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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The homemade tortillas, the chorizoqueso that gets lit in front of you, the corn on the cob that has smoky taste. MM MM MM. The service was great!!! My favorite is the Menudo! I love coming here, it never disappoints. They gave us a free picture today read more

El Ranchito - Family picture! (Faces covered) - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Food was exceptional. If there was any complaint it was that even though our waitress was attentive, she lacked patience. About 90% of our table were Hispanic so she only spoke Spanish but what about the other 10% who didn't speak Spanish, including me? read more

El Ranchito - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

We love this place, we celebrated Father's Day here, with food, drinks, and live Mariachi. You can't go wrong with that. It was 5 adults and 5 kids, We had Parrillada Mexicana that serves up to 3 people, so we had 2 of these. It comes with, Grilled tender chunks of chicken, beef fajitas, sausage, ribs, and added shrimps for an additional cost. Served on a Mexican parrilla with charro beans, pico de gallo, and rice. Fajitas Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, and charro beans. Guiso Picoso (Spicy) Beef stew with diced green peppers, onion, tomatoes, jalapenos, and spicy. Served with rice and beans. (It was a little too salty but still good) Margaritas ( they didn't have enough tequila so we got a few shots on the side) We also had a few fireball shots Overall the food, music and customer service was amazing. read more

El Ranchito - Parrillada Mexicana Grilled tender chunks of chicken, beef fajitas, sausage, shrimp and ribs. - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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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

The food, the service and the electric atmosphere every time we visit is why we keep returning. We have ordered several items off the menu and they are all excellent and filling. We love the taste of the Charo beans and order them every time! We always receive five star service especially when Sam is our server. read more

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

The food is ok. More authentic Mexican but prices in $15-25 a plate is too much for the offerings here. The house margaritas taste exactly like "the bucket" premise margaritas from Walmart but they're $10 and even the top shelf is made with cheap sauza tequila. They offer menudo but it's $9...that's pretty high for tripe. For the prices I'd definitely go to Gloria's instead. Normally I'd rate maybe 2.5 stars but my car got hit in front in view of their camera and they told me to come back the next day to see if I can get the video to file a hit and run report. When I come back they say that they won't let me see the video or get a copy unless the police are asking. Ok. So I have to wait an extensive time (rightly so, it's not an emergency) for the police to arrive and ask for the video that they could have just helped me out with to lower the deductible on my insurance from a "something hit me or maybe I'm lying" to a "uninsured motorist" or possibly nothing if there's a plate number. They were completely unwilling to help a customer out after something like that happened. They also just told us to wait in the front and didn't offer maybe a water, at most some chips or something while we wait on the officer and all of this experience just shows the real level of care they have for their customers. read more

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I had a really good takeout experience on Friday. I've never eaten here but thought I'd give it a shot. I ordered the sour cream chicken enchiladas with a side of pickled jalapeños and guacamole. Holy cow it was good! The food was nicely packaged, chips were warm and the salsa was unbelievable. I know everyone has their own preference for salsa but you could definitely tell it was homemade and spicy, so be careful! I like spicy! When I called to order the employee instructed me to call and they would bring it out to my car. There are several takeout spaces available. In conclusion, the food, service and experience was 5 stars. I'll be back! read more

Service is slow!! No napkins, no salsa, I have to chase down my waiter for some tortillas . Food was ehhhh, this spot doesn't compare to the one in Dallas . Never again! read more

Late night dinner. The atmosphere is always nice here. Servers and other very welcoming. The food was absolutely perfect. Yum yum we definitely will be back. read more

