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| - After living in Phoenix for 5 years, I have developed a strong idea of Mexican food. Sure not all Mexican food is authentic, but that doesn't mean it cant be great food. Patron's is most definitely not authentic. I would call it "authentic style" Some of the ingredients are all wrong.
Patron is located inside of a Chili's that went out of business.They redid the interior, but it still has the Chili's feel inside of it.
The chips and salsa are incredibly mediocre. The chips were fresh and correctly seasoned with lime and salt. However, they were all cooked a little different. Some overdone, some underdone. The salsa was just plain bad. Very little flavor. One of the biggest misconceptions about salsa is that it needs to be fresh. While this is partially true, a lot of the flavor that salsa has to offer needs to be built up over a few hours. The texture was poor, and the taste was that of the walmart brand mild salsa.
Getting on to the entrées...
I had a chicken burrito. Holy mediocre. The tortilla was dry and nearly stale. The chicken was far from noteworthy. Rice tasted like it was a few hours old and kept out. The beans may or may not have come from a can, but they sure tasted like it. In fact, I have had better beans from a can.
The service at the restaurant was poor. The server barely knew anything about mexican food. He must have been knew. Seriously, he worked in a Mexican restaurant and didnt know what lengua and cabeza were...
Drink selection is the same as any chain restaurant. As an avid whisky/scotch/burbon drinker, I didnt find anything that interested me. I will drink a good tequila (beyond patron), but their selection lacked anything special.
If you want mexican food in pittsburgh, there is only one place (to my knowledge), El Campesino.
I would rather go to taco bell than eat at Patron again.
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