, all 3 of us got sick after eating there. 3 simple meals and 2 drinks were over 100.00 We had a couple of people tell us it was good. Nope they have nothing over Taco Bell. When I called the next day and told them we all had gotten sick they hung up on me read more

Restaurant wasn't that busy plenty of tables were open but had to wait for 25 minutes to be seated by a hostess that didn't speak English had to use her phone to communicate. placed our orders for 4 children and 4 adults. All of the people seated after us received their food, ate and left before we received our meals. 5 tables. Ordered 2 Chimi meals and the waitress said since we were white people we wouldn't like the red sauce. WHAT??????? My husband received his shrimp soup 10 minutes after we received our meals. The shrimp were old tasting and not a flavorful soup. Our grandsons hamburger was dry and a hockey puck. My Chimi wasn't shredded beef but it was dried up burger. YUCK. everyone in the place were leaving their uneaten meals on the table. We haven't been here many times before but this will be the last. Hoped for a nice meal with the family before returning to AZ but would have been better eating at Taco Bell and that isn't saying much. looked for a manager to complain to but no one around. GROSS read more

One of the best Mexican restaurants in the area. Always great service and amazing food.

Read the reviews and decided to give El Paisa a try. We were not disappointed. Service was friendly, welcoming. Complimentary chips and salsa. We started with queso fondido, was served hot with side of roasted onions and jalapeño. This was a melty cheesy ooey gooey deliousness!! Must try. We had the chicken burrito supreme covered with green sauce. This burrito is Huge! Full of juicy, tender chicken with guacamole and tomato. Taco birra parrilla was soooo tender and the delicious au jus.. Perfect! Taco platter with asada, carnitas, pastor all meats were tender and melt in your mouth. The servings on all meals are huge, served hot. Diana was our server- she was so friendly. We will back back to try their taco bar!! read more

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I'm incredibly disappointed. We eat here often for the last 3 years. Tonight not only was our service sub-par for a waiter who only had 4 tables. When we finally got him to come get the bill, my husband just handed him the card to take care of it. The receipts came back with a total of $47 and some change, no itemized bill. Looking over what we ordered that total did not add up to us so we asked for the itemized bill. He came back a few minutes later and said "must have been a mistake I charged you someone else's bill, this one is yours" and asked for our card again to charge the correct amount. I don't believe that's a valid excuse, he had all the time in the world to make sure he was careful enough to charge the correct amount. I also believe he knew what he was doing when he didn't bring back an itemized receipt. Soooo disappointed. read more

The taco bar is excellent. Great variety of good, excellent quality and flavor. The service from beginning to end was top notch. Will return soon. read more

No. Just no. Cannot comment on the food - as after 2+ hours, we never ate. Service was abysmal. Don't waste your time.

Great buffet! I love the Mexican vibes in this place and the cantina. I went in during their lunch buffet (M-F 11a-2pm). Unlimited tacos w beans and rice. I came by myself, but I saw others come in alone for the buffet as well! The tacos were mini sized, and I appreciate that! It gives me room to try all of them. I personally did not like chicken Chipotle. I mean, maybe others are into it. Try it and let me know your thoughts! Hahaha! The service was great! As soon as I arrived I headed straight to the tacos, when I came back my drink and salsa w chips was already at my table. When you go to the taco bar, you are greeted by two people. They ask how many tacos, they warm up your Tortillas and then you have a variety of taco meats to choose from, which they kindly dish up for you, then they offer you a plate of beans and rice. I only took them up on it once bc I wanted to make room for tacos. It was delicious, and I would recommend it to everyone! I had 10 tacos, I would've prob ate 2 more or another serving of beans and rice, but I had an upcoming appt and had to rush out. Thoroughly enjoyed this place! read more

El Paisa Grill - Mini all you can eat tacos - Seafood Near Me - Ogden, Utah

The food was delicious. The ambiance is fun you get a sombrero Mexican birthday son and a birthday flare a dessert. It's really fun and they got kareoke Fridays and Saturdays. We love coming to the place we had a lot of people checking in on us and all were so helpful. We will definitely be coming back all their food was delicious. read more

