{"id":340152,"date":"2026-06-17T18:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/340152\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:34:29","slug":"what-makes-el-patron-the-new-favorite-in-south-lubbock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/340152\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes El Patron The New Favorite In South Lubbock?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Full disclosure: I never ate at Gorditos, but I loved Senior Chubby&#8217;s. Raintree Plaza (3410 98th St) has hosted Mexican eateries through the years, but now a new contender has stepped up to serve South Lubbock. El Patron opened earlier this month and is already getting rave reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/rosas-cafe-lubbock-breakfast\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Rosas Cafe Is A Breakfast Favorite In Lubbock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What To Expect at El Patron in Lubbock<\/p>\n<p>El Patron has now taken over the space that formerly housed Gorditos and then Senior Chubby&#8217;s (clearly, the Google Maps car hasn&#8217;t been around for a while). I&#8217;ve seen several reviews of the restaurant so far, and the consensus is that you simply must have the made-tableside guacamole served with large strips of\u00a0chicharrones. Hey, that&#8217;s low carb!<\/p>\n<p>El Patron has low, cool lighting and appears to be\u00a0extensively remodeled on the inside with nice-looking booths and tables. There is a full-service bar and an extensive menu of Mexican favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/taco-villa-queso-loco\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taco Villa&#8217;s Queso Loco Returns: Here&#8217;s What To Expect<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What Lubbock Foodies Are Saying So Far<\/p>\n<p>Incredible service, family restaurant, elegant, menu fantastic. Great food, great prices. Dine!<\/p>\n<p>Amazing experience!! Our server Adam was wonderful. As a matter of fact the whole staff was wonderful! So welcoming and attentive. The food was amazing and the atmosphere is a great vibe. 10\/10 would recommend!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The drinks at the bar are great, and the staff are very friendly. 100% recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Excellent atmosphere, the drinks and food were super good, highly recommended<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Lubbock El Patron!<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock&#8217;s Must Try Frozen Margaritas For Summer 2026 <\/p>\n<p>Need to cool off with a truly refreshing frozen margarita? Here are some must-try frozen and blended cocktails to get your summer sizzling! <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Full disclosure: I never ate at Gorditos, but I loved Senior Chubby&#8217;s. Raintree Plaza (3410 98th St) has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-340152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}