


Our Menu
Lunch Menu
Available Monday thru Sunday 11 AM to 3 PM
$1.25 extra after 3 pm
Our ground beef and shredded chicken are cooked with tomatoes and onions (no substitutions)
One chimichanga, one taco, one cheese quesadilla, and beans.
One beef burrito, rice, and beans.
One taco, one enchilada, choice of rice or beans.
(Ranchero Style Eggs) Two eggs cooked in a Ranchero Sauce. Served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.
2 scrambled eggs cooked with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.
One burrito and one taco.
Two tacos and one chile con queso.
One chicken quesadilla, served with rice.
One chicken tostada and one chicken taco.
One enchilada, rice, and chile con queso.
Strips of steak or chicken cooked with tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and two tortillas.
Corn chips cooked with tomato sauce, chicken and cheese. Served with rice and salad.
Shredded chicken broth served with rice, onions, pico de gallo, avocado, and tortillas.
One steak burrito with cheese sauce served with rice.
One chile poblano, rice and beans.
Sliced chicken breast with mushrooms, onions, and red and green bell peppers served over a bed of rice with melted Monterrey Jack cheese.
One beef or chicken chimichanga topped with cheese sauce, served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Corn chips cooked with tomato sauce, steak strips and cheese topped with two eggs your style. Served with rice and beans.
Two street style tacos with your choice of protein. Served with beans, cilantro, onions and salsa.
Appetizers
Quesadillas
Nachos
All nachos topped with cheese dip.
Cheese nachos with beef, chicken, and beans. Covered with lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Add guacamole for $2.25 extra.
Cheese nachos with strips of steak or chicken fajitas cooked with tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers.
Salads
A fried flour tortilla shell filled with chicken or beef, lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
A fried flour tortilla shell filled with lettuce, sour cream, cheese, pico de gallo, and your choice of chicken, steak or shrimp fajitas cooked with tomato, onion and bell peppers.
A mix of steak, chicken, and shrimp fajitas with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served on a bed of lettuce with shredded cheese.
Lettuce, cheese, and pico de gallo.
Lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese.
Guacamole, pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese.
Marinated grilled chicken with sliced avocado served over a bed of iceberg lettuce, pico de gallo and cheese.
Steak
Tender Ribeye Steak topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Grilled sliced ribeye steak, served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and tortillas. Add shrimp $5.25
Tender ribeye steak topped with cooked bell peppers, onions, and tomato. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Grilled sliced ribeye steak cooked with onions and spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and tortillas. Add 6 shrimp $5.25
Sizzling Fajitas
Your choice of meat grilled with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Chicken
Our signature item of tender sliced chicken breast specially prepared with fresh mushrooms, onions, and red and green bell peppers, served over a bed of rice with melted Monterrey Jack cheese.
Grilled chicken breast covered with cheese and green sauce. Served with rice, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Tender sliced chicken breast cooked with onions and spicy sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Grilled chicken breast covered with cheese and Mexican sausage. Served with rice and beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas. Add 6 Shrimp $5.25
Tender chicken strips grilled with onions, seasoned with a spicy sauce and covered with melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas. Add 6 Shrimp $5.25
Seafood
Shrimp sauteed with onions, lime juice, and a touch of wine. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Shrimp sauteed in a spicy sauce, cooked with onions. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Grilled fish filet and shrimp marinated in our special light hot sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
A fried flour tortilla filled with cheese and shrimp, cooked with onions and bell peppers. Served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese.
Two flour tortillas grilled and stuffed with shrimp and cheese. Served with pico de gallo and sour cream.
Shrimp specially prepared with fresh mushrooms, onions, and bell peppers. Served on a bed of rice with melted Monterrey Jack cheese.
Shrimp sauteed with garlic, butter, mushrooms, and spices, cooked with a special sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Whole fried Tilapia fish. Served with rice, lettuce, avocado, pico de gallo and mayonnaise.
Especialidades
Our ground beef and shredded chicken are cooked with tomatoes and onions (no substitutions)
Two burritos, one cheese quesadilla, one taco, rice, and beans.
One tamale with pico de gallo, two chicken or beef taquitos, nachos with cheese, beans, rice, and chicken. Topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Two cheese enchiladas covered with pork strips, cooked with onions, bell peppers, and enchilada sauce. Served with lettuce, guacamole and pico de gallo.
One cheese enchilada, one chicken enchilada, one beef enchilada, and one bean enchilada. Topped with enchilada sauce, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and shredded cheese.
Chopped beef or shredded chicken and beans wrapped in a fried flour tortilla. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
One tostada, one chimichanga, one taco, one burrito, one enchilada, rice and beans.
