Best Birria tacos I've ever had. Period. 10/10 Good service. Reasonable prices. Beans, rice, and chips are good too. read more

Authentic Mexican food and excellent service. We came for Valentine's Day and had the pleasure to meet the owners Sofia and Marco. They are super nice, and made us feel so welcome and like at home. Can't recommend this place enough. My son said he had the best tacos read more

El Ranchito - Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Inverness, Florida

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Great food! Chef Gil is fabulous. Service is friendly and they have no issues customizing plates to your specifications. I routinely ask for the red salsa to be changed out for green and it's not an issue. read more

The service was fine. But the burrito supreme with the white cheese sauce was seriously oversalted. I ate half and was ill until this morning! My wife enjoyed her enchiladas and had no ill effects. read more

Wow, the warm fresh chips and salsa was so delicious. The meals were so perfectly prepared and the service was amazing. It's nice to have authentic Mexican cuisine here in Inverness, Florida. I am sorry that I did not include the desserts in my picture. The fried ice cream and flan was so good I gobbled it down before I realized it. The place was not too crowded for a late afternoon and it was very nice to have a conversation with my wife and we could hear each other. I will try to get a picture when I return again soon! read more

El Ranchito - 31. BURRITOS DELUXE 20. Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas Dish - Mexican Near Me - Inverness, Florida

Staying in the area over night for business and this was recommended to me at the hotel. Salsa was amazing, definitely made in house. Also had a side of cheese dip to go with my chips as I waited for my entree. Ordered a house sangria that did not disappoint! My meal was the burrito grande and boy was it grande! Filled with steak, cheese, rice, beans and peppers. Covered in sauce and cheese, it was amazing!! Seasoned perfectly I was very happy with my choice. Service was spot on, attentive even during a busy dinner time. Small place but usually those are the hidden gems and this place definitely is! If you're in the area I highly recommend hitting up this place for lunch or dinner! read more

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I went for a quick takeout, service was pretty quick all things considered, but when I got home I realized a trip to Taco Bell would've been just good (maybe better) and just as 'authentic'. Lots of sauce.. tons of it.. ok, too much of it.. but not much substance. The 'beef' was like watered down Hamburger Helper if that makes sense; kinda like leftover crumbs of beef. I'm guessing they survive because the restaurants in the area are pretty sparse. However, Mexican food is about the easiest 'cuisine' to concoct, so stepping it up from 'better than starving' to 'glad we came here' wouldn't be a huge leap in effort nor quality of ingredients. I'm sure the beer is ok though. read more

*1star at first - Haven't tried the food yet, but served me sour horchata. Smells like sour milk, at first didn't really taste like it, but after the next couple sips it was sour(improper storage). Paid $9 for it to go in garbage. Worried about eating the food if the horchata is already the first spoiled thing I had. **4star on the food. The food was exactly what I was wanting. We had the Mexican tacos with rice and beans. Great deal for 2 under $50. read more

El Ranchito - Barely drank and other one going in garbage. - Mexican Near Me - Inverness, Florida

Been to this little Mexican place several times. Food and service is consistently good. My daughter loves their burritos!

Salsa and guacamole were excellent as well as the meal and the service. I'll definitely be back to this little gem! read more

El Ranchito - #30 Mexican plate. - Mexican Near Me - Inverness, Florida

I love the food and customer service. I have yet to be disappointed with the food. Probably the best Mexican food in town.

The best Mexican food in citrus county, the service is fast ,the ambiance is authentic mexico , I recommend you check them out

Really great service when we rolled in with 4 kids who had been cooped up traveling all day. The salsa was great and not stingy with chips. Kids loved their quesadillas, rice and beans. Let me switch one kids for fries so that was a hit for him. I had an enchilada which needed sauce and I didn't love the American cheese flavor the cheese was giving but I think k I just ordered the wrong thing. Would return to try something else. read more

The Pollo Chipotle was fantastic and the Coronas were ice cold. Next time I'll order 3 beers instead of 2.

