{"id":465084,"date":"2026-10-13T21:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/465084\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T21:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:20:10","slug":"el-padrino-to-close-after-serving-west-jefferson-for-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/465084\/","title":{"rendered":"El Padrino to close after serving West Jefferson for decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oakcliff.advocatemag.com\/2026\/10\/el-padrino-jefferson-closure\/img_8271\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92565 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92565\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8271.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-92565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Victoria Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>After nearly 37 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/oakcliff.advocatemag.com\/2016\/02\/el-padrino-rockyfeller-hamburger-system-and-valentine-diners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Padrino<\/a> will close in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Juan Contreras Sr. opened El Padrino in 1989 as his first restaurant. The menu includes tacos, burritos, tortas and breakfast options.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The owner\u2019s son, Juan Contreras, shared in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeUsheVHOf2\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">post on Instagram<\/a> on Oct. 11 that the business will be closing the Oak Cliff location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Bishop Arts and all the development interest around it, something was bound to happen eventually,\u201d Contreras said in the post. \u201cAfter a change in property management, we were given until the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>El Padrino previously had a second Oak Cliff spot located at 330 W. Davis St. in Bishop Arts. That location <a href=\"https:\/\/oakcliff.advocatemag.com\/2012\/08\/el-padrino-in-bishop-arts-to-close-in-november\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">closed in November 2012<\/a> due to a new concept moving in and later <a href=\"https:\/\/oakcliff.advocatemag.com\/2013\/02\/el-padrino-taco-stand-moving-to-pleasant-grove\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">relocated to Pleasant Grove in 2013.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pleasant Grove location will remain open, according to the post.<\/p>\n<p>El Padrino is located at 408 W. Jefferson Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tShare This Story, Choose Your Platform!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791926410_442_4b7788cb0990e4978f03f293513e201327c04def34eb630c23899a78f7ca98bf.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-72 photo\" height=\"72\" width=\"72\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVictoria Hernandez is the Oak Cliff editor for Advocate Media. Prior to joining the Advocate, she wrote for Walton Insights, KUAF 91.3 and UARK Student Media. Victoria studied at the University of Arkansas, earning a B.A. in English\/Journalism with minors in history and gender studies and a M.A. in Journalism with a Graduate Certificate in African and African American Studies. She can be reached by email at vhernandez@advocatemag.com\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo by Victoria Hernandez. After nearly 37 years, El Padrino will close in the coming months. 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