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El Ranchito Restaurant
El Ranchito Restaurant: Cozy Tex-Mex dining with attentive service in Arlington.
3.4
Mexican
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El Ranchito Restaurant: Cozy Tex-Mex dining with attentive service in Arlington.
El Ranchito Restaurant in Arlington provides a warm Tex-Mex dining experience with a cozy fireplace and inviting ambiance. Guests highlight attentive service (notably Sam), quick seating, and flavorful plates—rice, beans, steak, chicken, and fresh tortillas. The salsa and chips are a standout. Some visits note slower service or varying kitchen results, yet the overall experience remains inviting.
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Enjoy classic dishes like fajitas, enchiladas, and tacos made with fresh ingredients and traditional recipes.
Savor discounted margaritas and appetizers during happy hour in a lively atmosphere.
Perfect for events and gatherings, offering customizable Mexican food platters for any occasion.
A cozy environment with kid-friendly options, ideal for family meals and celebrations.
Convenient options to enjoy our delicious Mexican food at home or on the go.
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Overall rating
ALISHA POWERS
We arrived at 6:00pm. There was plenty of parking. Walking in, the place is decorated really cute. We were greeted and seated immediately. We were seated by the fireplace. Which was cozy and a nice ambiance. Our server Sam was amazing. He was very attentive, and made sure we were taken care of. He even brought us a dessert at the end. All of the food was great!!!!!Rice was on point, beans great, steak and chicken great, even the green onion was delicious. I definitely recommend and will go back.
Romario Pedraza
This place is really nice inside, the atmosphere is great, very texmex feel to it. We walked inside the greeter walked us to a table, sat us and handed us our menu. The place only had 1 customer. The waitress took about maybe 5 to 8min to come and ask for our drinks and bring our chips, it would have maybe been longer but the customer who was there got up and told the staff they had a table. They said the person is a regular, I thought he was the owner since he got up and told them about us. The chips and Salsa are 5 out of 5, chips hot (temp) and the sauce was spicy 👌. We ordered and the food, came out so quick yeah I think it was pre-made. The flautas 1 out of 5 looked frozen, it had a really salty taste to them, we didnt finish it. Also the rice and beans it just wasnt for us. The taco salad was a 3 out of 5, beef was good. Everything on the taco salad was ok, just the tomatoes are pretty thick and big, I like mix my salad with all the topping and the tomatoes are the only thing you cant mix because they are so big. I give this place a 1 out of 5, the food, the service. Don't get me wrong the waitress is nice but she only got us the drinks and took our order and didnt check up on us. Like I said we where the only ones there for a while so no reason for not checking up on us. It wasnt for us, maybe others will have a better experience.
Esperanza Cipriano
I came in a Monday for lunch and ordered their menudo a small bowl. When I received it, it was hot, the size of the menudo were really big so I asked the waitress if she would see if they had small size bites and also hardly no posole . She took it back and they did add a little more posole. It came back with the big chunks of menudo. I asked for some cilantro. Over all I was not satisfied with my meal. You need to talk ti the chef who makes it before someone chokes on it.
Oscar Garcia III
The food was good but not as it usually is the service was a bit lacking especially compared to the Dallas location and even other visits to this location. Fresh flour and corn tortillas, the beef fajitas were flavorful but the tablitas had an excessive amount of fat. The kid’s dish came out well before the rest of the meal which was unnecessary especially since it was so hot it needed to cool down before my 7 year old could enjoy it.
Ashley S
Had an early dinner here, with my mom, and the food and service held mixed reviews. For it to not have been packed, our waiter was very slow and we had to reach out a few times for items but outside of that she was fine. For starters, the salsa and chips were spicy but delicious; however, the guacamole was a let down (had to add salt, pepper, lime) in order for it to be good. We did order happy hour margaritas - on the rocks and frozen - and there was very minimum alcohol in it. I ordered the combo fajitas (corn tortillas) which came with chicken + steak and bell peppers/onions along with the usual toppings. I did enjoy the fajitas- especially the char on the beef! You get a big portion for their regular size - enough for leftovers if you’re a small eater. My mom ordered the enchiladas suisas and she thoroughly enjoyed her food - enough for leftovers as well. They offer a varying amount of Mexican items but the salsa was definitely the highlight!
