This is the kind of place that screamed good Mexican as you walk in... gringo family walks in and everyone gets silent. Sit down and the waitress barely speaks English (good sign). Food took awhile to come out but it was worth every damn second. I would go broke eating here if I lived here. Best Mexican food I've had in years. Note: there was a copa game playing and the locals were spread all over to watch the games. Maybe that affected the food quality but it was insanely good read more

I'm so embarrassed by all these so-called Mexican restaurants in and around the Seattle area. I figured since it's in the West Coast MX food would be on point but no. Today was our first time here and right off my Ecuadorian husband said "The food is cold", tortillas were store bought the music was super loud mind you we ate from the buffet and I've never seen a more poor buffet set up then this one. Staff were friendly but for $30 bucks a plate (yes folks the buffet costs us $60) bucks my husband said we'd never come back even Castillos in White Center is better than this place. But the rice and beans were ok. It should have been $30 bucks for the two of us. The food had no taste I told my husband (sarcastically) I should bring my sopa with sausage and my simple but tasty beef salad to this place and tell them to taste it. My dishes are served hot and very tasty. Every time I make my signature dishes there are no leftovers. I'm so sad for this restaurant but I did see reviews on here from 11 years back so it has stood the test of time somehow. The vibe I got was this place is more for the hard-working class men than for a family or couple to go eat at. We will never go back and I'll keep looking for the real authentic MX food I grew up eating. Even if I have to go to San Diego CA to get excellent MX food. read more

I had high hopes for this place as there aren't a lot of places offering chilaquiles specially offering a spice level option. I was excited to eat this from the comfort of my home on a lazy Sunday! However, they turned out to be so disappointing. There was hardly any sauce, hardly any cheese and sadly my over easy eggs were over well.. I chose the spiciest level which was not spicy at all, which was another disappointment. read more

I fkn LOVE this place. Amazing family service and good food. I was relieved when they were able to make it through the COVID shut down.

Service was friendly that's about the only positive thing about this place. Why is there ketchup in your salsa? I'm Mexican and I felt insulted by this grossness. The food was pretty bland all around, my fiancé order some seafood soup and guess what? it also had ketchup in it! WTF why?? The picture on the menu showed lots of large chunks of seafood, crab, muscles pouring out of it, that's not what she got as you can see in the picture. There was half a crab leg in her soup. I ordered chile verde, one of my all time favorites. The meat was hard and chewy the green salsa did have good flavor. She had a margarita that's was overly sweet and I just had a bottle beer. Unfortunately we will not be coming back. WHY KETCHUP???? I still can't over that! So bad. read more

La Rancherita - Seafood soup and chile verde - Mexican Near Me - Renton, Washington

Over priced. $14 for four asada tacos and No seasoning on asada tacos. Tastes like ground beef.

Friend invited me along for lunch and this place is tucked behind the shadow of a larger Mexican Restaurant. Get inside. And the menu is huge, couldn't believe it all came from a tiny kitchen. Right when you want in I get this big hello from the kitchen welcoming us in and to take a seat anywhere. I was boring and grabbed carne asada vege style, which means no rice but cooked veges and ranch beans. The Asada was good with the warm soft tortillas but the veges were a miss. I also wanted to taste their Lengua taco a that was a hit. They also had a salsa bar and that was not what I expected. Their salsas were extremely tasty right along with the pickled onions and habaneros. But the rest of the pickled options were not so tasty and a bit mushy. Fried had the mulitas and those looked amazing. One thing we noticed is that everything was kind of sweet so we asked the server what region of Mexico did the recipes some from, she asked why and we said that everything has a sweet taste and if they cooked with sugar. She said no, but it did seem odd. Give it a try and let me know. One last thing, their service was fantastic and their packaged drinks were iced cold. read more

The wide variety of flavorful Mexican dishes is amazing. My friend ordered the wet pork burrito & I ordered the 3 mulitas quesabirrios. Weboth loved the food. We will definitely return to try more flavorful dishes. The many Monday thru Friday lunch specials end at 2 pm. Too many Mexican restaurants serve boring, bland options. Our selections were not hot spicy, but there is a salsa bar if you prefer to hike up the heat. read more

