Margarita Paradise

We decided to try this place out because we were trying to take advantage of Entertainment Book coupons before they expire. We will return without a coupon! We arrived a little after traditional lunch time so they weren’t too busy. The service was great! Our server was fast, friendly, and correctly processed our coupon. The food was even better! I had the carnitas plate, and my son had the enchiladas combo. Both were great! As a bonus, the free chips and salsa was the best we’ve had lately.

I love Mexican food. Wish I got it at this restaurant.
This place is clearly for the older crowd as far as strangely bland, unadventurous cuisine is concerned. Strictly prepackaged, open, heat and serve fare.
I had the pork street tacos. Meat was dry, the accompanying sauce was a little like flavorless mole‘. Spicy but Bland. How did that happen? Chips were stale, shrimp was old and the sauces unimaginative.
Staff was very nice and attentive. However, the food is the deal and in this little corner of JoCo the food was sub-​par.
We ended up here because a delivery truck was blocking Mr. Gyros parking lot and we thought we would try the Indian food place. Caspian something was closed. So… Margaritas Paradise was the fall back. Should have gotten Bo Lings.
This was my first visit. Will give it another try. Everyone has a bad day!

I was a little turned off when we walked in, but my motto is to «never judge a book by its cover.» It wasn’t very inviting. Two were at the bar and a couple was eating at a table. We were seated and decided to try it. I thought the chips seemed a little stale, but my husband liked them. The salsa was spicy and was good. I ordered the margarita, but it didn’t have much alcohol. We ordered food… I got the Special Burrito. The plate was screaming hot, but the burrito was very warm and not hot. I don’t think we’ll go back.

Pretty good place! Had good margs :) the staff was very friendly. Being a nightclub I was worried but it was very clean inside!

I have been several times with my family and we all love the food. The salsa is really good and my kids really love the white cheese dip. The prices are reasonable and we have liked everything we have tried so far. The service has always been great too.

I had the worst experience at this location. I had accidentally locked my keys in my car on a saturday evening. I realized it within a half hour of entering the club. I went to the doorman insisting I needed to get to my car, that my keys were missing. He literally blocked me from leaving claiming his line was too long. Amazed, I stated again that I had lost my keys and I just needed to contact roadside assistance. The guy told me if I leave I am not allowed back in and would have to wait in the cold. I was not his problem. I think his complete lack of integrity for his paying clientel and disrespect to make a woman wait out in the cold, is a perfect reason to not go here again.

This was our first time at Margarita Paradise & we were very pleased. I had the Chef’s Special; chicken& shrimp with jalapeño in a cream sauce — very good. My husband created his own; burrito, tamale& enchilada with beans & rice. We brought plenty home and plan to go back often. Very good food & very good service.

Really want to like this place as it’s about 3 blocks away. I’ve tried it 3 times. One for lunch inside, and twice for takeout.
I first went for takeout tacos — called ahead and was there within 10 minutes, Waited another 15 minutes for the order. Got home, about a minute later and found the tacos literally cold! Put them in the microwave and ate them.
2^nd attempt was better. Had the Burrito Real for lunch inside. Waitress was attentive and food was hot.
3^rd attempt — total fail! (Again — I want a great mexican place real close) Walked in on a almost totally empty place. Host directed me to bar to place to-​go order, and waited about 10 minutes while bartender gave all his attention to the one single woman at the bar. As I was walking out, I heard a «thank you» from him. Never again

Man. I was hoping to give this place a good review, but it sucked! The salsa was awful, no spice, just like tomato juice. They have other salsas that they charge for, which I ordered but never came. The food is reasonably priced. The beans and rice were ok, but the steak in the fajitas was very tough and the guacamole tasted like the kind from the package at the store. Gross! The waiter was very hard to understand and seemed to struggle with understanding us as well. We had 4 kids with us and the place was absolutely dead, but he seated us on the dance floor and seemed to keep forgetting we were down there. I would also suggest they fix their tables, as ours were so wobbly we had to hold onto it for dear life so our kids didn’t accidentally send our drinks flying.

My cousin and I were feeling like margs on a patio, and came across this place. We ordered large margaritas and the guacamole salsa. The margs were ginormous but lacked the alcohol content to warrant a 12 buck pricetag. And, very sweet. I am not sure what the difference is between their guacamole salsa and guacamole dip is, because the salsa we got was more dip (blended) then salsa, which I had expected to be more chopped. Decent flavor however. People watching was fun, as the clientele is quite a diverse crowd.

Pretty good Mexican in middle America. I had the steak burrito and my friend had the carnitas plate. I must say I was impressed. Try this place out.

I took my friend Jana out for her birthday dinner and the pre-​planning convo went like this…
Me: So what kind of food do you want?
Jana: Mexican.
Me: So, Port Fonda.
Jana: How about Margarita Paradise?
Me: (rolls eyes at the kind of place he thinks it will be with a name like that) How about not?
Jana: How about I’m the birthday girl?
Me: Okay :-)
It was really good! I got tacos al pastor — which I’m in a great position to judge after years of living in Southern California. Great guacamole and just nice and pleasant service. Don’t be fooled by the name. They take the food seriously here.
Oh, and I guess they serve margaritas here too but as a non-​fan of tequila, I didn’t try them.

Nice mexican restaurant off the beaten path in Overland Park. Great selection of salsas besides the regular that you get free with your meal (yes the others have an additional cost but its worth the few extra dollars).
I had the Chef’s Special which was a great mixture of Chicken, shrimp, onions, jalapeños in a cheese sauce.

Horrible!
Place only had 2 other tables and still the service sucked.
But, there is still one thing I can say about the service… It’s not as bad as the food.
I had some type of burnt to a crisp meat inside a burrito that came back up as soon as I could manage to hurry home.
This was the second try and it will not get a third.

