El Patron Mexican Food Bar & Grill — Restaurant in De Soto

My wife and I ate dinner here after a walk at a very nice park nearby. We both enjoyed the chips and salsa, and that is often the indicator of how much we’ll enjoy the overall meal. She ordered the Pollo DeSoto which was a chicken and chorizo dish, and it was delicious. She couldn’t eat it all, and I ate the rest for lunch the next day. I ordered a chimichanga and the menu offered ground beef, chicken, or pork for the filling. I asked for Al pastor, which is pork, and I saw on another menu item. When we received the bill, I had been up charged for the Al pastor. The menu didn’t say anything about it costing more. The waitress didn’t tell me that it would cost more. Plus - it’s pork, which is one of the three meat options offered for the chimichanga. It was only an extra $1.75, but not only was I not told about it, according to the menu it would seem to be no additional charge. I didn’t say anything, because it was a small amount, but I was definitely not expecting to be charged more. The waitress was nice, but a bit slow in refilling our chips and salsa. We enjoyed the food, but it’s a bit out of the way for us and we probably...

Update: We came back this year, and all the food was fresh and delicious, with wonderful service! They also have a drive-thru window for takeout. We love this place and wish it wasn't 1000 miles from our home.

This place is a gem! We stopped in for an early light dinner. Very pleasant atmosphere and friendly, efficient service. We had the house margaritas, which were reasonably priced and really delicious (and not too sweet!). The chips were light and warm, with a good homemade salsa. We ordered off the a la cart menu. The beef soft tacos were what we expected. I ordered 3 chile rellenos, which were large and really stuffed with cheese and sauce--very tasty and more food than I expected. But the real surprise was the pork chimichanga! It was a good sized chili stuffed with moist, flavorful pork and generously covered in a light cheesy sauce. Enough for a meal and only $6.50 a la carte. We stumbled upon El Patron on a road trip and loved it. We'll eat there again the next time our travels take...

We have been eating there for over 3 years now. We have been there numerous times. The people that work there are always on the ball and they are very friendly. It's our favorite Mexican restaurant to go to. They are always very busy so I'm sure a lot of people feel the same way as we do. The DeSoto burrito is great if you don't mind having french fries in your burrito. Who would have thought. It tastes great. My favorite are the fajitas. The salsa is excellent and the margaritas are very good. If it's your first time going, I would highly recommend it. I would be shocked if you have a bad experience. They have been consistently good and I can't think of a time where we had a bad experience or there was a problem. UPDATE: after 7 or 8 more visits at least, I would write the same review. We lost our favorite waitress though. So that's a bummer. The other people do fine, but my wife and I...