Casa Ranchero

Great atmosphere and great food. It's always nice to have the food at the right temperature... not at the "careful hot plate" temperature.

Great taco tuesday!!!!

Casa Ranchero is always crowded, which typically indicates a restaurant with quality food and a great atmosphere.

In this case, I beg to differ.

Their "Taco Tuesdays" are only offered in the bar/patio area, which would be fine if you didn't have to navigate through their overly crowded patio area to get to the tiny cart in the back offering $1.50 "street tacos" containing about 35 cents worth of meat.

The typical atmosphere at Casa Ranchero seems to be 30-45 year old divorcees and the occasional group of 20-something girls meeting up after work for a drink. Everyone seems a bit pretentious.

Service is just alright, definitely not good in the bar area on Taco Tuesdays, but it's a little better in the restaurant area.

Since it's one of few sit-down restaurants in Ladera Ranch, I'm sure I'll be back, but I definitely would never recommend Casa Ranchero or consider bringing out-of-town guests.