Time to pull a quick 180. My last review praised this little Latin American/Caribbean joint because it was bold enough to say our town was over inundated by taco jawns. Also colloquially known as taquerías. And now I find myself just LOVING the P. Rosel for its tacos. Yes, we have a million kajillion taco shops in like a three mile radius. But they are all so freakin' good! I don't think having a million places that can dish out a top notch taco is necessarily a bad thing. I guess it gets kinda boring and redundant after awhile, but when you're craving a taco, it ends up being a blessing. Now, I know these tacos are authentic, because they are served with stuff that I would never expect to be served with a taco. Like, a side of cucumber slices? And sliced radishes? Also, we have legit Mexican cheese here. Queso fresco. No pepper Jack here. I think that's what most Americans put on their homemade tacos. Some sort of cheddar. Pepper Jack if they're feisty. That's about as exotic as they go when it comes to cheese. Ok, ok, they sometimes use feta. "Oh hey, I made a Greek salad! It's a mix of Romaine lettuce and fried chicken, croutons, and FETA CHEESE! TOTALLY GREEK!" In addition to a little taco sampler, I had snag some fajitas. Chicken was on the dry side, but I liked that they gave me a nice side of lettuce and pico de gallo. No sour cream, unfortunately. I'm serious about this - if you can find a Mexican place that serves a complimentary side of sour cream with fajitas or basically any entree, CHERISH THEM. Sour cream, as we we all know, as gone the way of guacamole. It's now a "premium" side that will cost you sometimes $1 or more. I'm pretty sure 10 years ago, restaurants were GIVING out sour cream because that shit sits in those commercial fridges so long, they NEED to give it away before it goes bad. But now we have to spend that stimulus money on those upsells that were once not a privilege, but a right. The last dish I got was the Molcajete Ranchero. I thought I knew what "Ranchero" meant until this stage in my life. It apparently doesn't have anything to do with ranch dressing. This is one of their specialty dishes. Or maybe they just have amazing SEO. But when I Googled "Molcajete Ranchero," Paraiso Rosel was the first hit. Sadly, I think they screwed up my order. On their website, the description says it's grilled nopal with a bunch of other stuff. What is nopal, you ask? Well, it's cactus leaves, duh. I feel like the cactus leaves would have added a whole other dimension. HAHAH, who am I kidding. I'm just complaining about the lack of something that I probably wouldn't have liked anyway. I'm complaining that something wasn't there, but if it was there, I'd complain about it because I would have thought the texture was "icky' or something. Now I know why restaurant owners pull their hair out when they read these reviews. Alright, so my final take. Would I order from here again? I mean, probably? As mentioned before, we just have so many really great Mexican restaurants. And for real for real, I want to try them all. So it takes a helluva lot for me to re-order from a place when in the back of my mind I want to try a new place. Like, my time on this earth is limited, you know? I have high blood pressure. I drink too much. There's people still walking around without masks. I could croak any minute. Now listen, if I lived within walking distance of this place, I'd go three times per week, easy. But a man's gotta live. I may never be back, but this was a meal I'll never forget (even if I never got to experience grilled cactus leaves). read more

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Oh. My. Goodness. When I say this meal was life-changing, I'm not being dramatic. I was in Reading for work travel, and not super familiar with the food offerings in the area. I did a quick DoorDash search and came across this place. I've been wanting to try birria tacos after the recent surge in popularity (thanks, TikTok), so this seemed like a great opportunity to do so. I ordered the birria tacos with a side of rice. The delivery came super quickly and the food was still piping hot when it arrived. And my life was quickly changed. These tacos are INSANE. A super crispy corn tortilla filled with the most flavorful beef I have ever had. It's a complex flavor profile - sort of spicy, sort of sour, savory, salty, bright, DELICIOUS. And when you dip it in the consommé, which is provided complimentary on the side? Nirvana. I was absolutely stuffed, but I couldn't stop eating until I had totally cleaned my plate. The rice was also fluffy and tasty. I have tried to make my own birria tacos since this, but just can't replicate it. I'll definitely be eating here again as soon as I'm back in town. read more

Paraiso Rosel - 3 tacos de birria - Mexican Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

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They have a location in Robesonia, PA as well. It's fairly new. I love it here. The food and service is great! Highly recommend getting their horchata!!! read more

