El Ranchito

Authentic tasty food with fast friendly family service!
Marg specials are yummy! They are open again!

has wonderful food and have good custOmer service for people and have good tacos that taste like they are straight from Mexico they have good cookers

I thought I was going to post an "Update" to a previous review to this spot I have been frequenting for a couple years. Sadly for them, but more realistically for readers, I had never written a review in better times. In fact, since my first visit, both the food and the service have gone down hill. Today I encountered a completely apathetic group of four hosts who had no enthusiasm or charm. And my meal was a shadow of previous offerings. While the slow cooked pork in my Chile verde was quite good, the portion size was laughable and just covered in tomatillo sauce that was way too tart.

In a town full of good Mexican eateries, I would remind the folks here that they're not doing the customer a favor by providing good service and quality food at a reasonable price.

We came with our family to try out the local Mexican cuisine. This is mediocre Mexican food that lacks true authenticity. The salsa given to us with our stale chips literally tastes like pizza sauce. It's like they borrowed the pizza sauce from their neighbor "Pizagel's" for their salsa.

The entrees are fairly priced and are okay. I've been to other Mexican restaurants that stuff their chimichangas with more meat for the same price.

The staff are friendly and responsive to our requests.

The margaritas are strong and good!

I used to live in Topeka back in my college days.... The area has exploded with new business...

So I rate 5+ stars! Yes this place does white cheese dip the RIGHT way. (As if I'm a professional chef) the family loved it. Ordering was easily done online and lightning fast it was ready. Short walk across the street from hotel.. Still hot when I got it back.
Had fajita taco salad and it was delicious!

Mask life was in effect. & It was posted at the door..+2 stars The crew got me a margarita as I waited for my order to finish up!!!!
A generous amount of chips came with our order. Ordered large cheese dip & had plenty to share.
Their house salsa was flavor packed and the heat was there!!!.. Yummo.

This experience was pretty delightful & delicious. +5 stars I will go back for sure. They get a phenomenal review from me. The staff is friendly & delightful as well. Keep up the good work.
My monies were well spent!
Respectfully,

Bryan
Yukon, Oklahoma

First time in and I'm doing a Topeka Chile Colorado tour. Chips and salsa were forgetful-salsa very tomat-ey and chips seemed like bag chips. The tortillas for the Chile Colorado were legit and very good. The sauce was awesome and there was a lot. The meat was more long strips and many strips still stuck together. Most places I've had it, it's cut up into small bites which makes for a more tender chew in the tortilla. Beans and rice were ok. I've only got a couple months left in town so I likely will not return.

Get the Jalapeño Margarita - delicious with just the right amount of heat! I had the Fajita Quesadilla with chicken which was very good.

Unfortunately this place just has some of the worst customer service I've ever encountered. Nothing changes either. You call for a to go order and you'll be lucky if they answer, and if they do, every single time they make you wait sometimes for up to 10 minutes before even taking your order. When you get your order if you are able to get it put in. 80 percent of the time something is messed up/forgotten. Eating in is just the same, little to no recognition of your presence and if you are recognized it's very poor service. The worst part is the food is really good. But poor service kills any business.

Absolutely wonderful food! Best I've had since leaving Southern California. Authentic food at reasonable prices. Service is excellent and fast. We are regular customers.

We love El Ranchito! Their food is always good and the service is always fast! I have been coming here for years and have never had a bad experience yet.