El Ranchito

A hole-​in-​the-​wall completely Mexican place. From the green walls to the entirely Mexican customer base.
The staff is great. Very polite; always smiling.
While the two tacos I had were delicious, I wouldn’t say they were out of this world or even anything special. Both the green sauce and the red sauce were great. I love spicy foods!
The chilaquiles on the other hand, were kinda gross. I know one reason was the way the eggs were prepare — overcooked then finely chopped, leaving a weird texture. The tortillas did have a sauce on them, but it was overshadowed by the massive amount of queso fresco on top. To finish it all off, it was served with refried beans and… french fries? Just a weird experience overall. I was really looking forward to some good chilaquiles too!
Next time, I’ll stick with tacos.

Best tacos in Dallas. Homemade tortillas are great, pastor, barbacoa and chicken tacos are awesome

Excellent customer service and great tasting food. I had the cheese enchiladas with rice and beans. Authentic Mexican enchiladas! I will return!

Born and raised in South Texas, it’s hard to find Mexican food to my liking here in Dallas. By far, my favorite breakfast tacos!

Good Mexican food at a great price. Tucked away in a shopping center. Small intimate place. Will be back again.

Ordered their Hurraches with Chorizo for $ 5, and got a massive portion of the best hurraches I’ve ever had. Dallas has some really great hole-​in-​the-​wall Mexican restaurants, and this is no exception. If I lived in east Dallas, I’d be here every week.

This place is amazing. The venue may be dingy, but that doesn’t matter. You’re here for the food which is authentic and cheap.
If you can’t appreciate hole in the wall eats that are like stepping into another country, you won’t like this place. It’s not some fancy joint where you get wine and dined. It’s a run down building that houses a delicious Mexican food.
As you sit and eat you may notice kids playing about, it adds to the atmosphere, likely a safe haven for the neighborhood children. This only adds to its charm.
Everything is made fresh. Even the tortillas and chips are made there.
Things I’ve tried and loved here:
Guacamole
Tacos
Cesina
Enchiladas (cheese)
Huaraches (fajita)

Loved the authentic feel of this little café. It felt like we were in Mexico. I ordered a chicken taco and a barbacoa taco, plus a side of guacamole. Both tacos were flavorful, and served in truly Mexican style, with chopped onions, cilantro and lime. The guac tasted just-​made and was filled with chunks of avocado, tomato and a bit too much jalapeño for my gringa tastebuds. We will be back to try the enchiladas,

I had been wanting to come here since I noticed it across the street from Goodfriend and Good2Go, and once I did, I came back two more times within that week. The sopes are delicious, as are the flour tortillas. I love the red and green salsas as well as eating a super filling meal for $ 4. If I’m feeling splurgy, I’ll get a Topo Chico. Most times I’ve been, a woman has been cooking and working front of house, and she is wonderful. Come here if you’re looking for a more authentic breakfast or dinner taco than Good2Go can provide (though both places are great).

FIrst, don’t let the appearance fool you. This is a traditional, run down, hole in the wall, corner store of a shopping center. With that said, these are the best type of places.
We ordered to-​go 10 Barbocoa and 6 Steak Tacos, a side of rice, and extra salsa — with homeade chips, all for about $ 23.00; very average priced, and the tacos were stuffed to the max! Very tasty, and probably one of the best I have tried.
The red sauce was average, the verde was great — extra spicy.
The wait was pretty long, we waited at least 30 minutes, which was more than I expected, but while there, about 3 people came in for call ahead to-​go orders, and it was lunch time on a Saturday, so that played a big part. We will probably call ahead next time, to help prevent that wait.
I highly recommend!

If I could give this place 100 stars I would! The flour tacos are AMAZING!!! The barbacoa or however you spell it is out of this world tasty! Don’t let the inside fool you or the tattoo place next door, the food is amazing and cheap!
Hands down favorite taco joint in Dallas!

As a veggie, there is not a lot I can eat here but the guacamole is excellent. This place is authentic like you would find in MX.

I went here one day when Good 2 Go Tacos was too crowded for my liking. I got the 3 taco combo plate for about 7 bucks. I also got a Dr.Pepper. I thought the price was pretty reasonable since my plate came with two sides plus fresh lettuce and tomatoes. My chicken and beef fajitas tacos were outstanding. Didn’t like the pork as much, but they may be a personal preference. Overall, it was a pretty satisfying meal. I’ll definitely be back to try other stuff on the menu.

I have been coming here for years, the tacos and tortas are always great. If you are hungry, and are looking for a deal, try the cuban. The TV in there is going to be blaring a novela from one of the local stations, and if you speak some Spanish, that is a plus. To go orders are not a problem.