The salsa tasted like ketchup. Service was okay and restaurant was hot. Would not return. read more

I just wanted tacos. I was asked if I wanted onion and cilantro on them. I said onion no cilantro. I repeated no cilantro. Not sure why I was asked because there was an entire layer of cilantro. Ignoring the cilantro, the tacos didn't have a lot of flavor, even putting on salsa. I probably won't be back. read more

Came here twice. Tacos from the first time were alright, nothing amazing. 2nd time i had quesabirrias and it tastes much better than the tacos, although we also asked for guacamole on the side and i didn't like it. It looked and tasted like store bought guac. I love that they also include the consomé on the side, not many restaurants have this. Was bummed that they don't have any of the juices that they advertise. The people here are kind but not quick to attend. Overall It's an ok place. read more

La Rancherita - Quesabirria - Mexican Near Me - Renton, Washington

We ordered the street tacos(asada, carnitas, and cabeza). The flavor was incredible and their salsa verde should be bottled! Best Mexican we have tasted in the Seattle area! read more

Im disappointed in the lack of customer service and quality in food. Starting with the service, the waitresses took way too long to take our order and when It came time to pay they gave me the wrong change back. Now for the food, I ordered the combo fajitas which comes with steak, chicken, and shrimp, neither meat nor chicken had flavor and were drenched in grease. Whole plate was over cooked which made the meat and chicken dry, shrimp had a taste like it hadn't been cooked completely. The beans tasted like they were spoiled. My first and last time eating at this restaurant and will not recommend. read more

My hubby suggested I check this place out, and he nailed it. And now I'm wrecked because they have pupusas! They also have posole all the time, and not just on the weekends. The food was fantastic, but they were so warm and welcoming to me even though I was getting a take out. The place was very clean. It's fun trying new places, but knowing pupusas are five minutes away from my hotel is going to bring me back. read more

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Waitresses, were nice. Got my drink quick and chips/salsa. We ordered took nearly 45 mins, tacos 4/10 tortillas was microwaved... my torta was not good, shouldnt take 45 mins for that... meat was stale.... Idk if they had one cook, or if food quality is that bad.... read more

I've been going here for almost 10 years, and it's still as good as ever. Bonus: the whole restaurant is hospital clean and they are doing a great job of running the restaurant while maintaining good social distancing. Also, Ballenas! read more

La Rancherita - Where else can you get Ballenas in WA? - Mexican Near Me - Renton, Washington

This is the best Mexican food I have had in the Seattle area. It is well prepared serious Mexican food with friendly service. We went here 2 nights in a row because the food was so good. read more

The best Mexican food for the price in all of Washington. Very Tex mex, very tasty and I've lived all over the country, grew up in SoCal and lived a time in Texas. It's not perfect but it's WASHINGTON, you won't have better. I don't know why people think putting carrots and peas in Mexican rice is a thing, but hey, it's as far away from Mexico as you can get on the west coast. Yanno, even over priced crap in Cap Hill isn't this satisfying. The flan is fantastic. The service is great, sometimes a little spotty. I've been going here for years and I think it's the best inexpensive restaurant in Renton. read more

Muy buen lugar. Y muy atentos al pedir la orden. La comida muy buena y auténtica la recomiendo

The food was meh. Very overpriced, chips were fine but I was given for tiny cups of "salsa" with them for $5. I put salsa in quotes because there was zero flavor except for very overdone spice. Spicy is good, but this was just not well done. I won't eat here again. read more

This is the best Mexican restaurant in Renton. Been coming here for years. Never had a bad meal. We always take visitors here for an inexpensive but delicious meal. read more

Went there with my whole family of 6, very reasonable prices, yummy food, reminded me of my mom's food, thats HARD TO FIND!! One of the platters we got was the Carne Asada. The steak was so juicy and flavorful, topped with grilled onions, guacamole and a side of Rice and Beans. It was by far one of the best Carne Asada meals I have had in a long time. We also tried their menudo which is only served on the weekends, and it was also very well prepared. The tripe was chopped in small pieces which made it very easy to eat. A simple dish made well. The Salsa bar was also very tasty, lots of different flavors ;) read more

La Rancherita - Menudo - Mexican Near Me - Renton, Washington

Delicious, fast and authentic Mexican food. Order the wet Verde burrito and a chill rilano.

