El Patron Mexican Grill — Restaurant in Catonsville

enjoyable authentic surprise hiding in plain sight in paradise.. on Frederick Road in Catonsville..

fajitas combo.. chicken/steak (I think enough to feed 4 Adults, for the amount of chicken and beef they give) and it is so flavorful! absolutely delicious!

Taco Salad.. veggie.. delicious grilled veggies... in a crispy shell.. great and fresh!

tacos.. steak, chicken, shrimp. authentic tacos.. so good.. you can't go wrong with any.. and they do it right.. with the lime, the sliced radish and cucumber

chicken flautas.. asked for sour cream on side.. (usually they come decorated with sour cream)

fundito.. cheese and spicy sausage dip.. it is amazing

Guacamole

side of Pico... theirs is so good!

everything comes with beans and their rice.. delicious, I added the 2 containers together..

I highly recommend everything..

we also have tried their tamales.. which are actually square.. they are good, but light on filling..

and their enchiladas.. are different...

Quaint space just off the beltway. Very easy to get to and a bit of a secret it seems. In the time I was here quite a few people came in for takeout orders. They have about 6 tables. The reason I say it’s a bit of a secret is because there’s no way people know how good the food is because there should be a line outside. I’ve been here about five times in three weeks. So far my faves are the barria 🌮 🌮,, Jamaican fresh water and the shredded chicken nachos. Someone else had the 🌮 🥗 with ground beef and said they didn’t care for it. I’ve also had the fajitas with 🐔 🥩 & shrimp which is also delicious. Today there was only server helping with the the three tables and various takeout orders. If it get any busier I can imagine there will be some delays in service. Based on my experiences I would rate this place 4.8 of five on food, 4.2 on service and 3.7 on atmosphere. It could use an update. Thanks El Patron. I’ll...

Used to come here all the time to buy guac but tonight an employee sold me a halfsize container of guac for the same price. She adamantly claimed that it was the same amount but in a different container. Normally guac came in 8oz containers about 3/4 of the way full (if not more) this time we got two TINY 4oz containers no more than 3/4 full. Literally half of what she claimed it to be. I will never be returning to this establishment. It is incredibly infuriating when people lie to your face.

The entrees we normally got were poor also. I would normally recommend this establishment SOLELY for the guac until now. I feel as though we as REGULAR customers were taken advantage of. I've worked in backend and frontend of the restaurant industry and I knew walking out the door that their employee was lying to me.

This is what the 3$ worth of guac looks like. better off just getting 16oz of fresh guac from the giant for...