ABSOLUTE RIP OFF!! We ordered a side of refried beans and a side of rice (ONLY). Didn't notice the sizes until we got home. We paid $11.96 for those two sides. Both sides combined wouldn't fit inside a soda can. I will never go there again and I highly suggest no one else does either. Unbelievable!! We just wanted to pick up a couple sides on the way home to go with the tri-tip burritos we were making at home. Lesson learned!!! PS, both were completely bland! I wish I just went to the store and bought a can of refried beans and a microwavable bag of Spanish rice instead. I would have saved $9... read more

Came by with my beautiful wife, spunky elder daughter, and my adorable toddler daughter for dinner on 2/20/26, located on Folsom Blvd in Rancho Cordova, CA. This restaurant has a drive thru but we decided to come in and dine in. The staff members greeted us promptly, answered all our questions. I ordered the quesabirria plate. The quesabirria was good. Savory, rich, and especially dipped in their consommé made my dinner worth it. I'll be returning with family to try other things on the menu. read more

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Last night we stopped in for a quick bite to eat before going to the play place in the center! We ordered a Horchata, Rice and Beans, Kids Meal with Guava Drink, Rice & Bean Burrito and Sour Cream, Deluxe Super Nachos with Carnitas and Quesa-Birria Tacos. Our family had a nice meal. I enjoyed my loaded nachos and nice they have a free chips & salsa bar! They opened their 1st location in Modesto in 2019, this 6th location in Rancho Cordova opened just last summer! Plenty of seating, nice decor, tvs and sweet staff! 4/5 stars, we'd return! SYOY! :-) *Song Credit: Despertar by Federico y Los Pájaros read more

El Ranchero’s - Yummy Horchata! - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

This is the first time coming here. I got the carne asada bowl. I got to say it was delicious. I didn't take a picture of the food. But it was delicious. The person on the drive thru she seems nice but she didn't smile or anything. So dry. The place inside? Well looks clean but I don't know since I didn't go in there. Next time I'll go in there with my husband and take good pictures. read more

I came back for another meal. I was very happy. I came in on a Sunday, and I saw that they had Menudo. I love Menudo, so I decided to try it. The price was reasonable, and the bowl was huge! It came with the hominy., I love my Menudo with Hominy., and there was a lot of of the Menudo in the bowl. It also had all of the fixins' on the side The broth was fantastic The Menudo was delicious, and it was tender. It also came with four flour tortillas, which was a lot. I ended up taking some home. The meal was excellent. This was originally going to be a one star review, because they had a sign saying that you would get a treat if you posted a review. They took that sign down, which is good. The food and service should stand on its own, and here, it does. read more

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Very large breakfast burrito, but it was very greasy. The bacon tasted good but it was almost overpowered by the meat. Needed more eggs and cheese. The salsas were delicious, saving the meal overall! Not a horrible option but I'll definitely try another place next time Closer to a 3.5/5 read more

El Ranchero’s - Super breakfast burrito - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

Just moved to Rancho Cordova. First place we tried was El ranchero's. Great experience! The staff is nice and pleasant! They have a free chips and salsa bar which is killer! We both ordered tortas. I had the breakfast torta which is new and on point! My wife had the regular carne asada torta and it was equally bomb! The agua Fresca were on point, sweet and not watered down. Over all. It is a great place to try out or even to satisfy those late night cravings! read more

Ordered from here the other morning, BF and I did not want to make breakfast and honestly it was amazing. He had a breakfast burrito with steak (carne asada) which he loved and I had a breakfast plate with beans, rice, tortillas, and scrambled eggs with machaca, I was NOT expecting it to be as delicious as it was. We have ordered breakfast burritos from other local restaurants but this was the absolute best one. I've also had their chicken tacos before and I loved them! The staff is friendly, they serve huge portions and the food is absolutely authentic Mexican food (I'm Mexican, I know, hehe). We have never dined in but it is a must try! And they also have a drive thru and are open 24 hours a day! read more

Absolutely atrocious. Sub par food at best, which is to be expected at a 24/7 drive thru spot. But how the hell do you forget the meat on nachos after charging 17$ for them? There's no justifiable excuse for that. read more

El Ranchero’s - Here's a picture of the carne asada nachos, try to guess what's missing. - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