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Very good food & nice family establishment. The sauces and salsa were on point. Would recommend and will return again. read more

Paraiso Rosel - Enchiladas Rancheras - Mexican Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

I wanted to like this place based on the reviews & photos, but our first time wasn't the greatest. We had food delivered, not dining in. My horchata was not included in the delivery, and some of the food was not the freshest (mainly the avocado and ceviche). We did eat it all, but would probably try something different next time. 2 observations: 1) French fries came with our quesadilla meals. Kind of weird as most places have beans, rice, or both. 2) because the meals came with ff, we were given larger cups of ketchup, but small cups of salsa. I would reverse that or do both the same size. I will say delivery of our food was relatively quick, and the street corn appetizer was good. read more

Paraiso Rosel - Avocado - Mexican Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

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Love this place so much! One of the best, most authentic local taco spots and a go-to when we're in Reading.

We found this cute little place using restaurant.com. The food was well priced, flavorful and freshly prepared. Our server was on her second day working there and was unfamiliar with the menu and the cuisine, but she was seemingly te only person the fluent in English. She and the other staff Were friendly and helpful. We ordered the Molcajete , which came with rice and beans and a side salad, and it was definitely sufficient food for two. I don't live in the area but if I did I would likely return. read more

Hands down, the best Mexican restaurant in the Reading area! Food is comparable with any high end Mexican restaurant. The dining area is very small and simple and you might wait a few extra minutes for your food only because of the care they put into every dish! Best guacamole I've had in a very long while. I recommend the read more

Great authentic Mexican cuisine at a great price and great service. Due to COVID-19, we have a weekly takeouts. We love the fish and shrimps tacos. read more

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I was looking for something in walking distance from my new temporary apartment for some lunch and settled on Paraiso Rosel, and boy am I glad I did! The food is absolutely delicious! And the people working there are very friendly. What more could you ask for? I got the Choripollo (basically cheesy chicken with chorizo on it with all the sides included). I loved it and will probably get it again very soon. But they have a big menu so who knows! I may have to try something different. :) read more

So so so good! I grew up on authentic Mexican food, so I'm a bit of food snob. SO glad I found this little place. GO! You won't regret trying it, it's the real deal! read more

The tacos are perfect, especially the carnitas tacos. Served with lime, onion and cilantro and a couple of hot sauces which you probably don't need. In a sea of local taco places this place is special! read more

We ordered a beef taco salad, chicken nachos and an al pastor sope. The portions were so large, we didn't even make it to the sope. That will be a late night snack! The food was delicious!! The chips for the nachos were crispy, even with delivery time factored in. Perfect! We will be ordering again soon read more

This place have great food!! Can't lie, but they do not have servers in the restaurant I placed an order online at 2:21pm came in 30 minutes later to pick up my order which was never reviewed by the cooks due to no servers while having the conversation with the cook about this problem the phone rings with someone giving him my order I am talking about 40 minuets after I order. They have great food but the customer service is horrible this is very ridiculous if you can't run a restaurant why have it open. You can loose so many customers due to this issue. read more

Original staff is back and so is the quality. My favorite dish is the chicken huarache. A corn tortilla covered with grilled chicken, cheese, avocado, green peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, onions. The guacamole and fried ice cream are excellent as well. I usually call in the order ahead because it gets busy. Enjoy! read more

Just popped in here by chance and had a great meal and awesome service. Will come back!

One of the best if not the best in the city. Mom and Pop (sister, brother, and kids) run restaurant. You really can't go wrong with anything on the menu. The service and their attention to your enjoyment and satisfaction is as good as it gets. Food, sauces, and layers of flavor are top notch. I ate lunch here at 10am last week only because I was passing by and couldn't resist. Don't hesitate. read more

This is the best Mexican restaurant of all time for me!The food is very delicious. The homemade hot sauce is super hot!And all types of well cooked food for the customers! read more

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Only good thing is the guacamole and that depends who's making it. Everything else is mediocre. They keep changing how they make their food. The prices are a little high for their quality. I go here when I have no other option because I work close by. read more

Very tasty tacos. Very reasonable prices. The seats tend to fill up fast around lunchtime, but they offer takeout which is what I typically get anyway. read more