The Food: I ordered a Chile Verde Burrito and my friends ordered other Burritos as well. When they got to the table they were HUGE.. I was really excited until I cut into the center to discover that it was about 80% rice. It's an obvious filler, and food cost cutter. Very little meat, cheese, etc. The Service: The servers were very friendly and nice. The Restaurant: The actual restaurant is a very nice place, I would love for this place to be a regular bar, they have a large dance floor, and fun atmosphere. The night we were in had Karaoke, the diners however didn't seem to be interested in singing, the Karaoke Host did most of that. It looks like they have a Buffet on the other side of the dining hall, may have to try that some other time. Summary: My friends and I were returning from Idaho on a Sunday evening and decided to stop here to fill our craving for Mexican Food. I may be back to give it a second try. We weren't terribly charmed by this place. Other than the dining room, the food was underwhelming. read more

The food is pretty good, the fajitas are amazing! And they have fried ice cream which is always a win. The down side is that the service is mediocre at best. Certainly not the place to eat if you have anywhere to be that day. read more

This is one of our favorite spots for Mexican food. We love their all you can eat taco bar. Their fajitas, and enchiladas are always great. And we love that we can find things on their menu that a lot of other Mexican restaurants in the area don't have, such as their ceviche tostadas, which are delicious, and what my husband and I ordered last night: their molcajete supreme. This is meant to be shared between two people. Steak, chicken breast, shrimp, onions, nopalis, and cotija cheese in a delicious tomatillo sauce, served with rice and beans, and your choice of flour or corn tortillas. This is definitely one of our favorite meals here! We also got some shrimp empanadas to share with our kids, and my husband and I each ordered a margarita. I was not quite so adventurous as my husband and went for a reliable lime margarita, on the rocks. But my husband decided to try a cilantro margarita - a lime margarita with cilantro. I had a sip and was pleasantly surprised. I like cilantro, but thought drinking it might be a bit much, but it was actually very refreshing and added some nice depth to the drink. I asked him later and he said he did not get sick of the cilantro by the end, which is something I thought could happen. I will have to remember it for next time. Our two youngest kids got enchiladas, which they always enjoy, and our oldest, who struggles with Mexican food, got an avocado burger, which he loved. We do wish that their taco bar was running on weekends, since this is actually our oldest's favorite, but we don't often get here during the work week. read more

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The biggest Chimmi I've ever seen. This is the first time here and a salad to boot! Sweet. read more

El Paisa Grill - Burrito Chimmi - Seafood Near Me - Ogden, Utah

My sister and I ate here the other day because we saw the best Mexican food in Utah sign. It's not the best. I had shrimp fajitas and my sister had a burrito. She likes this place and was happy. I don't. THEY DO NOT CLEAN THE SHRIMP. All the shrimp still has the poop line in it. You can see it in the photos on here. The shrimp and peppers were very much lacking in flavor. The beans were very thick and tasted like canned refried beans. Wanted to try a margarita, but not for $16. We were clearly done eating and cleaning up the plates and the servers were too busy playing around to get us our check. We were 2 of 4 total people in the place. read more

This is my new favorite Mexican restaurant in Ogden. We've always received great service and food has always been delicious! The Taco bar is amazing, and the breakfast bar is incredible, I've never seen such an extensive Selection of items! My personal favorite is the Tacos de Birria al la Parilla. The meat is tender and juicy and the barbacoa dipping sauce gilds the lily for this extremely tasty dish. A suggestion for all the whiny reviewers that complain about the karaoke... Don't go there during karaoke. For any snarky responders that say 'Oh, I just won't go there at all... ' Your loss. read more

From Texas Best Utah Mexican Restaurant Staff are always friendly and helpful Food is Top Notch (for Utah) Highly recommended for the Guacamole and Mole read more

