El Patio Restaurant - Plaza Mexico — Restaurant in Plant City

Really great authentic Mexican place! It’s a little hidden and super easy to drive by, but it’s worth the stop. They have a weird menu to be honest, some things I had never seen at other Mexican places much, but they do have some American options if you have kids. First, the chips are fantastic! They are thick and you can tell they are handmade, so satisfying to munch on while you wait for your entree. The enchiladas were great, but the red sauce is REALLY spicy, most of their stuff ranges on the spicier side so just something to be aware of if that isn’t in your palate. And the refried beans and rice were perfect, just how you want them to taste. Overall, this place exceeded my expectations and I am very...

The service is always essential for a place to be recognized as good. No matter how good the food is you don’t want to get treated poorly. In this case it was horrible service. The server never asked how the food was or if we needed anything, and when asked something she looked annoyed and obviously was not enjoying her job. The food overall was decent. The Carne Asada really was not the best, very hard meat. Tacos were good! The atmosphere is nice, you are to be seated outside, where you can feel the nice breeze and there’s roofing , enough to enjoy the place. I’d want to say that you guys REALLY have to work on a...

They don't have prices on their menu for a reason: $16 per entree, $2.25 per taco, $1.25 for EACH WATER, $6 for a cup of lemonade, $5 for a single Jarritos soda. Service is nonexistent and the bathroom is atrocious. The food was decent but after the fiasco with paying, I would actively warn anyone from eating here. They weren't even willing to show us an itemized bill; we had to calculate everything ourselves and prove that they got the number of tacos and waters wrong (we didn't even argue the fact that everything was overpriced because it was our fault for assuming on a menu...