I love this place! There is so much variety, and everything is good. I love all the salsas and the burritos, but the plates and saucers are great too! I've been going here since I was a kid, and it's never disappointed. The service is always great, all the staff members are kind, and the wait isn't very long, even when it's busy. In addition to the nice crew of people and the exquisite meals, there is also nice seating and a TV that often has sports games on. All in all, I would give this place a 6/5 if possible. I've seen mixed reviews, though I think it's awesome. My family has, in total, come here 80 times, and it's never matched what some of the poor reviews say. Definitely come here if you live close by and want to show your friends some good San Diego Mexican food. The feel of the place is traditional and relaxed, and it's great for an occasion or just when you crave Mexican cuisine. It's really consistent and is sure to impress anyone!!! read more

Every thing you want in a Classic SD Taco shop. Friendly and fast with great portions. Burritos are massive!

I try to give this place love time and time again but $16 for a small carne asada burrito with no extras is absurd.

Service is good and quick. The place is clean. The burrito was ok. There is a self service bar of the sauces and pickles. The prices are reasonable. read more

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The carne asada tacos here are killer, always hits the spot. Nice to have a good local place close to home we can frequent. The guys are super nice too, love this joint. read more

The food and service were incredible! The young guy at the register was so sweet and kind. The cook even said hi to us. Best Mexican food I've had in a long time! Highly recommend this place. read more

Rancho Villa's - Shredded chicken tostada - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

Presentation was nice. They didn't forget the hot sauce, napkins, and utensils like most Mexican food restaurants do. I found that they marinate their carne asada differently which was nice to try. The best thing here for me is that the prices are actually affordable so we will be returning. read more

Rancho Villa's - (3) Mini Carne Asada Tacos - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

The quintessential taco shop. Friendly service withauthentic, nostalgic, and homey decor. Excellent serve yourself salsa bar with free hot carrots, carne asada and al pastor were delicious. I love this place. read more

Rancho Villa's - Al Pastor taco and Carne Asada Mulita. - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

Rancho Villa's is a fantastic Taco shop. My wife and I eat here every Friday and the food is always excellent thanks to head chef Paco. The service is always great thanks to Alex who is always smiling and cheerful. Fast service and always clean and great food. read more

Food is amazing and service was great. Not sure why they have bad reviews but people are gonna miss out for sure... read more

Rancho Villa's - Cheeto Burrito!! - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

I used to be a regular when I lived near by but I haven't eaten here in a while. I'm glad to report that Rancho Villas is still a great friendly place with good fresh made to order Mexican food. The food is solid good without being heavy or greasy. Still a solid place! read more

Rancho Villa's - Breakfast is delicious - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

Had the carne asada burrito and I was pleasantly surprised. The steak had great flavor and the pico and guacamole were fresh. Overall, everything tasted great and the food was executed well. Food selection of salsa's. read more

Love this neighborhood taco shop! We live in the area and we've been coming here for years. It's not crazy expensive and the food is always great. read more

First time odering a pick up and we were disappointed by the missing and mis-made tacos and enchiladas especially when we paid for the extra toppings, and they were missing.. Please pay attention to your orders, Rancho! On the good side, flavors are always great and ingredients always fresh and portion size is awesome! read more

Out of all the amazing Mexican restaurants in San Diego area this has got to be the worst. No flavor. How do you mess us a breakfast burrito with cheese, eggs, and bacon? Please, please, please do yourself a service - love yourself - and go to any other Mexican restaurant. This place must be laundering money or SOMETHING to remine in business. read more

Rolled tacos not tasty plus they over did it with the sour cream and lettuce the tacos were over cooked

I recently went to Europe for 3 weeks and of course I'm not eating Mexican food in Italy so when I got back the first place I went was here. I go here at least once a week. Surf and Turf is my usual. Love the food. Service is awesome. No drive thru but I kinda like that. Makes you go inside and connect with the people making your food. Love it. read more

