La Ranchera

I’m so disappointed that I forgot to take my phone on this trip but I did take a picture of my to go box. We have been in El dorado about three weeks now n everytime we pass this place we have thought it would be good even though the area isn’t the safest. Today, we stopped. As we walked up to the entrance a woman was outside with a stroller n said a word I didn’t understand… come to figure out thru Richards translation… she was selling homemade tamales out of her baby stroller. NOT good for business I’d say. We enter n immediately I knew we Were not in the right place. We asked a nice lady already sitting What to do n she told us to sit n they would be out in a minute. here comes an old Mexican lady… she couldn’t understand us n we couldn’t understand her. With the help of the one lady eattin. we got our food ordered. The inside of this place was straight out of Mexico. Pinatas hanging from the ceiling that Were quite beautiful, the tv was on a Spanish speaking channel… none of the crazy Mexican music usually heard in American/​Mexican place. We Found a real Mexican place. Drank can cokes that she walked over to the other side n got from the Mexican grocery store. the food came n it was good but I couldn’t tell much difference in it n the normal Mexican places. I had a feeling the kitchen was probably not the cleanest but I have nothing to back that up except my gut instinct. when we Were finished we walked over to the store side to pay… I seen some meats I didn’t understand. elephant ears that looked like huge pork rinds… a pastry closet that had odd looking donuts… different to say the least. if there would have been a gorgeous beach outside to complete our visit to Mexico today, I would be pleased. but at this point I felt terribly out of place. if u chance it… bring ur phone for Google translate.

Maybe the best kept secret in El Dorado. Most definitely the best Mexican restaurant in El Dorado.