I've been here several times in a short amount of time (Hey I'm a Regular now!) and I have to say that each of the three times were impeccable. The service here is outstanding and attentive. The wait staff all work as a team to make sure you're satisfied. We go on Wednesdays for their 50% off wine bottles special. They have a different special each day, so you should probably get in on that! The first time I went I had the Maple Pork Chop and my friend had the Caprese Burger. The pork chop was cooked beautifully and had so much flavor. I was really impressed. My friend's burger was MASSIVE, such a huge portion half had to be taken home. The beef was juicy, that Bakka Ranch beef is something else. I think that may be the reason for the price increase other reviewers have mentioned, but I've done research and Bakka Ranch is locally raised beef! This same burger is a whopping $23 at another restaurant. (Burger Nerd over and out!) The second time I got a simple greek salad, which was a really big portion, and my friend got the Spicy Sausage & Peppers Pasta. Everything was cooked perfectly again and tasty. Their desserts are to die for. The Texas Sheet Cake Special is exceptionally yummy! Yes, it's a tad bit expensive but it's well worth every penny. I honestly can't wait to come here for brunch soon! read more

Great local restaurant. Cant beat the 15 dollar Monday prime rib special after 5. Lots of entering different beers on tap with a happy hour to make it decent priced. read more

You'll love it here, food is fresh and so flavorful. I got this awesome asian chicken sandwich I can't wait to try this place again read more

Ripe Eatery - Sweet potato fries & Asian chicken sandwich - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Terrible service. I'd be able to understand the lack of service if they were short staffed or if it was super busy but neither was the case. Server took forever to bring drinks.... Gave us enough time to know what we wanted to order. As we were ready to order the server stated she'd be back because she had to go check on a different table first. Well then..... You go do your thing while we wait..... Again...... Now finally after such a long wait, we got our plates. My brisket ranchero was delicious until I got to the center.... It was super salty so I ended up sending it back... I felt bad because I had already made my way to the center... Second time was great. I'm guessing it was the hollandaise that was salty because second time they put it on the side. My buddy ordered caprese Benny and it was top notch. Very delicious. Definitely will be coming back for the food :) read more

Loved this brunch spot! The serve a honey wheat biscuit prior to your meal which was really good. I have a child who truly is driven by biscuits and pretty much worships every flaky layer, so she felt like they were hand-delivered by some kind of Hipster biscuit fairy. The meal was very good too! It took us forever to order because there were so many good options. Plenty available for those who don't do beef/pork. My kids split the dulce de leche pancakes and it was like Girl Scout cookies meets breakfast. They loved it. They serve good mimosas so yeah, that pretty much means I'll be back. read more

Well Ripe lived up to the hype (yay for rhymes). I went in at 130 on a Sunday. So it was still packed. They were able to find me a seat outside. The heat kinda hurt the overall experience but I can't fault the restaurant for that. Although I can a little, more on that later. Waiter took my drink order pretty quickly but it took about 12 mins to get my mimosa. It was a tasty mimosa although I would say its more OJ than champagne. I only ordered the one. Took a while for the waiter to come back to get my order (but again, it was packed in the restaurant, inside and out). I ordered the sausage biscuit and gravy. Food came pretty quickly. The meal was delicious. A very unique way of making what's usually a pretty generic dish. Crispy sausage on crisp bread with over easy eggs on top. Very unique white sauce. Food filled me up without making me grossly full. Nice side of fresh fruit. All in all the food was amazing and every plate I saw go by me looked equally amazing. So about that the heat comment. I was sitting at one of the side table near the fence and getting blasted by the sun. I found myself thinking wow this would be so much nicer if they had misters. When my food came, most of the outside tables had cleared so I asked to move into one of the shaded tables which they permitted me to do. 2 minutes later a manager came out and asked if we wanted the misters turned on. The table next to me just looked at me and laughed. You'd think the misters would have been on the whole time. Shrug. Next time I go I will try and make it earlier or at 2 so I can get a good seat inside. read more

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I'm gluten free plus many other allergies. I enjoyed my selection of Ripe House with ahi tuna, it delicious. I was so hungry that I didn't take a picture. My husband had Triple B and thoroughly enjoyed it. He's not very good at trying anything outside the normal (regular burger), for him to have it with blue cheese & blueberry jam is way outside his comfort zone We will be back. read more

Great vibe love the brunch menu can't go wrong with the two step! Great coffee and wine! Mmm the biscuits!