I'm so bummed. I was excited to try this food! We ordered the salsa verde chicken enchiladas, and caldo de res. The first bite of enchilada had GREAT flavor. The rest? Not so much. Ok at best. Lettuce is set off to the side, rice and beans in their respective spots. I prefer my enchilada toppings stacked, not no big deal. I got all rice, which was bland. No sort of flavor at all. I added lime and salsa, and it didn't help much. The caldo...aghhh...the caldo is literally boiled veggie water. No seasoning, no flavor. It included way overcooked longwise sliced zucchini and carrots which is interesting. There's also a piece of corn on the cob, chayote squash, and 2 pieces of beef. It comes with onion, cilantro, lime, and tortillas of your choice on the side. No flavor all around. Great service though! read more

Rancho Villa's - Salsa verde enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

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Excellent place! They custom made my plate. It was delicious! I was very grateful that they made it exactly how I asked. Loved the taste of it and and how quickly they made it. They were very attentive and helpful with my selection. Place was clean. Owner was super friendly and helpful. Thank you very much! Highly recommend! Perfect Mexican Food! read more

You would never guess that this little place serves up delicious chili verde and many other dishes. Fresh fresh fresh and the guys working there are cool as cucumbers read more

Everything is absolutely delicious. Don't listen to the neigh-sayers, this place is the place to go for amazing burritos and Mexican food in general. Their caldo de rez and albóndigas are amazing! Go get you some rancho villas in your life! read more

Priced right considering the times! They are known for their burgers and shakes. I only got a burger which was yummy, so I highly recommend! read more

Rancho Villa's - They're known for their burgers and shakes. I only got the burger and it wasn't bad! Definitely a place worth trying. Eat-in or take-out! - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

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Went here yesterday. Was craving Mexican food and haven't been able to find a good taco shop in the area near when I've recently moved. Hadn't been here in well over 20 years, since my bestie and I were very young and would go here for a good bean and cheese burro. It was weird walking in after such a long hiatus. I everything looked just as I remembered, nothing fancy, but the dining area here is definitely a step up from other taco shops. Amole seating and tables to enjoy dining in if you aren't in the mood for take away. There were two men working, and they both were super courteous and patient. I ordered 5 rolled tacos and a Cali burro, hold the pico. While the food was being prepared, I helped myself to several salsas from the salsa bar. I love that napkins and utensils were included in my bag. The food was fresh and tasted amazing. Can't beat good customer service AND good food! Looking forward to returning soon! read more

My all time favorite burrito is Rancho Villa's 'El Rancho'. Unfortunately due to the very high prices I can no longer come as often as I'd like. read more

Great service nice on the inside has parking comfortable air looks clean haven't tried the food yet but I did post photos of the menu since there isn't any current ones on yelp read more

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I work close by and have come here several times for dinner takeout while working late at the office. I mostly stick to their burritos--Have had many and find all of them good so far. San Diego is my favorite. Tried some tacos tonight for the first time--enjoyed the $2 fish taco (taco Tuesday special, loved the carne asada. Had carnitas too, which was tasty, but it's cubed pieces, not shredded. Lean pieces were great, but ran into quite a few really fatty pieces which were not pleasant. Tacos were good size, couldn't finish all 3, 2 should be filling enough next time. Will definitely continue to come back. Like that they have salsa bar. Great food. Good service and always easy to call ahead for pick up. read more

Stopped by for burritos with my gf, and saw the cook LICK his fingers to wrap not just one, but both burros. That's a hard pass from here on out. read more

I have been here several times over the last several years when in the area. Food is above average and is good for a quick fix. Staff is pretty friendly and the portions are good. Only things I have tried are the rolls tacos and nachos. Rolled tacos are your usually fast food, quick order, fill you up fast tacos. The nachos are bigger than most other Mexican places. Their decent. Plenty of parking. Friendly staff when I have visited. Good for a quick fix of Mexican food. read more

After a fantastic night of fun with my girls I was feeling like from all the Prosecco and hot tubbing I needed a cure. The nice man behind the counter was very polite when taking my order. I asked if the soyrizo and egg burrito came with cheese, he said no but we can add it. Then I asked if their potatoes were crispy and he said we will make it how ever you like it I confessed to being hung over, he assured me the burrito would help and offered me a free cup of coffee. A few minutes later this beauty was ready. I am telling you, I almost ate the entire thing, moaning in delight with each delicious bite. They have ample parking, clean inside, and you can see the kitchen from the counter, super clean etc. Thank you kind sir for the cure. Now I can not be a lazy slug and actually enjoy the day without dying read more

