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    El Ranchero

    3.4 (78 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Smoky Mezcal Skinny Rita with Chamoy Tajin rim
    Jennifer L.

    My husband and I have probably been here about 50 times through the years. We've been here with large family parties after soccer tournaments. We've been here for a quick lunch with the kids. We come in and have adult time at the bar and love the fabulous bartenders and Wait staff. On the Southside we prefer to eat here and drink craft beer at the Sinkhole. They're getting some nicer mezcals & smoky tequila I appreciate. I like the skinny margaritas with tajin on the rim. The bar staff is really excellent. My go to item is the hearty refreshing chicken tortilla soup. My kids like the quesadillas and fried ice cream. My husband has eaten one of everything. I also enjoy practicing my Spanish. Lots of parking; very busy so plan ahead.

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    Brian R.

    Wow just WOW wife and I stopped by to try this place since we are new in town and we're looking for a nice Mexican restaurant. The place is an old Pizza Hut totally transformed into this colorful beautifully decorated Mexican restaurant. I had the fajitas acopolco while my wife had their beef chimichangas. The order only took 5 min to be at our table mine sizzling hot and enough food for 3 people. My wife's chimichanga was also Huge. The flavor of both was amazing true southwestern with plenty of cummin. So if you're in Bloomington go try this place out.

    Fiesta tacos
    Sean V.

    Everything is always good here, but I will say these tacos had no flavor whatsoever so ever. It looked good, but just bland. Service was great though.

    Chimichanga
    Tracy C.

    A longtime favorite for our family. The one restaurant we ordered carry out from weekly during the pandemic. Staff is wonderful! We have enjoyed lunch and dinner at this El Ranchero location, dinner time can be busier/louder than lunchtime. We have found entrees shareable, and when we can't reach agreement on what to share we have a nice leftover meal for the next day! We have our favorite menu items, and have enjoyed a wide variety of the selections. ***Realized that we rarely take photos of the food, will try to update with more photos

    Jeremy J.

    When we were in Bloomington Indiana we stopped in here to a few different Mexican restaurants because that's what we like to have as a family with her grandma when we are in the area. We stopped in here and I got the big burrito with cheese like I always do kids get soft tacos we had a good case so I had a really good meal and wife got some enchiladas and she really liked them a lot and just overall really solid atmosphere and solid food definitely worth checking out

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    Our new go to place for Mexican food. Service is good, and you must see the interior! It alone is worth a visit!

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    Great service, love the macho nachos and the strawberry margaritas on the rocks, can't be beat!

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