El Patio Restaurant

Great mole with their Mexican rice .. all is needed for to go with the plate is potato salad.. Besides that I love it .. Besides that menudo and anything else is delicious.. They have great prices ..

So this is a local place that seems fairly popular in the community. I took my wife and son for a lunch one day and it was.... alright. It has its definite pros.... we'll start there. Most places give out a complimentary small cup of charro beans, they gave us a small cup of fideo w/ vegetables. It was quite nice...and not the usual starter. My son is quite a picky eater (what 3 yr old isn't) and he finished his small cup.Another pro...the tostadas. My wife had been craving nice, crispy, crunchy tostadas and she told me these were perfect! They didn't turn soggy, had plenty of meat, and they were just what she had imagined.My plate fell in between...carne guisada with enchiladas verdes. The carne guisada tasted bland...the sauce was thick and felt more like a gravy. The enchiladas verdes were also lacking something...more crema? More citrus? More love in preparing them? They were "alright".The one BIG con...we ordered my son the kid chicken nuggets. The last thing I expected was an item that I could literally find in my freezer. Dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets...they looked exactly like the ones you buy at the local store and can microwave in 1 min. I should know because we have bought them before...needless to say, don't get your child the kid chicken nuggets.The ambience was overall bustling...a lot of people coming and going. It did feel a bit old and dated. The tables and chairs were wooden but they show definite wear and tear already. Service was good but the waitress did seem to get lost every now and then.Crispy tostadas...bland carne guisada..and dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets combined means I'll flip a coin next time I think of going.

Food is OK, not Great, biggest problem is at the moment of paying , just never know how much they charging for food,

Worst Mexican buffet I've been to. The food was cold. The selection was small. Food had no flavor. Who makes green beans with ground beef? The only good thing was the cake with frosting. Take your money elsewhere like Danny's,casa del Taco or taco ole. Thank me later.

We sat for 1 and 1/2 hours people came and left and others came and still those were served and still we sat there with no food.we asked to speak to the owner but we were given the run around. We decided to leave . They chased us down demanding that we pay for the drinks. At that point I pointed out that those drinks should be complimentary after waiting for hour and a half. They never even apologized.

I LOVE their botana platters here! I look forward to it every time I come, and I'm never disappointed! We usually order 2 botana platters for 8 people and there's always leftovers afterwards. GET IT! It is the best thing ever!

Whenever the in laws are in town we always go to eat breakfast here. It is always delicious and packed but it's worth the wait. We don't usually wait that long which is good. We really enjoy coming here everyone is so nice and attentive.

I usually come here with my in laws. My father in law seem to know the owners, but he knows everyone. Haha. We usually order a botana with beef to share. And it's myFavorite meal to eat if I'm craving Mexican!!!! Service is good and quick. I never had any of their other items. But I'll def try it next time!

The flavor was pretty good but most of it was just warm. And, after the first plate came out it took forever for the last of six to be delivered to the table.I would come back and give a second chance.

We ordered a botana for 2 people. When we opened everything at home there was barely any meat. It was overfilled with chips. The meat that was there didn't have enough seasoning. The beans had no flavor. We were truly so disappointed.