El Ranchito Restaurant & Bar
2101 Cornhusker Dr, South Sioux City
(402) 494-2988
Customers' Favorites
2 Tacos Al Pastor and Two Tacos De Carne Asada
Your Choice of Three Items
Burrito Carne Azada Burrito
Burrito Verde Burrito
Fried Beans and Rice
Steak Fajitas Sides
Taco Shredded Beef
Carne Asada Plate
Fajitas Supreme
Chips and Salsa
Beverages
Coffee
Milk
Iced Tea
Hot Tea
Hot Chocolate
Soda
Horchata
Rice water.
Jamaica
Hibiscus water.
Dessert
Deep Fried Vanilla Ice Cream
Churros and Ice Cream
Parrillada Mexicana
Parrillada Mexicana (Small, 2 People)
Includes 4 items - chicken breast, steak arrachera, shredded pork carnitas, sausage. Includes rice, beans and tortillas, grilled onions, jalapenos, fresh cheese, sliced potatoes, fried bananas, and salsa. Mexican platter.
Fish Tacos
2 fish tacos with lettuce, tartar sauce, pico, and rice. Mexican platter.
Shrimp Burrito
Garnished with lettuce, our special sauce, and beans. Mexican platter.
El Magnifico Combo Platter
Carnitas burrito, shredded beef taco, cheese enchilada, rice, and beans. Mexican platter.
Parrillada Mexicana ( Large, 4 People)
Includes 4 items - chicken breast, steak arrachera, shredded pork carnitas, sausage. Includes rice, beans, and tortillas, grilled onions, jalapenos, fresh cheese, sliced potatoes, fried bananas, and salsa. Mexican platter.
Appetizers
Nachos
Cora tortilla chips covered with melted cheese, ranchera sauce, and spices. Garnished with sour cream.
Quesadilla
Piping flour tortilla grilled with cheese and chopped steak. Garnished with sour cream and tomatoes.
Steak Quesadilla
Folded flour tortilla grilled with cheese and chopped steak. Garnished with sour cream and tomatoes.
Combo Quesadilla
Large flour tortilla filled with cheese, bacon, and mushrooms. Garnished with sour cream.
Nachos Supreme
Cora tortilla chips smothered with beef or chickens, beans, gravy sauce, melted cheese, sour cream, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Taquitos Rancheros
6 small crisp rolled corn tortillas, stuffed with shredded beef, served with sour cream.
Guacamole Dip
Fresh avocados, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, and spices. Garnished with sour cream and cheese.
Combinations
Cheese Enchilada Combo
A soft corn tortilla filled with cheese and topped with our special enchilada sauce and melted cheese. All combinations are served with rice and beans.
Beef Enchilada Combo
A soft corn tortilla filled with shredded beef. Topped with over special enchilada sauce and melted cheese. All combinations are served with rice and beans.
Chicken Enchilada Combo
A soft corn tortilla filled with a breaded chicken. Topped with our special enchilada sauce and melted cheese. All combinations are served with rice and beans.
Chile Relleno Combo
A mild green chile was stuffed with cheese, coated with fluffy egg batter, fried golden brown, and covered with ranchera sauce and cheese. All combinations are served with rice and beans.
Tamale Combo
Our homemade tamale. Fresh ground cornmeal filled with spicy pork meat, covered with red sauce, and cheese. All combinations are served with rice and beans.
Taco Dorado Combo
A corn tortilla fried crisp, filled with beef or chicken. Topped with lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes. All combinations are served with rice and beans.
Enchilada and Chile Relleno Combo
Enchilada and Tamale Combo
Enchilada and Taco Dorado Combo
Chile Relleno and Taco Dorado Combo
Chile Relleno and Tamale Combo
Enchilada, Chile Relleno, and Tamale Combo
Taco, Tamale, and Chile Relleno
Enchilada, Taco, and Tamale
Taco, Enchilada, and Chile Relleno
Enchiladas
Green Enchiladas (Enchiladas Verdes)
2 chicken enchiladas. Topped with green tomatillo sauce. Served with rice and beans. Garnished with sour cream.
Enchiladas 3 Friends (Enchiladas 3 Amigos)
3 enchiladas, beef, cheese, and chicken for those with a good appetite. Served with rice and beans. Topped with enchilada sauce and melted cheese.
Shrimp Mazatlan Enchilada
2 soft flour tortillas filled with sauteed shrimp, tomatoes, onion, cheese, roasted mild chiles, and topped with ranchera sauce and tomatillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Rancheras
2 enchiladas, your choice of beef, chicken, or cheese. Topped with ranchera sauce. Served with rice and beans. Garnished with sour cream.