Terrible. I ordered cheese dip and some tacos and when I got home there wasn't any cheese dip. I called to explain this and they hung up me. There are enough good Mexican places so I would not recommend this place. read more

Never had a bad meal there and if I did they would fix it without complaint. Best Fajita's in town hands down. Wife likes the Fajita salad bowl as a regular. Tuesday taco special is hard to beat too. read more

This place has the best food in all of Citrus County. Hands down, across the board. Do yourself a favor and eat here. You'll be glad you did!!! Excellent and attentive waiters, and the environment is calm, yet conversations can be had comfortably. 12/10 Eat here now. read more

The service was fast and so very kind and helpful! We had steak tacos which were large portions and very good. The chips and salsa were delicious. read more

My sister recommended this place. I had some tacos. We also had fried ice cream my first time. It was delicious. The waiters are so attentive. Very pleasant. It's refreshing really. The place is cozy and nicely organized and clean. Good place for lunch with a friend or family. you will love the dishes. read more

Pleasantly surprised by this small gem. Staff was great! Food was good. Recommend grilled chicken over boiled.

Good food good service The Margarita wasn't that good but the food was. And the service was.

El Ranchito was delicious normally I'll get the Plato Rancho Ra Ranchito Pillito and it's pretty good and sometimes I get tacos burritos chi Chunga. Most of the food is spaced just straight it's not too hot though. If you go ahead make sure you try the tamales if they're fresh they're delicious. They do have vegetarian fair you'll enjoy it. The chicken fajitas are one of the best around if you're in the Inverness area. So my advice is eat at El Ranchito. Fear none, love all and eat well. read more

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It's just not good, the people working here are very nice. But the food, for me is not good

Great food. I got the steak and chicken fajita it was so good I ate it all even the guacamole and I don't eat guacamole. Service was great slight language barrier but they understood what I wanted with no issues. read more

Always good service fast and courteous staff. Great food. Great Mexican feeling. The restaurant was decorated with a great Mexican feel. Great foods Quesadillas are the greatest with rice and beans read more

Marco was a great server. He was quick, friendly and got the job done well. Food was pretty good. My meal didn't have much flavor, it was a bit bland, and there was no Mexican style hot sauce on the table to fix it up. My husband's was great, tho. Our appetizer, quesadillas, were great. All in all, this is a really good Mexican restaurant! read more

Very small dining room but very friendly staff and the food was pretty good. They checked on us multiple times to make sure everything was good. Sense of urgency was there, smiling faces, pleasant atmosphere, fairly clean, and great food read more

We was back at tires Plus and had an hour to kill so here we are at the Mexican restaurant. We walked through the door and was greeted by a server instantly. It's open seating so sit where you want. They brought us salsa and warm chips and got our drink orders. The salsa was very tasty but I like a bit more heat I understand there making it for everyone and not just me. My wife had the #25 what ever you call it. She enjoyed it but I had the shrimp a la Diablo and she could not stay out of my plate lol. So I'm guessing mine was better than hers. The shrimp are very spicy and just right down tasty. They had my hair sweating. There rice was average but the refried beans are the bomb diggity. The service was very good. All in all I felt like we went south of the border for lunch. Keep up the great work guys we will be back. read more

El Ranchito - #25 - Mexican Near Me - Inverness, Florida

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Haven't been disappointed yet. Children's families from up north were very impressed that we have such good restaurant in this neck of the woods. We had everything from street tacos with steak, carnitas to fajita bowl, fish taco, guacamole... Everything was delicious. Good friendly staff, fast service. Can't ask for more read more

I've been coming here with my family for 15+ years and it is still the best/my favorite Mexican I've ever had. The cheese enchiladas are to die for and service is always great! read more

Much better than the other Mexican restaurant in the Citrus County. Their customer service is really good and their food is amazing. Must try is their Birria Tacos if available. Every thing out of their kitchen is great! Love the vibe in the restaurant as well. read more

Good was bland and nothing special. Other reviews are very positive but we didn't get the great food they had. Definitely won't return or recommend read more

We were short on time before going to the movies so we decided to eat somewhere really close to the theater. What a great choice this was. Awesome food (honestly the best salsa & the best chicken taco salad I've ever had) and great, fast service. Can't wait to go back!! read more

