4++ this place has a vibe of an old school diner that serves Mexican food. Didn't know what to expect, but as soon as I walked in, I felt like I was entering a time capsule. This place has that feel that it is family owned and operated and has been around in this neighborhood for a very long time. The service is friendly and I was seated at the part pretty much as soon as I walked in the door. This place came up on my radar because I learned of it following a couple of LA based food writers (at least one of them grew up in this area). They mentioned a specific dish as well and it sounded delicious - the steak a la chicana. Sauteed beef is simmered in a tomato based sauce with onions and peppers. This dish is served with rice and beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas. I opted for the flour in order to better soak up the sauce. A delicious and comforting dish for sure. I also ordered a horchata to wash it all down. I wanted to order that specific dish mentioned above, but there are quite a few options on the menu that include combo plates with plenty of classics as well as lots of breakfast items. The location feels like it's more of an industrial area of Stockton - I came here after dark while making a small detour from my yearly Thanksgiving trip between the east bay area and southern California. It might feel or be different if I visited during the day. There's a allocated lot to this restaurant, so parking wasn't an issue. read more

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My first time visiting here before my road trip to Los Angeles . I can say that the food was good for a first visit on a Saturday morning, a bit on the slower side from service and tortillas not delivered. But overall it seems that this is a place that many like to visit and get a good meal. I do however appreciate the "welcome in" when we walked in. Due to the time constraints, I had to ask for a "to go" box right when my food arrived. All in all , a clean establishment that has something good To offer. read more

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After church on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, my wife and I decided to look around for a good Mexican restaurant, something different, mom & pop style. After my wife perused the internet for that restaurant--- she found one. At least she thought she had found one. *Case in Point: My wife's Chile Relleno was watery, tortillas were thick, dry, cold & No butter. I ordered a beef combination lunch: The burrito had a small amount of thin, tasteless, gravy poured over it, after initially asking for extra gravy. Overall, the food was tasteless. The chips and salsa were not properly prepared, not spicy. The beef in my burrito was acceptable but had the same tortilla as mentioned above. Although this restaurant is not located in the best area of Stockton, we liked its layout. The waitress was friendly but nowhere to be found when we completed our meal. CONCLUSION: The quality &, preparation of the food will discourage us from ever visiting this restaurant again. read more

I've been coming here with my family since the late 70s; the food has always been authentic and delicious. However, I came last Monday (3/2/26) and ordered Cocido/Caldo de Res. It was literally a bowl of hot water straight from the microwave. The vegetables were undercooked; the carrots, zucchini, and potatoes were hard, and the beef was pink and inedible. No flavor and no seasoning period, not even salt. As a native Stocktonian and regular patron and fan of this restaurant, I was shocked. It made me believe there is a new owner and/or a new cook. I come from the Bay Area to have meals here; now, I won't be returning. I realize that time brings changes, and, unfortunately major changes have come; the quality is gone. read more

Busy and lively inside. Seated quickly took our drink order then waited a while for someone to take our order. The waitress that took our order was not friendly at all. The first waitress that sat us down was very nice and engaging. Let's hope the food makes up for the lack of friendliness we received from the second waitress. The food was a little off today. The beans weren't serve hot and didn't taste as good as they normally do. Chile Colorado was very good. Tortillas I like them different from ones I I make or other places but if you come here you know and you either t like them or you don't. Everyone was please with their meals. read more

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This is my go to breakfast restaurant nearly every weekend. The staff is always friendly and the prices are fair.