I've never had a bad meal here. The service is attentive, and the quality of the ingredients is worthy of the prices. The salads are huge, so I often can't finish them. I'm a huge fan of the Green Chile Chicken and Mashed Potatoes. I do wish they'd bring back the tuna melt, though- I have dreams about it! read more

This place is great. Love the atmosphere and the food. The server we normally get (his name escapes me right now) is great. I think I love it because it reminds me of Atlanta so much. Anyway, I normally order the pancakes for brunch. They are great. One thing I'll say that was a little annoying was on Mother's day they started a list for outside seating. It is usually first come first serve. I get that it's busy and you needed to do that, but I would have rather ed a little consistency. read more

I'm visiting from out of town and I wanted to try something new and local. Ripe has an interesting menu - the specialties are clearly the drinks. When I arrived, a waiter was taking orders from one of the patio tables and turned to enter the restaurant the same time I walked up. Not only did he cut me off to get to the door first, he let it shut in my face. Hmm. Great menu, but I'm doing low carb right now so I ordered the Caesar salad with salmon. My waiter was very pleasant, attentive. But my salmon was uncooked in the center. My waiter (not the same one who let the door shut in my face) handled the situation perfectly - and that's why I didn't give Ripe a lower score. read more

Was able to make it in again to try Ripe. I was not disappointed in this choice! The Spicy Asian Chicken sandwich was delicious! !!! I paired it with sweet potato fries and they where perfect as well. We all tried the raspberry lemonade and loved it. It is fresh squeezed and so refreshing. Service was fantastic and friendly as ever. I will always come back here when I'm in El Paso! read more

Thursday. A couple years ago my wife and I tried to go completely vegetarian. I was too hard a change so we decided to go vegetarian thrice weekly. After a while it got very routine and boring so we dropped it down to once a week. Thursday is our meatless day. Even that is a challenge to find a wide enough variety to keep us (me) interested. You really tire of grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. Always on the look out to find something or some place different, we found Ripe. We decided to try it for a late lunch/early dinner. My assessment is that it's no great shakes. It is different and seems to have a nice variety of both vegan and vegetarian options as well as enough stuff to keep carnivores happy. My wife had the black bean burger and I had the three-cheese lemon basil ravioli. As usual, we share plates. I had a bite of the burger and can definitely say I have been there, done that. My wife seems to like those things but I haven't found one yet that I could get past a single bite. She liked it enough but didn't shout hooray. My ravioli was pretty good but the lemon was a mite too strong. It give Ripe four stars because service is good and it is unique. They have a massive wine list and plenty of bottles displayed all around. I want to return and try something I can dig my canines into. I also want to try their sister pastry/breakfast shop in the same strip mall. Three and a half stars for the food, four for the service and variety. read more

We eat here all the time and the food is typically pretty good; of course there have been some off days but this is by far the most off. My salad was great (Greek with chicken) but my husbands burger was raw. I ordered it medium but this is most definitely not medium. It was basically a raw hamburger patty that was brown on the outside. He ended up throwing it out. Disappointed read more

Ripe Eatery - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Very rude server. We informed him the wine was room temperature and we requested cold. He said it's a cold glass and we asked to change the glass and he left saying whatever. read more

Went here for brunch on a Sunday morning. Great service and delicious fresh food. Recommend trying the black cherry mimosa for a change from the standard OJ. The cornbread with the vaquero stack with outstanding as well as the English muffin on the ranchero brisket. Would def come back for brunch! read more

Ripe Eatery - Black cherry and mango mimosas, brisket ranchero and vaquero stack - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Came here for lunch one day and was very impressed. Scared a little from the outside the building used to have a drive through and I don't care much for eating out at places without waiting service.. but this was awesome! Food and drinks were wonderful! Definitely want to come back for a date night! read more

Came here for brunch today which they have on weekends 9-3PM. I got the Farmers Scramble and it was so good! We were sat quickly since they have a lot of seating, served quickly, the staff was kind, and the music in the restaurant was good too. At the end, we were given mint chocolate to finish the meal. So good! And the pricing is also very fair! Would deff recommend. read more

Have visited Ripe on numerous occasions throughout the years and each time I am as happy about their food, service and the ambiance of the restaurant as the first time I went. Love when they have had live music in the past and have also taken advantage of their Wine Wednesday's. Ripe has fantastic brunch, lunch and dinner menus. On my last two visits I went for brunch ordering the Two Step (2 eggs, 2 sausage, 2 bacon) the first time and the farmers scramble the second. Both meals were cooked to perfection and served with the most tastiest potatoes with garlic and black beans. This is a great place to take out of town guests, celebrate life's happy moments or a date night with your special someone. read more

Disappointed! First of all, took way too long to get order and served. After getting my food I noticed my fried chicken was completely burned and dry. My friends burger was alright but nothing spectacular. read more

