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La Ranchera

4.8 (6 reviews)
Closed • 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Sam Z.

What a great delicious find ! I stopped in for lunch at this New local family owned business, that's 4 months strong, and I was immediately welcomed by the owner. Fast, friendly and helpful service. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Currently open from 10am until closing 8 PM daily. Today, I tried their Carne Asada burrito ($13), a bountiful filled burrito with tender meat, rice , beans, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and peppers. Covered with a delicious white creamy sauce. This truly brought me back to my days in Southern California. I also added a, Milanesa de Pollo Tortas ($12) which includes Papa Fritas (french fries). A huge fried crispy, chicken cutlet some 7 inches long. and packed into a torta with veggies. And a semi spicy mole sauce... wow that was good! Located in the former chicken holiday restaurant, has penty of free parking and seating for 10. And if it's a nice day, there may even be a table outside for two. This will definitely be, one of my new local secret spots. You must give this place a try. I'm sure you enjoy it as much as I did. - Support Small business Follow me on yelp, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook as I travel the world in search of more incredible food experiences. @noodlesoupr

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Food is good and lots of locals enjoying a meal. I order for delivery often and the service has been great

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El Rinconcito De Mama

El Rinconcito De Mama

4.6
(85 reviews)
0.8 mi
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The best guacamole and pico de gallo anywhere. Reasonably priced and very good lunches.read more

The kid was craving Mexican food so we searched Yelp and found that this place has good reviews…read more The photos of the food looked good. We decided to try it. There is no parking lot for this place. There is a Municipal parking lot about one block over behind the post office. We lucked out as there was street parking directly in front of the restaurant. We ordered agua de Jamaica. Huge glass for $4.95. I would guess that it's 16-20 ounces. Gigantic. Well priced. We ordered guacamole which was good too. They didn't give us any salsa for the table like they do at other Mexican joints. For our mains, we ordered their mixed fajitas with shrimp chicken and beef. It was about $21 and it was a huge dish. It's not the usually fajitas that I've had at other places. Theirs comes in a delicious sauce which we thoroughly enjoyed. It was a generous portion and the flavors were on point. We recommend it. Our other dish was the El Rinconcito which came with grilled items: pork cutlets, beef, chicken, shrimps cactus, Spanish cheese rice and beans. It was an alright eight. We prefer the saucy fajita dish more. We def plan to go back. Next time, we are going to order their molcajete which is listed at $34.95 so I assume it'll be a huge dish for two based on the price. From the owners description, it Comes with all kinds of meats steak chicken shrimp pork sausage. I'm trying my best not to go back two days in a row but I may swing by for Lunch later. Good is good as is service. Good came out quick and she asked a few times whether we needed anything else. I believe they give some sort of cash discount or charge to use credit card because she asked how I was paying. They add an auto tip of 15% which I didn't mind. Gave her a few bucks more. All in all, it was a good meal. Appears to be a small mom and pop store and I'm happy to support local small business. It helps that the food is delicious too.

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El Ranchero Taqueria & Pizzeria

El Ranchero Taqueria & Pizzeria

4.6
(16 reviews)
3.2 mi

Delicious food, accommodating and friendly staff!…read more We had made plans to go to another mexican restaurant in the area for a family birthday get together for seven of us. Athough we had called ahead the day before and were assured everything was fine, we got there and the place was locked up and it looked like a private party was being prepared for. No signs indicated anything... it was just locked and dark. Thoroughly depressed and embarrassed, I Googled for "Mexican restaurants near me" and El Ranchero popped up less than 1/2 a mile away! We piled into our cars and headed right over. I saw the place looked small, and looked like a take out place with a few tables (think Chinese takeout type vibe) so I went in first and asked the young man behind the counter if he could do a party of 7. No problem.. a staff member helped me push to tables together and I went outside to wave my party in. Staff was all smiles and Sal, the young man, helped us navigate the menu and took our order complete with some custom requests. No hassle, no nasty looks... just pleasant service and a great vibe. They even brought us an ice bucket for our BYOB sangria without being asked. The food itself was delicious and as fresh as can be... get the guacamole! I dont think it's on the menu as a stand alone item, but it was great! The portions are VERY generous and many containers were taken home! I'm disappointed that the other place screwed us that hard, but it was worth it in the end because El Ranchero came through epically and is now at the top of the list for my next Mexican food urge.

Pretty good Mexican food for a little hole in the wall spot. Had a chicken and pork burrito and…read moreboth were flavorful and tasted fresh. Also had a chicken torts and was also good. The salsas are really god and also tasted fresh. The prices are decent. Overall a pretty good spot for some fresh authentic Mexican food. I will be back.

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Maloney's Pub & Grill

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4.1
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0.9 mi
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My fiancé and I stopped in for lunch. The beer menu is HUGE. There's a great mix of all beer types,…read moreeven ciders and seltzers. They also have a few cocktails. My fiancé had a sour beer that tasted like sangria and I had a sour beer that was a take on mango sticky rice (such a unique beer). My fiancé had a fruity white lager that tasted a bit like a margarita. I had the patty melt with onion rings (up charge) and my fiancé had the steak sandwich with steak fries. Heads up their steak fries are actually potato wedge; still tasty but a pleasant surprised. Both of our sandwiches were delicious. The steak sandwich came with a delicious garlic aioli. Our server was great. She mentioned that a lot of their beer is from Icarus brewing in Lakewood and suggested we check it out. We don't live too close but if we're ever in the area we'll be sure to come back. A lot of the beers were calling my name. A great local place. It's located on a somewhat busy street with street parking but there's a municipal about a minute walk.

Love this place and the atmosphere-cute spot on the strip of Matawan. My sister had my niece's…read morecommunion celebration and the outdoor tent was so nice for my big family and the event. The staff was so helpful for any and everything we needed. The food is also so good whether you choose to have an event or sit inside and eat. Highly recommend!

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