• North Carolina
  • Cornelius
  • El Paraiso

El Paraiso

(704) 896-6064
  • 20700 N Main St, Cornelius, NC 28031
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  • Mexican
  • $$$$$
(704) 896-6064
  • Menu
  • El Pariso Lunch Specials
    • #100. Light Lunch Specials $3.99

      1 hard shell taco 1 corn enchilada and refried beans.

    • #101. Cheeseburger Lunch Specials $4.75

      Served with fries.

    • #102. Speedy Gonzales Lunch Specials $5.5

      1/2 chicken and cheese quesadilla, 1 hard shell taco and rice.

    • #103. Huevos Rancheros Lunch Specials $5.99

      2 over-easy eggs topped with our spicy homemade ranchero sauce.

    • #104. Two Hard Shell Tacos Lunch Specials $5.5

    • #105. One Hard Shell Taco, 1 Enchilada Lunch Specials $5.5

    • #106. One Flat Crisp Chalupa Lunch Specials $4.99

    • #107. One Burrito, 1 Enchilada Lunch Specials $8

    • #108. Fajitas Lunch Specials $14.5

      Served with rice and refried beans. Steak or chicken strips sauteed with green peppers, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms.

    • #109. Veggie Fajitas Lunch Specials $6.75

      Served with rice and refried beans. Sauteed onions, green peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms.

    • #110. Mixed Fajitas Lunch Specials $6.99

      Served with rice and refried beans. Steak, chicken, and shrimp, sauteed with green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms.

    • #111. Flautas Lunch Specials $6.5

      Served with rice and refried beans. 3 corn tortillas rolled and lightly fried to a golden crisp. Beef or chicken.

    • #112. Burrito Norteno Lunch Specials $6.75

      Served with rice and refried beans. Large flour tortilla filled with fajita steak or chicken with sauteed veggies. Topped with mole sauce and queso.

    • #113. Enchiladas Fiesta Lunch Specials $6.5

      Served with rice and refried beans. 3 corn tortillas filled with beef, chicken or cheese. Finished with mole sauce and queso.

    • #114. Chimichanga Lunch Specials $6.75

      Served with rice and refried beans. Large flour tortilla filled with ground beef or shredded chicken. Deep-fried to a light crisp. Topped with mole sauce and finished with melted queso.

    • #115. Chile Relleno Lunch Specials $6.75

      Served with rice and refried beans. Poblano pepper skinned, seeded, roasted, lightly battered and fried. Stuffed with seasoned ground beef and cheese. Topped with mole sauce.

    • #116. Bistec A La Mexicana Lunch Specials $6.75

      Served with rice and refried beans. Tender pieces of steak simmered in our homemade spicy green sauce, peppers, and onions.

    • #117. Lu-Lu's Taco Salad Lunch Specials $6.5

      Crisp tortilla bowl layered high with lettuce, fresh spinach, black beans. Pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.

    • #118. Super Burrito Lunch Specials $12

      Large flour tortilla filled with steak, chicken, rice, black beans and veggies rolled. Topped with mole and queso.

    • #119. Super Quesadilla Lunch Specials $12

      Steak, chicken, vegetables and cheese layered in between 2 large flour tortillas. Grilled flat to a nice toast.

    • #120. Pollo De Pablo Lunch Specials $7.5

      Large flour tortilla filled with cream cheese and shredded chicken. Topped with queso sauce and served with rice and salad.

    • #121. Grilled Salmon Lunch Specials $15

      Salmon is brushed with garlic butter, ginger, and a hint of soy sauce. Served with fresh veggies, rice, and black beans.

    • #122. Tomatillo Catfish Lunch Specials $9.5

      Catfish grilled with a touch of garlic, and butter, topped with our homemade "tomatillo" green spicy salsa. Garnished with lemon slices. Served with fresh veggies, rice, and black beans.

    • #123. Chicken and Rice Lunch Specials $7.75

      Grilled chicken topped with sauteed peppers and onions. Served on a large bed of rice layered with fresh spinach and smothered with queso.

    • #124. Burrito Ranchero Lunch Specials $7.99

      Large burrito filled with sauteed shrimp. Topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice and beans.

    • #125. Enchiladas Blancas Lunch Specials $7.5

      2 flour tortillas filled with fresh spinach and cheese. Topped with a spinach cream sauce. Served with white rice and black beans.

    • #126. Enchiladas Suizas Lunch Specials $6.99

      3 corn tortillas filled with beef, chicken or cheese. Topped with our spicy salsa verde. Served with rice and beans.

    • #127. Pollo Monterey Lunch Specials $9.99

      Grilled chicken breast topped with thick crisp bacon and smothered with queso. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

  • Starters (Para Empezar)
    • #9. Yucca Con Chicharron $6.99

      Boiled or fried yucca and fried cubed pork. Served with salvadorian coleslaw.

    • #5. Tamal de Pollo $2

      Homemade salvadorian tamale filled with chicken and carrots and wrapped in a plantain leaf.

    • #8. Pupusa $2

      Homemade stuffed tortilla filled with pork and cheese or only cheese, served with salvadorian coleslaw.