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I tried this place for the first time this morning. I needed to pick up a large order for work and the taco shop I usually stop at had a cashier issue so I had to quickly find a new place near work. My coworker quickly googled and found this place and OMG it was a hit with the staff! We had machaca burritos, egg and bacon burritos, etc., etc., and everyone was extremely satisfied! I am so glad my usual place did not work otherwise I would not have found this gem! I will definitely be going back! So now I have to try their dinner items for future late meetings. read more

I used to come here a lot but not anymore. It wasn't clean. I think every table hadn't been cleaned in awhile with food particles on the tables. Plus the prices are way too high now. Try El Azteca instead. read more

The quantity of food verses the price is amazing. The food is always prepared right when you order so when you get it the food is hot. They people are always super friendly. Wether you order the food to go or eat right there in the restaurant, it's amazing. read more

I came by here to pick up a breakfast burrito early in the morning. There basic breakfast burrito only cost $3.49, but that only included eggs, cheese, and beans. However, you can add more ingredients, such as bacon, potatoes, and ham for an extra charge of course. I chose to add ham for I think a dollar more, was not sure. The burrito was larger that average for most burritos. (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/6EjQ_9XnQdGWkOe3H2egpQ?select=v4SxPn9WiAVGZxOvAKceMA#LdgrgfwuuMgqn5txa_9n1w) It was well filled with all the ingredients and the refried beans were the best thing about this burrito. They were well prepared and tasty. (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/6EjQ_9XnQdGWkOe3H2egpQ?select=v4SxPn9WiAVGZxOvAKceMA#v4SxPn9WiAVGZxOvAKceMA) The ham however should of been better chopped up into smaller pieces. Some of the pieces were over 1" in diameter. The flour tortilla was good. They have a self serve tortilla chips and salsa bar. The tortilla chips were a little stale and uninteresting (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/6EjQ_9XnQdGWkOe3H2egpQ?select=v4SxPn9WiAVGZxOvAKceMA#VIBRAeKsdSoph1lT0uwj9g), and I tried the green salsa with the chips and it was okay. It needed some salt. The service was descent and the place for pretty clean. read more

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There are a few taco shops in this area of town. Two of them are within rock chucking distance from my house but my go to place is Rancho's. It is good, basic, Mexican fast food. I always get the red chilaquiles which are perfect and the portion is so big that I will have leftovers. My daughter gets the bean and cheese burrito, and the rest of my family orders the breakfast burritos and California burrito. On Tuesdays we come here for the fish tacos. The people are always friendly and the place is clean enough. PLUS free chips and lots of different salsas! read more

Rancho Villa's - Red chilaquiles - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

Tacos were ok the chicken was dry and lacked flavor but it was decent. The surf and turf burrito was really good, the carne asada was tender with no fat, shrimp was cooked perfectly the overall ingredients all together worked out great!. read more

Rancho Villa's - Surf and turf burrito - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

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Best fish tacos for $1.25 on Tuesdays you can buy! They are big, freshly made, and have fresh made pico/salsa Fresca with a delicious home made white sauce. I can only do two with the chips and salsa. Very good, and right down the street from my place, so every Tuesday night I am there! I have only had there surf and turf burrito and sides of bean and rice besides the fish tacos, so I can't talk too much about their other food. However, I am somewhat of an aficionado when it comes to the surf and turf burrito, (as in I've eaten probably hundreds and from almost every place I've gone), and there's is about an 8/10. Not the best knock me down burrito, but surprisingly better than a lot of other places I've tried, even the expensive places. read more

This corner Mexican restaurant, Rancho Villa p, is our stand by for wonderful burrito and great tacos! Great service, large portions, and quick service! read more

Horrible tasting food. I ordered the carne Asada burrito, it came with little to no guacamole (super irritating) and had a ton of grease. Shouldn't carne asada be grilled not fried in oil??? The rice for my children's kids meal had no flavor at all. My husbands breakfast burrito was dry. The tortillas were not cooked all the way. Horrible experience. Would NOT be ordering from this place again. read more

Rancho Villa's - A bunch of grease where the heck is the guac!? - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

I drive by this place every day, and this was the first time i tried a burrito. Gave me food posioning. Will never go back.

Excellent Mexican food, have tried several items. My family frequents Rancho Villa's often. Great customer service!