Have been waiting for this to open for at least 2 years & every time I drive by, it is packed. Last night, it had parking spots, so I asked my son to join me for dinner there. Nice interior, different rooms to eat in. Tables, along with table/booth combos. The table/booth combos are a bit weird - the sections of the booth seats are not the same height & sit higher than you would expect, so table is a bit low feeling on the booth side. Not a fan of that seating arrangement for a couple of reasons - if you are behind the table, every single person on the booth side will have to get up, for you to get out! Interesting digital juke box - playing 80s pop in Spanish! Wait staff was very attentive, place was spotless. Menu is easily read - yes, the names of the dishes are in Spanish! To be expected, yet somebody in another review complained about that.... They have a huge variety of dishes to offer! Not your usual fare at all & made it hard to choose! Warning, the prices are higher than usual - most are $13 & up. They had a goat dish for $40 & change. 3 goat tacos, plus beans/rice - almost $23. Some of the appetizers are as costly as entrees at other places. Alcoholic drinks, or drinks of any sort, where not listed on the menu. I saw no desserts listed. My margarita (taste was good, didn't pack a punch though) was huge & $9 - so average price. **IMHO - THE BEST SALSA IN ARLINGTON! Definitely has a kick, great flavor! Chips are thick & nicely crunchy! *** We ordered elotes, $5.95, to start. Unfortunately, they came to us only about 5 minutes before our entrees did. Grilled corn on the cob, nicely crunchy. I didn't get the taste of cayenne pepper on mine at all, there was little of the crema & areas of lots of "sprinkle" cheese that made it eat dry. The crema itself was a subtle, but nice flavor - just needed a lot more of it! I ordered the Asado de Puerco, for $13.95. Rich, thick red sauce, beans & rice. There was enough pork for 2 meals, seriously! Huge lean chunks of porky goodness! The beans were decent & the rice meh. I would order this again & just doctor the rice with salsa. My son ordered the Carne Tampiquena, for $17.95. Looked like beef fajitas, with tomato chunks added. It came with charro beans & an enchilada. ***The enchilada turned out to be a thinly sliced roll of sweet potato, with a white cheese inside & on top - NO SAUCE! He wasn't totally pleased with that at all. I do think that calling that an enchilada was very misleading*** He said the meat was tender & would order it again. I tasted it & was not impressed - I was hoping for a bigger flavor profile. The beef was tender, but it & the veggies tasted roasted, as opposed to grilled (it didn't say grilled, btw!). My dish had far more meat. While we were waiting for our checks, our waiter brought us little bowls of rice & a warm sweetened thickened milk, dusted with cinnamon. Since we saw no desserts listed, this was an unexpected surprise! Not too sweet, pleasant taste, really liked it! My tab - 1 margarita, the Asado de Puerco & splitting the elotes came to a bit over $27. My son had a soda, the Carne Tampiquena & half the elotes - his was a bit over $25. All in all, a place to definitely try again! read more

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Atmosphere was great. Our waiter Oscar was awesome he sang with me. The pork chops were grilled tasted great. The chile relleno tasted great. The catfish was cooked great but it lacks flavoring and the cheese enchiladas were average. read more

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There was definitely a language barrier so customer service fell super short. A couple of orders were not right. The beef fajita tacos were very tough.I am not sure where they got the nacho recipe. Those were terrible. And the cowboy musician and photographer was a little disruptive to our conversation. read more

We came for breakfast. The staff was awesome and very friendly. There are two locations, one in Dallas and now one here in Arlington. This breakfast was nothing like the Dallas location. No flavor, watered down food; beans, rice with milk, & the tortillas were flat and bland (no taste). Nothing like the Dallas location! Will not be back for breakfast. Will come back to try lunch or dinner another day because the staff was great! read more

El Ranchito - Chorizo eggs potatoes and beans - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Good food I love their beef soup especially in the winter. Great service as always oh an make sure to try the charro beans deliciousness

If I could give them no stars I would! My family and I always go to the one in Dallas off Jefferson Blvd. We decided to try the one in Arlington since we live down the street, bad decision!!! We get there and we're seated immediately, it takes 15 minutes for a waitress to greet us, ok no big deal! But she brings out our drinks 10 minutes later with mini bar straws because she says their out of straws. She tells us your chips and salsa will be brought out soon we just need to get someone to bring them out. WTH?! But ok. I go to order the tripas and she says oh we're out and continues to name three other plates their out of! We finally decide on something and when it comes out, the beans are burnt and the fajitas are not even cut!! The waitress didn't even bother coming back out to check on us what so ever! We will not be returning to this location ever!! read more

