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Comfortable choice with a warm interior turning out classic Mexican fare with daily specials.
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
James Troutman
Good Food! Chips and Salsa were EXCELLENT! The Nachos were also good 4.5! The quesadillas were a 4.5 The margarita reminded me of Kool-aide with a hint of tequila 3.0 – However, I didn’t want to disappoint my craving too much. The service was a 2.5…because I had to ask for items 2x-3x. I would have rated 3.5 stars. However, the stars don’t allow for splitting.
… moreJacob Seale
Finally tried Ranchito #5. I’ve been meaning to try this place for two years now. No frills, old-school Tex-Mex food, just like I like it. I’ll definitely come back for lunch. Has a nice bar too, depending on the crowd could be a lot of fun for dinner and drinks too.
… moreQuentin W
The food here is outstanding!
No…it’s not your cookie cutter Tex-Mex but rather Mexican food.
It’s a simple cafe that serves outstanding food at really fair prices.
Nothing fancy, but clean and delicious!
If you’re looking for a dining “experience” there’s plenty other options out there with food that’s not nearly as good.
… moreNo…it’s not your cookie cutter Tex-Mex but rather Mexican food.
It’s a simple cafe that serves outstanding food at really fair prices.
Nothing fancy, but clean and delicious!
If you’re looking for a dining “experience” there’s plenty other options out there with food that’s not nearly as good.
Hayli Castillo
This is one of my all time favorite Mexican restaurants in Texas. I do not live near Waco but when around the area I make sure to stop. Food is absolutely amazing! Breakfast, lunch, and dinner have never disappointed! The location is a little rough but don’t let that deter you at all!
… moreCedric Ary
Only recommended if like your fried talapia hard to chew, along with the quaint odor of a sewer. I sat by the kitchen doorway, but had to keep asking myself: “ What’s that odor?”. Then I realized it was sewage. You can smell the men’s toilet in the dining area if you take a deep breath. I ordered the fried talapia. It came out hard as a brick. The bartender chased me away from the bar by urging probably a regular to take the line seat. I deferred and passed on the margaritas. You should pass on this place.
… moreEvan Burrows
Update 1/25/23-
So we’ve been here a handful of times and we usually love the service and food but tonight was different. We’ve been dieting since the new year but decided to go out to dinner since it was my mother in laws Birthday. She wanted Mexican and we all thought of Ranchito at the same time. This was our first cheat meal in over 3 weeks and it honestly couldn’t have been more disappointing.
Ratings are as below-
The service 2/5:
Our waitress had a large table to serve all night along with our table. Understandably she spent more time with her larger group that us with our table of food. She got our orders and drinks and then we didn’t see her again until our food came out. She would just hover and wait around until someone in her larger group needed something. We wanted new chips (the majority of the ones we had left were literally soggy and flimsy due to being drenched in oil), refills, and possibly order some queso but she never showed up. We finally had to ask a different waitress about our chips, salsa, and refills.
The food 1/5:
If I could do 0 stars I would for this. First time eating out in 3 weeks and I really wanted some Chicken Flautas. So I ordered those and had high hopes. Then our chips and salsa came out. The chips were stale, soggy, and cooked in old oil (you can taste and smell it when it’s old). So this made me worry my flautas would taste similarly. When they arrived, not only did they taste like that old oil, they were completely over fried, oily, and dry with ZERO flavor. I could only taste the oil. My beans were dry. The rice was dry and old tasting. The best thing I ate was the avocado and sour cream. Everyone else at the table wasn’t too impressed with their food but it was edible.
Cleanliness: 3/5:
Not bad but the tables were sticky and gross when we got there. My menu had left over dried up food on it.
Overall the food and service made me had to rate this a 1 tonight. Please do better. We may try y’all again but this hurt your reputation in our eyes and could be hard to recover from. We have a lot of other Mexican food places around that we can go instead of here.
Old review-
This place is awesome for Mexican food. Super friendly staff, cold beer, and really tasty salsa and chips. Their tall beer arrives in a chilled metal mug which helps keep you beer cold. The chips are thicker than most tortilla chips so it dips really well. And the salsa is chunky but not too chunky.
