This is by far one of my favorite Mexican restaurants! I crave it almost daily. For an appetizer I recommend the guacamole and chips! And I can't remember what the desert is we usually get but they are big deep fried puff balls that you dip so amazing. And anything you order for your main dish will be amazing. Always a treat coming here! read more

Drove from South Salt lake to come to the American Fork location because they were open until 10:00pm (according to their website) we got there and declined our service because they stop seating at 8:45 because they close at 9:00pm. but didn't update their website. We walked in the door at 8:49pm. So irritate! UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE SO YOU DONT MAKE PEOPLE DRIVE 35 MINUTES TO BE DENIED! read more

I loved it. Our server Victor was as nice as can be and super attentive. The food was delicious and the portion was generous. Highly recommend this spot and the shrimp, chicken and beef for two served in the Lava bowl. Delicioso! We will be back read more

These guys do have the best shrimp tacos around, I always get them with fries because I'm a wimp that likes her fries. They always oblige, good fries. The service can be a hit and miss, but they always have one super sweet guy at the front doing the take out. Parking can be hard, the spots are small and people park crappy. Their food can have it's bad points ( my moms shredded beef taco is almost always burnt, but good when it isnt). But the shrimp tacos are always good. read more

I did a Google and TripAdvisor search before dining here. I was misled. Service was slow, food took forever, and when it did arrive it was bad. Maybe American Fork residents think this level of quality is good. I was offended. It was bad. I had all the info I needed when I pulled into the parking lot and saw all the junk piled against the building. Bad. read more

This used to be my very favorite place to eat Mexican food. It has steadily gone down hill, with the price going uphill. It's too bad, because this used to be the place to take anyone who wanted traditional food. They don't even make their own chips and salsa anymore. Sad to see my go to place turn into this. read more

I have been a consistent customer of Mi Ranchito for almost 8 years. Between my wife and I we frequent this restaurant at least four times a month. Three of the four times are for dinner. It is by far the best Mexican food I have ever had. How can this be? I've always said, "How can you screw up beans and rice?" I don't know what it is--but if I had to guess, I would say it's likely the freshness. My favorite is the Pork Chimi. It is consistently delicious. The free chips and salsa while you wait is quite good as well. Prices are very good; definitely a great value. The service is usually very good and the food service has been excellent 95% of the time. If you are near State Street in Orem, you might try Mi Ranchito there. The food is even better and the atmosphere has a better buzz. We have driven the extra 15 minutes many times to go there. But the one in American Fork is excellent as well. read more

Such a good place to eat. I recommend this place to people who love an authentic taste. Chicken enchiladas are phenomenal here. Paired with beans and rice that really have great flavor, and now that is a meal. The service has been wonderful every time as well. Always a welcoming feeling. read more

Chips and salsa tastes like ones I could get at the grocery store. The chips were cold and the salsa was bland and watery. My husband ordered the supreme burrito which he liked but said the shredded beef that came inside was bland and needed more seasoning. After seeing the underwhelming inside of the restaurant, I decided to play it save and stick with simple cheese enchiladas. And that's exactly what they were. Simple. Nothing special. The place could use some serious cleaning and upgrades. The service was the only good part about this place. We were in and out of there within 30 minutes and our food came out piping hot so that was a plus. read more

We love to eat here. My Brother in law comes up from Stgeorge and we get there faijta's they are amazing. Last trip our waitress was amazing keeping us in drinks and tortillas all night. read more

This is the only Mexican restaurant we will go to! The food is always so good and fresh! The employees are always kind and helpful.

Atmosphere, service and food were not great. Our waitress was nice, but took forever to get our order and get us our food. The food was okay- not worth the price. read more

I've gone to this place a handful of times over the last decade and it's pretty solid. Food is good, big servings, festive atmosphere. I recommend ordering off the a la carte menu, skip the beans and rice as a side. The tamales are great. All in all, it's not next level greatness but it doesn't disappoint. You'll most likely be parking on the street if you go during busy hours, not a big deal, it's a quiet street. read more

it seems that I am only able to retain memory of how I feel about a place for six months, because that is roughly the frequency with which I find myself at Mi Ranchito. to avoid this happening again, I am writing this review. note to future me: Mi Ranchito is kind of gross. granted, I am not a fan of the brand of Ameri-Mex that focuses on massive quantities of melted orange cheese atop anything else on the plate resembling food (aside to future me: you will never enjoy a smothered burrito), but even within that genre I would say that the execution here is poor. as an example, I'm pretty sure my burrito contained meat, but I struggled to identify it. I suspect that there are some appealing menu items, but none that are included as one of the $6 lunch specials, and everything else on the menu seems overpriced. on a positive note, they do seem to have cheap beer and margarita specials provided you are there on the right day at the right time. on a negative note, my employer has taken a largely anti-cheap beer and margarita specials stance, particularly when those specials fall within office hours. other negatives include the fact that I had to ask for a bottle of hot sauce (at a place like this I feel a bottle should already be on the table) and that they were charging ten cents for mints at the register instead of making them available for free. these sorts of things may not matter to you, but they are things I will need to make a note of six months from now. read more

