La Patrona — Restaurant in Knoxville

Wow!!! It's like a drive in for Mexican food! Awesome vibe! The staff are amazing people! The food here is great! They are among my top two places for tacos. We tried the lunch chimi, birria tacos, and al pastor. We tried their Horchata as well. We got all this under $40. The wait for our food was next to nothing and they were so helpful. The salsa roja is my favorite. The also make habanero salsa but haven't had the habaneros in a long time to make it. Their menu is packed with variety and flavor and they are always adding new items! This is great summer spot for the family or a date night with your loved one. It's all take out or to go where you eat in your car like a sonic, but there are booths and tables out side under the shelter or with umbrellas over top. They even have a drive thru option as well. I recommend this for a good time, great eat, and affordable alternative for wonderful grub. UPDATE: We come here as a family and it's still awesome! Worth every cent! Thank you guys for amazing food and...

Edit: 8 months after I made this review I tried again and I literally received fermenting salsa with my meal. Salsa should not bubble with gasses when you open it. What are yall even doing?

The food used to be great, and I enjoyed it every time, but I'm not sure if they were bought by new management because they have gotten extremely stingy on their food. A taco used to take up the entire tortilla, and now it's barely any filling. It's not worth 2.99, and frankly, it's theft for what you get. They also don't give you salsa for your food anymore. Before, if you asked in take out orders for salsa, they would give you an assortment, and now they literally give you a single small container of salsa for 4 tacos and a taquitos meal. I used to love this place and ordered from them about once a week, but it has gone downhill, and it's just not worth it anymore....

Order carnitas was hot ...meat dry tuff no flavor rice had corn green beans carrots & Lima beans .pico mushy Salas no flavor rated like 🍅 sauce..no utensil..... disappointed for small local restaurant..3 month later reply back on review is pitiful.... been back several times after this review and didn't bother doing reviews because it's same or worse . ..in restaurant work your whole staff can change in few days to weeks yet alone three months so your I'll talk to staff I'm sorry not good because hands down food still sucked terrible and atmosphere is lacking.. .waiter was on point but they even apologized and said was management cutting conners soooo....says it All use to have good food but past 4 months 4 visit...