We decided to try this for lunch. We walked through the restaurant and took a seat on the patio. I’m not sure what goes on in that restaurant at night, but it looks and feels like a nightclub.
We were only one of two tables that day, but service was super attentive. The chips were hot and fresh. Salsa was just OK. They brought me their spicier salsa and it had a lot more flavor.
I had the chicken enchilada’s. Pretty yummy, but I feel like there might be something better on the menu, so I am going to try something else next time.
Portions are huge.

I came here quite by accident. I had my heart set on the Indian buffet at this intersection, but it was closed tight with a health inspection notice on the front door. GULP.
So, we skipped across Metcalf. At first, I thought this was yet ANOTHER location of Margarita’s. Nope, it’s its own thing, as far as I can tell. You know what else it is? DE-​EFFING-​LICIOUS. I am a tacos al pastor lover –hmmmmmmm, marinated pork on corn tortillas with cilantro and lime. The trio at Margarita Paradise was different than any I’ve had before. There was marinated pineapple mixed in with the pork, and instead of the usual pico de gallo, these came with brown tomatillo salsa. The spicy pork, sweet pinapple and biting tomatillos came together to form some bomb-​diggity tacos. I also had the nopales salad — nopales (fresh cactus) with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos and queso fresco. I had expected it to be cold due to the «salad» moniker, but it came out warm and fresh and spicy.
Needless to say, I was won over. (My one complaint being the chips — these were quite thick and I’m very partial to the thin, crispy ones).
The restaurant was eerily empty — but it was the day after Cinco de Mayo, so maybe people were Margarita-​ed out? I hope that’s the case, because this place deserves some business. The next time there’s a thirty minute wait at Mi Ranchito, drive a few blocks down Metcalf and check this place out. There’s room for more than one good Mexican place in OP!

Pretty decent Mexican food in an area that doesn’t always get it right. They had live music on the Friday night we stopped in there, which I wasn’t expecting… nothing too overwhelming, just a guy with a guitar singing soft-​pop versions of «Oye Como Va» and «Margaritaville». A nice touch & it wasn’t so loud as to make conversation difficult.
Our server Miguel was totally on top of his game, kept us in chips & salsa & drinks before we could even think about wanting refills. The chips were great! I think we got a batch that was freshly cooked: warm & just a little greasy, just how I like ‘em. The salsa was also very fresh & substantially awesome. I ordered the burrito gigante, which was some serious truth in advertising, it could have fed four. The Guy ordered a chimi which was also pretty good (although I snuck only the smallest of tastes, since I was dealing with the God Emperor of Burritos & I was already getting pretty full)
I thought the prices were way low for the amount of food that we got. We weren’t drinking, so the whole meal cost us about $ 20 with tip. Can’t beat that! We’ll be back soon, I’m sure.

I was craving Mexican and Margaritas the night we went and was excited to try a new restaurant close to our house. We sat at the bar and our server, Maria was super friendly and helpful with the menu.
We ordered a round of the Cabo Wabo margs which hit the spot. A little too much syrupy mix but I have a hard time complaining anytime I have a drink in my hand so I gladly downed it. I ordered the carnitas which were pretty darn good but not the best I’ve ever had. The portions were huge and the flavors of the food were better the next day for lunch. I was definitely a fan of that!
We will definitely be back. My biggest concern is that the space is huge and there were only a handful of patrons during busy dinner hours. Not a lot of atmosphere if you catch my drift. If they want to make it, they might want to do some more advertising, ASAP.

Stopped in here last week to get a quick bite to eat. I figured it’s new and wanted to give it a shot, especially since there are not a ton of Mexican places to choose from in this area.
I’ve been to this space before when it was under different ownerships. It’s a large space, looks like it’s setup to be a pool hall on one side. It’s been painted to fit the Mexican décor, lots of green, yellow, and red.
We opted for the bar, since you usually tend to get the best service in a place that is kind of dead (there were probably six or so other people here). Maria was our server/​bartender and started us off with 20oz Cabo Wabo margaritas for $ 4.95. Yes, a premium margarita was under $ 5 and it’s HUGE! I had a second one and mentioned the first seemed to be a lot of mix. The second one was an awesome mix including Gran Marnier.
I had the carnitas burrito and it was pretty tasty. We had a couple different salsas in front of us, one being the standard, the other a fresh avacado salsa which was very good. Maria even had it made fresh, so we waited a few minutes to get it.
Overall, it’s good, decent Mexican food. Maria, the bartender and server was great. I’d ask for her if you’re in. Atmosphere isn’t the best because of how massive this space is. The bar suits me just fine though.

Some buddies from work and I decided to check this place out for our lunch break. So far we’ve been there twice. Both times we ordered their Chicken Chimichanga daily lunch special which turns out to be a fairly good deal at under $ 6.00 for lunch!
The place looks fairly new, clean, modern interior, and plenty of space. It looks like they even have a dance floor. I believe they opened late last year around September. I was surprised there were only 3 other parties dining during our visit. I’m not sure if there is a reason for that other than they are new to the block.
On both visits the service was quick and very adequate. Chips were quite good and served to us warm. Salsa was good too. It had a little spice like it should. I do warn cilantro haters… you might feel different on the salsa because you can certainly taste cilantro. I personally thought it was just right though. After feasting on chips and salsa, our food quickly arrived which was also satisfying.
I’d like to try this place during a dinner service or at least when they are busy to see how they hold up. However from my two visits I feel they deserve at least a 3.5 rating.
Summary:
— New, clean, and spacey interior
— Doesn’t seem to get busy during lunch… at least gauging from my two visits
— Good chips and salsa
— Great daily lunch specials! Chimichanga for $ 6 is a decent deal
— I would like to visit when they are busy or for a dinner service