El Parian Mexican Restaurant
El Parian Mexican Restaurant
Huge shrimp in my shrimp chimichanga
Cross-section of my beef burrito
chicken fajitas
Beef taco
Storefront with a mini patio
Storefront
Enchiladas Poblanas yes!
Nachos are placed in the bins to warm up.
tables and booths
Payment and takeout pickup area
cheese dip
Beef burrito (top) and beef enchilada (bottom)
chips & salsa and mystery cream sauce
I like the blue drink.
Pork Carnitas yes!
Free churros. A staffer gave my order to another customer. Ugh!
Quesadilla
Beef burrito, beef enchilada, and tamale combo
CHIPS SALSA AND A CREAMY DIP
Specials
Crispy chips and salsa with queso dip sauce
Kim G.
Jan 26, 2025
LOVE EL PARIAN!! Solid menu and every thing I eat, I love!! My 'GO TO' is the BIG BURRITOS or the STREET TACOS!! But I'm never disappointed!! Consistency and freshness, EVERY TIME!!
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Erik P.
Nov 6, 2024
This is your classic Tex-Mex restaurant with free bottomless chips and salsa for the table and kitschy Mexican-themed decorations. If that's the vibe you're looking for, this will work. I enjoyed the white sauce that came with the chips and salsa, though there was a hair in mine. The salsa was okay, but otherwise not notable. The chips were good. My wife got one of the 100's of combo's on the menu, which came with a chile relleno and an enchilada. She liked it well enough. I got the Burrito California with steak, and it was fine but not great. It lacked flavor overall. Service was decent, though we were the only people in the restaurant at noon on a Sunday which doesn't bode well. The restaurant charges a card fee of approximately 3.75% which exceeds the allowable amount in the Visa terms of service, and does not seem to make the legally required distinction between credit cards and debit cards (merchants are not allowed to charge fees on debit card transactions). Because of this, we will likely not be going back.
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Noe C.
Feb 18, 2024
Very nice restaurant, right behind Target, almost passed it. Was greeted by the staff and sat in the booths. Nice and comfortable seating with privacy, also there are tables for larger families to dine in.I was greeted with chips and salsa along with a nice queso sauce that had a nice spicy hint. I ordered the carnitas platter, which came with rice and beans and salad with guacamole. It was so tasty, came with 4 tortillas to make your own tacos. Very flavorful and crispy carnitas. I noticed there were some optional sauces on the side but wish the dish came with a traditional house made salsa verde instead. To drink I had a Jarrito Tamarind flavor, very classic and paired so well. I was very full by the end and that was a total of 20$ for both. Service was great, the bathroom was very clean, the team was alert at all times. Will definitely come back again to try their mole enchiladas.
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Natalie W.
Aug 6, 2024
Sometimes I know better than to try a new place, when I already have a good Mexican spot that I like. But I wanted to try this place. It fell short all around. The service was subpar at best. She never brought us any refills on drinks and never checked in to see how the food was. From the start, the chips and salsa were very bland. The salsa tasted like red colored water. The chips were nothing special and tasted like they were out of a bag. There is a creamy dip that is served with the chips & salsa, I did not care for it. It had a strange after taste and I could not quite put my finger on what the sauce was suppose to be. We ordered the small queso, the size was ok but the flavor lacked in all areas. It was bland and just tasted like some white queso blanco Velveeta cheese. It needs some spice and flavoring. I ordered the chicken fajitas, to no surprise they were bland and tasted like a plain chicken breast. There also was not much chicken, it was mostly just the veggies which costs so little of course. So definitely not worth the price. The tortillas also were not homemade like most restaurants. My bf ordered the lobster enchiladas, he liked them. They were not the best he has ever had but they were good. They used imitation crab and shrimp in them. The rice was probably the most flavorful thing I ate there. I would not go back and I definitely would not recommend. I should have known based on the empty seating availability. But at least I can say I tried it.
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Jens M.
Jan 27, 2024
It solves the problem. Better than others around Eagan. Their booths are terrible!Food is always ok and the service is really good. It's really fast so prepare to leave in half hour! small place.
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Mary T.