I came here yesterday with my brother n law and father n law and I really enjoyed this place. They're actually coming back in a few days! I don't know what their dishes were called, but I ordered a Torta for under $10 (really filling size too) and a side of half rice and half beans for $3 (good serving size!). The one who served us, had super long brown hair, really sweet and friendly too! I didn't catch her name, but I would recommend getting her as your server because she breaks the ice between customer and server. I sensed no awkwardness from her, no hostility or rudeness. She speaks fluent English and it relieved me, because there was no language barrier between us. It was clean inside and not really noisy although it was busy at 2:30 pm (Sunday 7/1/2018). The woman who cashiers was also nice as well! I think she's the owner. I would recommend this place 1,000x! read more

La Rancherita - Mexican Near Me - Renton, Washington

The service is horrible, it used to be good. I can't do this place. The service staff use to be awesome. Now they are not. Really sad.

La Rancherita Taqueria Review ***not worth it*** Hands down the worse Mexican food experience I've ever had. We were seated right away as it was not busy and looking forward to dinner. The older lady wanted us to order but we didn't know what to get as their menu was indeed extensively large. Bonus point. We got tortilla chips--- first round was lacking as in the basket was leveled. Leveled? You asked? Yes!!! Leveled because you will get two free rounds of chips before they start charging you for the third round. Obviously served with salsa and sauces from self service cold area... The sauces that you can get in the cold ice container area was practically empty and no one seem a bit interested in refilling it. We got whatever that was left of the sauces and tbh tomatoe sauce in the salsa. Short cuts is what they seem to do here. Short cuts on the salsa itself. There was no seasoning whatsoever. Green verde sauce and what seems to be a habanero hot sauce was filled with lime juice from concentrate. Screams ACID!!!! Another short cut. I ordered the carne asada and seriously how can anyone mess that up?! It was ok. Should have came with green onions (listed on menu) but it came with white. Trust me it makes a difference when I was looking forward to the charbroiled green onions and didn't get any... I could have ordered the steak fajitas...you get my point!!! My boyfriend ordered the Chile Colorado (small chunks of beef in literally pasta tomato sauce). Yes, tomato sauce. At least use prego or something that taste better lol. NO!!!! Do not eat here!!!!!!! The worse $31.50 (also got a negro modelo) I have ever spent for taqueria food / food in general. To top it off one of the door slams shut every time someone enters or exits. This = not a pleasant experience. One star because I have to leave something it should have been 0 stars and no, we will not be coming back. read more

Meh. Bland food, mediocre service, did I mention bland food? I have never been to a Mexican restaurant where literally nothing had flavor. The kicker, walking up to pay we were charged $6 for drinks because the waitress "forgot" to give us the can of coke advertised and brought it to us in a cup instead. Street tacos, 2 soda's and a small cup of guac = $33.88 plus tip. Save yourself and visit a taco truck. read more

I needed a quick bite for lunch so I stopped by. I ordered there taco El carbon and a Margarita. The tacos were alright. Alright flavor. very tiny for 13 dollars a plate. The service was okay. But the Margarita was the kicker. It didn't show the price on the menu but I figured it would be reasonable. I got it and it was absolutely terrible. Super syrupy and wayy to sweet. I had to chug it to drink it to get it over with it was so bad. It was a probably a pre mix with very little tequila. I'm glad I chugged it thigh though because when I got my check I found out I just payed 10$ for the worst Margarita I have ever had. And I know margaritas fairly well being from new Mexico. Very bad experience. I actually joined yep just so I could write this review read more

Cute tacqueria located to the left of Mazatlan restaurant. Right next door is a Baskin Robbins if you like that kind of ice cream. The restaurant/tacqueria is very clean and so very friendly. I've been there three times in total. Shrimp con crema -- fabulous and to die for. I wish they used bigger shrimp, though. The sauce with the mushrooms and the crema is done well and balanced just right. I've had burritos from here, but It's the Shrimp Con Crema that makes me return. Parking is easy and I've never had an issue. read more