Finally went to this restaurant with some friends. It is their favorite Mexican Food place not sure it is mine. Everybody has different likes when it comes to food. The food was fresh and tasted good but in my opinion, too much sauce (which I thought was a bit watery - again my opinion) for the dish I ordered, which was Chilaquiles with eggs. The eggs had been scrambled not fried eggs put on top like I have had at other establishments. My friends had Huevos Rancheros with Chili Colorado and his wife had a Wet Chicken Burrito. Their meals looked good, so maybe it was the dish I ordered. I was told that you have to go for breakfast or lunch to get the fresh homemade tortillas. They were tasty. Our server was attentive. Anyway, if in the area maybe you give it a go. It is a well known restaurant in the area and has been there for years. read more

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We just left there. We didnt bother to eat. The atmosphere is bad. The service is worse. The manager/owner is a douch. If you want great service and great food. Nena's is the place to go. read more

Great food and great Service. Been coming here for over 50 years. My go to spot for 209 Mexican style. Don't be fooled by location. Its a safe area and clean.Highly recommend!!! read more

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Recently discovered the breakfast burritos. They are perfect sized and priced and that tortilla is fluffy and delicious

Food was very dry and the chicken was not seasoned. Wish i had gotten something else. read more

Service was terrible long wait to just get served drinks. We literally waited almost a hour for our food and it was terrible chilaquiles we're soggy let's just say I wasted my money and my time!! I will never come back to this place again I will make sure I go to authentic Mexican restaurant!! read more

A few days ago I was near by this restaurant so I decided to stop by as I remembered how much I liked their homemade tortillas. They're thicker than normal and warm and soft. I remembered that they had pretty good food, well they used to have pretty good food here. I ordered a 3 item combo. I was very disappointed unfortunately. The chicken taco had chicken so dry it was like cardboard in there. The enchiladas were decent and that's why I gave 2 stars. My most disappointing part of my meal was the tortillas. I asked for the homemade tortillas and the lady said, "Oh yes I will put those in for you, don't worry..." Well I guess I needed to double check because she didn't give me the homemade tortillas after all. I guess I had fool written across my forehead. It's times like this I feel it's pretty stupid to tip on to go meals. I gave a generous tip to someone who lied to me and threw my taco on top of the food like it didn't matter what my plate looked like or if I had a crunchy taco when I got home. I was very disappointed and needless to say I won't be back there. It's no longer a favorite for me. Hopefully you have better luck when you go there. By the way what's up with their bathroom??? I almost couldn't stand to be in there. The smell is horrible. It literally smells like something dead in there. Something has to be wrong with the plumbing or something. I don't know but if I was them I'd close that one down and make everyone use the 2nd bathroom that's in the other part of the restaurant. Good luck. read more

Mi Ranchito Cafe - Combo plate. They put the taco on top of my enchiladas so my taco was a soggy mess when I lifted it to eat it :( - Mexican Near Me - Stockton, California

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My experience here was great, I stopped in Stockton because of Amtrak. My train got delayed from 9:30-11:30, so I decided to walk over for a bite to eat. The service and food was great, I got the super breakfast burrito and it was brought out relatively quick. The ambiance was great as well, and they have fantastic workers. David offered and gave me a ride back to the station so that I wouldn't have to walk back in the heat and avoid walking in unsafe areas. I 100% recommend stopping by here and will definitely be coming back next time my train gets delayed again! read more

The chips are great, I had to ask for a hotter salsa which they did give me promptly however it really wasn't much hotter than what we already had. Otherwise, we have a great dinning experience and I highly recommend this restaurant now. I have been there so many times and it hit or miss but now they seem to be on a great run. I'm very picky on my eggs and they nailed it on the first time. There are only a 3 places that have done that so I give them 5 stars just for not having to send my food back. Our waitress was attentive and happy and made our experience wonderful. The entire staff checks and makes sure you are happy with your and drinks. FYI: I suffer from migraines and noise triggers it. So if noise is an issue do take out! read more

I ordered chili verde and this red sauce came out. Most chili verde I get is green not red. It tasted nothing like chili verde. read more

Mi Ranchito Cafe - Chicana and chili verde - Mexican Near Me - Stockton, California

Good food can't pick wish one the cosido is good mole and Camarones zarandeados, mole verdad tortilla soup and chilaquiles verdes

If You want to eat at a Great Mexican restaurant: You Gotta try this place. The area Not to Good But it's the Food your going for. Started Eating there when I was in High School. 67 years later still go there whenever I come into town for a visit. read more