Carnitas Enchilada (Enchilada de Carnitas)
2 enchiladas filled with roast pork topped with ranchera sauce and cheese. Served with rice and beans. Garnished with salsa fresca.
Spinach Enchilada
2 corn tortillas filled with sauteed spinach, mushrooms, mild chiles, melted cheese, and then topped with tomatillo sauce served rice. Garnished with sour cream and tomatoes.
Burritos
Beef Hoe Burrito (Carne Azada Burrito)
Large flour tortilla filled with chunks of grilled beef, beans, and cheese. Topped with ranchera sauce and melted cheese. Garnished with sour cream and salsa fresca.
Green Burrito (Burrito Verde)
A large flour tortilla filled with beans and chunks of tender pork. Topped with green tomatillo sauce and melted cheese. Garnished with sour cream.
Burrito Manadero
A large flour tortilla filled with beans, shredded beef, and cheese topped with ranchera sauce and melted cheese. Garnished with sour cream.
Fajitas Burrito
A large flour tortilla filled with beans. Includes choice of marinated strips of choice steak or chicken breast grilled with fresh bell pepper, onion and tomatoes served with rice garnished with sour cream.
Carnitas Burrito (Burrito de Carnitas)
A large flour tortilla filled with beans, deep-fried pork, pico de gallo, and cheese. Topped with ranchera sauce and melted cheese. Garnished with sour cream and salsa fresca.
Burrito Colorado
A large flour tortilla filled with beans and chunks of beef. Topped with gravy sauce and melted cheese. Garnished with sour cream.
Chicken Burrito (Burrito de Pollo)
A large flour tortilla filled with beans and shredded chicken. Topped with ranchera sauce and melted cheese. Garnished with sour cream.
Ground Beef Burrito
A large flour tortilla with beans, ground beef, and cheese topped with ranchera sauce and melted cheese garnished with sour cream.
Tongue Burrito (Burrito de lengua)
Large flour tortilla filled with chunks of the tongue, beans, and cheese. Topped with ranchera sauce and melted cheese. Garnished with sour cream and salsa fresca.
Favorites
Flautas
2 flour tortillas filled with beef or chicken, rolled and fried crisp. Served on a bed of fresh lettuce with rice and beans. Garnished with sour cream and tomatoes.
Taquitos Rancheros
3 crisp corn tortillas rolled and stuffed with shredded beef. Served on a bed of fresh lettuce with rice and beans. Garnished with sour cream and tomatoes.
Tostada Mexicana
Crisp corn tortilla with beans and shredded pork loin, cooked with a special sauce. Covered with lettuce, taco sauce, and Mexican cheese.
Chimichanga
A deep-fried flour tortilla rolled and filled with beans and your choice of beef, chicken, and pork. Garnished with sour cream and tomatoes.
Big Toast (Tostada Grande)
A crisp flour tortilla shell spread with beans and your choice of beef or chicken. Covered with crisp shredded lettuce. Garnished with taco sauce, sour cream, and tomatoes.
Taco Salad
Corn tortilla chips with shredded beef, beans, and melted cheese. Topped with fresh lettuce, cheese, sour cream, and tomatoes.
Specialties of the House
Fajitas Supreme
Marinated steak, chicken, and shrimp. Grilled with fresh bell pepper, onion, and tomatoes. Cooked with a special sauce served at your table on a sizzling skillet with rice and beans, tortillas salsa fresca.
Fajitas
Beef or chicken. Includes choice of marinated strips of choice steak or chicken breast, grilled with fresh bell pepper, onion, and tomatoes. Cooked with a special sauce served to your table on a sizzling skillet with rice, beans, tortillas, and salsa fresca.
Steak Ranchero
Tenderloin sliced and fried with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas. Garnished with salsa fresca.
El Ranchito Burrito Special
Try muy sabroso. Soft flour tortilla filled with chile colorado, shredded beef, pork, beans, rice, lettuce, and cheese. Topped with our special sauce and melted cheese. Garnished with tomatoes, lettuce, and sour cream.
Entomatadas
2 corn tortillas layered with your choice of chicken, beef, and pork. Covered with fried tomatoes, sour cream, and cheese. Served with rice and beans. Garnished with salsa fresca.
Meat Hoe (Carne Azada)
El Ranchito's choice of 10 oz. New York steak prepared Mexican style. Served with a cheese enchilada, rice, beans, and tortillas. Garnished with salsa fresca.
Carnitas
Tender pieces of seasoned fried pork. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas. Garnished with salsa fresca.