I gave ONLY 3 stars because of the attitude of the lady who took my order at the drive through speaker. I was not very observant of the menu items and had to ask what the desserts were. She very quickly gave me a sigh and attitude as she read them all out to me but I could tell she was just super annoyed. And before anyone jumps on my lack of observation being the justification for it, it was bad enough that even the manager there that day heard it and took over for her at the window, repeated my order and SHE APOLOGIZED for her WITHOUT me even mentioning it yet. For THAT accountability alone, I gave 3 stars instead of none or 1. Julie was the manager name and she told me the employees were upset about impending management changes and that she herself was about to be transferred out to Modesto. So all that to say that I really appreciated Julie for her professionalism and her accountability and her attitude making up for the lack of it with other staff. Unfortunately she won't be there anymore to make sure they are professional and that will make me think twice about going again. The Churro Sundae is so yummy. Too bad I might not be back to get it. But, hey, if Julie ever reads this, thank you again! I'm sorry to see you go. If current management sees this and can reach out to her- please let her know she is appreciated and Rancho's loss is Modesto's gain. And if anyone has a chance to go to the Modesto location where she is then be sure to give her a shout out and compliment because she deserves it. read more

For a new restaurant being opened and also being 24/7 one this place is not bad. The quality of the food was wonderful and tasted fresh! The service was very fast and kind. For a first time visit I would definitely be coming back to try out other foods. These two dishes were amazing carne asada fries which where delicious and such a great go to if you're having trouble picking out something, just wish I could chose a different meat if I wasn't feeling asada and chimichanga, with the enchilada sauce on the side, was great super crispy I loved it. I ended up not using the enchilada sauce since it wasn't to my liking. read more

El Ranchero’s - Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

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No phone number to call... diablo shrimp not spicy and wasside portin in corner side dish. main course spotwas beans and rice. not happy. wish phone number. I like them dont lke leaving bad review read more

Enjoyed the carnitas plate. Carnitas were slightly salty, but good. They have a good salsa bar and chips inside. Friendly staff and clean inside. read more

The customer service was absolutely fantastic! The food was delicious and came in huge portions. The desserts were amazing and they used REAL quality ice cream! Highly recommend the sundae in the cinnamon tortilla bowl and the churro sundae. The horchata was sweet and rich! 100% will be here again. Thank you for a clean, customer service friendly environment for me and my family. read more

El Ranchero’s - Ice cold Mexican coke in glass bottles are served, as well as sodas, horchata, and aguas frescas! - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

I have been to the restaurant two times. The first time I had two street tacos. The second time a plate with rice beans and shredded beef burrito . My girl friend had taquitos with rice and beans. We are very happy with the food and the portions. We went through the drive through the service Was excellent. The photo is from the third visit I had enchiladas with rice and beans, Carne Asada enchiladas very good large portions read more

El Ranchero’s - Carne Asada enchilada with rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

I typically eat at Adaleberto's on Sunrise & Trinity River, but I wanted to try El Ranchero's since I hadn't yet since they opened up. Went through drive thru, customer service was fine. Ordered a fried bacon, egg, potato, and cheese burrito with extra red sauce, 1 churro, and a large Horchata. The Horchata a decent but not great, the churro wasn't bad. The burrito was honestly not good in my opinion. Mind you, I am a breakfast burrito connoisseur. (No but fr tho I am) First off they put shredded cheese on the outside of the burrito as well as the inside which was kind of overkill for me. the burrito consisted on mostly bacon that was not cooked as much as I would've liked. They gave me 2 different kinds of red sauce, the first was the more watery kind, decent spice but the flavor was strange, it almost tasted like there was lime in it but it wasn't it was like sweet?? Not a fan, then the other red sauce was the more thicker darker sauce and that was like somehow too thick and too harsh, and less palatable. I ate just over half of the burrito and tossed it. Overall, surprised on how not great it was. Maybe their actual Mexican food is better but the breakfast burrito needs a lot of improvement. For now I'll be going back to Adaleberto's whenever I'm too lazy to make my own burrito at home. read more

I order Chicken asada burrito this morning in the window the cashier said is like fajita with onion and pepper I was ok but when I opened the burrito was cover with a lot oil the paper, the paper bag. The napkin. When you order a chicken asada burrito the last thing you want to see is oil. I was not able to eat the burrito waist my money and was not able to come back because I was at work . First time ordering in this place . And will be the last one. read more

Prices are insane. 3 rolled tacos with just cheese is 8$ which is insane compared to aldabertos which taste better also. It seemed like they warmed up my rolled tacos in the microwave also because the shell was all soggy but it was steaming hot like they nuked it in the microwave. Do not recommend. read more

Service is excellent, very friendly and polite employees. Food was good. Very nice atmosphere and clean. My only concern is an ATM fee was added to my order, I used a credit card. I did not see any notice for using credit cards. Its possible I may have over looked it. read more

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Delicious fast Mexican food. Very friendly staff. I appreciate how clean everything was. read more

El Ranchero’s - Carne Asada burrito - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

The restaurant was very clean. The service was fast since we were the only two people in there at 3:30 today to pick up 2 Super burritos for take out. Our burritos came with no beans between us, very little cheese, my husband did get the guacamole, my burrito was just mainly rice and a little bit of carnitas. The salsa was hot but no flavor. We paid more there than any other Mexican restaurant in the area. We will not be back. Feeling cheated. read more