Carne asada was dry and flavorless. We got 8 tacos of asada and was really disappointed. I got two carnitas and two choripollo they was good but the asada was dry couldn't even eat it. I had to water it down. read more

We were curious to try the food and stopped by to get an early lunch. Ordered Carnitas Taco and hubby had the fish tacos. Both didn't disappoint. Carnitas were tasty and fish tacos fresh and crunchy. We will be coming by again when we get out taco craving again. read more

If you like spicy fresh food, THIS is your place. Spread the word like it's butter. Hurry before it melts haha

The worst Mexican food in the area! Granted, it has bedn a few years since experiencing this disgusting food but I doubt it has changed. I know I'll never go back. Do yourself a favor and go to Los Magueyes Beverly Hills instead read more

As a Mexican food lover, it truly saddens to me to leave just two stars for any Mexican restaurant. I'm really hoping maybe El Ranchito was just having a bad night? I'm not from the area, just in town for the weekend, and NEEDED tacos (like any other day). I popped into El Ranchito and it was bustlin'. After a short wait to be acknowledged, I was sat and given chips and salsa. No menu, no napkins, no silverware, no drink. This is where it all started, and it was only down hill from here. To my surprise, the salsa really sucked. It appeared to be your usual Mexican joint salsa, but with extra big chunks of onion. And you could really taste the onion. Maybe some of you are into it, but I'm not. Unfortunately, I didn't have a drink yet to wash down the flavor. I was HANGRY, so I munched on some plain chips and observed the surroundings. They were decently busy, not quite full, but the wait staff seemed to be a bit frazzled. Maybe someone called in sick? Maybe they were all new? After quite awhile, someone stopped by and asked if I had been taken care of. I said no, and requested a water, a menu, and cheese dip. The menu left much to be desired. The selections was quite a bit thinner than other restaurants, and the prices a little bit higher. While all the usual items were there, the different combinations of meals were lacking. There was not even a meal for two tacos, rice and beans. I settled for a combination dinner that included a burrito, rice and beans for $8.75. My cheese dip, $4.75, came soon after I placed my dinner order. The queso was decent, and probably the main contribution to my dinner. To my surprise, my dinner came VERY quickly. The waitress struggled to set it down, a bit awkwardly, I assumed the plate was hot. Nope- the food was straight up room temperature/cold. How. Is. That. Even. Possible? I can eat room temperature beans so I quickly scarfed those down. I dabbled in the rice, but it reminded me more of Asian rice, with corn, carrots, and other veggies mixed in. Not your usual Mexican rice, and not what I wanted. Next, I cut into my chicken burrito, which was an acceptable temperature. The flavor really threw me off. Something savory, but something sweet? No spice. I ultimately dissected that bad boy, because I couldn't figure out where the sweet was coming from (the red sauce? the tortilla?), and went straight for the chicken. Another disappointment. It tasted more like chicken that had been in a crock pot with a "fajita" flavor packet from Publix than chicken from a Mexican restaurant's burrito. I had a few bites, but it was just NOT the flavor I was hoping for. I picked at my chips and queso and waited for my check for another while. During this time, I continued to observe the wait staff and (possibly?) the owner continue to truly work hard and try their best. I hate to say the service was lacking because I could tell it wasn't because they were being lazy. At the very end, I left full, but not satisfied. If you are considering El Ranchito, also consider going at a slower time, and steer clear of the chicken. El Ranchito: A for effort, but 2 Stars for execution. read more

Went here on vacation and i would recommend this place to anyone that loves Mexican. The queso and salsa were VERY good and they had hot fresh chips. My mom got the crunchy enchiladas and she it was very good especially the black beans. My finance got K combination that came with a chalupa, burrito, taco, and enchilada and he LOVED it. I just got the plain tacos and they had blue cheese for me to put on them. Cute little place with nice people. read more

The food was excellent and service was fast. We popped in spontaneously after seeing a matinee in the same plaza. We got street tacos in chicken and steak and split them between us - so good! The salsa and chips were fresh and delicious - as was the margarita. read more