The food was okay but the service was complete crap. They served us chimichangas that were so oily that grease poured out when you cut it. When I asked for them to give us an enchilada in place of the greasy mess the lady made excuses, walked around the corner, gave the greasy item back to my husband and told him with another excuse and didn't even bother to tel us we weren't getting another item. The portions are ridiculous and the food is over priced. We will not be back. read more

Top 3 best Mexican restaurants in Wa. I have never found a better salsa bar, and that is saying something. Even if you just get plain old nachos, you wont be disappointed. But if you want something more authentic, you will be satisfied too! I have tried at least 10 different menu items between my husband and I. We have been going here regularly for the past 5 years. The quality is consistent so I don't understand some of the bad reviews. read more

Ranchería my spot for chilaquiles and molcajete!!! Is a must to try. And they're coffee is just perfect ! All the food I've had here is good but the first two I mentioned are definitely my highlites of this place. read more

Normally I look at other reviews before trying a restaurant out for the first time, but I'm glad I didn't in this case; the poor reviews prior to mine would have probably turned me away from here. All I can say is those diners must have ordered the wrong thing! The only thing I have eaten here is the Molcajete Verde....OMG amazing!!! It's so fricken delicious! I've eaten it 4 times now in the last 2 months. There's enough to share for 2 maybe even 3 people. It's one of those things that you will crave if you start thinking about it; it's that good! It comes with grilled steak and chicken, both perfectly seasoned, and that's not even the best part. The grilled nopales (cactus) and the grilled oaxaca cheese is like heaven in your mouth! It's all served in a molcajete (hence the name) and finished off with some Verde (green) sauce topped with fresh cilantro and avocado! Scoop all that gooey, cheesy goodness into some corn tortillas and that right there is what dreams are made of!!! read more

One of my favorite Mexican spots, service can be a little hands off but if you ask they are accommodating to requests. Food is good and quick and they have daily deals. read more

The 2nd time in 2days I've been here enjoying ice cold beer and great tacos! Being from the southwest I'm very picky of my taco joints....this place nails it!! read more

La Rancherita - Mexican Near Me - Renton, Washington

For some reason we thought this place had decent reviews on yelp before we went, but obviously it was another place we were thinking about. Terrible employees, terrible service, terrible food and terrible doors that slam every time someone comes in or out. I can go on and on about my experience here but just know the food is the worst Mexican food I can remember ever having. So bland, no effort in flavor at all. read more

Over priced food, very oily and plain. Very bad service. Charged the combo and didn't bother to bring the beverage included. Just get rid of the servers if they are going to be useless and have arrogant attitude. We definitely not going back read more

The food is fine, but it's a bit over priced for the size of the servings. The worst is the service. The older lady is pretty nice and more attentive and faster! But the younger servers do not smile or stick around to hear the end of your order. We've been in several times so I am not exaggerating in this review. The food can be a bit slow to come out too. This is essentially taco truck food, but you wait 30 minutes for it. One food I can definitely say is worth the price is the individual chile rellenos. Those things are a beast. One is almost as long as the plate it's served on. I don't know where they get those chiles but I like it. read more

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Super authentic Mexican food, I'm from TEXAS, moved here six months ago, and I gotta tell ya, ya'll want real Mexican food, come here! Good food good service, I'll definitely be back to get my Mexican fix, which in Texas you eat about three to four times a week, it's a staple...thanks LA Rancherita!! I'll be back soon! read more

I found the taqueria I have been looking for! I ordered a Cali burrito with beans. The lady even gave me the option of refried or whole. We also had papa nachos that were delicious. Place is clean and the service was wonderful! I ate half of my burrito and wrapped up the rest in foil. When we were leaving I forgot my wrapped up burrito. We were backing out of our parking space when I saw the lady waving her hands with my burrito in her hand! I was able to eat it for dinner! Will visit again soon! read more