We been coming here for a while now. Our local taco joint. Food is good. The kids always order asada taco plate with rice and beans. Also a side of taquitos. The salsa is to die for. They have 3 kinds. The spiciest one is no joke. The service is great. Alex runs the front. He is usually there. Always helpful and welcoming. read more

How can you tell when a little "hole in the wall" restaurant is good? Look at who is eating there and the number of people waiting for food. Such has been my experience at Cocina El Ranchito. On any given weekday afternoon, you will see the people who work in and around the Villa Park area enjoying their lunch from this place. I have now been 3 times so I believe I have a good sampling. First time was for a breakfast burrito. While very good, it did not stand out as anything special. But the machaca was well seasoned and the eggs were not over cooked, which happens almost every time I order this elsewhere. I did not expect the fries and did not partake. The next time was for an al pastor burrito. Outstanding! I do not care for rice in my burritos but I forgot to tell them. Honestly, I was glad I did. The meat, rice and beans mixed beautifully with the onions, cilantro and salsa. Most recently, I ordered the taco combo, pollo and carne asada, no rice and added an al pastor taco. Plenty of food as they include chips and salsa to die for! Note, one of them is spicy so be aware if you are not a fan of spice. I wish I could give this a 4.5. read more

The food is great. Small little taqueria House made chips and tortillas you can taste. The chips came w beans on top one of my favorite. Can't go wrong here they even have homemade ice creams . read more

This place is a cute small, hole-in-the-wall Mexican food joint. It's very clean, minimal seating inside. There's four tables inside fits literally only two people. There are seats and tables outside, but I'm not sure if it truly belongs to the establishment next door to this place. I like how organized and clean it is. I came in the evening time on a Sunday. There was no one inside. Cash is better, but they do accept major debit/ credit cards. I came here because it was recommended by a friend to try their asada fries. That's exactly what I had ordered, only modification I had was no tomatoes. Can't wait to come back and try their other food combination items in their menu. It all looks great! read more

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Worst order i ever received from here. My enchilada had no sauce on it but was drenched in their very spicy salsa. It was not edible. My chile rellano had zero sauce, just covered in egg. read more

This was my first time here and it won't be my last. My partner comes here once a week, so he decided to take me here for lunch. Honestly, I'm not joking this is the best Asada burrito I've ever had. I live in Long Beach and I will be making the drive just to have this burrito again. I'm excited to try other things on their menu; he loves their nachos as well. Customer service was excellent, and the food came out super fast and hot. There is limited seating inside the restaurant, so we got our order to go. The pricing was definitely reasonable. The rice was cooked to perfection, and the steak was seasoned to perfection almost like a pot roast. I can't describe it, it was just magnificent. read more

Cocina El Ranchito - Asada Steak Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Villa Park, California

I love this place. I eat here once a week. Everything is good here and the service is great.

Great food and delicious paletas! The caldos were so good also! Totally recommend this spot.

8 buck for horchata, come on now. That is ridiculous. Shooot. Pick up only mostly. Two tiny tables around if you need to eat there. read more

Cocina El Ranchito - Asada plate with jalapeño and onion and chips and extra tortillas and what else!? Yum - Mexican Near Me - Villa Park, California

Fresh ingredients. Excellent service. Outstanding quality food! The fish tacos are amazing! The shrimp tacos are amazing! Today I had the pozole for the first time and it is the best pozole I have ever had, better than any pozole in Tijuana or Guadalajara. My wife loves the crispy tacos too. You must try it! read more

My wife and I tried this restaurant for the first time today. We have been in a restaurant rut so I have been looking for new places to eat breakfast/lunch. Thus, we left Orange for the rarified air of Villa Park. My wife had the breakfast burrito. I had the two taco plate with a beef taco and a chicken taco. Here are some pros and cons. Pros: This restaurant has really long hours. If you are making an early start or need a late meal, you are in luck. Service was fast and friendly. They have a pretty traditional menu. You are likely to find your favorite Americanized dishes here. They share parking with the library, a market and a bank. You can combine a visit with other errands. Their refried beans and tortillas were excellent. The beans tasted freshly made and the tortillas were thick enough not to fall apart. Cons: There is very little indoor seating. This may or may not be a problem. Their rice tasted like instant white rice with red coloring, no detectable flavor. Actually, everything was fairly bland. Of course, this is a matter of personal preference. The beef tacos were made with unseasoned ground beef. That's just lazy. Their prices were a bit high for the simple nature of their food. My wife said they used a LOT of salt. I am not sensitive to salt so I will accept her judgement. Will we go back? Maybe. I may return and get the potato taquitos to go when I am too lazy to cook. All in all, I cannot give them a hearty recommendation but I know some people prefer bland meals and this may suit them well. read more

