Rancho Viejo

Rancho Viejo is one of the better mexican food places in Pullman. Being from Southern California I expect a certain level of authenticity when it comes to my mexican food. The meals are hearty & reasonably priced. Upon sitting down they give you your chips and salsa in a timely manner.

One bad experience:

It was a pretty busy weekday evening and my boyfriend & I had ordered specialty drinks. I think he had a Roy Rogers & I had a beto. I wanted another beto because it was so good but loaded down with ice. So I asked our waitress. She said, "No! You have to pay!" I am aware that specialty drinks are not free refill and I would have to pay for it. I'm not trying to bum free drinks off of you, woman.

But her reaction was normal for a college town. I can imagine some people either not knowing about that billing practice or trying to get away with it at the end.

Anyway I give Rancho Viejo two thumbs up! The place is very nicely decorated and it reminds me of home.

Really good food.  The service was good even when the place was packed for move-in week.

Drinks were good and priced well.

The portions were a little small, but they were very fresh.  The Sosa was good but the chips were industrial quality. If they made the chips fresh this place would get five stars. Solid restaurant for mom and dad to go to when visiting the kids at WSU.

For the record, I am from southern California, so I have very high standards for Mexican food

Love the atmosphere but enchilada was only ok... Not nearly cheesy enough for me.