El Patio Restaurant

$ • Mexican, Tex-Mex, Gluten-Free

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About El Patio Restaurant

El Patio Restaurant offers a nostalgic atmosphere, thanks to its experienced management. The food is generally good, with customers praising the really good chips, shells, and enchiladas. The bean and cheese taco, served on a flat shell called chalupas or tostadas, is highly recommended. This is an old school Austin hole in the wall serving Texas style Tex Mex. Come hungry, get some cheese enchiladas, chips, salsa and of course a taco. The $20 pitchers of margaritas on Thursdays remain a popular draw, with extra points for taco Tuesday. The restaurant's tortilla chips are described as some of the best, light and crispy, earning high praise from loyal customers. While the service can be a bit slow at times, the restaurant still retains its charm and historic significance. The decor features Texas Longhorn memorabilia, adding to its nostalgic charm, and many customers have returned multiple times, appreciating the generous portions and cozy atmosphere. Thank you to the current owners for keeping an Austin tradition still very much alive.

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El Patio Restaurant Reviews

3.6
477 ratings
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49%
4
9%
3
5%
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8%
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29%
Food
3.6
Atmosphere
3.8
Service
3.8

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Omg they have the best traditional Mexican food you could ever want and we even met the longhorns. A very fun environment and our waters was so awesome 👏 🤘🏼
Staff so friendly! Shoutout to Eric and Steve for 5 star service!!!
It pains for me to say that I will not be ordering from El patio again, I been ordering food from them for over 40yrs and there's something different about their enchiladas plate ... that have changed, it was spicy, lack of flavor or the cheese appeared to have changed from the Good American cheese, if so please go back to your original good recipe.

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Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 11AM - 9PM
Wednesday 11AM - 9PM
Thursday 11AM - 12AM
Friday 11AM - 10PM
Saturday 11AM - 10PM
Sunday 11AM - 9PM
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