Very good food great service and experience.... I absolutely love this place. The food, atmosphere and service is phenomenal. The margaritas are pretty potent too! Great service and very attentive management. read more

We stopped here for a late lunch today. First timers! Everything was delicious and service was great! The only reason for only 4 stars is the women's bathroom. It needed attention like yesterday! Please have someone check on the amounts of toilet paper and hand soap as well as wipe off the water around sinks. Other than that, this is a great spot!! read more

Good food, great serviced provided by Gunner. Mariachi is not free, there is a charge of $20.00 per song. Portions are large, expect leftovers, I had the Steak (well done) with chipotle sauce, salad, rice and beans. The guacamole appetizer is fresh and the chips are tasty too. read more

El Ranchito - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

First time at El Ranchito & it did not disappoint. It's pretty spacious, and looks like it gets busy. My family and I didn't have to wait since we had made reservations. The chips and salsa at El Ranchito is pretty impressive! You can't just have one. The salsa is spicy and the chips tasted fresh and were crisp. I ate a whole bowl of salsa by myself! I took a risk and ordered the cheese Chile Relleno. Overall it was good, it was finely breaded and had some type of salsa on top of it. It also comes with rice, beans and guacamole. I personally would not order it again, because I wasn't completely satisfied with it. However, I do have high expectations on classic dishes like the Chile Relleno. I also had a bite of the cheese enchiladas that my sister ordered, & THAT was delicious. It was very flavorful & cooked to perfection. El Ranchito is a place worth checking out! I will mostly likely come again and order the enchiladas. Also, their margaritas looked delicious! read more

El Ranchito - Chile Relleno - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Excellent food!! They just opened for one month but I've ate here for 3 times! The food are very tasty, with nice decoration restaurant, good servers, quick serving!! The grilled food is also very moist. Highly recommended! ¡¡Excelente comida!! ¡Acaban de abrir por un mes pero he comido aquí por 3 veces! La comida es muy sabrosa, con un bonito restaurante de decoración, buenos servidores, servicio rápido. La comida a la parrilla también es muy húmeda. ¡Muy recomendable! read more

El Ranchito - Yummy and moist beef and scrimp! - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Muy excelente! The food (I had the chicken enchiladas plate) was delicioso! Chips and salsa were great too! Some of the best I've had. All this in a neat, clean and pleasant dining ambience with courteous wait staff. Give it a try. You won't be disappointed. read more

Me and my mom ate here the inside was very beautiful, organized, and clean. We got amazing speedy service and the salsa is soo delicious and spicy! Mom ordered guisado I ordered chicken enchiladas they were wonderful I took some for my husbands lunch and he also loved it! Will definitely be a regular now!!! read more

Their salsa is slamming and even though it took a while for the food to arrive we were pleasantly surprised. Nice atmosphere. My only complaint is the live mariachi band. The trumpet player playing in my ear was less than desirable, but the table next to us kept paying for more songs so we were kinda stuck. All in all a great restaurant. read more

Been here a couple of times now. The chips and salsa are good. Menudo could use some salt but still good. Barbacoa has really good flavor. The chilaquiles verdes are really good too. Rice and beans are ok. Prices aren't bad either. read more

El Ranchito - Tacos de barbacoa - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Finally got the chance to take my girlfriend here for lunch. It's only my second time here, but the Tripas last time was not a disappointment. So I had to get it again. My girlfriend wanted the Spinach Enchiladas with Queso on top. And of course I got my Tripas. Their free chips and salsa is always good too. The food came out and my GF couldn't wait to dig in. I gave her a couple of pieces of my Tripas and she said that's probably the best she's ever tried! Cause a lot of place deep fry theirs too long to where it's only crunchy. Here, they actually have texture to it. She liked the Enchiladas cause she said a lot of places, u can taste the spinach like it came out of a can. It was so much food also. Had to take mine to go.. also, I wanna come back and try the baby goat! read more