First off, I'd need to admit that I had my doubts about this place before even walking in. Over the years, this place has changed names and the type of establishment, almost as often as people change their underwear. The two common types, are a Hispanic restaurant or Latin night club. First impressions were that the place was clean, well decorated with the typical hispanic beer wall hangers, lights, and a plethora of boxing/MMA posters. Every TV was tuned to soccer (football to the uninitiated) and/or sports center. Light traditional music played in the background. Their menus have many options of traditionally prepared food, beers and mixed drinks. Our waitress was quick to drop off chips/salsa, and take drink orders. After getting those, we didn't see our waitress for a good 15 minutes to get our food order. I should note that at that time, they weren't very busy. If you follow my reviews, you'll know I love Birria Tacos, so I was excited to try theirs. When the food FINALLY came, I picked up a taco, and was greeted with an absolute oily, floppy mess of a taco. The flavor was lacking, and there was no consumé, just an incredibly spicy salsa. I couldn't eat the tacos with my hands due to the grease, so I had to finish with a fork. I will say though, that if you're a fan of green juice or smoothies, you'll enjoy the Avocado Margarita...yes, that's really a thing. I think it's one of those 'love it or hate it' drinks. The dishes that others in my party ordered, looked delicious and inviting, but I can't comment on those as I didn't try them. The prices were about right for the quality. I've heard people having different experiences, so hopefully my next visit will be better. read more

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Clean, good food with generous amounts. We've eaten here a couple times and never been disappointed. The blurry picture was a taco platter with a variety of tacos. Very good. The chimichanga is what a chimichanga should be! Big, full of meat, and deep fried. We followed the lunch crowd and had great service, every time. read more

El Paisa Grill - Fiesta Taco Platter - Seafood Near Me - Ogden, Utah

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Wish I could I give it 0 stars!!A party of 2 the waiter came and asked us 4 times for our order and then when the food came out he still gave us the wrong food.Then tried arguing about how he had it right after I had told him.Wasn't accommodating at all!Food was very bluhhh.salsa is too runny.Place is way overpriced.Wouldn't recommend, never going back there!! read more

Not that great... Menu describes " charbroiled chicken" on the sopitos, got tinga sopitos instead of charbroiled chicken sopitos. read more

El Paisa Grill - Trash. Tinga Sopes, instead of what their menu describes " charbroiled chicken" sopes. - Seafood Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Last week I went to El Paisa Grill in Ogden, the one by the railroad tracks. I had been looking to enjoying some good food. The food that I ordered didn't taste strange or off so I ate with no concern. Later in the night around 11ish I had uncontrollable diarrhea for a WHOLE HOUR. That had NEVER happened to me! I couldn't drive to the hospital. I was told I had food poisoning, it was horrible and painful! I'll NEVER buy food from there ever again! read more

Amazing food and drinks! Had a party of 12 and food came out at a reasonable time. Really enjoyed the performer! Her voice was very pretty! Cozy place that we'll definitely enjoy again! read more

After my first visit here, I told myself I would come back again before writing a review. During the first visit, our waiter forgot to bring more chips and salsa we asked for which was fine because we probably didn't need them anyway. I was just puzzled on why the table next to us was given more chips and salsa by the same waiter. I ordered mixed fajitas to share. During the second visit, we waited at the empty hostess stand as it said "Please wait to be seated" for a good 5-7 minutes before finally moving deeper into the restaurant to be visible to the employees there. Right around the corner to the right is a cashier stand where customers pay. There were three employees there with two customers paying. We again stood there and made eye contact with the employees (two males with headsets and a female). There was no greeting or acknowledgement. The two males ended up walking away and the female stayed back. Apparently we looked like a family doing a Door Dash run because the cashier asked if we were there for a Door Dash. I told her we were there for dinner. We were finally seated and our waitress, Selene, came to greet us with chips and salsa a few minutes after we sat down. I ordered the mixed fajitas again to share and my husband ordered the Guadalajara burrito. When the food was brought out by another young lady, she had a hard time placing my sizzling fajitas on the table with her 6" Cardi B nails. At that time, I asked her for plate since it was a shared meal. I estimate another 5-7 minutes go by, meanwhile my food is getting cold. Finally, my husband gets up to ask for a plate. We are given to-go boxes instead and we again ask for a plate. The very chipper and high energy employee (whom I assume is a floor manager), apologizes yet stops by another table to chat with other customers. Meanwhile, Cardi B nails finally stops by with our plates and apologizes for how long it took. We finally dig in to our food. The steak in my fajitas and the steak in my husbands burrito was over cooked and very tough. I also wish the fajitas came with pico de gallo instead of a garden salad with ranch. The fajitas needed more flavor and spice. What made me come back to the restaurant was the atmosphere and the endless possibilities on the menu. It looks like this place was once a club with a big open area and a stage for live entertainment. They also have a pretty big menu, although I've only had the mixed fajitas both times I've been here. The employees here need customer service training to include "asking instead of assuming" people speak Spanish. Staffing is not an excuse for lack of good service because both times I've been here, I see about 15 employees standing around. I'm not sure I'll be back as there has to be a Mexican restaurant with better food and much better service! I am desperately trying to find one. read more

