What a wonderful surprise this restaurant was to me and my husband! It's a hidden treasure for…read moresure! Great chips and warm salsa!! The food was very good and not overly expensive, and the service was very good. Cant wait to go back.

The service was really good. The food was amazing. The California burrito didn't come with lettuce…read moreand tomato on top. That came off of our southwest egg-roll plate. Dang!' I forgot to get a pic of them. They were absolutely delightful. The ambiance was kinda quiet. It was bout 6 on Tuesday evening.

Hole in the wall REAL Mexican food. You won't find your Tex-mex menu here. If you're looking for…read moregreat tacos, tortas, gorditas, then this is the place to be. Highly recommend!

From the owner: Authentic Mexican food here in Center, TX. We've been serving 15 plus years on Travis Street…read more Authentic tacos, gorditas and Menudo! If you love mexican food, then come try home-made beans, rice and corn tortillas!

Great street tacos, Spanish rice & refried beans. Clean. Friendly staff. Called ahead & picked up…read more No wait

My hubs and I were in town for a few days visiting family who are locals. I grew up outside of…read moreHouston and have a palette honed on good Mexican cuisine my whole life, or at least as authentic as you can find when most Tex-Mex establishments have to satisfy American tastes to stay open. Everything that was ordered at our table was just as good an any of the hundreds of places I've eaten in the Houston area, San Antonio, other regions in south Texas, and beyond. Their queso fundido was prepared differently from anything I've had elsewhere, to include sautéed onions and pepper, but I'm now a fan of El Patio's presentation. The only negative was that it was served with no flour tortillas, we had to ask for them separately. Any good queso fundido is served with warm flour tortillas. So do yourself a favor and order the queso fundido and ask for the tortillas to eat it with. All of the other dishes ordered by everyone in our party of five was delicious and fresh, from the beef street tacos, to the pollo San Jose, to their chili verde, all wonderful. I already know this will be a family tradition every time we come back to visit.

One of Lufkin''s popular lunch spots, lunch specials are offered here so of course my coworkers and…read moreI hit this place up when we have an assignment in Lufkin. The Tex-Mex options here involve your normies such as enchiladas, quesadillas, burritos, fajitas, nachos, and tacos. All of these (or a combination of these) are part of the express lunch menu which is what we usually order. Most of the time, people in our group get some sort of enchiladas with the favorites being the avocado or the verde due to the sauces and cheesiness mixed in. The avocado is probably my favorite since I'm an avocado lover with the taste and texture. Other favorites are the street tacos where it comes with three tacos and the rice and beans. These tacos are quite large so it's not the traditional mexican street tacos with the onions/cilantro on the miniature tortillas. They are also packed and I mean PACKED with proteins; I've only gotten the al pastor cause I keep coming back to it. Something about it that makes it addicting with the tenderness of the meat and spices. We'll have to try dinner here sometime cause they have quite the selection of entrees such as the drunken shrimp, fajita platter, and pollo poblano. Bueno Trabajo Herraduras!

This place has the best quality Mexican food in East Texas. I ordered fajitas and cannot believe…read morehow much meat they brought me. The chips and salsa are out the charts and the price is very reasonable. I see why everyone loves this place.

Good quality fajita served quickly and piping hot! Nicely fluffy rice perfectly seasoned! Needed…read moreonly one extra tortilla but she brought out three! No charge! Service was on point also!

I had noticed that the place had a lot of vehicles in parking lot every time I passed by…read moreIt seemed to be a very popular restaurant To me it was a big disappointment I ordered Ala cart The most bland Chile Reano (sp) I have ever had The Chicken Enchilada I ordered was just as bland Cannot recommend

Wowza! Live guacamole and homemade tortillas WITH your own tiny salsa bowl. Say less…read more Queso was unique and yummy. I ordered the pineapple it was delicious. Lots of food. Only bummer was we ran out of chips. Fast and friendly service.

A town the size of Carthage is lucky to have a Tex-Mex restaurant as well run as Rancho Grande…read more The place is clean, the staff is efficient and friendly, and the food is good. It would be better if the chips were warm and the salsa spicy. Both were very bland. Maybe that's the way the home crowd likes it. The menu is huge -- seven pages long. I settled on a beef and chicken fajita combo ($21.95). It came with charro beans in a tortilla soup. It was delicious. The sizzling fajitas were moist and tender, but I would have preferred a little more sear on the beef -- it had none. There's a lot more to the menu to explore.

Food was amazing as usual. Only down side was the barbacoa tacos I ordered wasn't truly barbacoa…read more It was roast or something similar. Besides that the meal was still really good.

Staying in Center during the last month of April for a work trip, Tuesday rolled around so you know…read morewhat that means. Taco Tuesdays in Center, TX; who would've thought you'd see that in this area? If this was a few years ago, I probably wouldn't have found this spot due to the horrible cell service in this time. Now that cell towers have been installed within an acceptable radius of Center, YELP can help us find spots like this. Wiht the drive thru open, I figured that was the way to order. The lady taking my order got everything to me quick so I could get back to the hotel and gobble everything down. Being on an empty stomach, I did an order of breakfast tacos (Huevos con chorizo, Papas con chorizo), a bistec Sope, traditional tacos (pastor, barbocoa, tripas), and a Pambazo which is similar to a torta but with melted cheese, using the bistec. Everything was freaking delicious. The Pambazo was larger than I expected, messy, and delicious with the charred bread, lettuce, and queso fresco stuffed inside with the bistec. The tacos (breakfast and traditional) and sope had grease, tortilla softness, and savory flavors from the bites. Price-wise, all ordered were a little over $20 which is a steal these days. No doubt I'm here again for Taco Tuesdays or any day when I'm in Center. Seems the citizens of the area cherish this spot and for good reason!

Super food quality. I was very impressed with the authentic Mexican food. Everything was excellent…read moreand the ambiance was very nice too!

We went by the "other" Tex-mex spot and there were zero cars in the parking lot, so we came here…read more Considering your choices in Center, this will be your best bet. Food was pretty good, considering...and the service was actually great. Bonus for the free frozen margarita!!

Great food! Great service! Friendly hometown atmosphere! Javier does a great job. The food is…read morealways spot on.

We spent a weekend in San Augustine and had a great meal here. It is pretty much one of the few…read morerestaurants available for dinner, It was classic tex-mex. The dishes were made to order and the cheese puffs were a bonus.

great customer service! Aida provided an amazing service…read moreand delicious food. i loved the migas and the potatoes yummy

This place is constantly good. I eat here once or twice a week. The Barbacoa is the best I've ever…read morehad.