El Patron Cocina & Bar Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to El Patron Cocina & Bar, a delightful culinary oasis located in Kansas City, MO, where vibrant Mexican flavors come to life. The menu showcases a tantalizing array of dishes designed to satisfy every palate.

  • Appetizers: Start your meal with the indulgent Queso Fundido, featuring melted cheeses complemented by spicy chorizo, or try the crispy Empanadas filled with seasoned meat.
  • Salads: For a fresh twist, the Shrimp Stuffed Avocado Salad delights with sautéed shrimp in a zesty chipotle sauce.
  • Create Your Own Combo: Choose from a selection of fan favorites, allowing you to savor multiple tastes in one meal.

El Patron caters to all, with numerous vegetarian and vegan options, making it a perfect spot for families and groups. With cheerful service and a full bar, this restaurant invites you to unwind and enjoy the rich spirit of Mexican cuisine.

Appetizers

Queso Fundido

A blend of Mexican melted cheeses topped with chorizo and pico de gallo. Served with flour tortillas.

$15.00

Empanadas

A pastry turnover stuffed with your choice of seasoned ground beef or chicken then deep-fried and served with a side of melted cheese dip. Add steak, shrimp, or chorizo for an extra charge.

$8.00

Nachos

Fresh corn tortilla chips topped with refried beans, melted cheese, avocado slices and jalapenos. Add protein for an extra charge.

$11.00

Quesadillas

A large flour tortilla filled with cheese. Served with a side of sour cream, pico de gallo, and lettuce. Add protein for an extra charge.

$9.00

Chips Salsa

Bag of chips with hot and mild salsa

$4.00

Taco Salad

A large fried flour tortilla shell stuffed with your choice of chicken or ground beef, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and cheese. Add carne asada steak for an extra charge.

$13.00

Ensalada Nopalitos

Fresh cactus mixed with onions, peppers, cilantro, tomato, vinegar, oregano and fresh Mexican cheese and slices of avocado.

$10.00

Shrimp Stuffed Avocado Salad

Shrimp sauteed in our spicy chipotle garlic butter sauce and served atop a fresh ripe avocado served with lettuce, cucumber, limes and an orange garnish. With option to substitute ceviche on top.

$14.00

Salads

Create Your Own Combo

Create 2 Combo

Choose 2 items.

$14.00

Create 3 Combo

Choose 3 items.

$16.00

Parrillada El Patron with Shrimp

Tabletop grill with jumbo prawn shrimp, carne asada steak, pork, chicken, chorizo, grilled cambray onions, green peppers, chiles toreados, and slices of queso fresco cheese. Served with rice and your choice of beans, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.

$51.00

Parrillada El Patron Without Shrimp

Tabletop grill with carne asada steak, pork, chicken, chorizo, grilled cambray onions, green peppers, chiles toreados, and slices of queso fresco cheese. Served with rice and your choice of beans, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.

$42.00

Arrachera con Camarones

Marinated skirt steak grilled to perfection topped with sauteed shrimp and caramelized onions. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo and guacamole.

$22.00

Fajitas El Patron

Grilled marinated strips of steak, chicken, pork, shrimp, chorizo sausage, roasted jalapenos and a cambray onion with slices of queso fresco cheese on a sizzling skillet. Served with tortillas, rice, your choice of beans, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.

$24.00

Camarones a la Mantequilla

Shrimp sauteed in our spicy chipotle garlic butter sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, cucumber, limes and orange garnish.

$18.00

Bistec Ranchero

Grilled marinated skirt steak strips sauteed with jalapenos, onions, tomatoes and our spicy red sauce. Served with rice and your choice of beans.

$17.00

Enchilada's Montadas

3 enchiladas with your choice of beef, chicken or cheese. Served with our house verde salsa and 2 fried eggs mounted on top. Served with rice and your choice of beans.

$18.00

Pozole

A traditional soup with slow-cooked pork, a red chili guajillo sauce and hominy. Served with cabbage, radish, tostadas, and lime wedges.

$13.00

Fajitas

Grilled marinated strips of steak or chicken mixed with green peppers and onions on a sizzling hot skillet. Served with tortillas, rice, your choice of beans, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.

$19.00

Fajitas de Camarones

Grilled shrimp mixed with green peppers and onions on a sizzling hot skillet. Served with tortillas, rice, your choice of beans, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.

$22.00

Combination Fajitas

Grilled marinated steak, chicken and shrimp in a sizzling hot skillet. Served with tortillas, rice, your choice of beans, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.

$23.00

Guisado de Puerco

Rojo o Verde. Succulent pieces of pork tenderloin are carefully prepared in a special red or green sauce. Served with tortillas, rice and your choice of beans.

$13.00

Chicken Mole

Grilled chicken fajita topped with our signature mole sauce. Served with rice and your choice of beans and tortillas.

$15.00

Chicharrones

Deep-fried seasoned pork grins. Served with Chile torreados, queso fresco, your choice of tortillas, rice and soupy beans.

$13.00

Mama's Favorites

Tacos a la Carte

Taco Dorado de Papa a la Carte

Potato taco, deep-fried taco in a flour or corn shell.

