El Parian Restaurant Reviews
Submitted by Steven Sandoval on 12/21/2019
Steven Sandoval 4 stars rating.
Great little local restaurant, friendly staff and Hand made tortillas nice and thick. I took my order to go so I didn't get to experience the atmosphere of the restaurant. Not very crowded at lunch time but the dinner crowd is much different.
j rue 4 stars rating.
Best birria around los Angeles, tortillas with hand delicious.
Submitted by J Rue on 06/04/2022
kimmie marie 1 stars rating.
I would hate to think because of the color of my skin I was given poor service. The first time I went It was great the food was delicious and the service was great, but this time I wasn't greeted nor did I feel welcomed. It's sad that people can't look beyond the color of a person's skin but rather treat them indifferent because of their race. I speak Spanish very fluently and most of my friends are Hispanic, so I'm very culturally versed when it comes to Mexican cuisine. I ordered a ton of food and all the waitress wanted to give me was one small condiment container of salsa when I asked for another she said something to the cook. I am hurt and disgusted by what transpired. I will spend my money elsewhere.
Update: The burrito is awful so bad that I almost choked a couple of times. I asked for a Carne Asada Not chewy tuff meat.
Submitted by Kimmie Marie on 05/06/2022
ebony villasenor 2 stars rating.
They were kind and respectful. The food was old. The meat and the salsa smelled bad. The juice from the pozole lacked flavor. I ordered birria tacos, that meat didn't taste right either. This was the biggest disappointment. I went out of my way to read the reviews to ensure a good meal.
Submitted by Ebony Villasenor on 03/05/2022
Jose Isaac Ochoa 5 stars rating.
Best food in town. Fresh made tortillas. The most flavorful dishes. Staff is courteous, friendly and quick. I love this place.
Submitted by Jose Isaac Ochoa on 12/29/2021
Veronica Sevilla 5 stars rating.
My Bf and I had the Birria plate, Mojarra plate, and a carne asada taco, each. Everything was well seasoned, hot dishes were delivered to us, quickly. Staff was friendly and kind. Prices were decent.
Submitted by Veronica Sevilla on 09/20/2019
Roger Olguin 5 stars rating.
This place is amazing, they specialize in Birria. And let me tell you, they do an amazing job. My current favorite is the chilaquiles with Birria on top. Btw, did I mention they sell beer. Mouth watering beef, with a nice cold beer to quench that thirst. The only negative part is finding parking in this side of town, but once you do you’ll enjoy great food and friendly customer service.
Submitted by Roger Olguin on 01/13/2019
gracey boo 5 stars rating.
This place right here... From the outside you don't expect for it to be as big as it is. The food was amazing!! I had the birria plate with the conzome on the side???? and my husband had the pozole????It was almost just as good as your moms home cooking, the micheladas were pretty good as well.
Submitted by Gracey Boo on 12/08/2018
Gary I. 4 stars rating.
GOAT HEAVEN in a Dive
I found out about El Parián through Jonathan Gold's "Counter Intelligence" First Edition 2000 which is a compilation of his Counter Intelligence food reviews in the LA Weekly.
Although Mr. Gold's reviews don't always agree with my estimation of the same restaurants (like the disasterous greasy, fried shrimp balls at Johnny's Shrimp Boat), we are congruent on the intrinsic worth of this birrierÃa on Pico just west of the Harbour Freeway.
Order the bÃrria, a signature dish of the state of Jalisco, México, and you will receive a steaming bowl of sweet, delicately flavoured roast kid which has small bones in it with parts of the meat being succulent and meaty, and other parts having a rough chaw.
This mass of primordial meat is floating in a wonderously thickened chile infused broth made from the drippings of the roasting goat. The flavour of this broth is the essence of goatiness & goodness.
The bÃrria is accompanied by a pile of cilantro, chopped onions, dried oregano, lime to enrich the broth. There is a pile of tortillas de maiz so I grabbed some of the meat, put in onions and cilantro to make my own Flauta.
I then dipped the end of the rolled tortilla into the bÃrria broth like a Mexicanized french dip. (This tastes infinitely better than the french dip sandwich at Phillips where their lamb meat is dry, lifeless and tasteless. The bread is stale, and the jus is weak.)
This bÃrria is so good that I also drank the broth as an elegant goat consommé. There is something very primal yet sophisticated about the bÃrria at El Parián. So soul satisfying at a price that is almost too good to be true. (One warning: don't smell your fingers after eating the goat cuz you'll smell like one.)
This dish may be the perfect food for hang-overs, and if you get the munchies (wink, wink). Also for those who like King Taco better than El Parián, the temple of Mexican regional cooking, you've got to go to Phillipe's and get their French Dips.
Submitted by Gary I. on 09/05/2018
