Paraiso Restaurant

Had been looking for great Dominican food for months, and primarily living in Ga, it is so easy to find. After coming up here on business I deceived to drive around before my flight home and found this place, and I could not have asked for more. The food, the environment, the people were nothing short of amazing.

Seriously so amazing. Food is always hot and fresh. Homemade flavors. So good. Home away from home. Stewed chicken, rice, bacalao, empanadas. Always a new menu everyday which is so refreshing. Let’s me try a variety of different food. Amazing and great price. Usually 2 meals for me. And the owner is so sweet. Always makes sure we are taken care of and enjoy it. It’s a hidden gem in dorchester. Great family run business. Come from quincy just to go here. Found it on a whim because I wanted Pollo guisado, and I never go to dorchester for anything! So glad I came here!!! Keep it up. I can’t wait to come back!

Best Caribbean/​Dominican food I’ve had by far in MA. Super friendly environment and great service. The mofongo is a must try!

What a nice suprise. Great atmosphere & service. Went on Sunday for lunch — my only regret is that they don’t let you order from the menu. However, the pernil, rice, plantains, and cod were amazing. Also good the Presidente & Passion fruit juice.

Food was delicious, this was my first time eating Dominican food here in Massachusetts and I’m from New York, so I felt like I was home. Awesome food I would recommend to anybody, location of it is ok but food is great!

yum, go for lunch. they have a great buffet. by dinner its mostly gone. dominican food is varied and delicious– love it.

Cordial and attentive service doubled by exquisite Dominican cuisine… eating here is always a delightful experience!

Delicious meal at a great price. A very friendly atmosphere with incredible service. Would definitely come back.

Wow. It turns out that lunch is kind of buffet — there’s a station with six entrees (roast chicken; stews of beef, pork, and turkey; chicken gizzards; codfish stew) which you can get with either white rice and beans or the black bean and rice combination. Just pick your favorite, it’s brought to your table along with a little salad. For $ 7.50, what a deal! We got the gizzards and the codfish between us, and they were spectacular! Delicious, tender, perfectly spiced. The rice and beans was the best we ever had.
This restaurant is not only immaculately clean, it’s also one of the happiest places I’ve ever eaten. It was my husband’s birthday, and they brought him a complimentary slice of lovely flan with a little candle, and sang, and everyone joined in out of sheer good feeling. Nice place, fabulous food, great vibe.

A little piece of DR in Dorchester. Lovely little family runs it and the food and customer service was on point. Our plates were pretty inexpensive for the size. Would love to come back for dinner.

Last year my boyfriend and I went to the Nutcracker at the Strand Theater near by. Since we had some time before the ballet we decided to explore the area and find something to eat. We stumbled on this place and would have probably missed it if we had been driving instead of walking. My boyfriend is Dominican and often complains about how I can’t make proper rice and beans so this was right up his alley. Since we weren’t super hungry that night we shared a fried pork chop entrée. It was FREAKING DELICIOUS. I’m talking moist but crispy at the same time. Since then, we’ve been back another time and we LOVE it! The service there is always super friendly and helpful. They really make you feel at home and welcomed. The steak and onions is the best I’ve had in Boston and my boyfriend loves the fried pork chop. I definitely recommend this place!

Try their chicken drumsticks in red sauce — succulent, delicious, mmm mmm mmm!
Most friendly staff in Boston! Great Dominican food every day. I’ve been going for three years!

Definitely a lunch destination if you are in the Dorchester area. I showed up at 6 PM and they were out of just about everything on the menu. However, what they did have was one of the best mofungos I have had north of Puerto Rico. The mofungo was moist and the aji (garlic sauce) was an excellent addition without being too sharp.

I never knew about Paraiso Restaurant until I came on Unilocal to find Spanish food in Dorchester. With all the great reviews I couldn’t resist. I walked in and was greeted by the owner/​chef. She is a real happy lady!!! Place is huge inside with a bar. So I ordered two dinner plates to go. I only had a solid 100 dollar bill so I decided to get a small plate of barbecue chicken as well. Price was awesome. Came home and the food was the best I tasted hands down!!! I will be back. Thank you Paraiso!!! Very happy family business.

