New Tex-Mex restaurant El Patron opens in Irondale

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El Patron held its grand opening Aug. 13, 2025. It is near the Publix in the Cahaba Crossing shopping center. (Mary Helene Hall / Bham Now)

Irondale is bursting with new businesses, including a brand-new Tex-Mex restaurant in the Cahaba Crossing Center, El Patron. The Alabama chain has several restaurants throughout the state such as its locations on Highway 280 in Birmingham, Trussville and Gadsden.

El Patron serves everything you crave from American Mexican food, like nachos, burritos, enchiladas, tacos and more, but they have some specialties that sound delicious. Check out the menu below to see for yourself.

The restaurant has a large lunch menu, which is served between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday, offering discounted options.

Its menu also boasts four entire pages with its bar selection, including but not limited to margaritas, whisky, brandy, vodka, rum, scotch, cognac, wine, and of course, tequila. Domestic beers at just $4.50, and imported beers are $4.99.

Children’s plates are served to kids under 12 and include a drink at a price point of $7.75.

El Patron: Website | Facebook

Address: 1284 Grants Mill Rd, Irondale, AL 35210

Hours: Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

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Mary Helene Hall
Mary Helene Hall

Breaking Content Producer. Casual birder + enjoyer of the Alabama outdoors. Frequent coffee shop patron. Ravenous reader. Previously @ AL.com, Georgia Trust for Local News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Get in touch at maryhelene@bhamnow.com.

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