Mi Ranchito Cafe - Front building still the same: New paint job & Sign - Mexican Near Me - Stockton, California

I've been coming to Mi Ranchito for many years. My wife has been coming here since she was a child. And now when we come to Stockton we always take our son and his Grandma to one of our favorite places Mi Ranchito. So good. I always get the same thing: Huevos Rancheros Con Chile Verde with whole beans and rice. Served with their thick hot tortillas it's just perfect for me. My wife and kid love the carne asada burrito and everybody loves the cheesy but messy chips and gravy. The service can sometimes be a bit slow and other times things come out quickly. I suppose it doesn't matter because we will keep coming again and again for our favorite Mexican food in Stockton. read more

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Never fails every time we eat there wonderful food, service, and ambience. real authentic

One of Stockton's longtime establishments, Mi Ranchito has been an authentic go to before taco trucks were a "thing". This trip was just a quick lunch at the counter by myself. Chile Colorado, rice, beans and two handmade tortillas, not much can go wrong here, and it didn't. With quick service and hot coffee, perfect on a cold drizzly day! read more

Had the mi ranchito 1, hardly any meat in my taco, was chewy as leather, and they gave me flour instead of corn tortilla. Was disappointed

I have to visit this restaurant again sometime in the future for dine in. Ordered for take out and had the steak and eggs. It came with fries, beans and tortillas as well for over $13. Although the presentation sucked, the steak was very juicy and had a lot of flavor. Server wasn't very friendly so my rating lowered down. read more

Mi Ranchito Cafe - Mexican Near Me - Stockton, California

Food and service were alright. The person taking payment was very rude. I believe he is the owner. We had a heated discussion outside as he used derogatory terms to address my concerns with him. He told me to get the he'll out of his restaurant. My sin: I offered to buy food for a homeless person not on his property. He told me not to do it and followed me outside where I was speaking to my husband to the homeless man. My husband almost got physical with him, but he returned inside. By the way, my husband and I are in our 70`s. I would never return nor would I recommend anyone else to this restaurant. read more

Very good food, tastes like my mom's homemade food. Loved it! Service was great as well and I liked the music they played (: read more

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No! Absolutely not! Would never recommend. We were seated within 10 minutes of arriving, ordered our food soon after but we're not served until almost an hour of placing our order! The food was bland. I asked for extra spicy chilaquiles and they failed horribly! Not even a tingle of spice. My daughter asked for tacos and those lacked in flavor as well. The side of fries were disgusting. Don't bother ordering the cheese gravy, that wasn't all that great either. Our waitress was nice and friendly but we came to eat and left extremely unhappy. Ambiance was family oriented. read more

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Absolute HORRIBLE service. Waited over an hour for our food. Our waitress never checked up on us the entire time we were sitting. We had to go up there and ask where our food was at and at that point, it took so long that we just got our food to go. Will never go here ever again. read more

Delicious brunch , service was good, atmosphere was chill, will definitely be back again. read more

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was hungry for some chicken enchiladas(again ). I ordered them. Same good flavor. tortillas are made in house, Place has been around for a long time. Same good flavor same good service. Wish there was a restaurant like this on my side of town but it's worth the drive. read more

So, how the heck does a restaurant turn an enchilada into a soup? So watery it could have eaten it with a straw. My wife ordered the juevos rancheros and it too came out floating it red sauce. The tortillas were dry and flaky, and COLD. I could have used them for skeet shooting practice. The worst to come was when I ordered breakfast potato's and they brought out dried out French fries. Makes sense because of how long we had to wait just to get our slop (30 minutes). Wtf? Anyway, this place sux. Save your money and go to any taco truck on Charter way. read more

