The place was behind some motels but driving up the parking lot was packed. Went in and got a table. The service was nice. The food was ehh but the pricing was very good. My hash browns were the nastiest I've ever tried. They were watery and flavorless. I wasn't a fan of the mixed tortillas because I ordered corn and most of it tasted like flour. The menudo was good. Overall it was ok but good for the price. read more

El Patio Cafe - American Near Me - Edinburg, Texas

Great food! Try the chicken fried steak with fries. Hot, spiced salsa. Great big pancakes too!

Customer services was thr worst. We arrived and sat down, it took a while for someone to take our drink order. After the waitress asked if we were ready to order, not even has looked at the menu. After we waited quite some time to see if someone would come by and asked if we needed anything, nothing. Waitress kept going back and forth with other tables. My husband wanted to ask for a refill but waitress said to hold on a bit. Food was good but the lack of hospitality makes this place a places to not even bother going, unless you are good friends/ buddy buddies with the owner and waitresses. Not sure if I will come back. read more

Terrible service, I ordered a plate with no cheese and sunny side up eggs. My plate came with extra cheese and raw eggs. The owner came to our table to say that it was our fault for ordering wrong, and said we would need to pay extra to get a new plate...even though they gave us raw egg. This place is terrible, would not recommend to come again! read more

Best breakfast with many choices. Toasted buttermilk biscuits are great. I can eat their Nopales anyway, everyday, and made how you ask them​​ to prepare.Enchiladas on Thursdays are amazing, 4 varieties including enmoladas. The family environment is most appealing. Don't come here if you're in a hurry. The patience pays off. My parents loved it and so do I. read more

Cheap breakfast, good service, I'm always full after eating! Lots of locals eat here if that tells you anything!

A great mom and pop Mexican and American food place. This place has homemade salsa, mild and hot. The hot definitely has some kick to it. Both are very tasty. Meals are made to order and its obvious from the taste. I has the Chicken Fried Chicken and it was absolutely delectable. Piping hot, perfectly prepared and really delicious. They will serve it with either brown gravy or the other kind. I went back and had the Chile Rellenos. Again they were piping hot and perfectly prepared. Delicious!! They will make them either just with cheese or with beef. A great place to eat with very good service and a relaxed environment. read more

El Patio Cafe - Chicken Fried Chicken! - American Near Me - Edinburg, Texas

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Good food and great prices. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Homemade local eatery.

the staff is efficient and courteous.....the food is wonderful my favorate breakfast place, for dinner try the kiver and onions

The food was pretty good. I had attempted to order the bacon and egg plate but my because my Spanish is horrible and the waiter didn't know much English, I ended up getting a bacon and egg taco which was delicious anyways. Waiter also seemed a little impatient/annoyed but I usually don't care about stuff like that. My partner had gotten the Migas with beans which came with complimentary tortillas. They reported that the eggs were a little bland but I thought they were fine. The refried beans are great and the food is served super fresh. The biggest upside to this place is the incredibly cheap prices. If you come before 11am, you can get a really sick breakfast deal for under $4. It's also a very small, old, cozy restaurant hidden behind a run-down motel with overgrown vegetation surrounding the lazily painted building (I personally think it adds to the experience in a positive way). I'm definitely coming back to try some of the lunch items. Highs: prices, breakfast items Lows (for me): must know spanish (which might be a good thing to maintain authenticity and scare away entitled English speakers and to avoid gentrification) ^^^ just learn the basics and you'll be fine. read more

Good food. Would have preferred salsa with the chips instead of Pico de Gallo. Service was slow, as others have said, but I wasn't in a hurry. read more

Great food really really good food. As a matter of fact I would tell you that I've been there several times just because of the food. They are very very short staffed right now and I don't know if that is normal or not but they are very short staffed. Sometimes you might wait 5 to 10 minutes before someone comes to see you at the table. By the way you do choose your own table. Last, the place is not something to look at but it is clean and tidy...did I say it was good food. read more

Food is good. Love the environment! I love the hole in the wall feel. The service on the other hand is not so good. We went there Thursday and the food was great and service good. I told my wife let's go again (4 days later) and the server was bothered by me asking for things like a refill and limes for tea. Never made eye contact with me and hardly spoke even after me trying to make a convo with her. I did drop my iced tea and she picked it up, but didn't offer a refill and ignored me the rest of the time I was there. She just left the tab. I was hoping it would be a place to eat a couple times a week like my favorite restaurant in Pharr (where I'm originally from) since we live in Edinburg now, but I guess it's worth the drive to go to Pharr. Service is everything for us. I wasn't going to tip but left a couple of bucks for the tea drop. Things are expensive now a days and it's now cheaper to eat at home, so make your customers feel good for spending their money there with you! read more

Prices are amazing for the portion and taste! I've only had breakfast for take out and I can say their pancakes are the best.

I stopped here to eat did not look welcoming but was hungry I placed my order asked for chips and salsa mean while waiting for my food the salsa tasted very bad i told the waiter this salsa is not good it tastes like if the tomato has gone bad the waiter took it from me and then came back and said in spanish like in an upset tone well we only give chips and salsa when you order a mexican meal and also that i should be glad she was bringing me some without ordering a mexican meal and you still complain about the salsa. I was like What .... rude as hell never will i go to this place again. read more

My favorite, out of the way Cafe. It's like that hole in the wall, back door place you've always heard about. Awesome service, relaxing and pleasing atmosphere, and great food. A must return kind of place. read more

The food was very tasty and the prices were great. However, the service was really bad. They have signs saying to be patient because homemade food takes longer, but this was way too long. Besides they didn't even bring the food out together. Still happy with the food. read more

El Patio Cafe - Fajita lunch special - American Near Me - Edinburg, Texas

Best place ever! Botanas are the best. And it's super inexpensive. I believe this restaurant has been open for over 20+ years.

I've visited this place frequently. Just like any other restaurant, it'll have its good days and bad days. What I love about this place is the fact that its obviously a family owned restaurant and the menu is simple and the prices are really inexpensive. The reason for the 3 stars is that on one occassion, I had gotten the Western Omelette, but there was this weird taste I would get, the taste of expiration. I don't know if it was the egg, cheese, or vegetables in the omelette but one of those probably was old so it didn't taste that well. The bacon was also tough like beef jerky. So that was my only not ok experience. Other times I have gone, the food has been alright. I'll probably go again, but it'll be as a last resort kind of thing. read more