$4.00

Taco Dorado a la Carte

Deep-fried taco. Deep-fried taco with your choice of beef or chicken in a flour or corn shell.

$4.00

Beef Taco a la Carte

Ground beef taco in your choice of flour or corn shell, hard or soft.

$4.00

Chicken Taco a la Carte

Shredded chicken taco in your choice of flour or corn shell, hard or soft.

$4.00

Shredded Beef Taco a la Carte

Shredded beef brisket taco in your choice of flour or corn shell, hard or soft.

$4.00

Al Pastor Taco a la Carte

Marinated pork in a soft corn shell topped with cilantro and onion.

$4.00

Carne Asada Taco a la Carte

Marinated steak in a soft corn shell topped with pico de gallo.

$5.00

Fish Taco a la Carte

Grilled tilapia taco topped with cabbage, pico de gallo, and mango salsa.

$5.00

Grilled Chicken Fajita Taco a la Carte

Served with grilled onions, pico de gallo, lettuce, cheese and sour cream on a soft flour tortilla.

$5.00

Grilled Steak Fajita Taco a la Carte

Served with grilled onions, pico de gallo, lettuce, cheese and sour cream on a soft flour tortilla.

$6.00

Grilled Shrimp and Onion Taco a la Carte

Served on soft corn shell.

$6.00

Fajitas del Mar

Grilled tilapia, shrimp, crab mix, and baby octopus mixed with green peppers and onions on top of a sizzling skillet served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice and your choice of beans.

$22.00

Tacos Marineros

Fish tacos. 3 tortillas filled with lightly breaded tilapia topped with fresh cabbage, avocado and pico de gallo. Served with lime wedges, and spicy mango salsa. Served with rice and your choice of beans.

$15.00

Coctel de Camarones

Mexican shrimp cocktail mixed in a spicy tomato-based chilled soup with diced avocados, pico de gallo, celery, salt and pepper served in a jumbo cocktail glass with crackers.

$16.00

Coctel Vuelve a la Vida

A seafood cocktail guaranteed to bring you "back to life" mixed in a spicy chilled tomato-based soup, with fresh chucked oysters, shrimp and baby octopus, diced avocados, pico de gallo, celery, salt and pepper. Served in a jumbo cocktail glass with crackers.

$18.00

Filete de Tilapia

Grilled tilapia fillet served with lettuce, cucumber, limes and orange garnish. Served with rice and your choice of beans.

$12.00

Enchiladas de Camaron

3 shrimp enchiladas topped with melted cheese and red sauce. Served with rice and your choice of beans.

$15.00

Tacos de Camarones

3 soft corn or flour tortillas filled with sauteed shrimp and onions served with your rice and your choice of beans.

$15.00

Quesadilla de Camarones

A large flour tortilla filled with shrimp and melted cheese. Served with pico de gallo and sour cream.

$12.00

Ceviche de Pulpo y Camarones

Lightly cooked shrimp and baby octopus, marinated in lime juice mixed and chopped with pico de gallo. Served with tapatio and tostadas.

$15.00

Ostiones en Su Concha

Fresh oysters in the 1/2 shell. Can be served rare or cooked. Served with limes, horse radish, and tapatio salsa.

$12.00

Mariscos

Huevos Al Gusto

Huevos Rancheros

2 eggs over easy topped with Mexican salsa.

$12.00

Huevos con Chorizo

2 scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage.

$14.00

Huevos a la Mexicana

2 scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes and peppers.

$12.00

Huevos con Nopales

2 scrambled eggs mixed with fresh cactus.

$12.00

Fajitas Vegetarianas

Green and red peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and nopales. Served with pico de gallo, lettuce, cheese, guacamole, and your choice of black or pinto beans.

$14.00

Quesadillas de Queso con Nopales

3 soft corn tortillas filled with melted Mexican cheese and fresh cactus. Served with beans.

$14.00

Avocado and Bean Burrito

2 bean and avocado burritos with lettuce, pico de gallo and topped with cheese sauce. Served with beans.

$14.00

Tacos Dorados de Papa

2 flour tortillas stuffed with potato, deep-fried and served with lettuce, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, and your choice of black or pinto beans.

$12.00

Veggie Quesadilla

A large flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, green and red peppers, onions tomatoes, mushrooms, and cactus.

$12.00

Vegetarian

Tacos and Burritos

Tacos Dorados

2 deep-fried flour tacos filled with ground beef or chicken, served with lettuce, shredded cheese, and pico de gallo.

$14.00

Tacos

3 crispy or soft tacos filled with your choice of ground beef, shredded beef or chicken topped with lettuce and shredded cheese.

$15.00

Tacos al Pastor

3 soft corn tacos filled with pork, marinated in a secret recipe consisting of spices, onions, and pineapple. Topped with onions and cilantro.

$15.00

Tacos de Carne Asada

3 soft corn or flour tacos filled with marinated carne asada steak served with pico de gallo and lime slices.

$16.00

Tacos de Fajitas

2 soft flour tortillas filled with grilled marinated fajita steak or fajita chicken mixed with grilled onions, served with lettuce, shredded cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream.

