Service was great. Ambiance was lonely, this place is shared with a store so you can walk in to both areas. The food though wasnt the best but ok. I ordered a burrito and tacos, the pastor tasted like carne asada so I might of gotten the wrong type of meat. Give it a try though read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Lunch - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

I cannot thank this restaurant enough. With just 30 minutes' notice, they stepped up in an incredible way to save our event after another vendor completely bailed on us. We had over 60 guests, including police officers, expecting food -- and this amazing team made and delivered over 200 tacos, quesadillas, and more, all on the fly. The food was delicious, fresh, and clearly made with care -- but just as importantly, the staff was kind, fast, and unbelievably professional under pressure. They turned what could've been a disaster into a memorable event for all the right reasons. This is what true community-minded service looks like. If you're looking for a restaurant that shows up when it counts -- with great food and even better people -- this is the one. They've earned our loyalty for life. read more

Solid tacos, good burritos, and pretty damn authentic. If you're in the area give ERA a try.

Street tacos were delicious. Ticked in the back of a little Mexican store. Patients and friendly even when I couldn't decide what I wanted. Cabeza here was so good. I tried pastor, lengua, cabeza tacos. read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

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Excellent stop after a day at the wineries. Homemade tortillas. Tasty carne. Check out the store next door while waiting for your food. read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Asada Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

This is a super cute, authentic, Mexican restaurant, tucked on the side of a little Mexican market. The food was the best Mexican I've had since moving to Oregon. Everything was really good and fresh. The service was friendly and fast. It's a gem of a place. All four of us loved our food. We had enchiladas, burrito Colorado, flautas, and a torta! read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Restaurant and market - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

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Wow wow wooooow!!! Best Mexican food I've EVER had. And that's saying a lot cause I grew up in Cali and am a total Mexican food snob. I am legit going to drive from SE Portland just to come here!! Also it was super clean; the floors and table, bathrooms and high chairs. A nice perk when dining with kids who lick everything! read more

After moving to the Pacific Northwest from San Diego, I haven't been able to find a place for good tacos. Today my search is finally over: el Ranchito Alegre is THE place. Little reminder: if you haven't had real Mexican food before, bring a friend who knows what to order for you. By no means el Ranchito Alegre is fancy; it's not an Americanized franchise where you could get crunchy tacos with ice berg lettuce. The food here makes your soul happy. The tacos we had were amazing. Seriously, writing about them make me want to go back and get more. My top three tacos are: adobada, chorizo, and carnitas. For $3, each taco came with a huge amount of meat. The adobada was so well seasoned, charred, and juicy. The carnitas were so delicious as well. Their tortilla is all handmade so it's very fresh; the texture is nothing but perfection. Each taco is made to order so do expect a little bit wait time. We will be back soon to try more food. Also I want to point out that the restaurant is connected to a little market, so don't forget to treat yourself with some delicious snacks and fun goodies from Mexico!! read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Front: Adobada x2, asada, chorizo tacos - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

Just moved from socal to Oregon and I can say by far this has been the closet to street tacos I've gotten so far. We ordered the pastor and lengua tacos. Don't be fooled by the price they are HUGE tacos! I got full with 3. Pastor was on point! And I'm pretty sure the tortillas were made by hand! The red salsa will kick your a$$! Definitely coming back so authentic! read more

Close to my work thank goodness!!! Love the Al Pastor!! Excellent flavor and generous portions. Homemade tortillas make it that much better. read more

El Ranchito Alegre - This came with hot homemade tortillas and the flavor was amazing. I highly recommend this place. I - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

Delicious menudo (available all week; not just Saturdays or Sundays) and birria en caldo. $18 for each soup, but generous complimentary lime wedges, chopped cilantro, white onion and fresh chiles. Their other dishes are freshly made to order and are mostly styled from the state of Guerrero. Happy and friendly kitchen cooks. Patient cashier. read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Birria en caldo. - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

Born and raised in California and this place has been one of the best places we've found yet!!! The food is fresh, authentic, and so freakin tasty!!! The ladies are polite and friendly, greeted us with a smile, and there is a store inside the restaurant which is so convenient. Traditional and bathrooms clean. Spent less than $30 for two meals with leftovers for later. So definitely worth your dollar. read more

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We don't eat out to a lot of Mexican restaurants but this is pretty good. Hidden gem. Came in at 11am and already a crowd was coming in after us. The tables were pretty much food. We order some tacos and enchiladas CHORIZO tacos were bomb!!! read more

Excellent breakfast burrito. Looking forward to tying their tacos. Sweet woman at the counter. A hidden gem in Tualatin. read more

We went here for lunch before picking up our pet at the emergency vet. We had a bacon breakfast burrito and it was AMAZING. highly recommend. The room was packed with customers at lunch. I'd go back. The staff was really nice too. read more

It's the best goat meat ever! I had the Birria Combo, and my wife had the Burrito Colorado, which was beautiful! The service was excellent and timely. If you're looking for the best goat meat in town, please visit El Ranchito. read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Birria Combo - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

