La Patrona Cocina Latina

I was sitting next door getting gas when I noticed this place. Having never noticed it, I did a quick spot-check on Yelp - only 2 reviews, but they were solid. So...I decided perform my customary community service and check the place out.I ordered a few things off the menu - some tacos, a pupusa, and a kids quesadilla for my son. When the food came out, I was mildly prepared on what to expect.The tacos:The tortilla was at or near perfection. It had the perfect balance of texture, flavor, and temperature. I could have eaten there by themselves and been happy. The contents of the tacos were all very flavorful and temperature hot - the taco contents were well equipped, quantity wise. Very happy with the tacos.The pupusa:*Moment of silence* followed by *fireworks*Geez this thing was good. Between the flavor and the arm workout of stretching the cheese clear over my head when I broke it apart - this thing was amazing. Cheesiness everywhere. I loved everything about this place and can't wait to come back and explore the menu in deeper fashion. If you're in the parking lot about to go into another restaurant or even worse - on a waiting list at another restaurant - upgrade your experience and come to La Patrona Cocina Latina instead!!

Great place food was good I had the pupusa and a Salvadorian tamale great flavor not dried. Staff was great also

We went to this restaurant because of the Yelp rating, and we were not disappointed.! The service was wonderful, friendly and outgoing, the restaurant, an old Pizza Hut, was spotless, and the food was delicious! This is not Tex-Mex, it is authentic Central American dishes, which was not what we were expecting, but it was very good. We encourage you to take an adventure and give this place a try!

I loved it so much that I wouldn't back the next night and ordered the same thing. I got the pupusas. I'm new to Houston and trying to track down my new favorite spots. I will definitely return here again.

Decent menu. Ordered pupusas and caldo. I would put their food mid-tier. The flavors were not great but acceptable for a quick lunch. Not many employees and could be a problem if it gets busy. Service is some what average with no offers of refills or recommendations. Prices are a bit high even for pupusas. Probably acceptable for big city prices, but nearly $3 ea is a stretch for what I tasted.

An unassuming building that used to house a Pizza Inn and then Q-Shi, wedged between a Chicken chain, Texas Poker and El Palenque, this restaurant is absolutely worth hunting down. Houston is home to some quality Tex-Mex but it's infrequent that we find a place that ventures into other Latina cuisine. This place pays homage to El Salvador, Columbia and the Honduras among others. Enter the building and you are greeted by a marvelously designed selfie wall that tallies their likes on social media. Cute and current. But it's the food that will keep you coming. My plate was a celebration of many cultures with a Colombian sausage, arepas, fried pork belly, carne asada and a pupusa. We also had Monterey street tacos and finished with an excellent coffee. They have house made sauces (and if it says it melts your face off, it does. We were also gifted two freebies, some unique chips and sauce and some cookies for our coffee.

Wow! I stumbled upon this place when I was at Academy. I was craving some breakfast and was going to go to my usual but I stumbled upon this place behind El Palenque and next to Hartz. This is some of the tastiest Latin food (El Salvadoran) I've had in a long time. I ordered the huevos divorciados. The eggs were cooked to perfection (not too hard, not too soft) and the red Ave green sauce and hot sauces, along with the fresh flour tortillas were unbelievably good. I highly recommend it.

I never leave reviews, even when I should if they're bad. Great spot. Great value. Tasty. Family cares. Came in from out of town. Thx yelp for guiding me

The Food itself deserves 5 stars. Great quality. However, the service itself needs a lot of improvement. Very very poor. Food gets people in the door, services keeps it. I repeat, the food is amazing.

Caldo de res was soooo good. & papusas are always so fresh and authentic. Love this place