Mi gente!
Holy chuleta! This place is a little slice of heaven. If you want to put a smile on someone’s face take them here. It’s a BIG, BIG Bang for your buck.
Marianela es la reina de la cocina. Gregorio, Luis, y Christina son los mozos mas hermosos. They will take excellent care of you. You’d be crazy not to go. Straight up Kray Kray.
Un abrazo,
El Ariel

This place is amazing. I always go when I do laundry or get a haircut. The people who run the place make you feel like family. And the food is amazing home cooking. I love this place. A gem in Boston that people should come to.

Went to Paraiso close to closing around 6:30 for take out. Obviously at that point they didn’t have much left BUT what they did have was nothing short of delicious.
The owner’s daughter was very polite & friendly. She took my order & was very informative on prices & plate sizes. The owner kept asking me if it was ok that they didn’t have so & so left. It was I came in an hour before closing at a mom & pop business.
Like I said delicious, affordable, huge portions & friendly.
Now let’s be real. Don’t knock the restaurant for its location in a «shady part of town.» That has nothing to do with the quality of the food & service. Maybe it was affordable, close to home or whatever. It’s spacious & the front patio very roomy for summer days/​nights.

Order the Mofongo as soon as you sit down. It takes time to make but when it arrives you can taste the love that went into making it and everything else on the menu.
This is the perfect spot to come for a Sunday brunch. We started with cod fritters that were accompanied by a fiery sauce. Unbelievable. I had Sancocho-​beef stew (get it with the white rice)-and think I have found my new comfort food: broth with pork, pasta, potatoes. When you come here, take your time (though they do sell $ 6 plates if you must take it to go). Owners and servers are kind, friendly and have great suggestions. Bonus too for having a decent selection of beer and wine. Prices are extremely reasonable. Come here. Grub hard. Wrap yourself in the love that accompanies every dish. Be thankful we have a place like this in the hood and come back. Often.

After lots of Facebook buzz, and discovering that the place was within walking distance of my home, I decided to pop in, alone, on a random Sunday afternoon.
Location: good location, parking, T accessible, Upham’s Corner, about 2 blocks from the historic Strand Theater. Downside– this spot doesn’t seem to bode well for any business. It’s been a couple of different restaurants, a nightclub, an insurance place, and a couple of other businesses. I don’t know, hope it’s not a jinx or something.
Anyway, the place is HUGE. Tastefully decorated. Nice. Great spanish music that you can dance to (or bop your head to) playing at a comfortable volume.
The food. All I can say is, «Look out, Merengue, when people FIND OUT about THIS place, you’re going to FINALLY have some REAL competition».
Prices are reasonable.
The food tastes like it was made in a friends’ mom’s kitchen at a family dinner. It doesn’t taste like «restaurant-​cooked-​in-​bulk-​food». The beef MELTS in your mouth, and is seasoned just right. Mangu will knock your socks off. The peas and rice are scrumptious, not all dried out like you get at some places. Menu is quite expansive, there is plenty to choose from, and for you seafood people, lots of seafood dishes.
The owner/​chef is a wonderful, wonderful woman with charm and charisma enough to light up the entire GIANT restaurant. She CARES about what YOU think about HER cooking. It’s personal to her, and you can TASTE it!
On this day, her daughter was in helping out, and she was a really nice and cool young lady. Genuine. She didn’t have to try to «be» anything, she was just genuinely polite, nice, and cool. Great service.
If you like AUTHENTIC SPANISH FOOD– this is your GO TO SPOT. I encourage you to go now before people find out about it because once the secret is out…

I went to Paraiso Restaurant because a friend recommended it and because I was looking for good authentic Dominican food… FOUND IT!
My friend and I were welcomed by the manager– the very cute son of the chef and the chef herself. The restaurant itself has a really good atmosphere, fast service and the restaurant is also family run. My friend had the goat with yuca– a typical Dominican root vegetable and I had the «la bandera Dominicana» (the Dominican flag) dish that had white rice, beans, and a meat (pork). They also had a very good version of the morir soñado (die dreaming) drink that was just right, which my friend and I each had. Then to end the meal, my friend and I had flan. It was one of the best flan I’ve had: creamy, thick and a good caramel sauce. Did I tell you this place is cheap? Yeah, it is because the bill came out to 28 dollars. In most places, the check would had been at least 45 dollars. I will come again really, really soon.