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    4.4 (32 reviews)
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    Breakfast torta
    Samara B.

    What a hidden gem. This lace used to be a Pizza Hut, you can tell by the building shape. It is also next to another "Mexican" Restaurant which caters to the after church crowd. However, La Patrona is actual legit South American/mexican food. The inside was clean. The menus were easy to read and describes the items in English. We were seated at asked what we wanted to drink. They have Coke fountain drinks as well as aqua fresca, beer and a think some bottled drinks. I went with a Coke Zero. It was 10am so my foodie companion ordered the breakfast sandwich and I ordered a jalapeño con queso papusa. The papusa comes with the red sauce and the Cole slaw stuff. It was on point! So delicious and filled with queso that had a great cheese pull. The torta was on soft bread, stuffed full of meat, cheese and egg. It is served with a salsa verde and a habanero sauce in the bottles. The verde was tasty but certainly had a spicy kick. This place is going to be my new Sunday breakfast spot. It is so good and other items on the menu looked tasty as well. Oh and the best part, 2 drinks, papusa and sandwich was $20.

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    Susan P.

    An unassuming building that used to house a Pizza Inn and then Q-Shi, wedged between a Chicken chain, Texas Poker and El Palenque, this restaurant is absolutely worth hunting down. Houston is home to some quality Tex-Mex but it's infrequent that we find a place that ventures into other Latina cuisine. This place pays homage to El Salvador, Columbia and the Honduras among others. Enter the building and you are greeted by a marvelously designed selfie wall that tallies their likes on social media. Cute and current. But it's the food that will keep you coming. My plate was a celebration of many cultures with a Colombian sausage, arepas, fried pork belly, carne asada and a pupusa. We also had Monterey street tacos and finished with an excellent coffee. They have house made sauces (and if it says it melts your face off, it does. We were also gifted two freebies, some unique chips and sauce and some cookies for our coffee.

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    Dave F.

    I was sitting next door getting gas when I noticed this place. Having never noticed it, I did a quick spot-check on Yelp - only 2 reviews, but they were solid. So...I decided perform my customary community service and check the place out. I ordered a few things off the menu - some tacos, a pupusa, and a kids quesadilla for my son. When the food came out, I was mildly prepared on what to expect. The tacos: The tortilla was at or near perfection. It had the perfect balance of texture, flavor, and temperature. I could have eaten there by themselves and been happy. The contents of the tacos were all very flavorful and temperature hot - the taco contents were well equipped, quantity wise. Very happy with the tacos. The pupusa: *Moment of silence* followed by *fireworks* Geez this thing was good. Between the flavor and the arm workout of stretching the cheese clear over my head when I broke it apart - this thing was amazing. Cheesiness everywhere. I loved everything about this place and can't wait to come back and explore the menu in deeper fashion. If you're in the parking lot about to go into another restaurant or even worse - on a waiting list at another restaurant - upgrade your experience and come to La Patrona Cocina Latina instead!!

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    David M.

    Great place food was good I had the pupusa and a Salvadorian tamale great flavor not dried. Staff was great also

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    Mar R.

    Such delicious Salvadoran food!!!!! I had the Pupusas and the seafood soap (sopa de mariscos) I will definitely be back! The server was great and super attentive. We left very satisfied

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    Taegan M.

    Pretty yummy Latin food for a good price. I had the bean and cheese pupusa breakfast plate! Loved it. They serve their breakfast platters all day. Pupusas are about $2.60 a la carte. If you're in the area I would check it out. Service wasn't great but it wasn't too big of a deal.

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    10/10 food was amazing the verde was perfect. Didn't have to wait long and the food was great

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    Food was great very clean n hospitable personal great location will definitely b coming back to try out more things in the menu

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    Good food, fast service. We went early in the morning for breakfast. I had a breakfast torta and mother had a pork pupusa...delicious!!!

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    Awesome food a lot of it from Honduras which was new for us very tasty. It was also not very expensive and everything was very fresh.

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    All of the food we ordered was delicious. I will definitely return to get some more chicken tamales.

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    Honestly, the food was just okay. I had pretty high expectations for this Peruvian restaurant…read morebecause it was highly recommended to me, but unfortunately, none of the dishes I tried really stood out. Everything was lacking in flavor, and I don't feel like this was a great representation of the authentic flavors of Peru. I ordered the Causa Rellena, Lomo Saltado a la Pobre, Arroz Chaufa, and Ají de Gallina. While none of the dishes were necessarily bad, they were all pretty underwhelming and didn't have the depth of flavor I was expecting. My other complaint was the service. It was fairly slow, and we weren't offered refills or asked if we wanted any additional drinks throughout the meal. Overall, I really wanted to enjoy this place, but unfortunately, the food and service didn't live up to my expectations.

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    This place is such a hidden gem. Every time I go, I am blown away not just by how delicious the…read morefood is but by how kind and attentive the people are. The customer service is honestly some of the best I have experienced anywhere. They treat you like family from the moment you pull up. They are so sweet, smiling, and genuinely happy to serve you. Even though it is an outside spot, they make it feel so comfortable and easy. They give you a little alarm so you can relax in your car while you wait, and it goes off when your food is ready at the window. It is such a thoughtful touch that makes the whole experience stress free. And then there is the food. Everything tastes so fresh, warm, and made with love. The tequeños are perfection, crispy on the outside and filled with gooey cheese that melts in your mouth. The empanadas are packed with flavor and always come out hot and fresh. You can tell nothing has been sitting around. It is made for you and handed to you at the perfect temperature. The freshness and care in every bite makes it stand out from anywhere else. I really wish more people knew about this place. Every time I drive by, I do not see as many people there as I think should be. This food and this service deserve a line wrapped around the corner. It is one of those spots you fall in love with instantly and then want to tell everyone you know about. If you want incredible food, warm customer service, and an experience that feels personal every single time, this is the place. I cannot recommend it enough.

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