Rancho Lewis

1503 King St, Charleston
(843) 996-4500

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Traditional Frozen Margarita
Beef Back Ribs Half the Cow
Smoked Brisket Enchiladas
Chicken Enchiladas Verdes
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Old Fashioned Tacos
Guacamole and Chips
Green Chile Pozole
Christmas Burrito
Nachos Especiales

Menu

Featured items
Chile Con Queso
Dipping queso made with roasted hatch green chiles, Chihuahuan melting cheeses, and topped with our green chile hot sauce, pico de gallo, and cilantro. Served with housemade corn tortilla chips!
Chicken Fajitas
Grilled over mesquite wood and served atop charred peppers and onions, Marrow Farm Pinto Beans, Spanish Rice, and an accompaniment of sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and your choice of house made corn or flour tortillas!
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Red chile and tomato broth thickened with our housemade corn tortillas with shredded chicken tinga, served with avocado, crispy corn tortilla strips, and cilantro crema.
Old Fashioned Tacos
Crispy house-made corn tortillas filled with your choice of meat: chicken tinga, beef picadillo, or our house veggie blend, topped with cheese, lettuce, and pico de gallo. Served with Marrow Farms pinto beans and Spanish rice. Our house veggie blend of roasted onions and peppers, grilled corn, mushrooms, and diced fried potatoes in a Mexican style crema!
Steak Fajitas
Grilled over mesquite wood and served atop charred peppers and onions, Marrow Farm Pinto Beans, Spanish Rice, and an accompaniment of sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and your choice of house made corn or flour tortillas!
Chicken Enchiladas Verdes
Slow cooked pulled chicken prepared with green chiles, tomatillos, and cilantro, rolled in our house-made corn tortillas, and topped with a fire roasted green chile sauce, cheese, and herbs. Served with Spanish rice and Marrow Farms pinto beans. Substituting veggies replaces the filling with our house blend of roasted onions and peppers, grilled corn, mushrooms, and diced fried potatoes in a Mexican style crema!
West Texas Wedge
Iceberg lettuce wedge topped with mesquite cooked bacon, avocado, cotija cheese, grilled corn, pico de gallo, and scallions! Served with our house Rancho dressing on the side. Add mesquite grilled steak, chicken, or shrimp!
Christmas Burrito
Diced mesquite-grilled pork steak, marinated in red chile sauce, rolled with pinto beans into our house made flour tortilla, and topped with broth red and green chile sauces, onions, and herbs. Served with a side of Spanish rice. Substituting veggies replaces the pork with our house blend of roasted onions and peppers, grilled corn, mushrooms, and diced fried potatoes in a Mexican style crema!
Nachos Especiales
Individually prepared bean and cheese nachos on house made corn tostadas, topped with pickled jalapeños, and served with lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole. Add mesquite grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp!
Red Chile Beef Enchiladas
Skillet browned ground beef cooked with green chiles, rolled in house-made corn tortillas, and topped with a sun-dried red chile sauce, cheese, and onion. Served with Spanish rice and Marrow Farms pinto beans. Substituting veggies replaces the filling with our house blend of roasted onions and peppers, grilled corn, mushrooms, and diced fried potatoes in a Mexican style crema!
Rice
Spanish rice prepared with a house made vegetarian sofrito blend.
Sun City Caesar
Romaine lettuce with shaved queso añejo, crispy corn tortilla strips, grilled peppers, and cilantro. Served with our house made Caesar Vinaigrette on the side. Add mesquite-grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp!
Tortillas
3 house made tortillas! Your choice of stone-ground corn or flour.
Green Chile Baked Potato
Baked Idaho potato topped with roasted hatch green chiles, sour cream, butter, and scallions.
Charro Beans
Savory Marrow Farms pinto beans cooked with herbs and topped with diced onions.
Cora's Combo
A little bit of everything! One chile relleno, one chicken enchilada verde, and a crispy beef picadillo taco, served with Spanish rice, Marrow Farms pinto beans, and a guacamole salad.
French Fries
Crispy fries tossed in house chile seasoning and served with red chile ketchup!

