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    El Paseo Restaurant

    4.0 (24 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Latin American
    Open 8:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Food was not good ! She didn't packaged it right and I ordered over 10 pupusas and all my cheese pupusas all soggy and they all came apart and I had hair in my cheese pupusas and I spent over 40$ dollars here . Wouldn't recommend at all !!!

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    Brian W.

    Literally inedible. I have never been sold a worse meal. This is so unforgivably bad I am writing this review before I've even thrown away the to-go order I just picked up. I am not exaggerating when I say I literally cannot chew the steak. I've had to spit it out. The rice is old and stuck together in large balls and the salad is HOT. I will NEVER be back. This place should be shut down.

    Carnitas tacos!
    Jenny P.

    This place was A+! I got pupusas, and carnita tacos. Everything was super fresh and the flour taco shells were made to order I've never had fresh taco shells before and they were delicious. I can't believe this place has been by my house for years and I'm just now finding it! The owner was super passionate about the menu and took his time explaining everything to me and my husband. I really appreciated his welcoming spirit and enthusiasm for his native food. I will definitely be coming back here to try more!

    Baliada regular, avocado added.
    Julia H.

    Another in the long list of Good Restaurants Oddly Situated in Strip Malls, El Paseo is hidden in one of the curiously arranged strip malls that line Capital Boulevard and is easy to miss if you're not looking for it - but if good, filling food is on your list, start looking! If the typical Mexican Combo #3 is what you desire this isn't the place; you'll find more regional specialties here like the Desayuno Tipico, featuring two eggs Salvadorian style, beans, cheese, cream, plantain, and tortillas; Yucca Con Chicharron; the Plato Tipico Salvadoreno, offering a variety with beans, plantain, pupusa, tamal, sour cream, and yucca with sauteed pork; and burritos, tacos, baliadas plus a variety of pupusas. There are vegetarian options as well as meat dishes ranging from chicken to tongue, giving eaters of every adventure level something to enjoy. Fresh juices are also available to order if you feel you need something virtuous to go with your stack of cheese pupusas (the deliciously tart and crisp cabbage accompanying them was enough for me!). The space is simple, service is prompt and helpful, and prices are affordable - El Paseo may be somewhat of a hidden gem in Raleigh but it certainly deserves wider acclaim!

    Zee B.

    Small and informal atmosphere, soccer game on the tv's. Staff is polite and attentive. Food is good in general. The flat bread is rather bland. The cuts of meat, while they are thin, are well seasoned and tasty. Nothing really stands out. So I simply didn't find a reason to return.

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    1 year ago

    Everything is great here! Great food, and excellent service. I love the Plato típico with the horchata(theirs is the best)!

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    2 years ago

    I ordered pork and cheese pupusas and they were good pupusas tho messy, great friendly service. will go back.

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    2 years ago

    Very hygienic super clean place service was very good experience the real flavors good seasoned food and knowledgeable staff

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    Good food and great service, authentic Salvadoran food, good selection of native drinks

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    Very authentic Salvadorian food. Best Pupusas I've ever had. Very good! Good service

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    7 years ago

    Great food...absolutely fantastic coffee. Who needs Starbucks? Friendly service. Felt like i was in a typical restaurant in Latin America.

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    8 years ago

    Only because the first time I ate here the breakfast was delicious. Came back for pupusas and found a roach in my food. Need I say more?

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    8 years ago

    The food is so good I'll like to come again and the price is affordable and great atmosphere

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    Authentic Salvadoran food. Excellent food. Pupusas are done just right. Fresh squeezed orange juice.

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