Small town Arkansas Mexican food. Quality food, large servings, very lightly seasoned. Adequate service, clean comfortable dining room. El Parian fairly large cartel, with restaurants scattered scattered across Arkansas. The green salsa is very good. Ask for it. You will need it if you favor a little more spice. I had the Especial El Parian, aka mixed fajitas (Shrimp, chicken, beef and chorizo). Lots of meat, fresh peppers, tomatoes and onions all on a hot cast iron skillet. The chorizo helped to deliver flavor to the meal. This is recommended, but you better be hungry. Check the pictures. My wife had the simple lunch special. Found in almost every Mexican restaurant, the Speedy Gonzales. Taco, enchilada and beans at a bargain price of $6.99. There is another Mexican restaurant on the other end of town. Try them both, pick your favorite. read more

Food was great. And the sopapilla is a must have. Service was fast and very friendly. Will definitely eat here again.

This place is a part of our family! Wonderful and attentive service, delicious food, and a welcoming ambiance. We called during a busy holiday weekend and asked for a larger than usual portion to feed our crew, they outdid themselves! read more

El Parian - A Stephen special, mixed fajita, salsa, and cheese dip! - Tex-Mex Near Me - Paris, Arkansas

Im not big in Mexican food but I thought my food here was pretty good. The decorations are cute. The waiter was nice.

Amazing, delicious Make sure to stop here. Great food . Good chicken and rice . Good drinks. Friendly workers. Kinda expensive. Good place to go for lots of people. The building is a little old. Lighting is good. It's warm. Your food doesn't take to long to come out . And chips and salsa as an appetizer!! 4/5!! read more

Greasy, microwaved, and tasteless. Don't waste your money. Staff was friendly. Keep driving!

Wonderful food, atmosphere and service. Prices are not bad. Was so happy to find some authentic Mexican food!

I can't speak for the dining in experience, but my sister was craving Mexican food so she picked up a chicken chimichanga: sub fajita meat/no onions for me and some chips, salsa, and queso. I'm always wary of Mexican food I haven't prepared myself because I've been to many Mexican restaurants in my life and I've yet to find one clean enough to visit twice. However, I am rating this on the food alone since I have never been inside. The chicken was tough, flavorless, and while they omitted most of the onion in the chimichanga, they put a pile of raw onion next to it, the so called "pico de gallo." The guacamole was not fresh at all and the chips were slightly stale. The rice was of poor quality, the beans were no better. All in all, a very sub-par meal. I really did not appreciate the multiple unripe tomato tops accidentally thrown in my chimichanga instead of the trash, along with bell pepper tops and bottoms. One is pictured. I would most definitely not go back; only the salsa was ok and it certainly didn't make up for the rest of the experience. Queso was bland. Ugh. read more

El Parian - It's like food from a bad dream, and it's certain to cause a few. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Paris, Arkansas

I was in town camping at Mount Magazine for my birthday weekend. I wanted a real birthday meal and thought I'd contribute my money to a local Mexican restaurant instead of a chain restaurant. I wasn't expecting 5 star quality of food, but I wasn't expecting what I had gotten. The food was disappointing. It was almost as if they forgot what good Mexican food was like. Nothing had flavor. Even the thing that's easy to get right, (guacamole) didn't have any flavor in it, just seemed to be pureed avocado. It's almost like the "Mexican" food they had was catered to the palate of the locals who probably couldn't handle any flavor so they made everything as bland as possible. If you're looking for real Mexican food, this place is a miss. read more

Great food!! Great service!! Wonderful to-go al well. Would recommend to anyone!!!!!! Burrito El Parian is the go to go me!

Extremely fast and friendly. Nice environment and exceptional customer service. Have only had a bad dish on one occasion, but that could be due to Taco Bell manipulating me into believing a chalupa is something it isn't. Quality food for very reasonable prices. Generous serving sizes and I always leave feeling stuffed. read more

Well what can I say. . The drinks where not good the food, well the small amount of meat they give u in a mixed fajita, all onions, still .

