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    El Rancho

    3.3 (59 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open • 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    John M.

    Our adventure today was Enchanted Rock then on to Fredericksburg for some shopping....so breakfast was a must...we were gonna do a grab and go with some Tacos, but we decided to sit and eat...Really glad we did....Service was attentive and friendly. Wifes new fav is chorizo anything....So Eggs and Chorizo it was...not greasy at all, great flavor...bacon was crispy/good. I went with the Migas plate...Man...those beans were the bomb...We both liked the taters, tender yet crisp and a good flavor. My migas was filling. Also came with Fresh Flour Tortillias....Meal was the perfect fuel to tackle the mountain ahead of us. Will keep this on the map when traveling in the area. Really good...I recommend it for sure.

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    This place has great food and great service! We eat here several times a week.We never leave disappointed.

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    Jared C.

    Great food and great service. We stopped in here for lunch on our way to Burnet for the Bluebonnet Festival. I had the 5 street tacos (2 carne Assad & 2 al pastor). They were served in doubles up corn tortillas with fresh cilantro and onion. Grilled onions, 2 large slices of avocado, and a couple of likes were served on the side along with charro beans. All for $7.50! My wife had nachos with fajita beef and she said they were delicious. They were served with refried beans, Guam, sour cream, jalapeños, and cheese (obviously). Better than most Mexican restaurants we have found in the Austin area. Great little spot.

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    Very good and with reasonable prices. Good service and exceptionally clean. Will be back :)

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    9 years ago

    Excellent foid. Barbacoa by the pound with all the fixin's to go, too. Good prices

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    11 years ago

    This is a great breakfast place in Bertram! The coffee is a 3, but the authentic Mexican food a 5.

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    Hill Country Smokehouse

    Hill Country Smokehouse

    4.4(64 reviews)
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    A small town TX BBQ that can hold it's own! Passing through town for a late lunch / early dinner…read more We were greeted as the door opened! We had brisket plates. Fried okra and mac&cheese on one. The classic potato salad and hot pinto beans on the other. Brisket was tender and flavorful. Not dry. A good 8-8.5 points on the 10 point scale! The beans were a 8.5-9! Flavor, spice, texture were quite good. One would be surprised as how some place mess up beans. Potato salad was as good as any and exactly what one should expect. Fried okra was made to order! No soft heat lamp mush here. Flavor wise, it was also as one would expect of traditional fried okra. Mac&cheese was average flavor but good portion. Was ok. Nothing to rave on, yet no complaint. Simple/basis type so a little more pop to the recipe could be a good future tweak. Traditional onions, pickles, & jalapeños can be added to the plate if you like. Also sauce and bread available on the side counter to suit your needs. Overall, a great lil place to stop in! Didn't take a pic before starting to eat but this get the gist.

    As soon as you walk in you're greeted and made to feel welcome! This tiny town definitely has big…read morehearts that was on full display with all the coworkers and the local patrons that walked in known by name. The place itself is adorable and just what you'd expect from a CENTX BBQ joint, cute and plenty of country. Husband and I got 2 meat and 3 meat plates with all different meats and sides so we could try all they had to offer or at least a good majority of it. I will start by saying everything had great flavor, great bark, cooked well. We both thought if they could come up with a way to keep or serve fresher meat products they'd be much better. Luckily hubby asked for moist brisket when he caught a glimpse of the dried out looking lean brisket. The moist brisket gets a 3.0, tender juicy good flavor, good bark, more smoke outside than in. Turkey was good that wasn't too dry and good smoke flavor throughout but could have a bit more flavor on the outside, it gets a 3.0/5. Sausage was good, liked the course texture, smoked well, crisp outside a little dry 3.5/5. Ribs great bark good flavor, tender with a bite like it should have, too much smoke and dried out 3.0/5, pulled pork 2.5/5 dried out, decent smoke and flavor and good bark, just very dry. The sides: potato salad was good 3.5/5 very traditional for CenTX nothing above and beyond but a good standard. Beans could have been a little more tender and could have used a touch more salt but otherwise good flavors appreciated the smoky meaty quality and pepper, 3/5. Mac and cheese 2.5/5 it's basic think blue box with added cheese and cream, could definitely be better but not bad by any means. Fried okra, STOLE THE SHOW! 5/5 We seriously have never had better and that is truly saying something! We make, have eaten at MANY different places, and had grandmas that made cast iron fried okra...and still have not had better! Sorry Grandma! Do NOT skip the okra! I'd go back through the drive thru just for Okra, in fact I might just do that on the way back! Overall, this adorable small town gem is putting out decent CenTX BBQ. If you can manage to get it all fresher, it could truly be something worth driving for and writing about.

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    Hill Country Smokehouse - Jalapeno sausage potato salad turkey brisket and the star of the show fried okra

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