This is where you want to eat today. The food was so good, the tortillas both flour and corn were supurb! The salsa had great spice and flavor. And goodness the Guiso Pocoso was divine. Charles, our waiter, was amazing. Charles took my husband's food allergy seriously and made us feel very comfortable that his order would be safe. And, they have complementary rice pudding!! read more

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Yuuuummmmmmy!!!! My wife and I were looking for a quick bit to eat after I landed! So per usual i jumped on yelp to point me in the right direction. We decided on El Ranchito! Everything was delicious hot and fresh! Everyone was so friendly it was like being a home! We casually told the server it was also my wife's birthday and she brought over a sweet treat! The vibes gave me like untie if that makes sense lol like you're at your Untie's house the one who knows how to cook!! All in all everything was really good! read more

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Food was amazing and service was on point. We asked for spicy salsa and he not only brought us one but 3 different salsas to try. Homemade tortillas were a hit and I couldn't stop eating! I'd come here again! read more

I have a group of 20 that meets once a month to get together and share a meal for dinner. It's such an incredible group of individuals. It's always great to relax and get caught up with all that has been going on. We had reserved one of El Ranchito's private rooms. They have 3 or them. Our room was at the back of the restaurant. As our group's members arrived, they were greeted warmly by an attentive staff. Benjamin, our server, introduced himself to our group and asked if anyone had any questions about the menu. Hearing none, he proceeded to take our drink orders. I told all El Ranchito's margaritas are AWESOME. Many followed my recommendation and ordered them. My wife and I had a fairly big lunch, so she wasn't too hungry. She decided to order bean and cheese nachos. I decided to get their cheese chili rellano a try. One of the other servers arrived with a big try of warm chips and excellent spicy salsa. My wife and I love their salsa, he has just the right amount of "bite" in it. We love it since it's not "wimpy." Shortly all of our entrees started arriving brought in by a barrage of servers. All was timed to perfection since all the entrées were piping hot, just like they should be. My wife loved her bean and cheese nachos. El Ranchito's refried beans are so delicious. They have such a delicious flavor. My cheese Chile Relleno was fabulous. It had so much gooey cheese deliciousness in it. My platter was complete with the addition of refried beans and excellent Spanish rice. The poblano pepper inside the relleno was just spicy enough to keep everything interesting. I topped off our visit by ordering El Ranchito's incredible flan. It was so creamy and had an incredible flavor. Throughout our group's stay at the restaurant, Benjamin was attentive to our group's needs, and we never lacked anything. Service and food for all was impeccable during our dining experience. read more

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Had an early dinner here, with my mom, and the food and service held mixed reviews. For it to not have been packed, our waiter was very slow and we had to reach out a few times for items but outside of that she was fine. For starters, the salsa and chips were spicy but delicious; however, the guacamole was a let down (had to add salt, pepper, lime) in order for it to be good. We did order happy hour margaritas - on the rocks and frozen - and there was very minimum alcohol in it. I ordered the combo fajitas (corn tortillas) which came with chicken + steak and bell peppers/onions along with the usual toppings. I did enjoy the fajitas- especially the char on the beef! You get a big portion for their regular size - enough for leftovers if you're a small eater. My mom ordered the enchiladas suisas and she thoroughly enjoyed her food - enough for leftovers as well. They offer a varying amount of Mexican items but the salsa was definitely the highlight! read more

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Stopped in for dinner and we were met and seated right away. There was a mariachi band there and they sounded really good. Our server was a little slow, but we just kept up our conversation. The food was outstanding and super tasty. My wife and her friend shared beef fajitas and it was a huge order. I had the 1/2 order of beef fajita nachos and a medium bowl of menudo...extremely good...very good experience and would definitely recommend... read more

Cool place. The menu is a little limited but everything is pretty awesome. I recommend it. read more

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Service was awesome, waitress was very attentive to us. Food was amazing great flavor. The dessert was delicious we got the churros with ice cream. Food was out fast speedy service. read more

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Their chicken caldo is amazing and great everytime I've ordered it over the years. Service can be lacking sometimes but the place gets busy on the weekends so that's totally understandable imo read more

The Caldo de Reese was really good. Had good flavors. The tortillas were really good. The hot sauce was good. Service was good sweet tea was really good. read more

Service: Benjamin offered excellent suggestions and he provided First Class service! Food: The cerviche and pechuga ranchera were so very good! We will be back!!! read more

The food was good, but nothing to rave about. The prices were high, but that's nothing new! The service was good.

