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25252 Jeronimo Road, Ste. B Lake Forest, CA 92630

949-770-2775 

 

25252 Jeronimo Road, Ste. B Lake Forest CA 92630

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  • Latin American
    $ $
    MasterCard, Visa, cash
  • casual
    Kid Friendly, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Beer/Wine
    Accepted, Not Necessary
    Free
Description

El Paraíso prepares sit-down platters: aromatic soups of chicken, beef or cow's foot with about four different squashes and potatoes; nicely grilled meats; and yucca sancochada, a golden, chewy version of the tuber doused with lemon. But no matter who's ordering what or working where, everyone who comes to El Paraíso forks through at least two chewy, sweet pupusas, the Salvadoran griddle cake that's the sole unifier of the fractious Central American nation.








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  • No. 52: Huarache de Carnitas at El Paraiso

    No. 52: Huarache de Carnitas at El Paraiso

    A meal at El Paraiso feels as if you're a guest in someone's home. The same staff is always there and always hard at work in this Salvadorian kitchen no matter what time of day, forming pupusas, shred... More »

  • El Paraiso

    El Paraiso

    Thu, March 31, 2005

    Photo by Matt OttoAmongst the well-manicured lawns of Lake Forest, in between rows of suburbia and the ceaseless traffic of El Toro Road, is El Paraíso, a sweaty, loud, unkempt Salvadoran restaurant that outdoes any Santa Ana establishment in... More »

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