i bought the lengua torta and combined it with the red salsa to make a fantastic explosion of taste and flavor. Also paired it a a fresh cantaloup water for a lack of better translation...LOL. But it is amazing. Pleople say that good things come in small packages so please don't be surprised about their square footage but about the heart the cook and owner puts towards the amazing food. If I had more than 5 stars to give, I will give it a 10. Please take the time to visit and try any of the meats, they are great. read more

Ordered a chilei relleno plate. got back to work opened it up. it was a huge scrambled egg with a chili in the middle. no flavor at all definitely not deep fried Chile relleno very disappointed read more

It was amazing for our date night food was really really good. And our server was on point. Highly recommend

Nice little hole in the wall Mexican food! Not much seating inside, maybe 4 seats total. Most people grab the food to go. Seems like many pre-order and just stop by and pick up their food. They have two designated parking stalls that sometimes fill up but there is plenty of parking in the center if you don't kind walking a few hundred feet. :) Food is great, always packaged well...and they also give you chips! We got some guacamole on the side the first time here but this past visit, we didn't see any in the bag. read more

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Always fantastic food here. A must try. I had the fish burrito, large, hot, and delicious. Flaky white fish. Also, best albondigas soup around. Very authentic. Owners are super friendly, courteous, and go out of their way to offer great service! Best for take out. read more

We were very disappointed after ordering to go at this place yesterday. We decided to try the pozole and menudo but I called them ahead to ask if either one was spicy. They assured me that it wasn't. Portion looked good so we were preparing to eat it right away when we got home. Both soups were spicy beyond belief, we have eaten spicy food but this was too much, couldn't even eat more than a little bit it was so ridiculosly spicy. We had to throw away, so disappointed. Never going back. read more

Excuse the messy trays. We couldn't help ourselves . Food was delicious and friendly service, definitely will be back read more

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2.5 dozens of empanadas for $65. They were so good and comparative cheaper than the other options near me.

The food is delicious! You get a lot for your money. Excellent flavor. Staff always friendly. The place only has a few tables so many take it to go. I like to eat there. The inside looks clean. They bring you some chips with beans and cheese. Bottled drinks and fresh drinks. No diet soda or uncarbonated water. So I bring my own or get at liquor store next door. Definitely recommend. read more

My family and I love this restaurant. The food is great, the staff is very friendly and they do a great job when you call ahead. Particularly like the wet shrimp burrito and their chorizo breakfast burritos. The ice cream bars are amazing as well. Love coming here. read more

Great customer service and great food. Thanks to their amazing team. We really enjoyed the breakfast burritos. We will order lunch next time

Stopped by just now The food was unseasoned and the prices are ridiculous for what there giving you lol. My thoughts on the enchiladas were 0/10 they put chunks of chicken on top that looks like canned chicken. Definitely the worst " Mexican food" I ever tried. Do not come here unless ur ready to be disappointed. read more

We LOVE discovering hidden gems! Not sure this is so hidden to the local community, but we were here for a soccer tournament and this was walking distance from the fields. The menu selection was great, signage easy to read and made it easy to order. Aside from an assortment of tacos, quesadilla, combo plates and tamales, they also offer ala cart items and ice cream! Really reasonable pricing too. The gentleman who assisted us was so pleasant! When we got to the front of the line, he was thorough, helpful and patient with my kiddo who initially ordered something they were out of. I ordered a crispy chicken taco, cheese tamale and fish taco. While it was all great, I wish I ordered 3 fish tacos - sooo good!!! Fam ordered a chicken and a steak quesadilla - came with rice and beans. We also received chips & a variety of salsas and crema. The red is Spicy HOT, lol - green was more my style! Definitely recommend you try this place out - your mouth and belly will be happy! read more

Cocina El Ranchito - Chicken Quesadilla Plate! - Mexican Near Me - Villa Park, California

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Solid Mexican food. Chicken Burrito was very filling. Good quality ingredients. Will return. read more

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the food tasted so bad. my son and i got sick from eating the food. Very greasy food. the place did not look clean

La comida estuvo deliciosa la atención, ni se diga, recomiendo mucho venir a comer aquí es mi primera vez y quedé impresionado