Jan 18, 2022
I met fellow GTAer, Sarah, through Yelp. We then met at the Yelpies a few years ago. She came over to meet me and congratulated me, which was so sweet. As time went on, we both realized that we had lived in Minnesota, in different cities. How cool is that? The odds should be slim, right?I tend to stay in Eagan when I'm in the Twin Cities. It's a six-minute drive to the airport. It's fifteen minutes away to see Minnesota Wild games. I love the shopping and eateries in the area.On this trip, we both realized that I was in her old 'hood. She recommended heading to El Parian Mexican Restaurant. Her favourite dish is the shrimp chimichanga. I immediately bookmarked it.A few days later, after watching a matinee at Emagine Eagan, I decided to get dinner from El Parian. Still at the movie theatre, I placed my takeout order through the GrubHub feature on the Yelp app.Since there was a threat of heavy snow and wind the following day, I ordered more food in case I couldn't go out.I got the following items:- Shrimp chimichanga with a side of rice- Beef burrito, beef enchilada, and tamale combo dinnerI got both without sour cream. I paid through the app and it was so easy.I took my time driving over to El Parian. It's in a plaza next to a Chinese restaurant. My order was ready by the time I parked. There was plenty of parking available. I believe that my order took twenty minutes from the time that my order was completed.I walked into the restaurant and a woman warmly welcomed me. I indicated that I had a GrubHub order. She knew exactly where my order was. She handed me my bag of food. It looked huge! I thanked her and headed to my car. I then drove back to the hotel to eat in my room.The portions are gigantic! Each entree came in a huge circular aluminum container. I had the shrimp chimichanga first.The top part of my chimichanga got stuck to the lid. It was gigantic with a generous amount of rice on the side. The shrimp were whole, large, and grilled. This place did not skimp on anything. There were green peppers, onions, and a lot more packed into this chimichanga. It was yummy and comforting on a cold night. I ate the entire thing, but couldn't polish off all the rice. The rice was flavourful. I saved the rest of it to heat up for lunch the following day.I had the tamale the following day with the rice. I love a good tamale. It was equally as yummy. I added the tomato sauce to it and the rice. It was so good. That sauce needs to be bottled up!The meals came with chips, salsa, and a spicy dipping sauce. I had half of the chips when I brought my food home. The chips were still warm. The salsa was delicious and bright. The spicy dipping sauce was yummy and wasn't overly spicy heatwise. The next day, they still tasted yummy. I didn't have warm chips, but they were still crunchy.I also got a salad. It was oddly super spicy. I loved the creamy avocado in it, with fresh diced tomatoes. After a while, it was way too spicy that I had to stop eating it and put out the fire happening in my mouth.It took a third meal to polish off the beef burrito and beef enchilada. OMG! They were seasoned well and so scrumptious even as leftovers. They were stuffed with ground beef and were enjoyable with that red sauce. I had it for lunch two days later when it was frigid outside and I felt like hibernating a bit longer.I did order way too much food. No regrets! I got churros, too. They weren't terribly sweet, which I appreciated. I managed to eat a couple the first night. They were good, but needed more cinnamon for my liking. I ate the rest of the following day. Had I had more room in my stomach, I would have devoured them all the first night. I couldn't. I think my stomach is smaller these days than it used to be.My friend's recommendation was excellent. I'm so glad that I got food from El Parian. I'd return to get more when I'm back in town.(27)
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Dee W.
Sep 4, 2022
Yum! Just stopped off the side of the interstate and found this gem. Enchiladas poblanos is very good. While not my favorite mole stateside, this is by far the 2nd best I have had in the US. Rice and beans had good flavor. Loved the salsa and cream dip they serve. It is not spicy at all. Pork carnitas had a char on it. Good stuff!
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Bob A.
Nov 1, 2021
I wasn't expecting to eat here, but a sequence of errands left me hungry in this neighborhood. I'm really glad I came in because I was fed quickly and to great satisfaction. My friendly, upbeat server brought me a big basket of chips right away with two dipping sauces; a mild, chunky salsa and a white mayo-esque one. They have a large menu which is heavy on seafood options, and really so many other options that I got a little lost trying to find an enchillada entree. I did find and order Enchilladas Rojas, and they were awesome. Quite spicy, and plump with tender steak shreds. I ate it up with speed and enthusiasm. They were quite busy when I came in, but my service was very fast and cheery. A++, would Mexican again.
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Athony B.
Jan 26, 2024
Don't order take out from this place. They charge a take out fee and the manager couldn't explain why the fee was being accessed. Another restaurant trying to scam the customers. Too many Mexican places around in the area. So long mismanaged el Parian!
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Sandy M.
Feb 15, 2025
Good food and wonderful service. Thoroughly enjoyed our Server and our food. For certain, will go again
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