I live right by this place and have been wanting to give it an honest try. Here’s my review and I hope it helps the owner/management improve. It’s Gunnison, service, quality and price are notoriously bad so I almost expect that with everything in this town. That being said, the service was excellent! The atmosphere was fine, I don’t love hearing “Mr. Brightside” while “enjoying” a margarita and chips and “salsa”. Now my quotations are there for a reason, I’m not sure there was tequila in my $12 margarita and I’m quite certain the salsa is made with marinara sauce. That would be my first suggestion, start over with the salsa recipe, it is terrible and it cost $2.75. My enchiladas were fine, there were chunks of some kind of meat mixed in with my sauce, I ordered cheese and chicken enchiladas and these were definitely not chunks of chicken. To summarize, this place is prime real-estate, host bands, have events, be a spot people talk about! Also, I know it is hard to find good employees in the valley but find some and be open on the weekend! Huge missed opportunity to not be open for lunch and dinner on Saturday at the very least. Make the food just a little better! El Pariso is not a 5 star restaurant but your food is not as good and more expensive. Make sure your bartenders know what they’re doing! I can look past and really bad margarita if it’s strong. I think I just drank store bought margarita mix for $12. This place is not terrible but could be so much better and make so much more money for the owners!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Alli O’Brien
Lovely service, great food, and delicious margaritas! One of my go to restaurants every time I visit Gunnison!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Lassek
Stumbled across this restaurant while visiting Gunnison CO. The food was fantastic, Kelsey waited our table and was great. I would recommend this place for great Mexican food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Porter
Great little café. Good service and excellent salsa
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lila Goddard-Vaughan
Great food and great service! 10/10 would recommend for a lunch or dinner spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ann Haddock
We went here before we read any reviews. Had seen the absolutely packed parking lot at lunch time so we went for early dinner. We are from southern Arizona and used to every style of Mexican food there is and we loved this place. Not Tex - mex…much more authentic sauces and styles. The chorizo was outstanding on their chorizo tostada. We definitely will go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leroy K
Food was okay Mexican food (not exactly authentic). Staff started out polite and helpful, but then the lady manager was very rude near the end when we asked for an itemized receipt. The lady manager who was the rudest, then took about 30 minutes to use their outdated way of writing down each of the expenses on a note pad and their individual prices. Seemed a little sketchy since they take out an automatic 20% for larger groups, hence why we wanted an itemized receipt to confirm. I would of given 3 stars but the lady manager really ruined it. Rest of the staff was nice though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Emily Morehouse
Delicious chips + salsa right when you are seated, great variety of food selection and fabulous green chili! Staff were very attentive on refills and so kind. Recommend as you pass through or stay near Gunnison!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa, Enchiladas, Supreme Burrito Smothered in Red Chili and Cheese
Dwight Murray
Very good mexican food and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marcy Ervin
This was the worst mexican food that I have ever had. No plasticware , napkins and 26 dollars for two bean burritos with cheese,,every thing was rubbery and cold. Stay away
Took forever for the food to come out. Draft beers were poured short. Food was mediocre at best. We told server to split bill before the food came out however they refused to split the bill at the end. They did not give us an itemized bill. Update: Warning- they automatically charged us a 20% tip to the bill.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Charles Pulver
Server very good. Nice facility, clean. Enjoyed our meal. .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chonaa23 CD
It’s not authentic Mexican food !!!!, it tasted terrible , they gave us watery salsa and they never have anything on the menu
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Tyson
Service was great! I had a chile relleno a shredded beef taco and a coke and I was happy with my choice. My bill was $19 with out tip. The cost was pretty much on par with other restaurants in my opinion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
P K
I was staying nearby so I walked over as it was a modern, clean exterior. The service was very good. The food was pretty expensive for honestly kinda mediocre Mexican food.
I live right by this place and have been wanting to give it an honest try. Here’s my review and I hope it helps the owner/management improve. It’s Gunnison, service, quality and price are notoriously bad so I almost expect that with everything in this town. That being said, the service was excellent! The atmosphere was fine, I don’t love hearing “Mr. Brightside” while “enjoying” a margarita and chips and “salsa”. Now my quotations are there for a reason, I’m not sure there was tequila in my $12 margarita and I’m quite certain the salsa is made with marinara sauce. That would be my first suggestion, start over with the salsa recipe, it is terrible and it cost $2.75. My enchiladas were fine, there were chunks of some kind of meat mixed in with my sauce, I ordered cheese and chicken enchiladas and these were definitely not chunks of chicken.
To summarize, this place is prime real-estate, host bands, have events, be a spot people talk about! Also, I know it is hard to find good employees in the valley but find some and be open on the weekend! Huge missed opportunity to not be open for lunch and dinner on Saturday at the very least. Make the food just a little better! El Pariso is not a 5 star restaurant but your food is not as good and more expensive. Make sure your bartenders know what they’re doing! I can look past and really bad margarita if it’s strong. I think I just drank store bought margarita mix for $12. This place is not terrible but could be so much better and make so much more money for the owners!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Lovely service, great food, and delicious margaritas! One of my go to restaurants every time I visit Gunnison!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stumbled across this restaurant while visiting Gunnison CO. The food was fantastic, Kelsey waited our table and was great. I would recommend this place for great Mexican food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great little café. Good service and excellent salsa
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and great service! 10/10 would recommend for a lunch or dinner spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went here before we read any reviews. Had seen the absolutely packed parking lot at lunch time so we went for early dinner. We are from southern Arizona and used to every style of Mexican food there is and we loved this place. Not Tex - mex…much more authentic sauces and styles. The chorizo was outstanding on their chorizo tostada. We definitely will go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was okay Mexican food (not exactly authentic). Staff started out polite and helpful, but then the lady manager was very rude near the end when we asked for an itemized receipt. The lady manager who was the rudest, then took about 30 minutes to use their outdated way of writing down each of the expenses on a note pad and their individual prices. Seemed a little sketchy since they take out an automatic 20% for larger groups, hence why we wanted an itemized receipt to confirm. I would of given 3 stars but the lady manager really ruined it. Rest of the staff was nice though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Delicious chips + salsa right when you are seated, great variety of food selection and fabulous green chili! Staff were very attentive on refills and so kind. Recommend as you pass through or stay near Gunnison!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa, Enchiladas, Supreme Burrito Smothered in Red Chili and Cheese
Very good mexican food and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was the worst mexican food that I have ever had. No plasticware , napkins and 26 dollars for two bean burritos with cheese,,every thing was rubbery and cold. Stay away
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Took forever for the food to come out. Draft beers were poured short. Food was mediocre at best. We told server to split bill before the food came out however they refused to split the bill at the end. They did not give us an itemized bill. Update: Warning- they automatically charged us a 20% tip to the bill.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Server very good. Nice facility, clean. Enjoyed our meal.
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s not authentic Mexican food !!!!, it tasted terrible , they gave us watery salsa and they never have anything on the menu
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Service was great! I had a chile relleno a shredded beef taco and a coke and I was happy with my choice. My bill was $19 with out tip. The cost was pretty much on par with other restaurants in my opinion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was staying nearby so I walked over as it was a modern, clean exterior. The service was very good. The food was pretty expensive for honestly kinda mediocre Mexican food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
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