I have to admit, I lost my cool when it took 30 minutes for a take-​out order to be completed, but the friendly server was unflappable and the food was worth every bit of the wait.
The fajita and al pastor tacos were lean yet moist, the tortillas were soft but didn’t fall apart or turn to mush, even the rice and beans were fresh and delicious. I rarely post reviews about any restaurant. I think everyone should try a place and judge on his/​her own experiences, rather than someone else’s. But I absolutely must recommend this little family owned joint in East Dallas. The food, the staff, everything.
If you’re looking for that perfect taqueria in Oak Cliff, and as much as I love the OC, you’re looking on the wrong side of town. El Ranchito #3 has to be the best tacos y tortas anywhere in Dallas.

The tortas here are delicious. I’ve had the ham and pierna torta several times and they are always great. Not sure about the other food, because I always order the same thing. My hubby likes the cuban torta, but that has way too many meats for me.

Across the street from the new Good 2 Go Taco location and next door to a very «classy» looking tattoo place, you may or may not notice the giant «TORTAS» sign on the side of the building, which as it turns out is advertising a small taqueria in the corner space. El Ranchito has been open for a couple of years, though you might miss it if you don’t look closely enough. Ranchito is a small, simple taqueria, with eight or so tables and a couple of chairs at the front to wait for your to-​go order, and a display case full of Spanish DVDs and random Mexican candies (Question of the century: Will they kill you or won’t they?). In other words, just your average Dallas taqueria.
First the pros of the place: It smells AWESOME when you walk in the door, and always has. I’ve been there a quite a few times over the past couple of years, and I still can’t get over how great it smells in there, even while they’re not cooking. The customer service has always been great, and they have a fairly varied torta and taco menu. They take credit cards, so I don’t have to worry about stopping anywhere for cash first, and they have a cooler regularly stocked with almost every flavor of Jarritos (I don’t care that it’s worse for me than eating a whole bag of sugar).
Unfortunately, all of those wonderful things can not make up for the decline in food quality that Ranchito has been experiencing lately. Last time I went, the fajita meat in my tacos was charred almost to a crisp and the barbacoa was pure fat, but I thought it had perhaps just been a fluke. This time, after ordering pastor and barbacoa tacos, I took my tacos home, plated them and found that, indeed, one of my favorite taco places has gone bad. The barbacoa was again ridiculously fatty, actually worse than last time, and literally tasted like I was just eating lard. The pastor was better in flavor, but was so greasy that the napkins they provided just weren’t enough. I felt like I needed to hose down in the yard just to get all the grease off — the only thing that stopped me was daylight. And my nosey neighbors. Because it would have been awkward.
It seems that Ranchito is off their game lately, and with the latest addition of G2GT across the street, I really hope they get back on it, because I miss my little taqueria down the street.

I walked in here after visiting the botanical gardens close by and felt very comfortable. Being used to Poblano joints in NYC, this place felt right.
I’m kind of a snob about wheat flour tortillas, so I thought it odd when he gave me a choice between them and corn, but the food was excellent, and at $ 1.25 per taco the price is right too.
If you’re just looking for a quick, no frills, well made fix, this is the place.

Was in the neighborhood, and saw this place from afar. I figured I haven’t actually checked out a restaurant with the name torta in it before, so I’d stop in and check it out.
Seems to be a family run place? I didn’t ask, the cute checker chick was actually the person who cooked my meal too. The prices are pretty fair, and they give you a large amt of food.
I think I ended up paying like 6.58 for a huevos and chorizo and abottle of water. the heuvos plate came with eggs/​chorizo, refried beans, french frieds (nice soft and crispy), a bowl of salsa, and like 4 – 5 very soft flour tortillas (very nice soft consistency, with a great chew sensation. i’m describing this badly.)
At the counter they also sell a buncha random candy that i’ve never seen before so thats always a plus.
I walked away with some weird sugar wafer thing that was actually pretty good, and then. some sugarfied pumpkin (not a fan).
All in all, it was a good experience, and the people there were very nice, and i’d go back again if I were in the area.

Another in a series of taquerias that are popping up in East Dallas in the Old Lake Highlands area. This one has been around for several years but we tried it today for the first time. It does not, as customary, score high on ambience, but that is not why one goes to a taqueria. The menu is a bit shorter than Mi Pueblito. El Ranchito has seven types of tacos. The menu is in Spanish so we had to ask for some help. The sandwich menu was more extensive (ricas tortas).
We went for tacos and got the combo plate: 3 fresh made soft tacos in corn tortillas, rice and beans for $ 5.99. The tacos were excellent. The wife got one chicken, one beef fajita, and one pork. I got two chicken and one beef fajita. The wait was rather lengthy – 20−25 minutes – but well worth it. The meat was soft and with a squeeze of fresh lime, cilantro, and onions they were delicious. The meal also came with homemade, quite spicy salsa. The rice was special, very flavorful, and with a little salsa it too was delicious. We were full and very satisfied, and the conversation marveled at how lucky we are in East Dallas to have all these very tasty, very cheap taquerias. On the way home we passed two more that we vowed to try, so stay tuned.
The place is not that easy to find – look for the Walgreens at Garland and Peavy, it is behind that. And it is very non-​descript on the outside and inside. But the food is excellent and a real value.