Paradise Cocina Mexicana (Food Paradise)
Home-style Mexican cooking in Cuauhtémoc Norte: mole, chiles en nogada and breakfast
Paradise Cocina Mexicana: hours, address and prices
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM · closed Sunday
- Address
- Calle Bogotá 101, Cuauhtémoc Norte, 21200
- Phone
- 686 568 1825
- Price
- $200 to $500 MXN per person (Google)
- What to order
- Mole, chiles en nogada, flautas in green salsa
- Payment
- Credit, debit and contactless
Information verified on October 21, 2026 on its Google listing and storefront sign; confirm before you go at 686 568 1825.
About Paradise Cocina Mexicana
Paradise Cocina Mexicana is a home-style Mexican restaurant in the Cuauhtémoc Norte neighborhood of Mexicali. The sign on its storefront reads "Food Paradise, cocina mexicana", and Google lists it as Paradise Cocina Mexicana, with a 4.5 rating from 300 reviews. It is at Calle Bogotá 101, a few steps from Avenida República de Brasil.
Reviews keep repeating two things: the home-style flavor and the place itself, clean, quiet and nicely decorated with handmade Mexican dolls and sombreros. It is a breakfast and lunch spot, not a dinner one: Monday to Saturday from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM, and closed on Sundays.
What to order at Paradise Cocina Mexicana
The most mentioned dish is the mole, which the house calls artisanal and serves as enmoladas, chicken with mole and stuffed chile. Next come the chiles en nogada and the flautas in green salsa, according to Google's review summary. For breakfast people order chilaquiles with mole and enchiladas divorciadas, and the house enchiladas include enchicharronadas (carnitas in a pork-rind salsa) and envenenadas.
Prices, payment and getting to Paradise Cocina Mexicana
It does not publish its menu with prices online. Google estimates $200 to $500 MXN per person, and a June 2026 review mentions a 295-peso set lunch (comida corrida), which the reviewer found expensive. It accepts credit cards, debit cards and contactless payment; according to Google it does not serve beer or wine.
There is free parking in the plaza and on the street, and it is wheelchair accessible. It does takeout; its Uber Eats store has been closed since July 2025, so the best way to order is to call 686 568 1825.
Home-style flavor
Reviews keep saying "home-style" and name the mole before any other dish.
Breakfast and lunch
It opens at 8:30 and closes at 7 PM: come for breakfast or lunch, not a late dinner.
Easy parking
Free parking in the plaza and on the street, with accessible spots.
🌶️ What to order at Paradise Cocina Mexicana
What 2026 Google reviews and Google’s review summary mention most.
The most mentioned dish: "I recommend the mole" (May 2026). Served as enmoladas, chicken with mole and stuffed chile.
Highlighted in Google’s review summary; they appear on the chalkboard inside.
Another favorite in Google’s summary.
For breakfast, according to a May 2026 review.
Half red, half green salsa; ordered at breakfast (May 2026).
House enchiladas: carnitas in pork-rind salsa, and shredded pork in bean and red-chile sauce.
Services
Before you go
Good to know
Closed on Sundays
Open Monday to Saturday. If you want mole on the weekend, make it Saturday.
Closes at 7 PM
It is a breakfast and lunch place. To eat without rushing, arrive before 6.
Look for the "Food Paradise" sign
Google lists it as Paradise Cocina Mexicana; the storefront says Food Paradise, next to a red door.
Ask the price first
It does not publish prices online and a 2026 review found it pricey. Ask about the set lunch and the dish of the day.
⭐ What people say
Diners say the Mexican food is excellent, especially the chiles en nogada, the mole and the flautas in green salsa; they describe the place as clean, pleasant and quiet, and the staff as very kind and attentive.
“The food is delicious, it has a home-style flavor. I recommend the mole.”
— Filiberto Galeana · Google · May 2026
“We went for breakfast and ordered chilaquiles with mole and enchiladas divorciadas. The staff was very kind.”
— Yasbeth Sanchez Esparza · Google · May 2026
“I loved the place, very good music! Delicious food! Everything we ordered was great.”
— Berenice Amador · Google · April 2026
“The portion is a good size, but the flavor leaves a lot to be desired… the most surprising thing is the price: a 295-peso set lunch is too high. The only redeeming thing is the place itself, very nice and well decorated.”
— Carlos Alvarez · Google · June 2026
“Great food; the atmosphere and the restaurant are very clean and pleasant. Highly recommended.”
— Candie Cortez · Google · October 2025
Real Google reviews with author and date (translated from Spanish), including a critical one. The rating may change.
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Hours
Google hours, verified on October 21, 2026.
Location
Calle Bogotá 101
Cuauhtémoc Norte neighborhood, ZIP 21200
A few steps from Av. República de Brasil
Mexicali, B.C.
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