I really had big expectations of this place since a lot of people recommended to me. Came in looking for a burger had the one with goat cheese and green chili. Oh my god everything sounded great on the menu, how can you mess that up? Well they did, the patty was bland, no seasoning, overcooked, you couldnt even taste the green chili because of the huge portion of goat cheese. Anyway I've heard this place used to be great, hope they fix whatever they need to fix to get back on track, by the way I'm in the restaurant business for a living read more

This is definitely one of my favorite restaurants in El Paso. Even though it's located in a small strip mall, once you walk inside, the decor and overall ambiance draws you in to a warm and relaxing experience. Granted, I've only been there for dinner - so I can't say what the feel is like during the day. Their selection of wine is commendable and the live music is an added bonus to a wonderful date night. It's small, but spacious. I've been there and experienced a wonderfully private romantic dinner and didn't realize there was a small party with kids at the table next to us. The food is great and the attention to detail and presentation is outstanding. The Surf & Turf is my personal favorite. It's well presented, well prepared, stake and shrimp dish. The flavor is amazing and it pairs well with their Pinot Noir! The Caprese Burger is also a great meal. The kobe beef with roasted tomato is always well prepared...never over cooked! Definitely a must! read more

We tried Ripe for the first time last night. I had been told that it was a very good restaurant in our neighborhood. My wife truly enjoyed her Portabella Mushrooms "Rockefeller", and it was nice. I had the Pistachio Pesto Pasta with grilled shrimp, and the alliteration was its most interesting quality. The shrimp had an off taste, but the real problem was that the rest of the dish was way too over done. Along with the linguine, there were grape tomatoes, zucchini, artichoke hearts, and chick peas. The pesto was unbalanced as well, and really didn't need the mint. We are going to go again, but I hope they have more variety. They appear to only add one entree per month. read more

Food of the highest quality. Can't wait to come back. The owner made his personal recommendation. The Brussel sprouts were divine and paired well with the grape salad. read more

Ripe Eatery - Brussell sprouts and graoe salad - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Brunch is amazing! We only waited 5 minutes. I had the vaquero breakfast stack, husband had Eggs Benedict, and our little guy had eggs, breakfast potatoes and sausage (excellent portion). Prior to your meal you receive delicious biscuits and marmalde. We had to ask for these as well as our drinks which is the only reason I'm not giving ripe 5 stars. Our waitress was either overwhelmed or lacked experience the entire time. We will definitely be going back for brunch. We've been for dinner and neither my husband or I were as pleased with our burger our chicken fried steak. Definitely make it for brunch! You won't regret it. read more

This place is pretty awesome. Good beer selection and good food. And they give you a chocolate mint at the end. I ate my food way to fast to get a picture in (the mark of a true foodie). But I do have a picture of the mint of that helps with the choice of where to eat. read more

Ripe Eatery - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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I absolutely love coming here. Their cucumber water is my go to beverage. I like the fact that their menu changes constantly. The only thing I wish they could bring back is the trio option. read more

Great service! I ordered the fig and spinach salad with salmon and it was very tasty! Carmelized onions, raisins, parmesan, and a slightly sweet vinagarette dressing. I requested the salmon well down and it came grilled, but not dry! I'd definitely come back. read more

Ripe was awesome! Ginger & soy calamari had so much flavor. I had shrimp tacos. Excellent. Others in my party had meatball stroganoff and pecan crusted salmon. Both were huge portions and delicious. Waitstaff very attentive at 3 pm. Would certainly return. read more

Came here for brunch on Saturday, omg yummm!! They start you out with some buttered biscuits and (I think homemade) jam. Of course I had to get some mimosas; I got a mango mimosa. It was my first time having a flavored mimosa and it was yummy! I got brisket and egg sandwich (can't remember the official name) but I was really good. The only bad thing was it fell apart with each bite :( read more

Decent food nothing special took forever to be seated mimosas we terrible just champagne with a splash of OJ kitchen was pretty slow as well. read more

Pretty good breakfast!!! All of us were happy with our meals! Huge portion sizes! I got a mojito mimosa! So tasty! The brisket Benny was also very good! I would probably go back! read more

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The food was AMAZING! Our server was great...with the table next to us, that wasn't even her table. They had another server. She was clearly distracted by the fact that they were from the same part of WA as her. I ordered the blueberry and ricotta pancakes with sausage, and I ended up with lemon ricotta pancakes with bacon. My oldest child ordered the monkey pancakes, and she put in the order for the blueberry pancakes...but she cancelled those before coming to the table to bring us my lemon pancakes. His pancakes came out when everyone else was 1/2 finished. If we had received half of the service that the table next to us received from her... It would have likely received a 5 star review. She asked their names, exchanged small talk with them, laughed, asked if they needed anything. She's clearly an excellent server. She just opted to serve a table that belonged to another server and ignored her table. read more

