El Ranchito Restaurant

78039 Cll Estado, La Quinta
(760) 564-0061

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Shrimp Cocktail De Camarone Small
Chile Relleno & Carnitas Taco
Refried Beans and Guacamole
Grande Asado Burrito
Deep Fried Ice Cream
El Ranchito Skillet
Ceviche De Pescado
Chilaquiles Verdes
Carne Asada Nachos
Soups of the Day

Menu

Friday Specials
Mexicali Combo
Two chicken enchiladas with sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Super Tostada
A giant tostada topped with carne asada or chicken asado, beans, lettuce, olives, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.

Monday Specials
Al Pastor Plate
Marinated pork served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Michoacán Combo
Carne asada taco and cheese enchilada. Served with rice and beans.

Sunday Specials
Chimichanga
Crisp fried burrito filled with beef, shredded chicken, or ground beef and beans. Topped with sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Carne al Chipotle
Strips of carne asada simmered in chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

Saturday Specials
Nachos Especial
Homemade chips topped with cheddar and Monterey cheese, beans, sour cream, and carne asada or chicken asado.
Mexico City Combo
Two beef enchiladas, chile relleno, and salad.

Wednesday Specials
Quesadilla Especial
A flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, shredded beef or shredded chicken. Served with beans, sour cream, and guacamole on the side.
Sonora Combo
Two beef flautas with sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

Appetizers
Chips and Salsa
Chips and Guacamole
Taquitos
Three rolled corn tortillas stuffed with shredded beef. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and guacamole on the side.
Mini Chimis
Small crisp fried burritos. Carne Asada, Pollo Asado, Al Pastor with cheese, sour cream & guacamole.
Nachos Especial
Homemade chips, topped with cheddar and Monterey cheese, beans, sour cream, guacamole & jalapeños.
Appetizer Sampler
Cheese Nachos, Cheese Quesadilla, Flautas, Taquitos, Empanadas, & Jalapeño Poppers.
Flautas
Three rolled flour tortillas stuffed with shredded beef. Served with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream on the side.
Chiles Güeros
Stuffed yellow peppers with a mix of al pastor, carne asada, and shrimp. Topped with melted cheese. Served with mayo and special sauce.
Empanadas
Four stuffed savory pastries. Mix & Match from Ground Beef, Chicken, or Cheese & Jalapeños. Topped with crema & served with chipotle ranch.
Queso Fundido
Oaxaca and Monterey cheese topped with chorizo.
Ceviche Tostada
Pangasius fish or shrimp marinated in lemon juice with tomato, onion, cucumber, carrot, and cilantro.
Shrimp Cocktail
Served in a special tomato base with onions, cucumber, and cilantro.
Calamari
Beer battered calamari. Served with chipotle tartar sauce.

Soups
Poblano Potato Chowder
Creamy potato base soup, roasted peppers, and spices. Topped with cheese and bacon.
Sopa de Lima
Chicken and vegetables in a hearty broth. Topped with crispy tortilla strips, cilantro, and a lime.
Sopa de Tortilla
Tomato base soup cooked with corn and spices. Topped with crispy tortilla strips, cheese, and cilantro.

Salads
Taco Salad
A crisp flour tortilla shell filled with lettuce, tomatoes, olives, beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and choice of carne asada or chicken asado.
Fiesta Salad
Romaine lettuce, black beans, roasted corn, avocado, tossed with cilantro lime dressing. Topped with Pollo Asado, cotija cheese and tortilla strips.
Mexichop Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce, corn, avocado, cheese, and cilantro tossed with chipotle ranch dressing. Topped with barbecue chicken asado, barbeque sauce, and tortilla strips.
Dinner Salad

Combinations
Sonora
Two beef flautas with sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Michoacán
Carne asada taco and cheese enchilada. Served with rice and beans.
Puebla
Two chicken enchiladas poblanas. Served with rice and beans.
Mexicali
Two chicken enchiladas with sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Jalisco
Two tacos al pastor. Served with rice and beans.
Ensenada
Fish taco and cheese enchilada. Served with rice and beans.
Mexico City
Two beef enchiladas, chile relleno, and salad.
Yucatán
Pork tamal, cup of sopa de lima, and rice.

Your Combination
Three Item Combo
Served with rice and beans.
Two Item Combo
Served with rice and beans.
One Item Combo
Served with rice and beans.

House Specialties
Quesadilla Especial
A flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, shredded beef or shredded chicken. Served with beans, sour cream, and guacamole on the side.
Grande Asado Burrito
A flour tortilla filled with carne asada, chicken asado, or carnitas with beans, rice, cheese, and sour cream. Served enchilada style with cheese, guacamole, and salsa.
Fajitas
Sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Served sizzling hot with sour cream, cheese, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carne Asada
Chargrilled steak served with fresh guacamole, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Torta
Mexican type sandwich filled with carne asada, carnitas, al pastor, or fajitas. Served with French fries.
Chimichanga
Crisp fried burrito filled with beef, shredded chicken, or ground beef and beans. Topped with sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice and beans.
Carnitas
Our special Michoacan style pork carnitas. Served with fresh guacamole, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Super Tostada
A giant tostada topped with carne asada or pollo asado, beans, lettuce, olives, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Carne Tampiqueña
Carne asada with a cheese enchilada. Served with rice, beans, fresh guacamole, salsa, and tortillas.
Chile Verde
Tender chunks of pork simmered in tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Camarones a la Diabla
Shrimp in a spicy red sauce. Served with rice and tortillas.
Plato al Pastor
Marinated pork served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Shrimp sauteed in garlic. Served with rice and tortillas.
Camarones Poblanos
Shrimp sauteed with poblano peppers and onions in a poblano cream. Served with rice and tortillas.
Carne al Chipotle
Strips of carne asada simmered in chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Camarones Rancheros
Shrimp in a sauce made with fresh bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice and tortillas.