I ordered shredded chicken fried tacos and these lazy workers think it's ok to give scraps of the chicken to customers! They didn't give me chicken they gave me scraps the chicken veins, fat, skin.. omg it was the most disgusting thing. That's not what a shredded chicken taco is you're supposed to clean the chicken and throw away the scraps! horrible restaurant! Look at the picture.. read more

Cocina El Ranchito - Shredded chicken fried taco, chicken scraps, skin, veins, fat - Mexican Near Me - Villa Park, California

This place is great - I bring my kids here weekly for ice cream - fresh made and create flavors. The Mexican food is authentic and again... fresh. Sit down for I cream and take out for food and entree situations is ideal. Lucky to have this place in our neighborhood. Great food and nice people - ownership. read more

Cocina El Ranchito - Water melon fruit bar :) - Mexican Near Me - Villa Park, California

Wholly yummy crunchy tacos! I ordered this to go, so I didn't dine in, the food was so yummy! I can't wait to go back!

Food quality, presentation and taste are amazing! Service was excellent as well. We will definitely be back! I'm looking forward to trying more of their food options. read more

Cocina El Ranchito - Carne asada torta - Mexican Near Me - Villa Park, California

Delicious! Came for a breakfast burrito and wasn't disappointed. For $10 we got a huge burrito and some home made bomb chips. I ordered the 3 meat burrito. It had Chorizo n egg, sausage, and steak with potatoes and cheese. So good it puts Troys to shame. Looking for a breakfast burrito, go try this place! Res Salsa was too hot for me but had good flavor. Green was pretty good. read more

Cocina El Ranchito - Mexican Near Me - Villa Park, California

Came in Saturday night for tacos and ended up with a Shrimp Bomb A$$ Burrito and Chili Verde Burrito with rice. Big delicious fresh homemade Burrito are so good. Finally a place close to home and so good. read more

Cocina El Ranchito - Shrimp Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Villa Park, California

I was craving Albondigas and stumbled upon this place on Yelp. Let's just say this won't be my last time here! It was a very generous portion, it came with rice, and home made tortillas. The soup was so flavorful and the meatballs with vegetables were delicious! What a hidden gem and the lady who served me the meal was sooo sweet and nice. I want to come back to try the breakfast burritos and entree platters they have. I also added an horchata to my order before leaving and omg it was sooo good!! read more

Been going to this place for awhile now. Food is well priced, orders come out quick, meals are healthy, delicious, and staff is friendly. Easily my favorite food spot in Orange. While their chips are hit or miss, the meals are always a hit. read more

I placed an order this morning at 9:30am and was supposed to get it by 10:15, and now it's 11:00 and I haven't received my order. I can't even get a hold of the driver to see what's going. Don't know what's taking so long for them to get my order ready. This is ridiculous! Will never order from them again. read more

Alejandro, it would be a big help to us potential customers if you add what kind of food we are looking at when you post a photo. Most of the photos you post have no description and we don't know what it actually is, like what kind of taco it is, what combination meal is it, what kind of meat, etc, etc. It would be a big help. Thanks. read more

This is definitely a hidden gem! Glad I found it. It has a mom and pop feel and appears to be well run by a hardworking husband and wife team. The husband seems to be the chef. Firstly, I noticed there were many Mexican customers (seated, take it to go orders, on line). This is always a great sign that the food is authentic and/or an excellent value. I ordered a breakfast burrito. It turned out to be a platter including crispy fries, jalapenos, radish slices, grilled onion, and crunchy tortilla chips. They generously included sufficient condiments (2 different salsas and ketchup). My only criticism is that they ran out of bacon :(. I had to settle for ham. If it had been bacon, I would of scored them a 5. Never run out of bacon, Team!! I look forward to an upcoming Taco Tuesday. Additionally, I can't wait to try their cool refreshing speciality drinks and ice cream and popsicles. Hasta luego! read more

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Food it's authentic good flavor we order.tacos.and shrimp burrito good serving for the price

I think it's over priced. I mean. I never paid attention to the price I paid for my meal the first two times I came here. It wasn't till yesterday when I came here. I bought one $12 torta and a Fanta orange. It all added to $17 bucks. I feel like that's just a rip off. There are other Mexican restaurants that are way more authentic and not expensive. Real authentic taste. I never had coleslaw on a torta before. That's not even what a torta is suppose to have in it. read more