I ordered the chicken enchiladas which came with refried beans and Mexican or Spanish rice along with 3 enchiladas. The flavors of the enchiladas were amazingly good and the tortillas were soft and tasty and covered with red sauce and cheese. My lunch was really well seasoned and a step above the more generic Mexican restaurants that I have been going to. The chicken in my enchiladas was just a bit too well cooked and a bit dry, but still the flavor was so good that I could ignore that. My service was fast and since this restaurant is part of a strip mall and maybe does a lot of take out business, don't go there expecting great ambiance. I will definitely go back again. Oh yes, one more thing, as you walk in, you can smell how good the food is going to taste. read more

By far the best street tacos around. The pastor is amazing. Perfectly seasoned. Large portions of meat. read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Chicken and pastor tacos - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

This is our new favorite Mexican restaurant! Everything was homemade (guacamole, tortillas, beans) The women who served us were so kind and gracious! We ordered street tacos and flautas. Everything was delicious! So worth the drive! read more

New to the area and wanted Fish Taco's. Looked on Yelp and saw 5 stars. Everything is made to order, but not slow. Staff very nice and helpful. Had the best shrimp tacos and they were huge with fresh tortillas. The Pastor tacos are amazing. Chicken Flautas very tasty. Overall very deserving of the 5 stars! read more

Stuff is friendly, but the best thing for me, Birria Tacos!! It is my fav.highly recommend if you want to taste homemade food

i got tacos de cabeza and omg best tacos i've ever bought from all the places i've tried , so juicy and handmade tortillas so full of flavor and freshly made , very delicious and meaty too ! read more

El Ranchito Alegre - 4 tacos de cabeza - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

Great food, nice people. Got 4 tacos and was very pleased. Homemade tortillas, great array of flavor in the al pastor and good portions. Wonderful read more

Wonderful homestyle kitchen for lunch!! Arrive before 11:45 or after 1:00 to beat the rush!! Meals are hands-down the best in town, with ample portions and always served with the freshest cilantro. The host and team are the best too! read more

Super authentic little Mexican restaurant that's tucked away. You never have too long a wait, there's usually a football or soccer match playing, and everything is decently priced. read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Small little Mexican restaurant. - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

Chance find!! due to us being at Meridian hospital close by . The food is fantastic!! The salsas are out of this world esp the dark stuff in a pot on the table . First time, i thought was overwhelmed due to the fact that I hadn't eaten for 14 hours but the follow up visits, have not disappointed one bit . Small joint attached to a Mexican store (selling hand crafts and other stuff ) Women working in the kitchen are a fantastic bunch !! Fresh made and it's big in quantities read more

The food here is amazing! Tortillas are homemade and they use crema from Oaxaca. Family owned and operated with large portions and a good price. I always enjoy coming here and see that they are taking extra precautions during this time. Worth the trip and you can peruse the aisles in the market while waiting for your order. You won't be disappointed! read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Burrito Colorado - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

We tried this place based on the reviews and were extremely disappointed. The quality of the meat was terrible. The chicken was just ok but the pork and steak were awful. Neither my nor I were able to finish our meals. read more

Oregon is full of terrible Mexican restaurants. This one is the crown jewel. Most of the food we got from this restaurant was not fit for human consumption. When we saw the menu without prices we should have left. Three menu items totaled $42. That's insane. And so were we for trying to eat this food. Seriously take a pass on this place. read more

This is one of the best Mexican restaurants I have ever eaten at. The service was warm and comfortable the food was absolutely amazing and authentic. We ended up taking an order of Tamales to go because the food was so amazing we knew that the tamales would be great for lunch the next day. It's been a long time since I've eaten such great Mexican food. read more

This is great place. Great folks and great food. We got the Combo Birra, the fried filet fish, the burrito colorado, taco carne asada, and carne asada quesadilla. Fantastic. Huge servings. Tortillas so soft and hot. Please check them out! read more

Wow! Super good. I stopped at the Mexican place across the parking lot and went in. $3.50 for a taco? Nope not this guy, not yet anyway. Walked outside of the "other" place and saw El Ranchito. $2.00 tacos is what I am talking about! Not only reasonably price but absolutely amazing. Great place to eat. A gem. A now must stop for me when out this way. read more

I love authentic Mexican food & ingredients. I have had many dishes from this restaurant like the ribs in green salsa, tacos of pork rind in green salsa, taquitos, barbacoa, shrimp, etc. Also I once purchased Jarritos sodas and club soda (mineragua) because they are gluten free and use natural cane sugar and glass bottles. However, I recently went keto, so I have to modify my plates now to fit into low carb/high fat. Yesterday I stopped in and purchased chicharrón (pork rinds), ingredients for green salsa, queso fresco, avocado, and Mexican sour cream. I made this plate and topped with shredded cabbage. It was really good!! Feel free to stop in and eat, and ask the cooks there for ideas on how to use groceries for your own inspired Mexican dishes :) grocery store and restaurant together make for a winning combination. read more

El Ranchito Alegre - Mexican Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

The tacos de asada were amazing!!! And the flautas de pollo are delicious, definitely recommend to anyone that's in the area.