Tacos
Two Shredded Beef Tacos
Hard corn shell. Topped with lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Two Carne Asada Tacos
Corn tortilla. Topped with lettuce, tomato, guacamole, green sauce, and cheese.
Mix and Match Tacos
Two Shredded Chicken Tacos
Hard corn shell. Topped with lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Two Pollo Asado Tacos
Corn tortilla. Topped with lettuce, tomato, guacamole, green sauce, and cheese.
Two Shrimp Tacos
Corn tortilla. Topped with cabbage, lettuce, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce.
Two Chicken Fajita Tacos
Flour tortilla.
Two Beef Fajita Tacos
Flour tortilla.
Two Grilled Fish Tacos
Flour tortilla. Topped with cabbage, lettuce, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce.
Two Shrimp Fajita Tacos
Flour tortilla.
Two Fried Fish Tacos
Corn tortilla. Topped with cabbage, lettuce, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce.

Burritos
Carne Asada Burrito
Guacamole and tomatillo sauce.
Bean and Cheese Burrito
Super Burrito
Shredded beef, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, beans, and cheese.
Al Pastor Burrito
Cilantro, onions, & tomatillo sauce
Carnitas Burrito
Guacamole & tomatillo sauce.
Shrimp Burrito
Sauteed shrimp, rice, ranchero salsa, and chipotle dressing.
Chile Verde Burrito
Pork cooked in tomatillo sauce with beans.
Veggie Burrito
Fajita onions, tomatoes & peppers, avocado, & olla beans
Fish Burrito
Pangasius, cabbage, lettuce, chipotle sauce, & pico de gallo

Small Plates
Two Enchiladas
Cheese, shredded beef, shredded chicken, or ground beef and beans. Topped with rojo (red) or verde (green) sauce and cheese.
Sweet Corn Tamales
2 tamales topped with Mexican crema and side of tomatillo sauce.
Tostada
Shredded beef, shredded chicken, ground beef or beans. Topped with lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Pork Tamal
Red style.
Cheese & Jalapeño Tamal
Chile Relleno

All Day Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito
Stuffed burrito with egg, potato, beans, cheese, and salsa verde. Served with rice and beans.
Chilaquiles
Chips mixed with red or green salsa and two eggs. Topped with one egg, cheese and onions. Served with rice & beans.
Chorizo
Mexican sausage with potatoes and eggs. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Omelette Mexicano
Three egg omelette stuffed with bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, potato, and cheese. Topped with sour cream, guacamole, and salsa. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Machaca
Shredded beef with egg, bell peppers, and onions. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros
Two corn tortillas, topped with two eggs and ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Huevos Mexicanos
Two eggs, tomatoes, onions & bell peppers. Served with Rice, Beans, & Tortillas.
El Ranchito Skillet
Two eggs with chorizo, potatoes, onions, bell peppers & cheese.

Extras
Sour Cream
Mexican Rice
Salsa
Beans
Refried or de la olla
Guacamole
Fresh avocado mixed with tomato, onion, cilantro, and chile serrano.
Tortillas (3)
Chiles Torreados (3)
Cheese

Desserts
Buñuelos
Fried Ice Cream
Oreo Crumb Ice Cream

Beverages
Soft Drinks
Horchata
Jamaica
Iced Tea
Juice
Coffee
Milk
Hot Tea

Tuesday Specials
Taco Salad
A crisp flour tortilla shell filled with lettuce, tomatoes, olives, beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and choice of carne asada or chicken asado.
Jalisco
Two tacos al pastor. Served with rice and beans.

Thursday Specials
Ensenada Combo
Fish taco and cheese enchilada. Served with rice and beans.
Puebla Combo
Two chicken enchiladas poblanas. Served with rice and beans.

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Recent Reviews

Nice location centered middle of the La Quinta Cove district. Nice and Clean restaurant, food was good. Looking at the menu I wanted to try everything! Went for lunch, pricing was good. Sat inside, they do also have a really nice outdoor patio.
January 2026
This place is a MUST GO TO when in La Quinta, they have some of the best salsas, best guacamole too, service is great, very friendly staff, Joel does a very good job, he knows what he is doing, he makes you feel welcomed, knows the menu well, never felt rushed, 10/10 for him. Definitely coming back
December 2025
I knew this would be a great place to take some friends who had never been to Texas before and wanted to experience non-chain Tex-Mex. The neighborhood, building, decor, staff and quality of food was perfect. However, the mirachi band is too much. Way too loud. It doesn't need to be so loud. It was if the horns had to prove they could play loudly. I get it, when a mirachi band is playing you don't have conversation, but wow, it doesn't have to be so overwhelming....
November 2025

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El Ranchito Restaurant

78039 Cll Estado, La Quinta, CA 92253
(760) 564-0061