Fried pork tips served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Rolled corn tortillas stuffed with chicken or beef. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Burritos
Two chopped beef burritos with cheese sauce and burrito sauce. Topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
One beef or chicken burrito with cheese and burrito sauce. Topped with shredded cheese, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
A flour tortilla stuffed with beans and grilled steak or chicken. Served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Grilled strips of chicken or steak, pico de gallo, rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, and shredded cheese in an easy to eat wrap. Chicken $10.95 | Steak $11.95
A grilled flour tortilla stuffed with steak or chicken fajitas and cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. Chicken $12.50 | Steak $13.50
Flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, beans, steak or chicken fajitas, cooked with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers, then covered with cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Tacos
Corn tortilla with your choice of meat, served with onions, cilantro, and salsa. Choose from:
- Chicken
- Steak
- Shrimp
- Chorizo
- Carnitas
- Al Pastor
Steak tacos with corn tortillas. Served with beans, onions, cilantro and salsa. Choose from:
- Chicken
- Steak
- Shrimp
- Chorizo
- Carnitas
- Al Pastor
Three mouth-watering tilapia fish tacos or grilled shrimp lightly breaded and topped with crispy onions and cozumel sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
- Fish
- Shrimp
Combinations
All combinations are served with rice and beans unless otherwise specified.
One Burrito, One Chimichanga, and One Taco.
One Taco, One Burrito, and One Bean Tostada.
One Burrito, One Taco, Rice, and Beans.
One Bean Tostada, One Enchilada, and One Burrito.
One Chimichanga, One Tostada, One Enchilada.
One Burrito, One Enchilada, Rice, and Beans.
One Bean Tostada, One Chimichanga, and One Burrito.
One Taco, One Tostada, and One Chimichanga.
One Burrito, One Chimichanga, and One Enchilada.
One Bean Tostada, One Chimichanga, and Beans.
One Burrito, One Enchilada, and One Taco.
Two Tacos, Rice, and Beans.
One Enchilada, One Tamale, Rice, and Beans.
One Chimichanga, One Enchilada, Rice & Beans.
One Burrito, One Chimichanga, and Rice.
One Enchilada, One Taco, Rice, and Beans.
Two Enchiladas, Rice, and Beans.
One Chile con Queso, One Enchilada, and Two Tacos.
One Enchilada, One Taco, and One Chimichanga.
One Taco, One Tamale, and One Chimichanga.
Two Enchiladas, Taco, and Rice.
One Burrito, One Enchilada, and One Tamale.
Chicken Combinations
One Chicken Burrito, One Chicken Tostada, and Rice.
One Chicken Enchilada, One Chicken Tostada & Beans.
One Chicken Chimichanga, One Chicken Tostada, and One Chicken Taco.
One Chicken Burrito, One Chicken Enchilada Topped with Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Sour Cream.
Vegetarian Combinations
One Cheese Enchilada, One Cheese Burrito, Beans, and One Cheese Quesadilla.
One Bean Taco, One Bean Tostada, Chile con Queso, and One Cheese Quesadilla.
One Bean Tostada, One Cheese Enchilada, Rice and One Cheese Quesadilla
One Bean Tostada, One Bean Taco, Rice, and One Cheese Quesadilla.
Kids Menu
Side Orders
Our ground beef and shredded chicken are cooked with tomatoes and onions (no substitutions)
Beef or chicken
$5.75Beef, chicken, or beans
$2.75Chicken or pork
$3.95Beef or chicken
$4.00Beef, chicken, beans or cheese
$5.95Beef, chicken, or beans
$4.95Beef, chicken, beans or cheese
$3.50A LA CARTA
Our ground beef and shredded chicken are cooked with tomatoes and onions (no substitutions).
Beef, Chicken, or Beans
$6.50Beef, Chicken, Beans, or Cheese
$10.95Chicken or Pork
$9.95Beef, Chicken, or Beans
$8.50Beef, Chicken, Beans, or Cheese
$7.95Beef or Chicken
$10.95Desserts
Mexican custard served with chocolate drizzle and whipped topping.
Served in a crisp tortilla shell.
Fried flour tortilla with honey and cinnamon sugar.
Mexicanstyle doughnuts drizzled with chocolate. Served with whipped cream.
About El Patron
Welcome to El Patron Mexican Restaurant, your destination for authentic Mexican cuisine in Gastonia, NC. Our passion for traditional flavors and commitment to quality ingredients shine through in every dish we serve.
Founded in 2014, El Patron has become a beloved part of the Gastonia community. Our family-owned restaurant takes pride in offering a warm, inviting atmosphere where friends and families can gather to enjoy delicious food and create lasting memories.
From our sizzling fajitas to our hand-crafted margaritas, every item on our menu is prepared with care and attention to detail. We source the freshest ingredients and use time-honored recipes to bring you the true taste of Mexico.
At El Patron, we believe that great food brings people together. We invite you to experience our hospitality, savor our flavors, and become part of our story. ¡Buen provecho!

Contact Us
Address
3670 S New Hope Rd #9, Gastonia, NC 28056
Phone
Hours
Monday - Thursday | 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM |
Friday - Saturday | 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
Sunday | 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM |