⭐Food excellent⭐Service excellent⭐Atmosphere excellent⭐Prices reasonable⭐Clean restaurant and restroomsI would recommend there for a family or date night, or just casual dining.Probably one of the best Mexican restaurants in riverbank.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Burrito
Lesley McClintock
It was margarita night and happy hour so let's just say we had the best time. Saw a few dishes to come back and try since it was our first time.... We will be back again and again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Machaca with Beans, Quesadilla Rice & Beans, Flour Chips
Deborah M.
Love the food, margarita are the best. Lobster dish is so great. Love the tacos and tostadas.
Mizzthang
Best Mexican food EVER!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Enchilada, Flour Chips, Burrito
Terri C.
We've eaten here many times and like their food. However, at least 3 times we've driven with our family to this restaurant on a special occasion (yesterday it was my husband's milestone birthday) only to find it closed. We live in Modesto so we go out of our way. I look online and each time it says they will be open. So once again we meet our family there to eat and are embarrassed because now we have to load everyone back up to find somewhere else. I am looking for recommendations for a new favorite Mexican restaurant.
Rhonda Jackson
Extremely
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Salad, Chips and Salsa, Chili Colorado, Enchilada, Chile Verde, Burrito
Tony Chavez
If you don't speak English, they will hang up on you ?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jenni A.
The food is delicious and always consistent! Everything is good! Also great margaritas. The service is excellent. A family vibe (many of the employees are family). We've been dining with them for over forty years. Highly recommend.
Samantha S.
I went here on the recommendation of a friend because I was craving homemade flour tortilla chips. The first thing I noticed when I parked at 3:48 PM on a Saturday was the parking lot was completely empty. Apparently they open at 4 PM. No big deal I waited til it opened. I was promptly greeted by a very friendly server in a very outdated uniform from the show "Alice" kiss my grits kinda uniform but in mint green. Very strange but not a big deal. I was immediately approached by a woman who was my server and said water was on the way and asked if I wanted anything else to drink. While I was mid-sentence requesting the flour tortilla chips, here come a young woman with a basket of fresh hot corn and flour tortilla chips with salsa. Nice! They were delicious. Now here is where I will break down the pros and cons: Pros: EVERYTHING before the main entree. The chips, the salsa, the salad with homemade thousand island dressing and the carrot soup (OMG was that sooooo good) and excellent service by all I encountered. Plus at the end when I was at the counter paying my bill there is a window that looks directly into their immaculately clean kitchen. Many workers in there hustling around and plating food and they clean as they go. Not one crumb of food or drop of sauce could be seen. Cons: I ordered the combo with a shredded beef taco, pork tamale, and cheese enchilada. The rice was flavorless and dry. The shredded beef was burnt, like charcoal black burnt to a crisp. The pork tamale had little to no pork and mostly masa and corn kernels. The enchilada was paper thin with very little cheese at all so mostly a tortilla smothered in sauce. Refried beans were just ok. The decor is old and boring, and the uniforms are just silly in my opinion. The prices are reasonable compared to other restaurants, but the main course is just subpar and disappointing to say the least. I would go back but only for drinks and appetizers. Again, great service and pre-main course food but that's about it.
Eric S.
If you want authentic Mexican food like my suegra's then El Ranchito is the place. Hands down! Las tripas eran muy sabrosas!
Our first visit, and it will be our last. Ordered fajitas and they were awful. It's as though they put no effort into the dish. Just one giant blob of meat and mushy beans. Very little flavor. And they only provided 3 small flour tortillas. Just not impressed overall. I am being generous with 3 stars.
Dave G.
Great food and great service. Had the chilaquiles with two fried eggs and beans. Absolutely delicious. We went on a Saturday night and it was packed. The only down side was other patrons waiting for tables were standing next to ours. I would definitely recommend this place for delicious, fast Mexican food.
Linda Corie Davison-Basso
I was treated like I was the only customer. The woman who served me was wonderful just like the lady who filled my water glass!Food was fabulous!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jill S.
Appetizer was good Waitress was friendly and good. My dinner was not good. I asked for a flour tortilla soft taco and it was fried. I ate the inside and left the shell. Then we were charged $523.45 plus 43.84 in tax so bill was $567.29. The actual bill was $ 25.41 Thank God my husband did not sign the receipt and called them on it. They voided it but the owner was very rude about it. Everyone in line was checking the receipts after hearing how much we were overcharged. The owner wanted me to check my bank on the phone in his restaurant to see if I was charged. I told him I don't bank on my phone. Thats when he got snappy and said we aren't going to rip you off. All I wanted was proof or something stating if I get charged they would refund me my money. NEVER going back there!
