El Patio Original has been a Mexican food staple to Fremont for the past 30 years. The Lopez family began the restaurant in a hole-in-the-wall located in the Glenmoor shopping center which no longer exists. Over the years they began to expand into the next available unit until they took over four units. In 1998 they reopened the doors to El Patio after a year of renovation and construction at the Fremont location. Their loyal customers have passed the El Patio tradition over generations.