Reviews for Paradiso in Escondido, CA
Most disappointing restaurant in San Diego. Way overpriced and the food was disgusting. $9 for a stella beer, really? The... restaurant is old and hot. Please save your time and money and never come here. Read more
Very disappointing for the price, bad value at mid day. Stuffed grape leaves dolmas were terrible with burnt Spanish style... rice. Soggy, small, gyro sandwiches. The location is great, but go elsewhere. It has gone downhill from its early days. Manager probably not interested in feedback; no courage to complain in person, he looks not interested. Time to move on,Escondido, we need better restaurants. Buyer beware. Read more
Leaving this review here so I don?t forget and order from this place again. The ?flavored? saffron rice is just white rice with... no flavor for miles. The chicken is awful and salad is most likely taken from the trash bin right next to the restaurant. That?sthe worst $20+ I?ve ever spent. Read more
So this place was great. Initially I was going to Jilbertos mexican next door since that is where my coworker was going but... then I saw Paradiso medditeranien grill and I just had to try them out and I wasn't disappointed. The man behind the counterwho looked like the manager was wearing a smile which is very important to me.. its called customer service.. almost like asmile can make the food taste better.. any way very friendly, took my order right away, he was knowledgable about the menu, gaveme several side options. But in the end I just had to try the Lamb Gyro on a pita bread with extra ziti sauce and seasoned frysand a dr pepper. Pretty much my go to item that I just absolutely have to try anytime I try a new medditeranien restaurant. The Gyro was very good and I absolutely love the ziti sauce especially to dip my frys in.. My food arrived in about 7 minwhich was great cuz originally he said it would be about ten min.. but I while I waited I checked out the bathroom and washed myhands, very clean, floors were clean, tables were clean. In fact the whole restaurant was very inviting. Unfortunetly I wasn'table to dine in cuz my coworker still ended up going to the restaurant next door so I actually ate with him there but I reallywould have preferred to eat my food at Paradiso but I still took pictures of the restaurant inside and out buy the food pictureswere taken while sitting next door. HOPE THIS HELPS YALL. On a side note, one recommendation for the restaurant would be toither change how they distribute there straws to the customer because the straws are not wrapped and just anyone can touch allthe straws with there dirty ands just trying to get one. So with the covid we can never be to carefull. Thanks. 5 stars. Read more
The guy who took out order was eating out of the bar with his bare hands while we were eating, he was also drinking and pouring... himself red wine. He wasn?t particularly friendly until we were leaving. It seemed like he was drinking before we got therebecause he was fumbling around with the cups when we got drinks. There also was no AC. Food was alright Read more
No need to fly to the Mediterranean when you can enjoy this fine establishment!! Food was decedent and scrumptious. Shwarma was... oh so tender. Read more
Generally I like the food. I prefer their falafel to Ali Baba. However, only 1 of 4 times I've ordered Baba Ganoush has it... looked and tasted fresh. This last time it was dark, bitter, and basically inedible. Not sure if it was old or prepareddifferently. The restaurant itself is hot like a sauna. Read more
So this is my first and last time eating here. I ordered both the Gyro and Falafel sandwiches. Absolutely disgusting. Food was... cold and dry and they threw blue cheese crumbles in both sandwiches? Such a strange combo that does not work. Coming from amiddle eastern background this does not even come close to hitting the mark! Read more