My partner and I were excited to try this place for a late brunch on a Sunday. When we arrived, the restaurant was very full but we luckily scored the only open table (we were very hungry). Our server took our drink menu very quickly. I was very excited to try the raspberry limeade in a frozen form. This is something I'd never heard of! My partner opted for the raspberry mimosa. After tasting my too tart frozen limeade I was wishing I'd gone for the mimosa but I was driving! Shortly after our drink order was taken, our waiter was back with some little biscuits (possibly scones) with home made jam. What a great extra to help hold us over! I ordered the banana and pecan pancakes with bacon on the side while my partner opted for the lemon ricotta with sausage on the side. We happily looked around at the colorful wall art and checked out the cool plants that were sitting by our table while we waited for our food. We did have a little bit of a wait because there was a flood of pancake orders according to our waiter. When the food did come, everything was warm and tasty looking. The pancakes looked a little too cooked but it didn't negatively influence the taste for me. I did have an issue with the bacon being too soggy for my taste. We were given 3 pancakes and I think this is too much pancake for one person to eat but I tried my best. My partner said that he was wishing he'd ordered my banana pecan pancakes because the lemon ricotta was cloyingly sweet after a while. Our waiter was polite throughout the whole dining experience but I think that other servers were checking on their tables a little more than he was checking on us. This was fine with me because I like to be mostly left alone while I eat. My partner thought that this place was a touch pricey. I think the food was very tasty with only a few personal taste issues for me (I really like that crispy bacon). I look forward to visiting this place again to try their savory dishes, perhaps for lunch or dinner. Overall, Ripe is a great place for brunch with decent service and solid food. read more

We have been back many times. We really like this restaurant. The wine selection is good, and the menu is diverse enough to keep our interest. The service is always good. And the kitchen continues to do a good job with the preparation of the dishes to keep us coming back. read more

What a beautiful place for lunch and dinner. I have food allergy concerns and the wait staff, manager and even owner made sure that my needs were taken care of. The food was delicious and our family really enjoyed Ripe! What a special team they have to serve and be cordial to their guests. Outstanding! We have been twenty or so times and each visit has been stellar. read more

Some of the best breakfast I've had! definitely try and make it in for their breakfast/brunch. Always take out of town family here for some great food! read more

Ripe....I was hoping that when we walked in we would be overwhelmed with a smell...haaahaha....but after the intense day we had I was pleased it was a calm, pleasant environment. ...and side note - Ummm, why in the heck is it so flippin hot? 112 on this day-I would describe this as miserable. We had a ton of errrands we needed to take care of that required us running all over town! I'm thankful my partner in crime sees his glass half full! Negativity can get you down in such a miserably hot environment. ...with that... I'm sure the staff could spot our exhausted nature as our server quickly provided us with some ice water and asked us if we would like anything to drink?! We were seated next to a really kind woman and were able to have a lovely conversation! We both had beverages. I had the one merlot they carry by the glass and it was fabulous. A few years ago I was told that merlot was making a come back (lol) - I would agree. Again it won my heart! My other half enjoyed a refreshing beer. For dinner we each enjoyed a sando! He had the burger. I will describe it as a dream sandwiched by two fresh hamburger buns. Each bite I was able to enjoy of his burger were perfectly balanced to perfection! Yummm. Yummmmm. Yumm. He had the burger with the balsamic onions. Sooooo fabulous. I had the Asian chicken sandwich grilled with the side salad. The honey mustard dressing was just perfect- not too sweet. My sandwich had kimchee on it, super tasty! I would have backed off the Hoisin sauce if I were them- but it was still quite yummy. There was also a sriacha sauce on it. Sooo...by the time my sandwich made it to the table it was soggy with kimchee, hoisin, sriacha sauce...but even then it was yummmmy in my tummmy. If I went back I would order it again! Thank you Ripe! It was a pleasure grubbing in your establishment after such a long day! read more

We have been going here for many years. The menu is fantastic. The weekend brunch is heavenly and we have tried everything in the menu. Highly recommend. Beautiful atmosphere for date night or just because. read more

Had an early dinner there this evening. Location is in a strip center. Parking wasn't an issue. Ate at the bar. Great service. Good beer selection on tap and in cans. I had the ahi sandwich with sweet potato fries. The food was good, not great. I'd eat there again, but not overly impressed. Update: Mike, thanks for your response to my review. I am somewhat of a vegetarian, so I did an online search for restaurants and yours was towards the top of the list. read more