⭐Food excellent⭐Service excellent⭐Atmosphere excellent⭐Prices reasonable⭐Clean restaurant and restroomsI would recommend there for a family or date night, or just casual dining.Probably one of the best Mexican restaurants in riverbank.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Burrito
It was margarita night and happy hour so let's just say we had the best time. Saw a few dishes to come back and try since it was our first time.... We will be back again and again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Machaca with Beans, Quesadilla Rice & Beans, Flour Chips
Love the food, margarita are the best. Lobster dish is so great. Love the tacos and tostadas.
Best Mexican food EVER!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Enchilada, Flour Chips, Burrito
We've eaten here many times and like their food. However, at least 3 times we've driven with our family to this restaurant on a special occasion (yesterday it was my husband's milestone birthday) only to find it closed. We live in Modesto so we go out of our way. I look online and each time it says they will be open. So once again we meet our family there to eat and are embarrassed because now we have to load everyone back up to find somewhere else. I am looking for recommendations for a new favorite Mexican restaurant.
Extremely
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Salad, Chips and Salsa, Chili Colorado, Enchilada, Chile Verde, Burrito
If you don't speak English, they will hang up on you ?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food is delicious and always consistent! Everything is good! Also great margaritas. The service is excellent. A family vibe (many of the employees are family). We've been dining with them for over forty years. Highly recommend.
I went here on the recommendation of a friend because I was craving homemade flour tortilla chips. The first thing I noticed when I parked at 3:48 PM on a Saturday was the parking lot was completely empty. Apparently they open at 4 PM. No big deal I waited til it opened. I was promptly greeted by a very friendly server in a very outdated uniform from the show "Alice" kiss my grits kinda uniform but in mint green. Very strange but not a big deal. I was immediately approached by a woman who was my server and said water was on the way and asked if I wanted anything else to drink. While I was mid-sentence requesting the flour tortilla chips, here come a young woman with a basket of fresh hot corn and flour tortilla chips with salsa. Nice! They were delicious. Now here is where I will break down the pros and cons: Pros: EVERYTHING before the main entree. The chips, the salsa, the salad with homemade thousand island dressing and the carrot soup (OMG was that sooooo good) and excellent service by all I encountered. Plus at the end when I was at the counter paying my bill there is a window that looks directly into their immaculately clean kitchen. Many workers in there hustling around and plating food and they clean as they go. Not one crumb of food or drop of sauce could be seen. Cons: I ordered the combo with a shredded beef taco, pork tamale, and cheese enchilada. The rice was flavorless and dry. The shredded beef was burnt, like charcoal black burnt to a crisp. The pork tamale had little to no pork and mostly masa and corn kernels. The enchilada was paper thin with very little cheese at all so mostly a tortilla smothered in sauce. Refried beans were just ok. The decor is old and boring, and the uniforms are just silly in my opinion. The prices are reasonable compared to other restaurants, but the main course is just subpar and disappointing to say the least. I would go back but only for drinks and appetizers. Again, great service and pre-main course food but that's about it.
If you want authentic Mexican food like my suegra's then El Ranchito is the place. Hands down! Las tripas eran muy sabrosas!
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We got the shrimp it's excellent on the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our first visit, and it will be our last. Ordered fajitas and they were awful. It's as though they put no effort into the dish. Just one giant blob of meat and mushy beans. Very little flavor. And they only provided 3 small flour tortillas. Just not impressed overall. I am being generous with 3 stars.
Great food and great service. Had the chilaquiles with two fried eggs and beans. Absolutely delicious. We went on a Saturday night and it was packed. The only down side was other patrons waiting for tables were standing next to ours. I would definitely recommend this place for delicious, fast Mexican food.
I was treated like I was the only customer. The woman who served me was wonderful just like the lady who filled my water glass!Food was fabulous!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Appetizer was good Waitress was friendly and good. My dinner was not good. I asked for a flour tortilla soft taco and it was fried. I ate the inside and left the shell. Then we were charged $523.45 plus 43.84 in tax so bill was $567.29. The actual bill was $ 25.41 Thank God my husband did not sign the receipt and called them on it. They voided it but the owner was very rude about it. Everyone in line was checking the receipts after hearing how much we were overcharged. The owner wanted me to check my bank on the phone in his restaurant to see if I was charged. I told him I don't bank on my phone. Thats when he got snappy and said we aren't going to rip you off. All I wanted was proof or something stating if I get charged they would refund me my money. NEVER going back there!