Good food and good friendly staff and good atmosphereParking: Lots of parking spaceKid-friendliness: Very kid friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajitas, Chimichanga
Brittany Koresch
El Ranch is a great place for no frills Mexican food. Consistently
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Taco and Beef Burrito, Chips and Salsa
Richard Brown
The food was okay. Our waitress was very obnoxious. And it was a little bit chilly where we were seated.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Christopher Pearce
A Saturday afternoon, party of 6. The food was adequate and nothing special. The Guac was bland and flavorless with obvious dark green food coloring to mask that it was not fresh. The dislike came from the polite, but poor wait staff. Clear english was spoken, but maybe not understood? Who knows... Margherita flavors, soft / hard shells, beef, chicken, or shrimp... all of these were wrong. 4 out of the 6 of us had incorrect orders. I will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Rachel Sommer
I loved the variety of menu items. The service was great. The food was delicious. I will certainly be going back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeery Doodrich
Last week, I dropped by and was very saddened to see that El Rancherito in Charleston had shuttered its doors forever. I had so many good timeless memories here dating back to 2005, and along the way the food and service, and margaritas, have always been superb. This location was my go-to for Mexican food in the Charleston/Mattoon/Urbana-Champaign area. Maybe someday it'll reopen so more memories can be made here.
Donnie Sharp
Great food at one of my go to places I will for sure be coming back.
Alissa Fehr
I'm on a small get together with my friend. We both live in different states and Charleston was the halfway point. With that said we loved that there was a restaurant close to the hotel we chose.We were seated promptly and asked for our drinks. Red flag 1. The waiter wasn't listening to what we were saying. Kept interrupting my friends kid so, the waiter wrote my friends drink down wrong and repeated back the wrong drink for the kid. Red flag 2. He still brought my friend a water instead of a soda like she wanted. Red flag 3. Our food came out so weird. My friends son is picky and order american food; the order came out in separate pieces and the fries were soggy with oil. Red flag 4. I ordered tacos and my tacos barely had anything on them. Barely any meat, or cheese but loads of lettuce. Red flag 5. I have a soft spit for ice cream and I'm on a mini vacation so I ordered the fried ice cream. It was frostbitten so bad I was chewing ice crystals and ultimately ate around the ice cream. They tried to cover the condition of the ice cream by drowning it in whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate sauce. Red flag 6. We weren't asked one time or even just brought refills. Red flag 7. My friend paid for her order in cash and the cost on receipt was what she had to pay. I was charged an extra $.98 and when I asked why they told me it was tax. I still tipped because I worked food before and that stuff is tough but when we came in there was literally only 1 other car in the parking lot so I expected better.Depsite the issues, the food was still good.
Mis Tea
This place has always been one of my local favorites but honestly it's sort of gone down hill the last couple years. Drinks are weak and food is just a bunch of filler food like salad and peppers, barely any edible meat. But the salsa is really good and I love their warm chips!
I'm on a small get together with my friend. We both live in different states and Charleston was the halfway point. With that said we loved that there was a restaurant close to the hotel we chose.We were seated promptly and asked for our drinks. Red flag 1. The waiter wasn't listening to what we were saying. Kept interrupting my friends kid so, the waiter wrote my friends drink down wrong and repeated back the wrong drink for the kid. Red flag 2. He still brought my friend a water instead of a soda like she wanted. Red flag 3. Our food came out so weird. My friends son is picky and order american food; the order came out in separate pieces and the fries were soggy with oil. Red flag 4. I ordered tacos and my tacos barely had anything on them. Barely any meat, or cheese but loads of lettuce. Red flag 5. I have a soft spit for ice cream and I'm on a mini vacation so I ordered the fried ice cream. It was frostbitten so bad I was chewing ice crystals and ultimately ate around the ice cream. They tried to cover the condition of the ice cream by drowning it in whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate sauce. Red flag 6. We weren't asked one time or even just brought refills. Red flag 7. My friend paid for her order in cash and the cost on receipt was what she had to pay. I was charged an extra $.98 and when I asked why they told me it was tax. I still tipped because I worked food before and that stuff is tough but when we came in there was literally only 1 other car in the parking lot so I expected better.Depsite the issues, the food was still good.
Andrea Reed
The food was a bit salty, but still tasty. The salsa was really good also. Great service too.
Alejandra Galvan
I placed a pick up order to go over the phone and there was a lot of miscommunication. They told me it would be ready in 15-20 minutes and when I got to the restaurant, I was told no one called for the order. Good thing I didn’t pay but it was just a waste a time.I would probably eat in in the near future but it’s just an inconvenience if you want to place an order for pick up.
Chloe Dodd
We had the worst experience here. We were treated very poorly. Called mean rude things and the food was bleached flavored
Britt S.