I love this place! Their breakfast burritos are the best in town and their lengua is delicious! I love the carne asada fries, and their desserts. The restaurant is clean, the service is fast and the employees are always friendly. The salsa selection is awesome. I have nothing but good things to say about El Ranchero's! read more

Just had the carne asada tacos with rice and beans. Rice and beans are really good. Green and red sauce were FUEGO! Delicious! the red was my favorite. The meat could have been better. no flavor and was dry. the sauced saved the meat. I like the added sautéed onions in the combo. I still have more to try so i am definitely returning. read more

El Ranchero’s - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

Breakfast burrito, nachos, and the fries are the safest option and best value, bought a 18$ super burrito to only be fed mainly rice, beans, and maybe a quarter of the burrito actually had meat. Paid an extra 3$ for rice and beans the regular burrito has only meat, pico de gallo and guacamole, I should've just gotten that atleast I would be able to see how much meat I got. Want a better burrito go to el Rey or el Favorito down the street for a 10x better and cheaper burrito read more

Great location, Food is good and consistent, always very clean. Drive through is open 24 hrs. for the late night hunger.

This place used to be located with the Viva Market, but now has its own brick and mortar with drive thru open 24hrs. I ordered the chicken tortilla salad bowl. The chicken was moist and tender, but it's a good thing I decided to pull over and eat it in their parking lot instead of driving home with it. The bottom of the container had a bunch of liquid in it and the bottom was completely soggy. I ate it quickly to ensure the whole experience wasn't ruined. After picking through it I think the extra liquid was coming feom the beans. Just be aware, had I drove home then ate it would have been an even bigger mess. read more

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To expensive for the amount of food. 1 time only. Food was just ok. There is at least 1 Mexican restaurant every block on folsom in Rancho Cordova. Many better prices and food. read more

I get an Asada torta from here maybe once every other day while at work, and I must say they have the best asada torta in town, i work all over and I got a torta downtown tonight and one on Arden yesterday Feb 7th. The other tortas tasted wonderful and had great ingredients, but i felt like I was eating a burrito with bread. El Rancheros has this one mastered and i'll probably be in there tomorrow for another. read more

Came to order here because I tried they're Birria tacos before and they were good so decided to try their burrito. Terrible!! How are you going to give me a asada burrito with only meat??? That makes zero sense. And I ordered another burrito with ONLY bean, rice and cheese, and they decided to charge me for a super burrito and also still put meat in it?? Like where is the common sense in charging me more for just sides in a tortilla. A burrito that only comes with guac and pico de gallo shouldn't be called a burrito. That's an insult to all burritos worldwide. I will give them credit for loading the burritos but that's it. read more

El Ranchero’s - Asada burrito - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

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Food is great. The daily specials are really reasonably priced. All the food we tried tastes fresh. We also tried their churros. Terrific as well. Very nice people work there. The restaurant is clean and well maintained. So nice to have a good place to eat in my hometown. So many other independent restaurants have closed. read more

Totally a Huge ripoff $16.50 for a so called super burrito nothing super about it small portions did not even get any corn chips what a joke avoid this place at all costs. read more

The service was fantastic. I got carne asada plate, good flavors, love the rice and beans as well. Strawberry Horchata?!? So yummy!

Delicious food, fast, friendly service, clean premises. Convenient hours and location.

I've been to this restaurant a few times and every time I come here I try something different and I'm always so impressed. The food is delicious and the ice cream/desserts they have are to die for!!! The staff is always very friendly as well. read more

they will get your order wrong after saying what you want 4 times over and over again to make sure they get it right and the lady who was working the window this morning (march 27th 12:10am) was not professional at all and rude, and all she had to offer for compensation was a small drink, like come on the food wasn't even for me it was for my wife and I just got off work and she wanted a burrito but moral of my order this morning was a waist of time and gas and a headache -5 stars read more

Food is so good! Asada fries are a must try! Friendly and respectful staff. Inside is very clean.

I have been a loyal Adalbertos fan since I lived in San Diego 30 years ago. That has all changed since El Ranchero's opened. Everything they do tastes better. Super friendly staff and clean restaurant, too. read more

I ordered a carne asada burrito with no pico and I assume I would get rice and beans on my burrito but nope all I got on my burrito is just the meat read more

El Ranchero’s - Mexican Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

Order a burrito asada had no rice or beans only meat and sauce meat was not fully cooked and tortilla was cold never come here again

Nice and clean restaurant the only issue that I've seen is that sometimes the cooks wear gloves when preparing your order and sometimes they don't. You can clearly seen through the window when paying. I understand that some restaurants where we can't visually see the kitchen and if the cooks are wearing proper gloves, but if I can physically see it makes me feel uncomfortable. read more