Omg! I wish this place was closer to my house. Loved the ambiance, service, food & drinks! The salsa had a nice kick but flavorful. It had chunks of onion and cilantro. They make the salsa fresh every morning and throw out whatever is left over at the end of the night. For dinner we ordered the Parrillada for two and substitute the chicken for more fajita. The fajita meat and shrimp had good flavor. To drink we had horchata. It had more of a cinnamon flavor, which was very good in my opinion, which I'm not a Horchata drinker. I ordered a Paloma and it tasted like just one that I would make it home. Yes they have squirt. For dessert we got flan. They put a raspberry syrup at the bottom which was very good and also a small thing of whip cream. They also have mariachi band walking around. I would recommend this place and will be coming back again. read more

Went here for Mother's Day and everything was great. I got the shrimp enchiladas and they were fantastic as well as the margarita de coco. My sisters ordered the pina colada but once they tried my drink they also got one of those because it was so good(and had fresh coconut). It was a really smooth creamy drink and wasn't too strong. They also had fresh agua frescas which my family enjoyed as well (the Jamaica specifically was delicious). Wait staff was great and continuously checked in on us to make sure we had everything we needed and between the mariachi and the staff who came by to sell us a photo of everyone together it was a great atmosphere. We really enjoyed our time here and will be visiting again! read more

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The food was great, as usual. However, the server brought items at different times and our food cooled while we waited.

The food was excellent, I had tamales my wife had shrimp enchiladas, both were very tasty and fresh. The service was excellent and so was the ambiance read more

The food and service were great. The wait was not too long on a weekend. Recommend this place.

Took my wife for lunch and was a little disappointed. The beef enchiladas I ordered were ok taste like a can of wolf Chile added, must be famous around here cause it should be home made chili con carne sauce. My wife's catfish was very good. I'm a big salsa guy but I give them a 6 of 10 on the salsa. The place was a very cool place to go for drinks I liked it. Overall not bad very friendly and great service. read more

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Went here on a recommendation needless to say we won't be taking food advice from them anymore. This was our first time so we have a rule to only try the chips, salsa, queso and margaritas before we will say a Mexican food restaurant is good. Only two of those things were good, the salsa and the chips. The cheese is like Campbell's Cheese Soup and then the Margarita was more like drinking straight sweet and sour. We ordered one Fajita steak taco and one Fajita chicken taco. The tortillas are good but the chicken was dry!!! The steak was good. There just wasn't enough good for us to come back, there are way better places to get Tex-Mex. While this place might be good for it's true Mexican dishes, you can tell they don't care to make their Tex-Mex dishes stand out. Other good points - Good customer service read more

The salsa has a nice kick to it!! Our server whom I didn't get her name was extremely efficient! She was very attentive & made a recommendation for the Parillada plate!! It came with grilled steak, chicken, sausage & short rib & for $3 more, I added shrimp!! The charro beans are the bomb!! The atmosphere is family oriented, cozy & cutely decorated!! I'll be back to try another dish!! This place is pretty close to authentic Mexican!! I'm from Cali so I'm kinda spoiled with the best authentic!! Jus' Sayin' read more

These Brisket Tacos! So much Brisket in 1 Bite!!! Lord! The cook is amazing - Get over here! Bartender is Gorgeous And Makes Beautiful Mixed Drinks! read more

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My #1 go to spot for authentic Mexican food. The staff is wonderful. We always sit at the bartop where's there's a couple TVs. Their elotes are a full grilled corn on the cob with their house sauce and parmesan, THE BEST. The fajitas a very thinly sliced which is how we prefer fajitas vs the really thick cut meat other places have. Everything is good here and very low key, casual. read more

We have driven by many times, but this time we stopped for dinner. We are pleasantly surprised with quality and friendliness of the staff. The flavors were tilted more to the Mexican cuisine than TexMex. We had traditional food, Chile Relleno and Flautas. The salsa is warmer than most TexMex making it delicious. While there a wedding party had a Mariachi band playing in their room. A lady walked around taking and selling photos of the people at the tables. She would not sell me pictures of the table next to us. There is a dish we want to go back and try. Everything was tasty. read more

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Very good food and service! A little different than the typical Mexican joints you see nowadays. Only been once but it it was very good. Big menu as well. read more

If you have never been here don't worry you aren't missing anything. Today is my first time and I would've been better off going to Whataburger next door. If you come here regularly you should take a step back and try some other Mexican food. Queso was very bland, salsa tasted like it was fresh out of a jar, tortillas were hard, fajita meat tasted old. All around terrible visit. To see the good in a bad situation: the sweet tea and the charro beans were pretty good. Definitely won't be back. read more

The restaurant was all right. The bartender was not that great. She seemed really pissed off to be at work and treated her coworker very badly. As we sat there and ate, we were asked if we wanted a song if we wanted pictures if we wanted to buy balloons I felt like I was at the strip in Cancun Mexico. The Menudo was god awful. It made me sick. As soon as I left the food wasn't that great. The waiter was very nice. I definitely would not recommend going if you're looking for authentic Mexican food. read more

