Taqueria El Pato Verde

I have had authentic Mexican all up and down the West Coast this is definitely a tasty surprise for the area. Wonderful burritos that are of generous portion and a lot of care is taken into making it. Definitely unique and original sauces. True authenticity and individual Style. Plus the way that they rolled the burrito after they make it on the grill is really cool.

The worst Mexican food I have had in Eugene. Sauces were flavorless, portions were tiny, and the food even looked horrible. Will not ever order from here again. Incredibly disappointing.

This is probably the only authentic Mexican restaurant in all of Eugene. My girlfriend and I gave it a shot and were not disappointed! This is a hole in the wall restaurant that is not quick! They take their time to make your food fresh for every order. My grilled burrito was one of the best I’ve ever had and the nachos were fresh and obviously made with care! If you’re looking for REAL Mexican food then this is the place you need to be. Don’t settle for chipotle or Qdoba, come HERE!

If I could give this place more than five stars I would! Pato verde kept me satiated throughout my college years. Rosie and her husband are the sweetest. She always knew my order and was sure to make my burrito extra toasted. The size is perfect and you can’t beat the price.

Great veggie taco salad! VERY NICE lady running the show with also friendly workers! Definitely I’m a return customer!

For a $ 5 burrito in Eugene, this is as good as it gets! I would pretty much take it over any burrito in town, actually. They do it all from scratch here. Even the hot sauces are freshly made. There is a jalapeño and another pepper-​based hot sauce. Both are great! Prices are cheaper than Burrito Amigo and Burrito Boy the two mediocre-​poor chains in town.
It is owned by a couple, and they make it all and give it the quality control that only such a small, family-​run business can.
The only area that El Pato Verde is lacking is in the menu. There really isn’t much to choose from. Just the bare taqueria basics, which likely their way of catering to the campus crowd. They do it well, which is better than most Mexican restaurants in Eugene, but it only makes one wish that they used their talents to bring something a little more inspired to Eugene’s culinary landscape.

Darn good toasted burrito. Not a fancy place to sit and dine. Wasn’t a fan of either of their hot sauces. I’d come here again but would likely opt for take out so I could put my own hot sauce on the tasty burrito.

the best vegan burrito in the eugene area.
the woman who owns the place is the sweetest ever. So nice, so delicious.

Been there lots of times, I love the refried beans filled into the grilled tortillas with flavored meat, so nice! Chicken burrito is my favorite one. The Mexican couple of the store are very friendly.

I used to eat here sometimes and like it. I would even get their packaged burritos at Littles market occasionally. Really nice couple who run the place also. But last time I had it there was a bunch of bugs in my burrito which I realized halfway through. Don’t eat here unless you like bugs.

Honestly some of the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had… I had the super burrito, it took forever to come out even though I was one of two people in the restaurant. I had it with carne Asada and it was some of the most bland meat I’ve ever tasted… Take my advice and don’t waste your time or your money… Any of the other options on 13^th are better.

My first time ordering from here and I won’t be back. I ordered the 3 enchilada meal (delivered via a local delivery company) and it was inedible. The chicken had no flavor and the «enchilada sauce» was terrible. I couldn’t finish even 1 of the 3 enchiladas. Super disappointed because I always root for the underdog (in this case what sounds like a mom and pop restaurant).

Been here once and it was enough to make me not go back again. I love burritos, so I know what I talking about when I say these burritos have no flavor. I would doubt it if the meat is marinated in anything, and really the only good thing about the burrito is that it’s grilled!
Upon having no flavor, my burrito took roughly 20 minutes to make, which seemed off considering there were only two other people in the restaurant… both already eating their food. This place is just as crumby as their neighbors, Miso. Sorry!

I wouldn’t necessarily categorize this as Mexican food. Coming from California, I wanted to find something close to the Mexican food at home. While it did have a friendly atmosphere (the two people running the place were very friendly), I wasn’t too satisfied with the food (I got a wet pato verde with rice al pastor burrito). While the al pastor and tortilla had great flavor, I found that the rest of the ingredients mimicked those of store bought prepared food (the tortilla chips did not seem home made). The rice in particular had what seemed to be canned carrots, peas and corn mixed in. The lettuce in the burrito was also very soggy. I’d classify this place as more of a wrap place, due to the fact that they also threw pineapple in the burrito. I went based on recommendations off of here, but I probably won’t go back again.

pains me to do this to this mom and pop mexican place, but, i was not impressed. prices are reasonable — hovering around $ 5 for a burrito.
looks like they put a lot of effort and even grill it, yet, sadly it just tastes really bland and the size is on the smaller end for burritos. it is filling but not mega sized like most places.
the biggest problem was probably the lack of seasoning — can’t really explain, just bland.

Great Mexican food that I wasn’t expecting in a small college town in Oregon. We ordered the carne asada tacos, pork tostada, and the enchilada plate, which were all delicious. We also had chips and guacamole, which was made fresh right after we ordered.

First time in the Eugene area and found this gem through Unilocal.Cozy atmosphere with delicious food. Didn’t have a clue what to order, but the helpful lady suggested the grilled sweet pork burrito super. Awesome! For some reason I ordered a wheat tortilla… Get the white.
Cheers.

I love burritos. Grill them, like TEPV does, I love them even more. I got the al pastore, which wasn’t as pineapply as I normally like it (reason for the 4 and not 5). The fact that it was grilled though, which allowed all the ingredients to meld together, made it a top notch burrito in my books. Definitely stop here if you like great burritos.

Very friendly mom & pop establishment.
Very sparse ambience, but normal for taco joints like that.
Heard really good things about this place so I was very excited. I ordered the taco salad thinking it’d be a hearty salad with yummy chips on the side. It was however, incredibly unsatisfying. They basically threw ¼ of rice over chips and added some vegetables and a very small amount of salsa. No amount of extra salsa could give this meal some substance or taste.
My friends burrito on the other hand was really good, could have used a bit more flavor but tasty nonetheless. Not sure if I’ll ever go back, unless its to get one of those burritos!

They is a quick-​food place centrally located in the University District.
The aesthetics were kind of underwhelming. Granted, I have been to quite a few taquerias in my lifetime, so my expectations aren’t even fancy, but the space had more of an «afterthought-​kind-​of-​feeling» rather than anything that they wanted to place some thought into.
i.e. No ethnic feel, no restaurant branding, etc. There were a few plain tables/​chairs, plain tile floor, no menu board, etc. Good size windows of the street scene, though!
Again, since there was no menu board, I wasn’t ready to order once it was my turn…
I ordered the Super Burrito with shredded pork, no beans, extra avocado. All in all, it came out to appr. 7.00 or so. I thought I’d feel more comfortable walking back to the comforts of my hotel room rather than eating in the restaurant, so I ordered it to-​go.
The wait time must have been about 20 – 25 minutes, though, and for quick food in a taqueria, that is perhaps too long of a wait.
I asked for salsa, and they really REALLY scrimped on it. The little dinky plastic container was quite honestly about ½ oz. or so.
Though the burrito tasted super good, I thought that the size was underwhelming and surely not PHAT enough. I hadn’t had anything to eat all day long, and was looking forward to something that was gonna «bomb my gut»!
I dunno. Perhaps I had set my expectations too high while doing a mental comparison of what I am used to in California, however, the considering the small size of the burrito, I thought the price was is a little on the higher side considering that the average in Cali is more around 6.00 (for something ½ the size larger)
Other than that, it was nicely grilled which gave it kind of an infused aromatic falvor; the meat was super tender; and the salsa was nice and spicy.
This place was really good, but if I rate everything as a whole, it’s gonna have to be 3-​stars.