Green Chile (Chile Verde)
Lean chunks of pork simmered in green tomatillo sauce, bell pepper, and onion. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Two Sopes
Shredded pork loin cooked with a special sauce. Topped with lettuce, Mexican cheese, and special sauce. Served on a deep-fried corn masa patty with rice and beans.
Red Chile (Chile Colorado)
Chunks of beef cooked in a tasty red sauce. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Del Mar
Fried Fish (Pescado Frito)
Catfish prepared with our special homemade breading and deep-fried to perfection. Served with your choice of rice and beans or french fries. Garnished with shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, lemon, and tartar sauce. From the sea.
Devil Shrimp (Camarones Diablos)
Shrimp sauteed in butter with red hot sauce and spices. Shrimp are butter-fried in the shell to obtain maximum flavor. Served with rice and beans. Garnished with tomatoes and lemon. From the sea.
Shrimp Cocktail
Select large shrimp prepared with our special cocktail sauce. Served with saltine crackers. Garnished with tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and lemon. From the sea.
Filate Breaded (Filate Empanizado)
Delicious fish filet breaded, deep-fried with a medley of spices. Served with rice and french fries. Includes choice of corn or flour tortillas. From the sea.
Shrimp Flowers (Camarones Flores)
Succulent large shrimp wrapped in mouth-watering bacon strips. Served with beans and rice. Your choice of corn or flour tortillas. From the sea.
Shrimp a la Reyna (Camarones a la Reyna)
Shrimp is deliciously sauteed with bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, and mushrooms in a creamy sauce. Served with rice and beans. From the sea.
Shrimp with Garlic (Camaron al Mojo de Ajo)
A delicious shrimp sauteed in butter, chopped garlic, and celery. Served with rice and beans. From the sea.
Mojo (Aguachile)
Raw shrimp ceviche mixed with lemon juice, onion, pepper, and chopped green chili (serrano chili or jalapeño chili). From the sea.
Rice with Shrimp (Arroz con Camaron)
Delicious shrimp sauteed with butter. Served over a bed of rice and beans. Covered with salsa ranchera and melted cheese. From the sea.
Shrimp Rancheros (Camarones Rancheros)
A delicious shrimp sauteed with bell peppers, onion, and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans. From the sea.
Breaded Shrimp (Camarones Empanizado)
Breaded large shrimp. Served with rice and french fries. Includes choice of corn or flour tortillas. From the sea.
Huevos Eggs
Rancheros Eggs (Huevos Rancheros)
2 fried eggs served on a soft corn tortilla. Spread with beans, then smothered with ranchera sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Spanish Omelet
2 eggs omelet stuffed with cheese. Covered with ranchera sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Eggs with Chorizo (Huevos con Chorizo)
2 eggs scrambled with Mexican pork sausage. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Eggs with Machaca (Huevos con Machaca)
2 eggs scrambled with specially prepared shredded beef, chopped chiles, onion, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Soups
Shrimp Broth (Caldo de Camaron)
A delicious shrimp soup cooked with a spicy broth and vegetables. Served with saltine crackers.
Seven Mares Soup
A blend of abalone, shrimp, crab, octopus, scallops, fish, and clams. Includes choice of corn and flour tortillas.
Fish Soup (Caldo de Pescado)
Soup is made with a piece of fillet of fish. Includes choice of corn or flour tortillas.
El Ranchito Extras
Taco Shredded Beef
Taco Ground Beef
Roast Beef Taco (Taco de Carne Azada)
Carnitas Taco (Taco de Carnitas)
Adobada Taco (Taco de Abobada)
Tongue Cue (Taco de Lengua)
Cheese Enchilada
Beef Enchilada
Chicken Enchilada
Chile Relleno
Tamal
Beans
Spanish Rice
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Salsa Fresca
Four Corn Tortillas
Three Flour Tortilla
Cheese Side Order
French Fries
Jalapenos
One Sope
Tornados
Cheese Dip
Salsa
Chips
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Recent Reviews
I had such a fantastic time here recently and everything about the experience was top notch. The food was bursting with flavor and clearly made with fresh ingredients, and the staff made me feel right at home from the moment I walked through the door. It is honestly such a fun and welcoming atmosphere that I ended up staying much longer than I originally planned. I cannot wait to go back and try more things on their menu.
June 2026
We were looking for a quick spot to eat lunch before getting back on the road && found this little gem. Plus, we got to say we’ve been to Nebraska! Super good food with fast service! My girlfriend and I left happy!
April 2026
The location is a little out of the way. The food is really good. The chili recipe was fantastic. A little pricey but big plates. Well worth it. Good service and quick in my opinion. There were four of us. We all agreed, great food.
October 2025
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