Imagine me letting out a good old Mexican "Grito" (if you know - you know) Fresh tortillas you can hardly stop eating ! Refried beans and rice you'd take with to a deserted island as your only food! I ordered: Shrimp cocktail, Elote, Spicy Guisado, fajita tacos ... finished by a warm arroz con leche (complementary) The service & value topped off an exceptional experience. We'll be back. read more

My wife held a small retirement party of around 20 people. This restaurant did a really fantastic job of hosting us. The food was fantastic, the drinks were cold and strong, and the wait staff was top notch. We had a great time and I wanted to say "Thank You" for a great job of hosting our party. read more

Service was amazing! Our server was super attentive! Food was delicious. Queso flameado was GREAT!!!! Tacos de tripas were amazing and extra crispy! Overall 10/10 read more

El Ranchito - Entrance - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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We decided to try El Ranchito our after a day of Black Friday shopping at The Parks at Arlington. It's only like a 3 minute drive away. It seems to be rather new, but they seemed to know what they were doing. The restaurant looked pretty spacious, kind of like a house with different "rooms" within the restaurant. We were seated in a room with about 5 other tables. The decor was nice and we were helped right away by a waiter. The menu items are mostly in Spanish, so it took awhile for me to read through all the English descriptions. After all of that, I ended up ordering the chicken enchiladas plate, but some of the other offerings looked really good! The food was good, but we all ordered kind of regular Tex Mex food. If I come again, I should be more adventurous and order one of the platters served on a hot plate. The service was excellent. Our waiter went above and beyond to make sure we had water, drinks and take out containers. Although my order was messed up a little, he was very apologetic and fixed it right away. Overall, I thought the food was a bit pricy for what we got, even though the service was great. $11 for a shrimp appetizer that has only 4 shrimp is a little steep right? $11 for 2 little enchiladas with rice and beans is also a little steep.... oh well, next time, I'll order something better. As we left, the restaurant and parking lot were filled! It looks like they have pretty good business so far. read more

The food was really good. The service and staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating. Lastly the place and the ambiance was very comfortable. read more

El Ranchito - Chicken quesadillas and fries. - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Service was very slow had to ask for refills every time. Food was ok, nothing outstanding.

We got there on Friday around 6ish and immediately got seated in front of the bar, the employees were super friendly and kind, there is a mariachi group that played in front of us which was pretty awesome. The server messed up our appetizer and entrees but I still ate it anyway, would I go back there again? Probably not but it was great food and great service and ambiance. read more

Food was good however I found a piece of glass in my enchilada. I thought it was an onion but realized it was hard when I put it in my mouth and luckily I didn't chew it. They were pretty concerned and brought me a new plate. They said it must be plastic since no glass allowed in kitchen. Either way it was bad to find in my meal. Looked like a broken piece from a neck of a bottle. Anyway they brought us some rice pudding. read more

The chicken breast was sooo dry. The guy working the bar didn't really know drinks. It's a fun environment with the mariachi experience but the food would not pull me back in. read more

Tried this place for some Tex-mex the food was really good the only reason I didn't give a five was our waiter and bus boy and another waiter nearby could not speak English which was very frustrating. Had to point at menu to try to get them to understand what we wanted to order. read more

Love the food. This is our "go to" Mexican restaurant now. Fajitas and Parrillada Mexicana are great, Churro dessert is very good. Everyone we take loves it. Salsa is a little too spicy for me but good so I power through. (In its defense, I don't care for too much heat). If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend giving this place a shot. They have a bar too so you can even get a shot. read more

I thought this would be like the one in Oak Cliff. It's a little different. Smaller serving of fajitas than OC. Had to ask for the hot salsa as it wasn't offered. No sopa with the food. Place was clean. Chips were good. Pricey but good flavor with exception of very small portion of fajitas on the day I visited. I'll go ahead and wait until I'm closer to the OC next time. read more

Visited on a weekday about an hour before close (if that should make any difference to service). Environment- pretty, cultural, has a bar, have signs up to pay for a mariachi song. The mariachi was not there at this time, wondering if this is on the weekends.. Service- the waitress was nice but not as attentive as they were cleaning and she disappeared for a long time talking to other coworkers. I asked for the yelp offer and they said they did not do that. Food- I ordered and was not a fan of the brisket tacos, the beans/rice were unimpressive. I tried a bit from my family's entrees as well , they were ok, out of the plates the chicken AND the steak fajitas were definitely their better platter. I was also impressed by the Jamaica aqua Fresca! It was refreshing. The horchata was good too. I would try it again but I also terrible stomach pain a week later and not sure if it was from them.. who knows . read more

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So I live in the area of El Ranchito and I frequent it alot. So, I'm quite aware of there food and how it is and there service. Now, I don't know what has happened these last few months but the service has been terrible, it's like they can't get the order correct. Then when you tell them, it's like they don't care, that you had a bad experience. No need offers if apology, absolutely nothing. So, if the owner is seeing this, message me I'll tell how your restraunt is doing here lately. read more