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    El Rancho Tropical

    4.2 (17 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Karen M.

    I had no idea! Once you get a parking spot, head in for a sincerely delicious and cheap lunch special for a happy meat eater. Choose from white or yellow rice, do you want the beans (YES, it's just a small scoop of soupy flavor to drown your rice), a sweet plaintain (sure), and your choice of meat--beef, ribs, pork chop, stewed chicken, and fried chicken. Small is fantastic for lunch at $6, large or extra meat for $8 is awesome. Looking forward to trying the other items on the to-go menu.

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    The reviews are good! So I was in town doing laundry at the local laundry mat and stopped here for some authentic Spanish cuisine! So good! So flavorful! Really felt like I was at my abuelas! I got yellow rice, and with 1 meat it's $8.00 for a large. With 2 meats it's $12 for the large size. Deliciouso!

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    Delicious I'm hooked myself and myself have tried so many different dishes and their hospitality is beyond regular service

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    Great food great prices! Real authentic Mexican cuisine with plenty of selection. Would recommend

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    2 years ago

    Excellent food service, staff was nice and food was hot and fresh. Restaurant was cleans but a little warm

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    6 years ago

    Convenient fast food! Delicious food cooked with that mom and pop love! One of my go to spots for a great meal.

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    This place is delicious. I never really had much Dominican food before but wow. This place was great and a really good value

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    The Shed Restaurant - Mohegan Sun CT - Delicious waffles with fresh blueberries and warm maple syrup

    The Shed Restaurant - Mohegan Sun CT

    3.8(83 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    At Mohegan Sun for a conference left us on our own for dinner tonight. So a nice girls night out…read morewith my colleagues and with all of the choices, we settled on The Shed because it had something for everyone. We were greeted quickly and sat right away. Nice open yet cozy seating and friendly smiles all around. Two of us had a delicious Cobb salad - we both felt it needed a bit more dressing - but it was super fresh and tasty. One had a steakhouse burger which she really liked as well and we split Shed Fries and Sweet Potato fries. All was delicious. I knocked one star off because we all really felt the burgers should have come with fries as opposed to a pickle spear and coleslaw. For the price, an added pile of fries would have been nice as opposed to having to order a side plate. That aside, food was delicious, service was spectacular. John was super friendly and helpful with choices too. Tempted to go back to try their brunch items! Maybe before I leave I'll get back there!

    This is based on a strictly takeout The restaurant itself is…read moreabsolutely adorable though just from picking up the food I got the chicken sandwich and it was okay. I don't know if they just put a lot of mayonnaise on it or whatever they had on it. It made the bun really soggy and hard to eat. And it was almost too big of a piece of chicken like it was too stacked on top of each other so I couldn't even fit it in my mouth. I am sure if I tried something else. I would have liked it better, but I feel like with the a fried chicken place being right upstairs that it would have been a little bit different.

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    We went during vacation, so we thought it would be a little crazy, but it wasn't at all. We walked…read morein and I obviously expected a sports bar.It wasn't as sports bar as I thought it was going to be. The kids got a really cute menu where they could color a shoe. The hamburger that my son had,he enjoyed. I had the chicken Alfredo pasta and it was very good and I was expecting it not to be because I don't really like blackened but it was not even spicy at all. It was very good. They had a small little celebration for my son, where they brought out a little cake and our waitress was pretty good. I would definitely be back

    Always a great experience and great food and drinks when we go here!…read moreThe garlic bread in a blue cheese sauce is our go to every time! The happy hour is always fabulous wings, queso and guacamole, mini burger and chicken sandwiches! The regular meals are great too especially the steaks! I like mj23 for a nice casual dining as a couple or with the entire family! The entire staff from hostesses, waitresses and waiters, bartenders and managers really care about your experience! TVs around the room and some great pictures of Michael everywhere! Our waitress this time was Bri who is amazing!! And chris the manager went up to every table to see if everything was ok! He even brought our water and said it would be a moment for our waitress! It was seconds! They take note of allergies and go in the kitchen to verify with the cook your needs are being met! Located upstairs above the shopping! Go up escalators by Sephora!

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    Summer Shack

    3.1(420 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    Had friends visiting from the west coast so my husband and I met up with them at Mohegan Sun on a…read moreWednesday evening. While having drinks, the bartender recommended Summer Shack since it was our first time here and it's a family friendly restaurant. The restaurant offers a variety of fresh seafood dishes, steaks, and burgers. Our server was very friendly and accommodating. Food and service were good. My husband and I shared the wedge salad. My friends also ordered oysters and octopus. I had the mussels, my husband and friend had the tenderloin steak tips and my other friend had the fish and chips. For dessert, we had the creme brûlée. The food portions were great. We were pretty much the only ones left at the restaurant. It was the perfect place to have dinner with family and friends visiting. I would definitely come back and recommend this place.

    The ambiance is dive bar in Mexico or California on the water. By no means high end like they may…read morehave hoped to achieve based on the menu prices. It's actually one of the more expensive restaurants on the Mohegan Sun property. The others are high value, this place takes the cash but the portions oof. I'm sure they will blame tariffs, Iran, Ukraine, Palestine or some political issue for it but the fact is the markup is extreme especially even more so for a dive theme restaurant. Example lobster at fish market is $6-10 per lb in the region, in the summer the price is lower. Yet lobster here starts at nearly $80 and up. That's a lot higher than the standard markup. Got the Fisherman's platter portion size not impressed for the price. Taste completely unseasoned, already a horrible start. The shrimp were way overcooked. The Fish bland, and tough, overcooked as well. The scallops good natural flavor, unseasoned and also overcooked. Truly sad cause if prepared right while a bit overpriced probably the closest thing to a fair price it would have been a home run. Can confirm seasoning does actually improve taste if only the cook/chef knew that. Food is still overcooked but salt and pepper does help it go down. The waitress was great that is a plus and the beer was solid. Overall the casino has better options, looked like a cool place had a line waiting for open but disappointing the food was overcooked and bland. Always willing to give another chance but first impression wasn't good at all. Staff is amazing so that's a plus.

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    El Rancho Tropical - mexican - Updated May 2026

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