Though soy sauce is commonly believed to be of Asian origin, several linguists have unearthed its true Iberian beginnings by decoding the hidden Spanish translation. Celebrate the intriguing international condiment with the help of today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of Pacific Rim cuisine and drinks at Pacific Paradise, located on San Pedro Drive.

Pacific Paradise merges the flavors of the Far East and the Pacific Islands into an extensive and far-reaching lunch and dinner menu. Placate palates with the spicy Thai eggplant ($6.95 for lunch, $8.50 for dinner), tenderly sliced Mongolian beef ($8.50 for lunch, $11.95 for dinner), vegetable tempura ($7.95 for lunch, $9.95 for dinner), or Pacific Paradise's signature seafood-rice pizza ($15.50), a smattering of the sea stir-fried with jasmine rice, egg, and pineapple, all baked and served with soup and a salad. The Malaysian sautéed scallops ($8.95 for lunch, $13.95 for dinner), finished off with mushrooms and coated in a curry coconut sauce, will have taste buds rising up and high-fiving each other in victory, while the Hawaiian golden crisp chicken ($8.50 for lunch, $10.95 for dinner) evokes nostalgic memories of the decade you spent whittling wooden teddy bears on a desert island. Spicy options also abound at Pacific Paradise, with heat-bringing dishes such as the marinated Tibetan lamb kabob ($12.95), the Mongolian beef roll with asparagus ($12.95), and the kung pao tofu ($10.50), which consists of crispy, deep-fried tofu in a spice-laden kung pao sauce. A full sushi menu is available, as is a monsoon’s worth of wine and beer options.

Step into Pacific Paradise’s Eden of eats, with the interiors of palm trees, ornate lighting fixtures, and images of tropical beaches transporting you and your fellow landlocked diners to a faraway foodie’s haven without having to again deal with the hassle of building a boat and then shipwrecking it.

This Groupon is not valid for specials, catering, or special party orders.

Reviews

The Albuquerque Journal featured Pacific Paradise in its dining and business sections, giving it three stars. Seventy-seven percent of Urbanspooners recommend Pacific Paradise, and four Google Mappers give the restaurant an average of five stars:

• A Steamed Red Snapper filet with a vibrant red and green pepper sauce was cooked so perfectly I was hesitant to share even one bite. – Andrea Lin, Albuquerque Journal
• The food is plentiful and EXCELLENT, and service is great too. – Thomas, Google Maps
• The first thing that I noticed about the food the first time I went was the gorgeous presentation. They serve some of the most beautiful dishes that I’ve seen, and still the amount is plentiful. – Sarah, Urbanspoon