I ordered the chipotle chicken. It was delicious. Fresh avocado, some jalapeños, cheese, a hefty sized chicken breast, and covered with cheese with rice and beans on the side. The chipotle seasoning and sauce was delicious. I wish it were more spicy but I added some extra jalapeños which helped me with that spice craving.
The taco salad was good too. The taco was more like a puffy taco which was pretty cool. Fresh ingredients and a nice gob of cool sour cream.
I recommend this place to get your Mexican food craving satisfied.
… moreSo we’ve been here a handful of times and we usually love the service and food but tonight was different. We’ve been dieting since the new year but decided to go out to dinner since it was my mother in laws Birthday. She wanted Mexican and we all thought of Ranchito at the same time. This was our first cheat meal in over 3 weeks and it honestly couldn’t have been more disappointing.
Ratings are as below-
The service 2/5:
Our waitress had a large table to serve all night along with our table. Understandably she spent more time with her larger group that us with our table of food. She got our orders and drinks and then we didn’t see her again until our food came out. She would just hover and wait around until someone in her larger group needed something. We wanted new chips (the majority of the ones we had left were literally soggy and flimsy due to being drenched in oil), refills, and possibly order some queso but she never showed up. We finally had to ask a different waitress about our chips, salsa, and refills.
The food 1/5:
If I could do 0 stars I would for this. First time eating out in 3 weeks and I really wanted some Chicken Flautas. So I ordered those and had high hopes. Then our chips and salsa came out. The chips were stale, soggy, and cooked in old oil (you can taste and smell it when it’s old). So this made me worry my flautas would taste similarly. When they arrived, not only did they taste like that old oil, they were completely over fried, oily, and dry with ZERO flavor. I could only taste the oil. My beans were dry. The rice was dry and old tasting. The best thing I ate was the avocado and sour cream. Everyone else at the table wasn’t too impressed with their food but it was edible.
Cleanliness: 3/5:
Not bad but the tables were sticky and gross when we got there. My menu had left over dried up food on it.
Overall the food and service made me had to rate this a 1 tonight. Please do better. We may try y’all again but this hurt your reputation in our eyes and could be hard to recover from. We have a lot of other Mexican food places around that we can go instead of here.
Old review-
This place is awesome for Mexican food. Super friendly staff, cold beer, and really tasty salsa and chips. Their tall beer arrives in a chilled metal mug which helps keep you beer cold. The chips are thicker than most tortilla chips so it dips really well. And the salsa is chunky but not too chunky.
I ordered the chipotle chicken. It was delicious. Fresh avocado, some jalapeños, cheese, a hefty sized chicken breast, and covered with cheese with rice and beans on the side. The chipotle seasoning and sauce was delicious. I wish it were more spicy but I added some extra jalapeños which helped me with that spice craving.
The taco salad was good too. The taco was more like a puffy taco which was pretty cool. Fresh ingredients and a nice gob of cool sour cream.
I recommend this place to get your Mexican food craving satisfied.
Leyley
The place is nice and small. Always packed on Sundays because they have good hospitality and good food. My favorite item on their menu is the menudo. Easy to access on waco drive but parking space can be limited. They have a drive through set up if you want to order and go.
… moreDp Carty
Our server was terrible!! She did not ask us if we needed anything more – never asked if we wanted another drink, more chips after we asked for more salsa, or how our food was!! Sat at a table with 3 other women & talked the whole time! Not friendly at all, like it was an imposition to be waiting on us
… moreElizabeth Eldridge
This was our first visit in a decade and we did enjoy it. We enjoyed the wonderful flavor of the chicken fajita meat and the queso and salsa were good. I just had a little problem with the lady who kept coming to take away my side plate of rice, beans, and more. The 3rd time I just grabbed my plate and told her that I would just pay extra. Lol..weird! We were waiting on our tortillas to eat and also when we ran out but the kitchen was not having a good night for tortillas. The service was super great and the environment was a friendly atmosphere. Drinks were also excellent.
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