El Paraiso

126 W Main St, Urbana
(312) 971-7149

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Sherley Arroyo

It was our first time in and it was amazing!! Service was great and the food was perfect!

Tegan

Incredible! Ate here for lunch today and got the pork mofongo, a steak jibarito, and agua fresca (passion fruit and tamarind). Everything was amazing. Loved how tender the pork was and the plantain mash was perfect. The steak was delicious and the drinks were refreshing. We will be back!

Tania Davila

Closed on a Saturday

Carolina Bieri

Love this place! The pupusas and arepas are delicious. Very much worth checking out if you're in downtown Urbana!

Vladislav Ekimtcov

Must try flan. You might have to call in a day ahead, as it flies off the shelves. Small hurdle to get over, this flan is worth every penny and minute of waiting.
Also got the Jibarito the other day, a sandwich in between two fried slices of plantain. As someone who cannot digest gluten all too well, I appreciated this dish and recommend you get it too.

Jessica Alvarez

They do not provide table service, even when you’re the only table in the place.
The employees were very knowledgeable about their dishes and provided recommendations.
They did not have some of the items available that were listed as regular menu items.
My husband and son had to change out their drink option which was supposed to be a juice, it tasted like it had been very diluted and had very little fruit flavor.
I ordered a shrimp dish in a cream sauce with a side of rice. The cream sauce had zero flavor and had separated, making it look as bad as it tasted. My white rice was cold to the touch and very hard, and appeared to have been days old and simply reheated.
My husband order something else that had a different rice and he was the only one; out of 5 of us, who finished his plate and enjoyed it.
They are very over priced for what they offer.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

sgarrett1965

The food is delicious, wonderful surprise!

If you're contemplating stopping in, do it, you won't be disappointed

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jack Popovich

Absolutelt delicious! The best arepa I’ve ever had.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Craig Olson

Wonderful food. All fresh ingredients.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tacos, Mofongo, Empanada

Luca James- Felt

Absolutely chill, great vibes, amazing food, and chill staff. I had a great time and a great meal!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Liam Carroll

Food was very good, ordered pupusas. Perhaps I went at an odd time (1pm on Friday an hour after opening) but the restaurant was very quiet with no music or fan or anything. While the tables were clean, the floors were a little sticky. Maybe they could play some music or something to make it less awkward

Tyler Gegg

Ecstatic that there's a good place for pupusas in town. Staff really worked to get everything right!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pupusas

JOHAN GUZMAN

If you want to eat something new and very delicious you must visit Latin American restaurants and this is one of them that offer a delicious variety and exquisite taste, 100% recommended

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Morgan Frush

I really like the dish with the mashed plantains and their chicken was perfect!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mofongo

Chester Jia

Lovely restaurant. Arepas are amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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