Reviews for El Pariente Mexican Grill in St Paul, MN
Really good food I love the food fresh a lot of choice?s on buffet
Food was good. However, the was pretty empty and it still took 20+ minutes to get 4 tacos to go, and they forgot the beef... consume with my order. I might go back with the family for a sit down meal, but I would advise against getting a takeout order(based on my experience and some of the other reviews). Read more
Super great staff. The food was delicious. We got street tacos, American tacos, burrito and tamales and flan. Everything was... super flavorful and good. Read more
Small Mexican restaurant. Really good authentic Mexican food and great staffs. Plenty of parking space. Ordered the taco combo... came with rice, bean, 3 taco, and drink for only ~14 really cheap compare to other places in twin cities. Also order large deepfried corn tortilla dish that was really good! Similar to machete but different breading. Definitely come check this place outamazing food! Read more
Drawn in because of buy 2 get 1 free street taco Tuesday. Discovered it changed to buy 3 get 1 free. Tried 4 different meats.... Service was prompt and friendly. Reasonable time for food prep. Tacos were OK. On the high end $ for their size. Meats seemedon the dry side. Disappointed that I got only one container of a sauce and had no say in what it was. Experimenting withdifferent heats and sauces are what I most enjoy about authentic Mexican restaurants. Also odd, beverage lids are kept behindthe counter and you must request one. They do have a nice offering of alcohol beverages in spite of not having a typicalbar. Okay place once, won't be back. Read more
A followup visit, this time was quite busy, Post-COVID. While there was no line at first, a continuous line started soon after... and moved quickly. Our orders took a little longer this time, yet not that long, considering that they were custom built andbaked, which takes longer than something just tossed into a tortilla and wrapped up. My order of a tamale was intentional,because I believe that if they make their own tamales and they are great, then the rest of their foods will also be great. Ittakes a significant time to make tamales along with loving care to make them great, a reflection of the care the restaurantgives all their foods. This tamale was great, along with everything in my order. A relatively new bar and grill that I've neverbeen in before. Their COVID menu has a couple dozen traditional Mexican dishes and they have a couple of coolers with softdrinks, beer, and liqueurs. The food was very good, drinks and after-dinner liqueur very nice. Definitely worth regular visits. Read more
We've eaten here a number of times now including take-out. The food is delicious but like many small, independent restaurants,... there are sometimes inconsistencies that affect the overall experience. The Birrea Tacos and dipping broth lacked jalapeñostonight but since I didn't bring it up, Ill cut slack by considering they may have been out of that ingredient at the completionof a long holiday weekend. The tamale I had was the biggest ever served to me in a restaurant. The chips were fresh and thesauce was flavorful but not spicy. The Tres Leche cake ???? was simply delicious. Lastly, the adult beverage program is afantastic value when considering most on-premise venues charge 400-600% mark-up. We received 2-four-ones on both Pacifico andshots of Jose Cuervo Familia Reserva Extra Anego. Awesome! Service was prompt, professional, and courtesy. I highlyrecommend this gem of place! Read more
I love the food, but it takes forever. I guess they're short staffed and I get that. However I had a friend pay for me and we... talked for like 20 minutes. Then my friend left and I waited about 20 more minutes and nothing so I ended up walking out. Withno food. I couldn't take it. My friend had paid for me and I told my friend I'd pay her back for the meal. I have a life and Ican't wait for food forever! Read more