Pretty tasty food and the wait staff were very attentive. When they weren't taking care of customers, they were cleaning. I haven't seen that anywhere else . And all the staff helped you, we were never told that's not my station, I will tell your waitress. read more

Good Mexican food with great service. I would advice you to keep your head on a swivel if you get out of your seat because the waiters move around almost at a run. read more

Do not expect Tex-Mex or Mexican food from this restaurant. The presentation is fine and the decorations are appropriate. The flavor just isn't there. The salsa tasted like tomato sauce. The fajitas were a rather bland disappointment. The hottest item I could find to add some flavor was a grilled jalapeño that got to the table 5 minutes ahead of the food. Service was unimpressive. They took out order and dropped off our food. Bare minimal effort by the staff. Drive a little further. Save your money for a tasty meal elsewhere. read more

After reading the reviews, and talking to locals my husband & I decided to try this place for ourselves. To say the least I was very disappointed. First of all it's the first Mexican restaurant that I've ever been in that does not serve cerveza (beer). I ordered unsweet tea, my husband sweet tea. Two sweet teas came to the table, I sent mine back & the error was corrected until refill time, then it was refilled with sweet tea. My husband ordered the Carne Asada, now I took into account that out here it is not easy to find flank steak, so it was milanesa cut of meat, however it was not tenderized, nor was it marinaded in the traditional carne asada marinade, further more it was fried, not grilled. This resulted in a bland, tough, dry steak. The rice was the same for both of us, dry, and bland. There was no cilantro, no onion, no garlic, no tomato bullion flavors in the rice. This was not traditional Arroz Rojo. The beans again these were not traditional frijoles de olla (beans in a pot) nor frijoles refritos (refried beans). The beans were bland, there was no flavoring in them at all, no bacon or ham (either can be used). The consistency was neither, but a combination of the two, making the beans look awful on the plate. My husband did say the guacamole was good, I'm not a fan of it myself so I didn't try it. I ordered the combination with a stuffed poblano and an enchilada, it came with rice & beans. I really wanted Chili Rellenos but that was not on the menu. Both the poblano & enchilada were very bland, and they were drowning in a queso sauce (cheese sauce). A little cheese would be fine, but this was way too much. They do not serve sopas (soups) which I find very disappointing. The server was a bit shocked when I even asked about sopas and chili rellenos. I asked for a side of jalapeños because the food really was bland, there was no mexican flavors to it all. The young girl (perhaps 10?) went to ask her mother about it, and the woman looked at me, looked at the girl, looked puzzled. I then saw her speak to my server, and then my jalapeños were brought out. My husband & I shared a fried ice cream (he had never had that before), however that was the only dessert they had, no flan. I'm not a huge fan of fried ice cream, but my husband enjoyed it. As for the service, it could be more friendly, they could come back to check on you, to see how you were doing, if everything was good, etc. like most restaurants do. Will I return, perhaps one more time to try out the Chili Verde, but as for traditional mexican food, it looks like I will continue making that at home. read more

Love, love, LOVE this restaurant!!! BEST food ever!!! Service is lightning fast, and the employees are so friendly!!

OMG were do I start the food here is horrible cold nasty fajitas the service was not all that great they lied to my husband and told him that they didn't have any shrimp then one person said they had shrimp so they had to give him a discount. Food is bland it's the worst Mexican food I've ever tasted won't be going back in here ever. read more

First of all, lets start with the service. When we first sat down we were greeted with a half hearted smile. We were given our menus and we were deciding what to eat. It took 17 minutes for us to get some chips and salsa which by the time they got to our table where absolutely horrid. I had the carnitas as my main course. They tasted all right at first but made my stomach very queasy. Within fifteen minutes of my first bite I threw up all my food into the toilet. Pesonally, I would not recommend it unless you enjoy laying down in bed for the remainder of your trip if you are not a local. If you are a local go to the grapevine as im sure you already know. read more

I live in San Diego and when I come to visit family about once a year I need my fix of a "real" restaurant......This is Arkansas, so El Parian is it!!...Food does the trick the Queso (which the Southerners refer to as "white sauce") is awesome......I am not too picky with my Mexican food....so as long as it is cheesy and saucy I am easy to please............The service is actually so good it is almost ridiculous........recommend these guys opening a drive through window with burritos. read more

I am a local regular and still enjoy this restaurant. The food is what you would expect from the garden variety Mexican food joint. It's not fancy and it's not trashy. When a family member got married, his father treated the wedding party to dinner. The 40+ people didn't have any problems and their glasses stayed full. read more