I decided to give this place a second chance. Hoping it was just busy the first time so the food was bad. But that's not the case. Second time around I sat down looked over the menu which doesn't have much options. I ordered but while I was waiting I had to ask for chips and salsa after 15 minutes of waiting. Food came out and it was room temp. The chile was soggy and cold. The meat (beef) was boiled you could taste the residue that comes off on beef when you boil it. There was no seasoning to the meat whatsoever. The rice also has no flavoring no amount of salt could help it. However the beans were great. I'm not a bean person but they were good. The lettuce in the taco is salad mix. It has carrots and red cabbage in the taco. The salsa is very salty no heat to it and large bits of spices to it also very watery. However they do have the best ice! Never again. read more

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This is such a fabulous restaurant. It's a staple here in Stockton. Reasonably priced. Always delicious & hot. I ordered the Machaca with flour tortillas, refried beans, & no rice. Beans were amazing, as always. Machaca was on point. I cannot remember what my dad ordered but he liked it. Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Good beef tacos,and chicken tacos. The refried beans are pretty good. The corn tortillas are substantial. The sauce ,served with the chips,is not too hot.Its just right. This is a popular restaurant,based on the number of customers here. The prices are very reasonable. This is our new go-to place for Mexican food. Roger & Lilia Terry Stockton,CA read more

Their food has been great for the many years I've been going there. The last three visits, including today, have been disappointing because the food sits and arrives warm, not hot. The cook(s) set the food on a warming shelf but they don't deliver it to your table timely. I brought this to the attention of the owner all three times and his response was "you can't tell us how to run our business". My response to that was I'm not, I just want hot food. They either need another server or the owner might want to assist when they're busy. Nobody wants cold eggs! At the last minute before serving the waitress adds the hot beans so the plate is warm from the beans but the Machaca is NOT!!!! read more

Food was the boom!!!!! Service 4 Stars atmosphere was like old town Mexico. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for Mexican food made the right way. read more

Went here this morning as we have been doing for many years. Waited 40 minutes for our food ( which never arrived due to some lame excuse) . As we patiently waited for our order, two other couples entered a good 10-15 minutes after we did. Our patience wore thin when the first couple was attended to within 5 minutes of entering the establishment and then second couple received their order a few minutes later. The perception that we were purposely made to wait was enough for us to get up and leave. Then the waitress (Angelica) informed us that ours was taking longer because I had a special order which was chorizo and eggs!! This insult to our intelligence was a bit too much to bear, hence this review . The owners have always treated us with respect and it's a shame they have to babysit some of their staff. They will not be too happy to learn that we left their establishment to go and spend our hard earned money else where. JLR read more

Just had a horrible experience on Christmas Eve. I was meeting a friend for breakfast and placed the order for both of us. I have been coming to the restaurant for years and my friend's family would come for breakfast every Sunday after church. My friend walked in the back room to inform me we have to leave because the owner said he is not welcome. When asked why, the owner said it was guilt by association since his friend and the owner had some sort of falling out. Again, this is on Christmas Eve when my friend had nothing to do with that fallout. My family and friends will never attend this restaurant again, read more

Nothing like sitting at the counter and eating the Best MACHACA in town. Also, if the tortillas are round it's not Mi Ranchito. read more

Mi Ranchito Cafe - MACHACA!! - Mexican Near Me - Stockton, California

This is not the place is used to be. Service is terrible we waited so long for a waitress to come to our table and take our order. The tortillas are not homemade anymore and are awful. Never go back again. read more

I ordered Camarones a la diabla from Mi Ranchito & I was given this which is def not made right. They literally used the salsa from their chips & salsa, green bellpeppers & onions. I've eaten this dish all my life in Mex & Ca. From what I am aware of this dish has a tomato/ketchup base with spice. This was not it. I spoke up to an elder man in white shirt with logo while paying tab. Told him I left plate full of food & brushed me off with "that's your opinion it's been made like that here since 1950 blah blah blah ". No apology or we will look into recipe, nothing! I Will never support this business nor my family & friends will ever again. We also were seated in a side room left unattended without anyone checking in on us for drink refills or anything! read more

Mi Ranchito Cafe - "Camarones a la Diabla" segun - Mexican Near Me - Stockton, California