El Parian Mexican Bar & Grill

We just had the quac appetizer, the choriqueso appetizer, and elote. All was very good! I had s like margarita and it was different than the normal terribly sweet margaritas. I would venture to say this was his it truly is in Mexico. We enjoyed all the above.

We came for an early dinner one Friday night, and had the place to ourselves. The server brought out chips and sauce to start. I say "sauce" rather than "salsa" because it was total liquid. A little hard to get any to stay on your chip. I won't lie...I made a bit of a mess! The sauce was very mild. The menu didn't have a huge selection. One section is served only on the weekends (and Friday nights don't count.) I ordered the chile rellenos, but they had already sold out. I opted for the chicken enchilada trio. They were corn tortillas topped with red sauce, verde sauce, and mole (one sauce each), and served with rice & beans. They came out looking quite pretty. They tasted good, but nothing special enough to make me want to have them again. My husband ordered steak nachos. Also very pretty on arrival! I found it a little odd that the nachos had lettuce on them, but it worked. The steak was very black peppery. Overall, its an okay place. A little pricey, especially since there are no refills on soda ($2.69 each!).

I don't write a lot of reviews, but this visit was definitely worth taking the time to write one. Without a doubt, this was the worst Mexican food have ever had. Let's start with the chips and salsa and canned cheese they pass as queso. The chips and salsa were bland and the cheese had no flavor. I ordered fajitas which were tough and tasteless. They apparently are afraid of using any kind of spice here at all. The bartender/waiter/host never asked what I wanted to drink; I had to go find him to place a drink order. It's lucky I did because I never saw him again to order another drink. Once dinner was finished, I sat at the table for 15 minutes with him not returning to bring a check. I had to get up and go ask him for the check. Now, you might think it's because they were so busy here they did not have time to offer a proper weight service but I was the only one in the restaurant.

A decent place in the old market. This space was formally occupied by Maria Sangria and a few other names that were to my knowledge, known as troubled clubs, but this place has potential. It doesn't seem to want to be a club and focuses more on the food and atmosphere. It has the feel of a "Mexican" restaurant with sombreros, bright colors, and poncho type table clothes. The food was good, but a bit on the pricy side. Tasty chips with salsa and bean dip were free as an appetizer, typical of many Mexican restaurants. I enjoyed the bean dip, salsa wasn't much to my liking. Ordered the arrachera which was basically like a flank steak with beans, rice, guacamole, and corn tortillas- see pic. Staff was friendly and accommodating. They said their website is in progress. It wasn't very busy at all on a weeknight.

Despicable. Food was cold to the touch. I didn't eat much more than a couple bites because I was concerned for my health. On top of that the food was bland.Service was terrible. Our "waiter" mumbled "I don't knows" to any question and apparently didn't listen to the orders because more than half of them were wrong when they finally did come out. Service took a very uncomfortable two hours for what should have been a matter of fewer than 45 minutes. On top of this, when one of our group very politely informed our waiter why we were "trippin'" (his words), he responded that he didn't care if we returned. Expecting to not be charged for the food we didn't eat and the service we didn't receive and the disrespect we were shown by our waiter, we instead were treated with a sob-story to shame us into paying. Just wanting it to be over, most of us paid. We were promised coupons, which none of us ever received. To make the experience even worse, the waiter was the owners' son, so he likely won't be punished in the least. It is worth mentioning that their other son (who was fulfilling table bussing duties) did do good work and was more helpful than our "waiter." Don't go to El Parian. They don't deserve your service.

I do not take one star reviews lightly. Food was cold. We were the only people in the entire place, and I still had to track down the waiter most of the time. The five dollar lunch special margarita, little-to-no tequila. Go next door.

I'd give this place five stars but they are so new they are still finding their path. The food was authentic Mexican. I had the Chili Verde which came exactly as I expected and was excellent. We dined at 2:30pm at an off hour so had excellent service. My wife and I will be back.By the way M's pub blew up and burned in the old market while we were there.

We came here on our anniversary to try somewhere new after purchasing a restaurant.com gift certificate. We were literally the only patrons the entire visit. We were seated in front of the kitchen, which allowed us to see our server talk with the cook the entirety rather than actually serve us. Chips were stale and food was mediocre at best. The server never came back and, although she assured me beforehand it was taken care of, we had issues with the manager when redeeming the coupon. It ended up taking the total $100 vs $50, which we didn't even reach after tasting our entrees and not wanting to order anything else from the kitchen. Awful service and forgettable food.

I pass this restaurant all the time and love the location and cute authentic looking decor. However, there is nothing else authentic about this place.We called in to ask about the happy hour prices and were transferred to 3 people before we got an answer. The salsa was very watery and tasted like nothing. My roomate and I almost chipped a tooth biting into their hard stale chips. The happy hour 1.99 Margaritas tasted like the margarita mix you buy at the store with no tequila. We ordered a another round at 6 they brought them out and the server informed me that happy hour was done after our second margaritas and were still billed 7.99 with no explanation and when I asked about the charges the server informed us that the bartender told him to charge it that way even though he agreed he told me they were still on happy hour before. I know now why this place is always empty......

I never give one out of five starts but this place deserved it. The food was awful! To start they served us chips and salsa. The chips were so stale I was worried I might chip a tooth, and the salsa was pure liquid. It reminded me of bland tomato baby food. We also ordered the happy hour margaritas, which MAYBE had a drop or two or tequila in it. They tasted like Jose Cuervo margarita mix. They only charged us for one margarita with the happy hour prices and then bumped it up to 8 dollars for the same shitty margarita. When we finally got our entrees they tasted like there was not one spice in it...very bland. Overall I was very disappointed and will not be returning.