El Paisa Grill - Mixed fajitas - Seafood Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Place change drastically in the las months before you will get refill in chips and now if you want extra is a change for that the salsa is not the same I order the molcajete and the carne asada was terrible I just to frecuente this restaurant twice a month or a least once a month I don't think i will come back. read more

food has definitely loss their touch and added more salt then needed to their food waiter was awesome but food has gone from being authentic to tasty like microwave food sad to see a beautiful restaurant inside and out lose their touch. read more

If you're in the mood for a street taco buffet, then this is the place. Many different and authentic varieties of meats such as stomach and cheek meet and others. Delicious!!! read more

Delicious! Amazing food and fun environment, the service was fast and attentive! Definitely will be going back! read more

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Honestly coming to El Paisa Grill was one of the best experiences of my life! LOL! I came with my co-worker around noon on a Friday for $10.99 AYCE Tacos. We were seated very quickly and I headed over to the taco bar to get started on my tacos!! First you line up behind the meat bar and there is a server behind the bar that will ask you how many tacos you want and what type of meat. There were 6 or 8 different types of meat. My first round, I tried all of them!! The only issue was that the lady behind the bar didn't speak much English and the meats weren't labeled, so I had to use my imagination to figure out what I was eating... I mean, it didn't matrer too much since each type was delicious!! Each scoop of meat was plentiful! After you get your plate of tacos and meat you head over to the island in the middle to scoop your own salsa, veggies, etc. It was great to be able to proportion this myself and their veggies were very fresh and delicious as well. Once I finished my first plate I knew which types of meat I liked more and I was able to go back to the meat bar and just point at the ones I wanted. Our waitress also gave us huge cups of water and were very timely with the refills. I had a great experience at El Paisa and the $10.99 was 200% worth it! read more

El Paisa Grill - AYCE Tacos! - Seafood Near Me - Ogden, Utah

$13.50 for all you can eat tacos for lunch. You're joking right? Best thing ever. You definitely get your monies worth. Not just carne asada tacos either. You get optionsssssssss. I had the carne asada, birria, that's right, all you can eat birria tacos, and I tried the Al pastor. I should probably tell you about the part where you go up to the window and order your tacos. Yes they're tiny but man, all the meats were tender and flavorful. They also do give you beans and rice. & Right behind the taco station is everything you need for your tacos. Not just your sauce, lime, cilantro and onion. They got everything. Sour cream, jalapeños, radish, cucumbers, just so much it's overwhelming. Let me just stay, becareful with that red sauce. I have a high spice tolerance and I about died. The green one definitely tastes good but it does need sauce, so I mixed the two. The salsa bar even has salad. Like I would have lunch here daily if I had the time. I got a michelada with my tacos because of course. & It's huge. Definitely worth and super tasty. Almost didn't want to leave this review because then everyone will be there, but this has to be shared. Also, the chips and dip. Chips are cold but that salsa is tasty. Not spicy. read more

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