Para Comenzar
Chile Con Queso
Dipping queso made with roasted hatch green chiles, Chihuahuan melting cheeses, and topped with our green chile hot sauce, pico de gallo, and cilantro. Served with housemade corn tortilla chips!
Nachos Especiales
Individually prepared bean and cheese nachos on house made corn tostadas, topped with pickled jalapeños, and served with lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole. Add mesquite grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp!
Shrimp Coctel
Poached shrimp marinated in our house made cocktail sauce and tossed with cucumber, avocado, and cilantro! Served with our house made corn tortilla chips!
Guacamole
Fresh, made in house, and served with stone ground corn tortilla chips!
Chips & Roja Salsa
8 oz Roja Salsa & one pound of house made tortilla chips

Soups y Salads
Sun City Caesar
Romaine lettuce with shaved queso añejo, crispy corn tortilla strips, grilled peppers, and cilantro. Served with our house made Caesar Vinaigrette on the side. Add mesquite-grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp!
West Texas Wedge
Iceberg lettuce wedge topped with mesquite cooked bacon, avocado, cotija cheese, grilled corn, pico de gallo, and scallions! Served with our house Rancho dressing on the side. Add mesquite grilled steak, chicken, or shrimp!
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Red chile and tomato broth thickened with our housemade corn tortillas with shredded chicken tinga, served with avocado, crispy corn tortilla strips, and cilantro crema.
Green Chile Pozole
Hearty soup made with fire roasted hatch chiles, house made hominy, and black beans in a savory tomatillo broth. Served with shredded cabbage, radishes, avocado, and cilantro crema.*This can be made vegan! Just ask for it without the crema!*

Mexican Favorites
Old Fashioned Tacos
Crispy house-made corn tortillas filled with your choice of meat: chicken tinga, beef picadillo, or our house veggie blend, topped with cheese, lettuce, and pico de gallo. Served with Marrow Farms pinto beans and Spanish rice. Our house veggie blend of roasted onions and peppers, grilled corn, mushrooms, and diced fried potatoes in a Mexican style crema!
Chicken Enchiladas Verdes
Slow cooked pulled chicken prepared with green chiles, tomatillos, and cilantro, rolled in our house-made corn tortillas, and topped with a fire roasted green chile sauce, cheese, and herbs. Served with Spanish rice and Marrow Farms pinto beans. Substituting veggies replaces the filling with our house blend of roasted onions and peppers, grilled corn, mushrooms, and diced fried potatoes in a Mexican style crema!
Christmas Burrito
Diced mesquite-grilled pork steak, marinated in red chile sauce, rolled with pinto beans into our house made flour tortilla, and topped with broth red and green chile sauces, onions, and herbs. Served with a side of Spanish rice. Substituting veggies replaces the pork with our house blend of roasted onions and peppers, grilled corn, mushrooms, and diced fried potatoes in a Mexican style crema!
Red Chile Beef Enchiladas
Skillet browned ground beef cooked with green chiles, rolled in house-made corn tortillas, and topped with a sun-dried red chile sauce, cheese, and onion. Served with Spanish rice and Marrow Farms pinto beans. Substituting veggies replaces the filling with our house blend of roasted onions and peppers, grilled corn, mushrooms, and diced fried potatoes in a Mexican style crema!
Veggie Enchilada
New Mexico style stacked enchiladas layered with roasted onions and peppers, grilled corn, mushrooms, and diced potatoes in crema. Covered with sun-dried red chile sauce and topped with cotija cheese and a runny egg. Served with Marrow Farms pinto beans and Spanish Rice.
Chile Relleno
Roasted hatch green chiles stuffed with asadero cheese, coated in a fluffy egg batter and baked to perfection. Topped with green chile sauce and herbs. Served with Spanish rice and Marrow Farms pinto beans.