People who have rated this low probably love the trendy gross Americanized Mexican regularly offered in these parts. Or they lost their taste buds in a horrible hot cocoa accident. This place blows the competition out of the water. My wife and I went to Red Iguana a few months back and the whole time I kept wishing we were at mi ranchito. I want to write a poetic ode to their salsa, its that good! Eat here and be full and happy when you leave. read more

The food is pretty decent and you get a ton of it! But since there is nothing special I can't really recommend going here. They brought out the wrong kids meal for my little guy which resulted in him refusing to eat and being crabby the whole time. And it costs twice as much for the same stuff as La Costa down the road. I hate leaving a meal wondering if any part of it was worth what I paid and I will pay a lot for good food. read more

Go here a lot for about 15 years now! Authentic amazing Mexican food and the salsa is sooooo good. Shredded beef is my fav.

Chicken enchiladas are the greatest tasting thing here. So freaking delish. I recommend this place for sure and there is something about the flavor of the meals that is deliciously unique read more

The atmosphere isn't great (can be very noisy when it's packed, which it often is), but the food is good. The "free" salsa is always packed with onions and a bit on the hot side (which doesn't stop me from eating it). The waitresses are always nice and the food is fast. If you want the nachos as a meal, order the 1/2 order as the full order if huge. We frequent this restaurant often. read more

Holy creepiness, batman! I will not go back to this place EVER. I don't even know where to start. How about I just make a list of the nasty intricacies of this place? 1. Right when you walk in, there's no masking that over-powerful scent of ammonia. It's been my experience that this is a common smell for Mexican restaurants, but this time it was pretty friggin' powerful. 2. The setup is sort of strange. We were taken to this back room of the restaurant, adorned with Frida Kahlo-esque and Thomas Kinkade wall art. 3. While the rice and beans are pretty good, they put freaking Italian dressing on their beef tacos. Are you serious?! Apparently this is a Utah thing, because that was just nasty. I thought I was eating a crappy salad, not enjoying a friggin' taco. 4. The tortilla chips were store bought and not incredibly appetizing. Fortunately, the salsa wasn't too bad. Drumroll, please, for the CREEPIEST part of our visit... 5. Our server made me not want to EVER come back here. Right when we come in he looks at us like, oh yeah, [relatively] young girls. "Welcome", he says in the creepiest of creepy tones. We sit down and whenever he comes to our table, he checks out my roommate from head to toe over and over. Every time he walked by, he stared at her and totally freaked her out. When we were ready to pay, he took forever with our cards, and when he finally brought them back to to us, he spent forever trying to read the name on her card. When we were finished writing the tip out, he comes over and takes the receipts from us before we take off...really awkward. Even more awkward was the fact that when he was taking the receipt from my hand, he completely grabbed my hand in the process with his sweaty, creepy fingers. When we walked out, he winked at me and told my roommate to "come back", not as a request, but almost like a plea. Mostly because of that dude, but also because of the food, I will not come back here. Creepers. read more

Ugh . . .this place muy malo. Don't bother with the menu--just order anything! It's all the same--just fatty beans and disgusting coagulating 'cheese'. I was with a big group and quite literally it was difficult to tell one order from another--in appearance or taste. What do people see in this place? It's not tasty, trendy, hip, or inexpensive--just cheap. Keep driving. read more

Best sit down Mexican in American Fork. I recommend the tacos. The rice is also top notch.

Whether eating in or taking out I really enjoy Mi Ranchito.

My husband loves Mexican food and for the area it's hard to come by good Mexican food. This place is good, no amazing, not great just good. Everytime we've come big portions for you money, pretty good service, and leave feeling as if it was worth it. Don't come in here thinking its this knock your socks off Mexican food place because it's not exactly like that but it's the best for the area. read more

What the freak just happened? I have always gone to the orem location, and loved everything there. I moved since then, and the American fork location is the closest. And boy was it a disappointment. Terrible service, food took forever, my taco was DRIPPING in oil, and the portions are smaller than orem. The acoustics are awful: everything echoes, especially that baby's screaming. Not worth the time or money. read more

The most terrible food we have ever had. Waited over 30 minutes for our food and it wasn't edible. They were happy to take our money However. read more

You won't leave hungry, in fact you'll probably have left overs! Economically priced.

