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Mi Ranchito Mexican Restaurant

3.0 (50 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican
Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Good for kids
Good for groups

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This is the waitress who was too busy with her own kid to serve me.
Laura C.

Service is horrible. I was extremely offended. I'm a white guy, and the Hispanic waitress was overtly rude to me. I happen to speak Spanish too, and a Hispanic male came into to pickup his call in order, and she said to him, in Spanish, "you're smarter than the white guy, you called in to order your food. Much faster." I really couldn't even believe she said that. I am still shocked. And it took me forever to get my food. I'm calling it what it is... racism.

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Kathy N.

This used to be my favorite Mexican Restaurant in Sterling. But dinner there with family last night turned me off from going there again. 1). Slow, slow service, 2) food was just OK - not very flavorful, 3) the setting sun brightness through the west wall windows was so blinding it was uncomfortable, 4) margaritas were watery and weak, and the coup de grace: my brother ordered the special, Rocky Mountain Oysters. Everyone knows what they are, right? ... a dish made of bull testicles. The organs are often deep-fried after being peeled, coated in flour, pepper and salt, and sometimes pounded flat. (In NE Colorado, these are a staple). The waitress asked my brother if he wanted 6 or 12 to which he said, "I guess I'd better have 12." (He really likes them.) You should have seen his face when, 45 minutes later, the waitress put a very large plate before him of raw oysters on the 1/2 shell, with lime!!! We asked the waitress if she knew what Rocky Mountain Oysters were and she said she didn't but that's what they were told they were. I went out to check the specials sign to make sure we didn't misread. Nope, Rocky Mountain Oysters it said but we did miss the lime and ice on the sign. Question: where in the Rockies do Oysters grow? We had a pretty good laugh at my brother's expense and didn't have to pay for them, bro sent them back.

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John G.

Some of the best Mexican food that Sterling Colorado has to offer. Large servings and great prices will have you coming back for more.

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1 year ago

Slow service, rude waitress, food is far from Mexican. More like cafeteria style Mexican

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5 years ago

Avoid at all cost. Wait time is horrible, over an hour for a 2 item to go order! Food is nothing Mexican at all either

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4 years ago

We had a fabulous lunch today, Beef fajitas and chicken fajitas so good, service was wonderful food was very tasty!!

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Delicious Tex mex! Awesome little local place! Our food was hot and good! Pretty good prices and nice people.

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9 years ago

Good stuff in sterling. Lunch specials are fairly priced and the service is friendly and good. One of the top places in the area.

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9 years ago

Love this place! Best Chimichanga around! Friendly staff, fast service, and it's a cute place!

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7 years ago

Good service. Nice servers. But the music was too loud. My husband and I couldn't even hear each other talk.

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El Jacal Mexican Grill - Sterling

El Jacal Mexican Grill - Sterling

3.6(14 reviews)
1.4 mi

This review is for the Sterling location only. I've eaten in their Fort Morgan location numerous…read moretimes, and everything was always close to perfect. Let me start by saying the food was excellent. The service on the other hand left much to be desired. Our visit was on a Thursday night, at about 6:30pm, and there were only a few other customers. To begin, upon arrival, we waited by the sign which read, "Wait to be Seated", and were ignored. I asked an employee if we were to seat ourselves, we were given a shrug. After seating ourselves, a server came by with menus. We were asked about drinks, my daughter asked for water and to see a drink menu. I didn't need water, but said I would be ordering a margarita. When we ordered, it was clear that the server had no familiarity with the menu. We had to repeat our order twice. Shortly after taking our order, the server came by with her water and some random margarita for me. Ten minutes after ordering a second server came by to re-take our order, since the first server forgot our order. Our food arrived at our table one plate at a time, with several minutes between each trip. My daughter's entree sat and got cold while she waited for my entree, and again for her side of green chile. No one ever returned to check on our meals or to have another drink. Additionally, there was an unpleasant smell in the restaurant that got more pronounced towards the restroom area. This is probably just because it's Sterling, and not necessarily their fault. I still rated at three stars, since the great food trumps the poor service, but begrudgingly. To the owners: I hope you read this and are able to bring this restaurant up to the standards of your Fort Morgan location. It is very obvious that the current front end staff are not well trained, and are dragging your good reputation down the drain. I truly hope you are able. I was very excited when you first moved into your first Sterling location, but the poor service will keep me and my neighbors finding another option. Since I've had good experiences in the past, I will probably give you another chance in the future.

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Cecilia's Kitchen All Cuisine - Fresh Salad Bar, every day.

Cecilia's Kitchen All Cuisine

4.0(26 reviews)
0.2 mi
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Three stars because the waitress worked hard and was nice. Coffee was thin and so were the huevos…read morerancheros. I see reviews where this place was busy...not today. 10am on a Saturday morning and I'm the only table. CU game is on so maybe everyone is watching the game? Edit: that's not the case. I drove by J&Ls and it was full, as was village inn. I'm not a coffee snob and lived off shite hotel coffee for months. This coffee was garbage...watery. When I mentioned it, and asked for a cup when there was a fresh pot, they replied, "that's the only coffee we have". The Huevos wasn't awesome but the ham on top, they griddled/grilled and that part was great. Anyway, This place is authentic in service only.

Found this place driving along the interstate and decided to stop here for lunch... what a busy…read moreplace, which is always a great sign! Barely see any places use paper straws anymore, yet here you can find them... love the old school touch... The Good: This seems to be the place for all the locals to go for lunch and you can feel it in the welcoming atmosphere. As out of towners we didn't get any funky looks but instead we treated as if we come here twice a week. Our son's Mexican Burger was very delicious and my wife's Gourmet Grilled Chicken Salad did not disappoint at all either. The Bad: My Taco Salad was more of a ground beef salad with tortilla chips and salsa in the side. It was a well tasting salad, yet not earning the Mexican part if it at all. The dressings on my wife's Gourmet Grilled Chicken Salad were also pre packaged and that surprised us a bit as most places like this take pride in making dressings from scratch. The Ugly Truth: We were very delighted with the welcoming smiles and large portions of mouth watering options for our lunch stop. We will definitely consider stopping in again if we pass through when they are open (see the bfast and lunch open times) it would have earned a 5 star plus if the Taco Salad would have had some type of Mexican taste to it. That being my disappointment dropped it to 4 stars. Looking around all the other plates in front of happy customers we saw, the portions on all meals were more then plenty to calm your hungry stomach. Enjoy if you decide to drop in...

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