Rancho Chico

We enjoy this place and find consistent quality service tasty food and great Margaritas. We’ve never been disappointed and find great value here. The flan is dreamy. This is a big place and sometimes loud and crowded but waiting for a table has never taken more than 10 minutes. I wouldn’t take my foodie out-​of-​town guests here on our one night out but I’d take my family and friends and neighbor and employees and my hungry self. I can’t really recommend any particular dishes and I’ve tried a variety and found them all to be exactly as expected. No disappointing dishes or experiences.

I never knew how crappy the food is and how expensive a Golden Margarita is ($ 10) until I had a chance to try the food at Chili’s. I haven’t seen prices like that soince hanging out at the airport. Chili’s side of guac is twice as much for the same price, about 5 bucks. The chips were cold and not as delectable as Chili’s.
If you need to use the restroom be prepared to be a contortionist and bring a flashlight I don’t think they paid the light bill for the bathroom. you’ll see!!!

Really bad food.
The ‘host’ said that they had to seat me far in the back of an empty restaurant because the other waiter was overwhelmed with customers. When I looked, the other waiter had four tables, and didnt seem overwhelmed at all. the host then said they were very very busy and were going to be slow in serving me if I didnt sit at that dark solitary table. I chose not to stay for obvious reasons. this is not the first time that I’ve had questionable and strange service at this restaurant. I can’t recommend it.

Another restaurant who can’t get an order right. Then they question why I don’t swipe the rice off my friends entrée plate? I guess they missed the whole point of table service. I’ll stick w chipotle where you can watch and correct if needed. Quality is about the same.

Our family wanted to spend Cinco de Mayo at this restaurant. It was a long wait, said an hour or so. We waited 3 hours, while we watched people who came long after us get sat. We also asked to be separated for quicker seating. We finally got sat, because we sat down at an empty table. We got harassed by other other patrons and the manager wouldn’t apologize. Very sad, and I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. Manager was horrible

Terrible service. Terrible food.
Almost everything I ordered was wrong. Barely a smile from server. Won’t be back.

This was our second visit here in a search for a nearby «go to» Mexican restaurant and Rancho Chico isn’t it. I never find Mexican much of a dining experience, including a number of trips to Mexico. I think only Chef Rick Bayless believes Mexican can reach great heights. To me it’s all brown and tastes damn near the same only with a different wrapper.
I ordered a beef Chimichanga served with, not surprisingly beans and rice. This Chimichanga was soft and covered with sauce. Maybe it wasn’t a Chimichanga but who could tell? I always thought they were fried and crisp.
My sister-in-law’s platter arrived without the ubiquitous beans and rice and the waiter had to have her point out on the menu that it was included. He brought out a large order quickly and we «dined» in the nearly empty restaurant on a Saturday night.
The bill arrived with an extra charge of $ 3.50 for the beans & rice which we pointed out to the waiter. He took the bill and returned quickly stating «I’ll have to let the manager know about that», and nothing had changed, the bill still reflected the additional charge. My guess is, given the B&R side order size, he ordered a la carte through the computer POP rather than go in the kitchen and have the cook just make a quick side dish.
Lacking patience and suspecting I was dealing with a «spacey» waiter I circled the extra charge, deducted it from the tip, and wrote a note suggesting he get the balance from the manager. On our first visit we enjoyed the Margaritas but the food then was equally lackluster.

Got food poisoning last night from the fish

manager at Tequesta insults his clients it’s really unbelievable ! the restaurant is always empty, service is terrible.

Good Mexican food and margaritas. Fun décor and restaurant (including bathroom) very clean and well kept. Definitely recommend if you want Mexican in the gold coast area.

Delicious food, fast service and fun environment. You’ll never leave hungry, the portions are huge. It’s my favorite place to get Mexican food! The guacamole, salsa and chips are dangerously good, you have to pace yourself or you might be too stuffed for your meal!

Service was great. The food was good as well. We feel that the salsa makes or breaks a Mexican restaurant. My husband doesn’t like onions (I prefer very few) and that was the majority of the salsa. It was very chunky. The juice had a great flavor, but we like to pour salsa over our food when it comes and it was too chunky for that. I felt it was clean and fast though. The rest of the food was great quality.

I’ve tried and tried to find a good Mexican food place in Ft. Lauderdale etc. however I’m still searching for it. I did find though an excellent place up the road about an hour in Jupiter and will gladly travel that far just to get some good Enchiladas!
Get the Mole, it’s delicious!

Oh, the mole, oh, oh!!! The mole rojo sauce on the enchiladas was the stuff of dreams. The guacamole and salsa seemed fresh and chuck full of fresh veggies. And… it was CHEAP! Why can’t Fort Lauderdale have good affordable Mexican!!!

Standard Mexican food, inexpensive drinks, large local crowd…
This was our first time here. We live in the area and often pass by. On a few occasions there was a nice crowd and the place looked busy. To me, that’s a good sign.
The place needs some updating but the ambience was typical Mexican casual. There was a lively group at the bar, mixed ages, and we learned that drinks were very reasonable. They don’t have a happy hour; this is their usual pricing. A glass of Kendal Jackson Chardonnay was only $ 6.25!
We were immediately served warm corn chips and a delicious salsa. Since it was so good, we passed on an appetizer and just ordered dinner.
My husband and I both ordered the Fajitas. I ordered the shrimp and he ordered the steak variety. There was the usual peppers and onions on a hot skillet with all the sides: rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and warm corn or flour tortillas. Check my photos. The portions were large so we had enough to take home for tomorrow’s dinner.
Good solid food, very tasty and not expensive. I didn’t give it the full 5 stars because it was nothing special, but we will return.

Rancho Chico has a couple of locations locally. I always go to this one on US1 in Tequesta. They are open for lunch and dinner. It is a casual family friendly place suitable for a family meal or a night out with the boys or girls. They can accommodate larger parties. The food is always good. The service could be a little faster. Highly recommended.

A pretty average place, but offers good value. The margaritas are from the «slurpee» machine at the end of the bar… totally pre-​mixed and guaranteed to give you a sugar headache. Only had the appetizer sampler but it was really large and was not too bad until it got cold. Sit at the bar for quick service, which is friendly and attentive.

Not too bad for mexican food. I think my girl and I should’ve split an entrée though because we both walked out of there super uncomfortable. Typical mexican fare though. Cheesy, gooey, hot, and fairly good. I’d say give it a shot.

Been eating here for years. Consistent, quality Mexican with friendly service and good prices.

I am not really a fan of Mexican food, but I enjoyed Rancho Chico.
The interior is nicely decorated for an inexpensive place. I had some kind of steak fajita and everything tasted really good. They gave me the choice between corn and flour tortillas — but I thought the wait staff could be a little better.
All in all, it was a good place to stop for an inexpensive meal on a road trip.