Really tricky parking at this place. Once inside you find it quaint but cramped for space. The wait staff was attentive and fine, no issues there. The food is huge portions, which is a great selling perk, but the amount of sheer greasiness along with the astronomical price per plate is what lands them at an average score for me. read more

Just say YES to Mexican food. Mom took me here for dinner and I was in a food paradise. Menu is huge, so I was a little overwhelmed by the selection, but the server was attentive and gave good suggestions so I settled on some traditional chimichangas. Atmosphere is cool, buoyed up by animated decor and classic Mexican tunes. I found the layout of the restaurant a little odd, and the parking lot is unjustifiably small. If you can't find a spot, don't assume it's because the restaurant's full -- it's not! -- park across the street and walk in, there will plenty of room inside. This place definitely deserves to be a regular part of your dining out repertoire! read more

I've loved this place my whole life, it has always been my favorite place to go out to eat. They are very fast and continue to impress. I've been twice in the last month though and it seems that they have changed they're rice recipe. It has a very strong and noticeably different taste, WAAAYY too much garlic. I have never had a problem with this until recently. I thought the first time that it was a mistake but to now have it happen again and everyone in my party can taste the difference as well. I hope it returns back to the original recipe soon because it tastes so bad compared to before. read more

I am really bummed about this place. It's a small restaurant that gets busy quickly. We were seated and were served some chips and salsa which tasted pretty good. When we tried to order drinks the waitress said that she would have to charge extra for a slice of lime because they were running out. We asked for as many lime slices as we could get for free and we were given 1 slice (6 people at the table). The waitress came back to take our orders and seemed to be in a bad mood. We ordered and waited for our food to come out. When it did come out everything looked and tasted really good so the food is definitely not the problem. We all ran out of our drinks and were waiting for the waitress to come back. Finally a bus boy stopped and asked what our drinks were so he could help us (he was very kind and actually smiled at us). The waitress didn't come back until we were ready to pay and was once again really rude which is strange since she was nice and smiley to the table next to us. Ultimately I won't be coming back which stinks because the food was good, but the service was the worst I've ever had. read more

I had the Friday Chimichanga special. I had the chicken. It was good. Your average ordinary Mexican food pretty bland. If you want spicy this is probably not your place. The service was great the staff is very nice and friendly. A great family atmosphere. I've eaten here a few times and it's A-OK read more

I've had good experiences at three of the Mi Ranchitos locations, and our dinner tonight at the American Fork restaurant was no exception. They were generous with chips and salsa, our food came out pretty quickly, and the combo platter was really big and tasty. My wife's one complaint was that she thought the enchilada tasted like cream of chicken soup. read more

I love their food. It's my daughter's favorite restaurant. I do not like the shredded beef though. It's flavorless. I suggest getting the queso fundido as an appetizer. read more

Huge portions for what you pay! So delicious! I'm pretty jaded when it comes to Mexican food because I am Hispanic, I'll totally go again and again. Service was a little negligent but I think it was her first week. read more

I've had nothing but good experiences there. Food is always fantastic, service is great and staff is accommodating. Only SOMETIMES does the service get a little slow, but I'm not going to hold that against them considering how busy they always are. Nothing will ever be perfect but this restaurant franchise is as close as you get. read more

Truthfully about 2.5. The salsa seemed like it might be Pace's (and not the chunky one), the beans were pretty close to canned refried. I liked the crisp shredded beef taco and chicken enchilada well enough, but the beef tamal was tasteless. Disappointing. read more

Mi Ranchito - Beef taco, chicken enchilada, tasteless tamal, and beans that tasted like Rosarita canned. - Mexican Near Me - American Fork, Utah

This is one our favorite places to eat! They are very accommodating of my food allergies, and always give generous portions. Their salads.and chicken enchiladas rock! read more

It's a little weird that they don't have a lunch menu that is a lighter portion than a dinner menu. but whatever. The service was polite and attentive but they seemed to be understaffed at lunch. I had enchiladas de mole and it was good but not great. maybe I'm too picky but i like mole sauce to have a lot more going on in terms of the spice mixture. I'd go here again, just wouldn't order the same thing. read more

Good food. My son loves the chili verde. The tacos are great. Taco Tuesday? Very yummy all you can eat street tacos for $9.99. What's better than that? Friday nights are difficult to get into some places, but not here. Careful though, I gave it 4 stars because a few of the servers are a little on the slow side. read more