Food is always the best around. The owners remember you after time…read more The only spot in Wilkes Barre.

Since moving here to NEPA in 2015, my wife and I were always scouting Mexican restaurants. We're…read moreboth born and raised in Los Angeles, so Mexican food is a staple. Taqueria El Paraiso is amazing and takes back to our local favorites back in LA. The family that owns the restaurant are friendly and welcoming. The food is absolutely as authentic as you can get. I highly recommend Taqueria El Paraiso to anyone who loves delicious, authentic Mexican dishes. The Birria and Carnitas are fire

Their food is absolutely amazing food! the waitresses are always so nice and Beautiful decorations!read more

DO NOT SPEND MONEY ON BIRRIA TACOS HERE THEY ARE NOT GOOD AT ALL! I recommend Mi Ranchito El Buen…read moreSabor on Hazle Street Parked in Hazle Mart parking lot! Better money spent on the chicken nachos

I had the huaraches a tinga, my spouse got the fish tacos. I cannot say enough good about the food!…read moreWe didn't leave any leftovers :) The atmosphere was very much of a neighborhood place that gets a lot of locals. the service was super nice. I wish I lived here because I would come here all the time!

Had side of quac.... Outstanding. Tacos were fresh and delicious. Very authentic food. Will…read moredefinitely be coming back when in town. Great job !!!!

Service was fine. The place was pretty empty when we went. One other couple arrived maybe 10…read moreminutes after us. They give chips & salsa. Our food was kinda bland. I had a veggie burrito, however it was mostly rice & some of the rice wasn't fully cooked. I asked for cheese ($1.50 extra) on it and they put a queso which was good. Had that queso not been on it , there wouldn't have been anything flavorful about it. My husband had chicken nachos and he stated they were bland as well.

Love love coming here for some good quality Mexican food. I'm a big fan of the beef gryo and…read moreplantains. Beware there are not fast food prices so come ready to spend. There's outdoor seating available when the weather is warm Hours and Menu with prices as off Nov 2023 attached

The design of this place is everything! And the food is phenomenal. Portions are just right -…read moredidn't feel like it was too much. Our waitress was helpful and welcoming. Will definitely be back when in the area.

Maybe this should be 2.5, because the ambiance was very fun, the service was very good, and the…read moremenu was very large. But the food was very so-so. We asked that the apps be half veggie, half meat, but instead each item was half&half, making them inedible for the vegetarian. The Horchata was not as good as others, and the leftovers did not seem good enough to bother taking on to our next destination. Our stomachs admittedly had been set for Thai, but that restaurant had closed early. One may want to return just for the decor, though.

My wife and I enjoyed three tacos each: el pastor and spicy pork. They were delicious! Served with…read moregrilled scallions. We ate at the picnic table at the food truck. Don't let a food truck frighten you, this place serves great food! The owner and staff were so friendly.

Tasty tacos, and no problem to add extra onions and avocado, which I love. They had horchata today,…read morewhich was delicious and just perfect on a hot day. Polite service and homemade small-batch taste. Its a humble food truck, but you wouldn't know it by the flavors and presentation. Will come back again for sure.

I'm giving five stars but a few suggestions. No inside seating, so please dry the tables and…read morechairs. It's the least you can do. Not drying them says, hey, get your food and go, we don't care. It's no fun trying to add slaw from a ziplock bag, in the car. Someone said cash only, I paid in cash. I didn't see a sign, you may want to add that. The pupusas were good, kind of bland, once I added the included slaw for crunch and hot sauce for flavor, it really came together. Too bad I had to do this on my lap. Lastly, the tamarind juice was chunky. I wasn't expecting that and didn't care for it. Just personal preference. I'd love to see a weekly special flavor!

Best pupusas ever ‼ amazing amazing amazing and super fresh. Amazing service and kindread more

Went with a party of seven for a birthday. Was seated right away (they don't take reservations),…read moreservice was great!! Get the table side guacamole. Food was excellent and fast . I had the Texas fajita really good. Highly recommend!!!!

I went to La Tolteca with my family hoping for a solid Mexican meal. What I got instead was a…read morerollercoaster experience that started with hope, dipped into confusion, and ended with me questioning every life choice that brought me there. Let's start at the top: Queso: $7 for a bowl so small I thought it was a free sample. I've seen bigger portions in Lunchables. It tasted fine, but for seven bucks, I expected at least a second scoop. Chips: Honestly? Fantastic. Whoever's in charge of the chips deserves a raise. Light, crunchy, salty -- the MVP of the whole night. Diet Coke: Shockingly elite. Crisp. Ice cold. And they hit it with a lemon slice like they were trying to impress me on a first date. Best part of the meal, no question. My Burrito Hawaino: Shrimp, pineapple, mango salsa, queso -- it actually started off delicious. I was ready to forgive the miniature queso bowl. ...Then I found a black hair. And another black hair. At that point my appetite clocked out and left the building. Nothing ruins tropical flavors like unexpected garnish from someone's head. Service: The waiter was nice, polite, and not the problem. He did his job. But no amount of friendliness can cancel out surprise hair in your entrée. Final Thoughts: La Tolteca has potential -- good chips, great Diet Coke, friendly staff. But charging $7 for fun-sized queso and seasoning my burrito with bonus human hair? That's gonna be a no from me. Would I go back? Probably only for the chips and a Diet Coke with that lemon slice. And next time, I'm inspecting every plate like I'm in CSI: Wilkes-Barre.

Skipped breakfast so I was halfway looking for a brunchy option when I stumbled into El Tikal…read more With a quality lunch special section, plus your everyday Mexican favorites and a great variety of meat, seafood and veggie dishes, I had a hard time deciding. I'm usually a combo order kind of guy, but I had to throw together my own little lunch variety pack, add Santa Fe (breakfast) burrito. Plantains always hit for me, but these were extra caramelized and gooey so I had to portion them out between the beginning and end of the meal. The mole sauce on the chili relleno was smokey and not as spicy, but really well-balanced. The tamale with red sauce seemed less flavorful than the other dishes, but I'm no tamale expert and I've been hanging out with a lot of Italians recently. The Santa Fe burrito was out of this world: the eggs, nice and crumbly with tons of seasoning and flavor, the cheese-covered chorizo oozing into each bite. I need this again, and I'm sure there's so many other incredible things on the menu to explore, but this is truly a hearty and unique item worth coming back for.

Maybe its me but I really didn't love the food here. The service was great but the food not so…read moremuch. The chips were very thick and flavorless. The salsa tasted like tomato sauce with a little spice. The mexican ranch sauce, though, was delicious! The food was just lacking in flavor. Everything was bland and lukewarm. The drink was the best part of the meal. It was lacking in alcohol but very pretty and quite yummy. It was our only stop for mexican on our trip and it was quite disappointing. The food being bland really needed a kuck and their just was none. The side order of plantain was also very good and they are delicious in that ranch sauce. I probably wouldn't return but if I did id get an order of plantain and extra ranch and not order anything else.

I ordered the birria fries, chips and queso and churros. The queso was really good with their thin…read moreand crispy chips and the churros were perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside! They come with caramel sauce, yummm! Their fries were just okay to me. The reason I ordered them is because I've heard good things about them. But the reason I love birria has alot to do with the super tasty consumme that comes with it. The fries had a layer of queso on the bottom and birria, Cilantro and onion on the top. I thought the meat lacked some flavor and it was definitely missing the juiciness of the consomme. This menu item was one and done for me.

The food was amazing, a little pricey. Good customer experience…read more.. Plenty of parking.