We have been coming here for years; the food is always good and the service is excellent. The queso is the best cheese dip I've ever had from any Mexican restaurant.
Get sick every time I eat there. Not returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Good food and good friendly staff and good atmosphereParking: Lots of parking spaceKid-friendliness: Very kid friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajitas, Chimichanga
El Ranch is a great place for no frills Mexican food. Consistently
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Taco and Beef Burrito, Chips and Salsa
The food was okay. Our waitress was very obnoxious. And it was a little bit chilly where we were seated.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
A Saturday afternoon, party of 6. The food was adequate and nothing special. The Guac was bland and flavorless with obvious dark green food coloring to mask that it was not fresh. The dislike came from the polite, but poor wait staff. Clear english was spoken, but maybe not understood? Who knows... Margherita flavors, soft / hard shells, beef, chicken, or shrimp... all of these were wrong. 4 out of the 6 of us had incorrect orders. I will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
I loved the variety of menu items. The service was great. The food was delicious. I will certainly be going back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Last week, I dropped by and was very saddened to see that El Rancherito in Charleston had shuttered its doors forever. I had so many good timeless memories here dating back to 2005, and along the way the food and service, and margaritas, have always been superb. This location was my go-to for Mexican food in the Charleston/Mattoon/Urbana-Champaign area. Maybe someday it'll reopen so more memories can be made here.
Great food at one of my go to places I will for sure be coming back.
I'm on a small get together with my friend. We both live in different states and Charleston was the halfway point. With that said we loved that there was a restaurant close to the hotel we chose.We were seated promptly and asked for our drinks. Red flag 1. The waiter wasn't listening to what we were saying. Kept interrupting my friends kid so, the waiter wrote my friends drink down wrong and repeated back the wrong drink for the kid. Red flag 2. He still brought my friend a water instead of a soda like she wanted. Red flag 3. Our food came out so weird. My friends son is picky and order american food; the order came out in separate pieces and the fries were soggy with oil. Red flag 4. I ordered tacos and my tacos barely had anything on them. Barely any meat, or cheese but loads of lettuce. Red flag 5. I have a soft spit for ice cream and I'm on a mini vacation so I ordered the fried ice cream. It was frostbitten so bad I was chewing ice crystals and ultimately ate around the ice cream. They tried to cover the condition of the ice cream by drowning it in whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate sauce. Red flag 6. We weren't asked one time or even just brought refills. Red flag 7. My friend paid for her order in cash and the cost on receipt was what she had to pay. I was charged an extra $.98 and when I asked why they told me it was tax. I still tipped because I worked food before and that stuff is tough but when we came in there was literally only 1 other car in the parking lot so I expected better.Depsite the issues, the food was still good.
This place has always been one of my local favorites but honestly it's sort of gone down hill the last couple years. Drinks are weak and food is just a bunch of filler food like salad and peppers, barely any edible meat. But the salsa is really good and I love their warm chips!
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I'm on a small get together with my friend. We both live in different states and Charleston was the halfway point. With that said we loved that there was a restaurant close to the hotel we chose.We were seated promptly and asked for our drinks. Red flag 1. The waiter wasn't listening to what we were saying. Kept interrupting my friends kid so, the waiter wrote my friends drink down wrong and repeated back the wrong drink for the kid. Red flag 2. He still brought my friend a water instead of a soda like she wanted. Red flag 3. Our food came out so weird. My friends son is picky and order american food; the order came out in separate pieces and the fries were soggy with oil. Red flag 4. I ordered tacos and my tacos barely had anything on them. Barely any meat, or cheese but loads of lettuce. Red flag 5. I have a soft spit for ice cream and I'm on a mini vacation so I ordered the fried ice cream. It was frostbitten so bad I was chewing ice crystals and ultimately ate around the ice cream. They tried to cover the condition of the ice cream by drowning it in whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate sauce. Red flag 6. We weren't asked one time or even just brought refills. Red flag 7. My friend paid for her order in cash and the cost on receipt was what she had to pay. I was charged an extra $.98 and when I asked why they told me it was tax. I still tipped because I worked food before and that stuff is tough but when we came in there was literally only 1 other car in the parking lot so I expected better.Depsite the issues, the food was still good.
The food was a bit salty, but still tasty. The salsa was really good also. Great service too.
I placed a pick up order to go over the phone and there was a lot of miscommunication. They told me it would be ready in 15-20 minutes and when I got to the restaurant, I was told no one called for the order. Good thing I didn’t pay but it was just a waste a time.I would probably eat in in the near future but it’s just an inconvenience if you want to place an order for pick up.
We had the worst experience here. We were treated very poorly. Called mean rude things and the food was bleached flavored
We have been coming here for years; the food is always good and the service is excellent. The queso is the best cheese dip I've ever had from any Mexican restaurant.