Combos
Cora's Combo
A little bit of everything! One chile relleno, one chicken enchilada verde, and a crispy beef picadillo taco, served with Spanish rice, Marrow Farms pinto beans, and a guacamole salad.
Lloyd's Combo
Two cheese enchiladas covered in red chile sauce, topped with onions, and served alongside a portion of mesquite-grilled steak, Marrow Farms pinto beans, Spanish rice, and a guacamole salad.

Grill
Chicken Fajitas
Grilled over mesquite wood and served atop charred peppers and onions, Marrow Farm Pinto Beans, Spanish Rice, and an accompaniment of sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and your choice of house made corn or flour tortillas!
Steak Fajitas
Grilled over mesquite wood and served atop charred peppers and onions, Marrow Farm Pinto Beans, Spanish Rice, and an accompaniment of sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and your choice of house made corn or flour tortillas!
Green Chile Steak Burger
8oz steak burger covered with roasted hatch green chiles, American cheese, and our house secret sauce. Served with seasoned fries, red chile ketchup, lettuce, and pico de gallo.
Beef Back Ribs
Half the Cow!! A whole, full rack of mesquite smoked beef ribs, served with cowboy slaw, Marrow Farms pinto beans, and a green chile baked potato loaded with sour cream, butter, and scallions. *While it lasts!*
Jay J Armes Mix Grill
Mesquite grilled steak, shrimp, and quail served atop grilled onions and peppers. Served with Marrow Farms pinto beans and Spanish rice, a guacamole salad, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Veggie Fajitas
Grilled over mesquite wood and served atop charred peppers and onions, Marrow Farm Pinto Beans, Spanish Rice, and an accompaniment of sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and your choice of house made corn or flour tortillas!
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled over mesquite wood and served atop charred peppers and onions, Marrow Farm Pinto Beans, Spanish Rice, and an accompaniment of sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and your choice of house made corn or flour tortillas!

Postres
Sopapillas
Soft and crispy pillows of fried dough dusted with cinnamon sugar and served with a side of mesquite honey!

Sides
Green Chile Baked Potato
Baked Idaho potato topped with roasted hatch green chiles, sour cream, butter, and scallions.
French Fries
Crispy fries tossed in house chile seasoning and served with red chile ketchup!
Rice
Spanish rice prepared with a house made vegetarian sofrito blend.
Charro Beans
Savory Marrow Farms pinto beans cooked with herbs and topped with diced onions.
Tortillas
3 house made tortillas! Your choice of stone-ground corn or flour.
Guacamole Salad
Accompaniment plate of shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and house made guacamole.
Mexican Slaw
Cowboy slaw made with freshly shredded cabbage tossed in our creamy pineapple vinaigrette!

Extras
SD Sour Cream
SD Green Chile Sauce
SD Rancho Dressing
SD Pico
SD Red Chile Sauce
SD Shredded Cheese
SD Fresh Jalapeno
SD Pickled Jalapeno
SD Caesar Dressing
SD Green Chiles
SD Red Chile Ketchup

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Recent Reviews

After a previous visit I probably would have rated this place 4/5. This time not so much. I do like their salsa bar to go with the chips served. We both had posole which was quite good, but had asked that it come out before we shared the Christmas burrito. That didn't happen. They came out simultaneously. And even then the burrito was luke warm and really not very tasty. Last visit I had the brisket enchilada which was much better. Menu is actually pretty small. Beer and...
January 2026
A poor substitute for Lewis BBQ, the food is slightly better than your average Mexican restaurant, but nothing amazing, especially for the price. The service was incredibly disappointing, slow, inattentive, and borderline rude. They're clearly understaffed, and the staff they do have need some training and proper hospitality management.
January 2026
Love Rancho Lewis! Been coming here for a long time and it keeps getting better. Staff is extremely kind/welcoming and they are accommodating of both big and small groups. Worth the trip from Summerville whenever we are downtown!
October 2025

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Rancho Lewis

1503 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 996-4500