    • #1. Nachos Grande $7.99

      Homemade chips topped with beef or chicken, beans, queso, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and sour cream.

    • #4. House Salad $3.99

      Vegetarian. Lettuce and spinach leaves topped with pico de gallo, guacamole and black beans.

    • #11. Guacamole $8

      Vegetarian. Served with homemade chips.

    • #10. Plantos Fritos $3.99

      Vegetarian. Fried plantains served with refried beans and sour cream.

    • #3. Queso Dip $4.99

      Vegetarian. Plain or with jalapenos or with fresh spinach.

    • #2. Quesadilla $7.99

      Your choice of chicken, cheese, mushrooms, and/or spinach. Topped with sour cream and guacamole.

    • #6. Pastelito $1.5

      Fried patty served with salvadorian coleslaw and salsa.

    • #12. El Tipico $11.99

      El salvadorian treat: pupusa, chicken tamale. Plantains. Yucca, chicken pastelito, and refried beans.

    • #7. Empanada $2

      Puff pastry stuffed with ground beef and sauteed onions.

  • Salvadorian Soups (Sopas)
    With a central American flare.
    • Caldo de Pollo - Regular $8.99

      Served with rice and tortillas. Chicken soup simmered with fresh vegetables.

    • Caldo de Camarones - Regular $13.99

      Served with rice and tortillas. Generous portion of shrimp. Simmered in our "sazon" broth.

    • Caldo de Camarones - Half $6.99

      Generous portion of shrimp. Simmered in our "sazon" broth.

    • Caldo de Repollo - Half $4.99

      Cabbage, spinach, noodles, potatoes, and jalapenos simmered in chicken broth.

    • Caldo de Pollo - Half $4.99

      Chicken soup simmered with fresh vegetables.

    • #16. Caldo de Mariscos $15

      Crab, mussels, clams, and shrimp all slowly cooked in our "sazon" broth.

    • Caldo de Repollo - Regular $7.99

      Served with rice and tortillas. Cabbage, spinach, noodles, potatoes, and jalapenos simmered in chicken broth.

  • Sizzling Kristianni Fajitas
    Marinated and sauteed with onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Accompanied with rice, beans, tortillas, and a side salad topped with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
    • #33. Beef Fajita $13.99

    • #34. Shrimp Fajita $14.99

    • #32. Chicken Fajita $12.99

    • #35. Fajita Tejana $14.99

      3 in one: shrimp, chicken and beef.

  • Carlito's Poultry
    • #38. Pollo Monterey $13.95

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Grilled chicken breast topped with thick crisp bacon and smothered with queso.

    • #41. Grilled Chicken Salad $11.95

      Iceberg lettuce, mixed baby greens, and cabbage topped with carrots, green peppers, tomatoes, eggs, and avocado.

    • #36. Pollo a la Crema $12.95

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Grilled chicken breast smother in a queso sauce.

    • #37. Rosemary Chicken $12.99

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Grilled chicken breast garnished with fresh rosemary (grown from our garden). Topped with sauteed mushrooms.

    • #39. Chori - Pollo $13.95

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Grilled chicken strip and chorizo sauteed with green peppers and onions.

    • #40. Chicken and Rice $12.5

      Grilled chicken topped with sauteed pepper and onions. Served on a large bed of rice layered with fresh spinach and smothered with queso.

  • Crystal's Steak Specialties
    • #42. Churrasco Casero $14.95

      Served with rice, beans, and tortillas. Charbroiled steak garnished with pico de gallo and served with fried plantains.

    • #45. El Paraiso $18

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Rib eye steak served with chorizo.

    • Bistec a la Mexicana $11.5

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Tender pieces of steak simmered in a delicately spicy sauce. Served with onions, tomatoes, and green peppers.

    • #46. Lomo Salteado $12.95

      Tender cubed steak sauteed with vegetables and accompanied with fried plantains, fried yucca, rice and black beans.

    • #44. El Especial de Emma $14.95

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Rib eye steak served with fresh cut avocado slices.

  • Carmen and Jose's Seasood Plates
    • #48. Camarones al Mojo de Ajo $13.95

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Shrimp cooked and served in a garlic sauce.

    • #50. Grilled Salmon $13.95

      Served with rice and black beans, and tortillas. Salmon is brushed with garlic butter, ginger and a hint of soy sauce. Served with fresh veggies.

    • #49. Camarones a Ia Diabla $13.95

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Shrimp sauteed m our tasty extra spicy red sauce.

    • #53. Tosta Das de Ceviche $15

      Crisp tortillas piled high with boiled shrimp or catfish. Drizzled with fresh limejuice and topped with chopped cilantro, onions, tomatoes and avocado.

    • #54. Coctel de Camarones $12.95

      Boiled shrimp cocktail, served in our delicious cocktail sauce. Topped with pico de gallo.

    • #51. Tomatillo Catfish $13.95

      Served with rice and black beans, and tortillas. Catfish grilled with a touch of garlic and butter, topped with our homemade "tomatillo" green spicy salsa. Garnished with lemon slices served with fresh veggies.

