El Rancherito
819 W Lincoln Ave, Charleston
(217) 345-5038
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Beef Taco and Beef Burrito
Chips and Salsa
Chicken Fajitas
Chimichanga
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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.
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...
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...
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