El Ranchero

For the prices you will not get any better Mexican food! Great service and true authentic Mexican cuisine. I recommend this place, you won't be disappointed! This place is better than most higher priced Mexican restaurants.

Plenty of positives at El Ranchero. The food is solid and  prices are competitive, the service can get a bit overwhelmed but they manage. Stopped in the other day with the fam and ran the gamut of their menu. Wasn't too hard to get a table for 9, and had chips, salsa, and water after a few minutes. Salsas and chips were ok, the pico is definitely their bright spot. Fresh and spicy. Tried their more-less veggie quesadillas, which were a bit oily, but had plenty of flavor and nicely sauteed squash, mushrooms, etc. The Breakfast Burrito was pretty tasteless, and needed a lot work from the salt, pepper, and salsas....no meat definitely killed it. Luckily, that's about where the bad news ends. Torta de Milanesa, meat and broth soup, enchiladas, steak tacos, tostadas, all were fresh, well-proportioned, and certainly pleasing to the eye and palate. No lack of food for your money, and friendly, somewhat inconsistent service, was a plus. Plenty of menu worth tasting, and it doesn't stop there. Their bakery is connected and stocked full with fresh breads, cookies, and other traditional Mexican grocery. Nothing better after a taco, quesadilla, or burrito than a Mexican popsicle once cherished as a child in the summer heat, waiting for that little cart jingling the bells heard blocks away, always stocked with those .50 cent ice cream dreams. El Ranchero is solid, all-around traditional Mexican restaurant, maybe lacking here or there, but well worth a stop or two or ten.

Always good, sometimes great.    This Sunday was great.   I had 3 tacos - guisado, steak and al pastor.   All were excellent.    Husband had chili rellenos which were great and my son's pancakes came out Mickey Mouse style, which was an added bonus for him.   My other son had his standard - 3 steak tacos, which he always loves.    The best part - food and $5 tip - $29.08.   Can't beat it.