El Ranchito - Spinach Enchiladas w Queso - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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Great service atmosphere and food a great dining experience with a chill vibe and family atmosphere

If I can leave a no star review i would..First time at this place, made reservations for my family for my grandma's birthday a week ahead, I was informed yes they can do a party of 37 but DID NOT inform me at all with how tickets would be split up. Due to having a big party they took advantage of us so server could get his tip & have one check. On top of that he DID NOT do a good job of listening to us on what our needs were. Also they only had ONE SERVER for this big party. Food was good but would of tasted GREAT if it was HOT! I will not be bringing my family here again... and well just don't make reservations here with a big party. Manager switch up her story as well. (Spanish review to follow) read more

I've been in Arlington since February and this is a great place to eat. My partner and I started with a swirl margarita, which was fantastic. Fantastic because it didn't have too much sweet and sour. I had the chili relleno and he had the mole enchiladas. I was very full and happy at the end of our meal. read more

The service was fantastic, food was phenomenal and the margaritas were strong. I would go weekly if I could! And they cheered go cowboys when they saw our jerseys! read more

All I can say is wow!! We originally had plans to eat at campo verde( for the holiday decor) but after hearing how long the wait was we happened to find el Ranchito! And what a gem it was!! We dined with our children and my parents and everyone was very pleased with great tasting food and excellent service! The salsa was homemade and delicious! We had the Parilla dish for the adults which came with steak, chicken, pork ribs and shrimp. All of it had excellent flavor. The tortillas both corn and flour were fresh! Don't forget the churros for dessert! They didn't skimp out on the atmosphere either. A mariachi band going from table to table for entertainment. We can't wait to go back! read more

Decided to try El Ranchito for Polo's post birthday celeb, not bad at all. Recommended order bistec chipotle, caldo res, and alambres... Server was good , thanks for the freebie read more

The server was a Cuban guy and wow he didn't wanted us drinking water cause the check was going ti be lest and lest tip for him will not go back ever read more

Very slow service and, eventually, flavorless food. Will not be back here. Whataburger is down the street. Save your time and hard earned money and go there. read more

Four stars because first time there and want to go back and try some different dishes. I will say this except for the hidden Mexican places in Arlington, this is probably in the top five for good non chain Mexican food. Great wait staff!!! Will be back to try some different dishes Hot sauce is great!! read more

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Attentive staff, great atmosphere and delicious food. Blown away by how kind the staff was to my family and I. Definitely will go back again! read more

We have been fans of El Ranchito in Oak Cliff all of our lives. We decided to try Arlington and it definitely doesn't disappoint! Our waitress Karen was awesome!! read more

El Ranchito - El Ranchito definitely doesn't disappoint! - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Texas

One star is too much for this "restaurant". From the cold tortillas, to the mediocre sized parrilla plate (tiny slivers of fajitas, chicken, sausage, etc.), to the flawed service && the CREEPY manager flirting with waitresses to the point of discomfort. It was a painful experience. I wouldn't even allow my mother to finish her margarita, we left post haste. Do not waste your money or time here. read more

If you are looking for GREAT Mexican food that is authentic, then this is the place to come. The atmosphere and staff were wonderful and you feel welcomed ad soon as you walk in the door. Like most resturant we got chips and salsa, if you like salsa with a kick, then ask for the spicy salsa. I ordered POLLO EN MOLE and my wife ordered CAMARONES ENCHIPOTLADOS. Both dishes looked appetizing and tasted even better. The children's plates were spot on for our boys and they got enough to feed an adult. At the end of the meal we got Rice Pudding which made the whole experience even better. read more

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