$16.00

Burrito

A large flour tortilla stuffed with beans and your choice of ground beef, chicken or pork topped with melted cheese and red sauce.

$15.00

Burrito de La Casa

A large flour tortilla stuffed with marinated carne asada steak, beans and cheese, topped with a white jalapeno cheese sauce served with guacamole, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo.

$16.00

Burrito de Puero en Salsa Verde

A large flour tortilla stuffed with succulent pieces of pork flavored with tomatillo, chiles, and onions topped with shredded cheese and salsa verde served with guacamole, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo.

$15.00

Alex's Burrito

A large flour tortilla stuffed with slow-cooked shredded beef and beans topped with a white jalapeno cheese sauce served with guacamole, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo.

$15.00

Chicken Mole Burrito

A large flour tortilla stuffed with shredded chicken and topped with our house mole sauce served with rice.

$15.00

Chilli Relleno Burrito

A large flour tortilla stuffed with chili relleno and refried beans then topped with salsa verde. Served with rice, guacamole, lettuce, sour cream, pico cheese and red sauce.

$13.00

Torta Mexicana

Mexican grilled steak sandwich, avocado, jalapenos, lettuce, tomatoes mayonnaise Mexican cheese in a toasted French bread.

$17.00

Torta Milanesa

$17.00

Refried Beans

$2.00

Soupy Beans

$2.00

Rice

$2.00

Rice and Beans

$2.00

Pico de Gallo

$2.00

Sour Cream

$1.00

Cheese Dip

$6.00

Chiles Toreados

$2.00

Guacamole

$9.00

Side Orders

Kids Plates

Kids Taco

Hard or soft shell tacos, stuffed with chicken or beef served with beans and rice.

$8.00

Kids Quesadilla

Beef, chicken or cheese. Served with beans or rice.

$8.00

Kids Enchilada

Beef, chicken or cheese. Served with beans or rice.

$8.00

Kids Burrito

Beef, chicken, or bean topped with shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$8.00

Kids Nachos

Beef, chicken or bean and topped with melted cheese.

$8.00

#1. Two Tacos Lunch

2 hard or soft tacos with your choice of beef, chicken, or brisket topped with lettuce and cheese.

$9.00

#2. One Tostada and 1 Taco Lunch

1 tostada topped with beans, lettuce, cheese and sour cream and 1 hard or soft taco with your choice of beef or chicken.

$10.00

#3. Al Pastor Tacos Lunch

2 soft tacos filled with marinated pork topped with onions and cilantro.

$10.00

#4. Two Flautas Lunch

2 deep-fried crispy corn tortillas filled with chicken, topped with cheese and sour cream.

$10.00

#5. Two Carne Asada Tacos Lunch

2 soft corn tortillas filled with marinated carne asada steak topped with pico de gallo and slices of lime.

$10.00

#6. One Chimichanga and 1 Hard Meat Taco Lunch

1 flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of beef, pork, or chicken, deep-fried and topped with white cheese sauce.

$10.00

#7. One Burrito Spread and 1 Hard Meat Taco Lunch

1 medium-sized flour tortilla stuffed with beans and cheese with your choice of beef, chicken or pork. Topped with melted cheese and red sauce.

$10.00

#8. Two Fish Tacos Lunch

2 lightly breaded tilapia fish tacos with cabbage, avocado, pico de gallo and slices of lime. Served with mango salsa and your choice of tortilla.

$10.00

#9. Two Enchiladas Lunch

Your choice of 2 cheese and onion or chicken enchiladas topped with your choice of our homemade red sauce, mole or green sauce.

$11.00

#10. Fajitas Lunch

Steak, chicken or both grilled with green peppers and onions. Served with pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Your choice of tortilla.

$12.00

#11. Tacos de Puerco Salsa Verde Lunch

2 soft corn tortillas filled with pork and our tomatillo sauce topped with cilantro, onions, and lime wedges.

$10.00

#12. One Chimichanga and 1 Tamale Lunch

Your choice of pork or beef chimichanga and jalapeno or pork tamale.

$10.00

#13. Taco Salad Lunch

Large fried tortilla shell stuffed with your choice of chicken or beef, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and cheese. Not served with rice and beans on the side.

$10.00

#13. Carne Asada Taco Salad Lunch

Large fried tortilla shell stuffed with carne asada, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and cheese. Not served with rice and beans on the side.

$11.00

#14. One Burrito and 1 Enchilada de Mole Lunch

Burrito with your choice of pork or beef topped with red sauce and 1 cheese or chicken mole enchilada.

$10.00

#15. One Fish Taco and 1 Shrimp Taco Lunch

1 fish taco served on a flour tortilla and 1 shrimp taco served on corn.

$11.00

#16. Shrimp Tacos Lunch

2 shrimp tacos served on your choice of corn or flour tortillas.

$11.00

#17. Breakfast Burritos Lunch

2 medium-sized burritos stuffed with scrambled eggs, refrained beans, potatoes, and cheese. Not served with rice or beans on the side. Add chorizo for an extra charge.

$12.00

Lunch