Patacon Latin Cuisine — Restaurant in Lafayette

There was a time, before covid came along, that we stopped into this place at least twice a month. We only realized today that we hadn't been in a VERY long time, and decided on a nice Friday dinner.

Well, covid seems to have diminished their seating, but I have to give them props for keeping people at a protective distance from one another.

On the other hand, the big, young guy at the register, a member of the owner family who apparently considers himself a wit, was so obviously condescending to the two gringos, not to mention flirting with half the women that spoke to him, that we seriously considered going somewhere else.

Our table while we waited (more like an end table) was so squeezed in by the door that we didn't see it at first, and too thin to get one's legs under it comfortably. The food took an easy 25 minutes to arrive despite the fact that there are now only five tables in the place. We did not stay to eat in. And I have to tell you, The bag on the seat next to me seems a bit small for $28.

We may not have to this restaurant in a while, but we have sent PLENTY of friends, family and clients to Patacon, because their food is good, and their service was, until now, polite and welcoming. A customer is a customer regardless of skin or sex, folks. Maybe you guys are concentrating too hard on the food truck. You...

Looking for gluten free options during a road trip isn't very easy. My family and I were traveling from Houston to New Orleans and as dinner time approached while driving through Lafayette, we started looking for food options. When Patacon came up on my list I was ecstatic. We are Venezuelan/Colombian so finding our traditional food is always wonderful, especially after my celiac diagnosis. It was already 7pm so we had to take our food to go, but the restaurant is very clean inside and welcoming. The family who runs it are super nice and gave us lots of tips for our trips and made us want to go back. We ordered the reina pepiada and brisket arepas and we were in heaven. We have a lot of arepa places back in South Florida and my mom (who is super picky and hard to please) said the places we frequent should go to Patacon and learn from them! Gluten free review: happy to report, no issues with gluten for me having the reina pepiada! I asked about ingredients before ordering and it was a fit for me. ¡Gracias por todo al equipo Patacon! Hicieron nuestra parada super amena...

Wow! We sort of found this place by accident and boy are we glad we did! We’ve eaten here 2 days in a row. Tried the Pork Patacon, Pork Arepa, Shredded Beef Empanada, Chicken Empanada, Potato and Cheese Empanada, and the Guava and Cheese Taquenos. All of it was FANTASTIC! Very fresh ingredients, superb flavor! Our sister in law is Venezuelan and she told us this place is as authentic as it gets. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

My favs: Guava/Cheese Taqueno, Potato & Cheese Empanada, Patacon (but I think I’d like it even more with the shredded beef instead of the pork. That beef is next level).

Husbands Favs: Pork Arepa, Shredded Beef empanada, Guava/cheese Taqueno.

The green sauce is delicious, salty, not spicy. The red sauce is PHENOMENAL! But it is definitely hot! I am half Mexican and that red sauce tastes like what I’m used to putting on tacos al postor or...