    • #52. Camarones Guisados $13.95

      Served with rice, beans and tortillas. Shrimp sauteed in a tomato sauce with green peppers and onions.

  • Combination Plates (Platos Combinados )
    • #17. Pick 2 $6.99

      Burrito, enchilada, hard shell taco, chalupa. Your choice of beef, chicken, cheese and beans. Entrees served with rice and beans.

  • Mexican Plates (Platillos Mexicanos)
    • #24. Flautas $8.99

      Served with rice and beans. 4 corn tortillas filled with your choice of beef or chicken and lightly fried to a golden crisp.

    • #25. Chimichanga $8.99

      Served rice and beans. Large flour tortilla deep-fried to a light crisp filled with your choice of ground beef, chicken or vegetables. Finished with queso and mole sauce.

    • #29. Shrimp Tacos $11.99

      Served with rice and beans. 2 shrimp corn tortilla tacos - garnished with pico de gallo.

    • #31. Pollo de Pablo $9.95

      Large flour tortilla filled with cream cheese and shredded chicken. Topped with queso and served with rice and salad.

    • #28. Tacos al Carbon $9.25

      Served with rice and beans. 3 grilled steak or chicken soft corn taros - garnished with pico de gallo.

    • #22. Enchiladas Blancas $10.99

      Served with white rice and black beans. Vegetarian. 3 flour tortillas filled with fresh spinach and cheese. Topped with a spinach cream sauce.

    • #19. Burrito Norteno $9.95

      Served with rice and beans. Burrito filled with fajita chicken chicken, steak or sauteed vegetables. Finished with queso and mole sauce.

    • #23. Enchiladas Suizas $11

      Served with rice and beans. 3 corn tortillas filled with beef, chicken. Or cheese. Topped with our spicy salsa verde.

    • #30. Lu-Lu's Taco Salad $8.75

      Large tortilla bowl layered high with lettuce, spinach, black beans, pico de gallo, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.

    • #26. Chile Relleno $8.99

      Served with rice and beans. A fresh roasted poblano pepper, skinned, seeded and stuffed with ground beef and cheese.

    • #21. Enchiladas Fiesta $8.5

      Served with rice and beans. 3 corn tortillas filled with seasoned beef. Chicken, or cheese. Topped with mote sauce and queso.

    • #27. Flank Steak Tacos $10.99

      Served with rice and black beans. 3 homemade corn tortillas filled with marinated tender flank steak-garnished with pico de gallo and salsa verde.

    • #18. Twin Burritos $11

      Served with rice and beans. 2 burritos filled with beef. Chicken, or vegetables, topped with queso and mole sauce.

    • #20. Burrito Ranchero $10.99

      Served with rice and beans. Large burrito filled with sauteed shrimp. Topped with ranchero sauce.

  • A la Carte
    • #70. 32 Oz. Jar of Salsa $6.99

    • #66. Salsa (Small) $0.99

    • #56. Burrito $3.99

      Ground beef or shredded chicken.

    • #64. Chips (Small) $0.99

    • #65. Guacamole - Large $7.99

    • #68. 16 Oz. Jar of Salsa $3.99

    • #55. Rice $1.99

    • #57. Black Beans $1.99

    • #69. Soft Shell Taco $1.65

      Ground beef or shredded chicken.

    • #59. Refried Beans $1.99

    • #62. Chalupa $2.75

      Ground beef or shredded chicken.

    • #63. Guacamole $0.99

    • #61. Sour Cream $0.99

    • #60. Chile Relleno $4.99

    • #67. Hard Shell Taco $2

      Ground beef or shredded chicken.

    • #58. Enchilada $2.5

      Ground beef or shredded chicken.

  • Kids (Ninos Menu)
    For kids 10 years and under.
    • #77. Hamburger $3.99

      Served with French fries.

    • #74. Kids Chicken Fingers $4.99

      Served with French fries.

    • #72. Kids Quesadilla $3.99

      Your choice or ground beef, chicken, cheese or beans. Served with rice and beans.

    • #71. Kids Burrito $3.99

      Served with rice and beans. Your choice or ground beef, chicken, cheese or beans.

    • #73. Kids Hard Shell Tacos $3.99

      Your choice or ground beef, chicken, cheese or beans. Served with rice and beans.

    • #75. Mozzarella Cheese Sticks $4.99

      Served with French fries.

    • #76. Grilled Cheese Sandwich $3.99

      Served with French fries.

  • Desserts (Postres)
    • Chimichanga Cheesecake $4.95

      A large tortilla wrapped around a slice of cheesecake, deep fried to a golden crisp.

    • Carmen's Flan $4.5

      Mexican version of creme caramel.

  • Beverages (Bebidas)
    • Coffee - Natural Drink $1.65

    • Soda $2

    • Iced Tea - Natural Drink $1.99

    • Hot Tea - Natural Drink $1.65

    • Filtered Water $2.75

    • Horchata $1.99

      Salvadorian drink (milk, morro seed, cinnamon, and sugar).

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