El Parasol

El Parasol offers the best tacos, the way Grandma would make them, filled and fried! You get your choice of red or green salsa, the red is HOT! I also got a bean and cheese burrito with green chile, so good!

It's always a treat to stop by El Parasol. The service is quick and accurate. It is the perfect stop for a quick bite on the road. The menu choices make it hard to pick from because everything i have tasted has been good. I ended up choosing the frito pie. It is best eaten at the restaurant so your fritos don't get too soggy. The red chile was tasty with some spiciness. The garnish was fresh and it accentuates the dish delightfully. 😋

This place is a hole in the wall gem It's out in the middle of nowhere, right off the highway, but there's always people eating in there and one thing my abuelita always told me is hijo always eat at the places the locals eat at!! Can't go wrong with the chicken and beef taco plate. Can't decide between red and green sauce??? Get both! Get the rice and posole as a side. Stuff your face, give gracias to your abuelita!

We had breakfast burritos and they were excellent! The red and green chili was delicious! Everyone was friendly, our food came out quickly. The only complaint I have is that I don't live closer because I already want another one of their burritos!

I routinely drive 6 hours from Denver to Santa Fe just for a meal (or two or three) at El Parasol, particularly at the Pojoaque location. They make the best chicken taco on planet Earth, period. It is a secret homemade recipe, like a juicy but tomato-less chicken tinga or stew, stuffed into a homemade crispy shell and topped with just a touch of cheddar and guacamole (be sure to ask for it) and shredded lettuce. Add their drool-worthy red chili on top (again, be sure to ask for it) and there you have one of planet Earth's most perfect foods, virtually unimprovable. For whatever reason, from my dozens of visits, the same taco is not quite as good at the other Parasol locations around Santa Fe and Espanola, but the shredded beef taco is almost just as good. Also bordering on perfection is their chicharron burrito, which features perfect cubes of crispy and chewy pork, beans, cheddar, and again, I'd go with the red chili. Not to be overlooked is their green chili stew, which is made to order, and is about as good as it gets. It is not thickened, like many other places, but rather made with a simple broth with loads of pork, green chili, carrots, and potatoes. They sell it by the pint and the quart, and I often order TWO extra quarts to freeze and take home to Denver. Lastly, their biscochitos, when they have them, are some of the tastiest and crumbliest cookies in all of NM. To Alicia and Jose and all the friendly employees, particularly at the Pojoaque location, keep up the great work, and please consider coming up north opening a location in Denver!

Grabbed lunch after hiking. Super easy parking. Delicious tacos and tamales. Good heat in the red salsa. Coke products in fountain with coke zero available to buy from cooler.

I order two tacos and took a seat to wait for them. 25 minutes later I grew concerned that my name had not yet been called, as the restaurant had emptied out. I went to the counter and asked about the order. The cashier said the order must have been lost and went to check. Meanwhile, the manager stepped up and said to me " do you think tacos grow on trees? Wait your turn. Go sit down." Pretty surly and unexpected response. Indeed, they had lost the order. No apology though. Wont return

Had the green chicken tamale, the cheese enchilada with green chili, and the green chili stew. All were excellent. If from out of state like me, this place seems to be a great place to sample all the green chili New Mexican offerings.