Mi Ranchito

Was looking for a good breakfast spot and I'm glad I found this place! It's hidden in an auto…read morerepair plaza. This is a breakfast place that also has Mexican food. First off, the hash browns are really crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I love hash browns and this one did not disappoint. I got a breakfast combo with eggs, avocado, ham and cinnamon French toast with strawberries and bananas. I thought the ham was going to be Canadian bacon but it was a big piece of ham. I didn't like the ham, but everything else was delicious. Their cinnamon French toast is made in like a cinnamon roll which was really good! The banana French toast was also a hit! Fluffy and sweet deliciousness! I forgot to take a picture, but we also got the pancakes with a side of strawberries and Nutella. All the food was homestyle comfort food that was simply delicious! Check out this hidden gem!

A gem off of Sierra HWY in Lancaster, CA in a very inconspicuous building is the Morning Griddle…read moreCafe. As you walk in you are greeted by a very friendly staff, the entry way also leads you to the bar top seating area facing the kitchen. Within the main building you will find many booths and table options, they have many interesting art pieces and decor. It's a classic diner atmosphere with friendly staff. The food options are many, from Mexican classics, Burgers, Sandwiches and many other options. The meals are all made to your liking without any pushback around extra costs. The food quality was very high, I ordered the Huevos Rancheros, they were very authentic with a tomato sauce and sauteed onions and peppers, not spicy but I did ask for their home salsa and it brought up the spice level, the dish is served with homemade rice and beans, all well cooked. I also ordered a side of pancakes and bacon for my dad and they were perfectly cooked. The cost of the meal was very reasonable and worth the visit. I have shared my experience with my friends and family in Lancaster.

Pancake with strawberry,blueberry bacon & Eggs

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Kids nuggets and fries

AM Cafe

4.3(351 reviews)

2.0 mi

I meet with some of my retired coworkers here. The service…read moreand food are excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant. It's always clean. Good place to have breakfast and lunch.

Place is a bit run down so there's that and kinda dirty looking …read more Food isn't that great and not worth it. Waitresses are really sweet though so there's that and we're attentive. Honestly I'd say don't go here if you want good food. Also the food make me a bit sick to my stomach.

Inside of restaurant

Chocolate Chips Pancakes

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The Third Place

4.3(642 reviews)

1.5 mi

Excellent service! Good was so good! I can't wait to go back!!! Everything was amazing when my…read moreauntie took me for my birthday!

Hidden gem alert!!! The food... THE FOOD... THE FOOD…read more Seriously, I can't say it enough--the food at The Third Place is incredible! I've been here 3-4 times now, and every single visit has been consistently amazing. That's hard to find! Everything we've tried has been delicious, and I love that they even have mocktail options for my daughter so she can enjoy the experience too. Yes, it is on the pricier side, but in my opinion, it's absolutely worth it. The staff is wonderful, the ambiance is beautiful, and the upscale décor makes the whole experience feel special. I honestly feel like this place is a hidden gem because of its location. I would definitely recommend checking this spot out before Coach's Tavern. Come hungry because the FOOD IS INCREDIBLE.

Dining area

Brussel Sprout Salad

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Onion Galette

Chelly's Cafe

4.1(718 reviews)

3.6 mi

What a great find! We're in town for an event this weekend, and were looking for a non-chain place…read morefor brunch. A Yelp search helped us find Chelly's. We were seated quickly, and the menu had a lot of American and Mexican options. We ordered the waffle combo, strawberry waffles, and chorizo and eggs. The food was delicious and the portions were good-sized. My teen daughter, who's eaten waffles from a variety of restaurants over the years, said, "I think these are the best waffles I've ever had!" The servers were attentive and friendly, and the price was a good value for the amount and quality of food. We'd definitely go to Chelly's again.

Great selections & Amazing food. Great Service & friendly…read morestaff. Carrot muffin is soo good

Inside of building.

Chicken strips & fries

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Amazing service and food Clarissa best waitress we ever had Immaculate tasting of food

The Modern Tea Room

4.7(754 reviews)

2.9 mi

Food was amazing, the service was nice and the restaurant itself was beautiful! I love that vegan…read moreoptions are the main focus on the menu but also cater to non-vegans. Will definitely be coming back.

Food was tasty so much flavor and the drinks were delicious. Service was not the greatest we have…read moretried to go eat her 3 times and it was always 30+ min wait and no acknowledgement. Today was a little similar but they had a big party and we sat in the restaurant next to the modern tea room. The music was up beat. They didn't really attend to us I'm figuring it's cause we were out of sight. However, when they did attend to us they were super sweet and kind. I want to suggest this place but only if you have time to kill and definitely if you like light meal and different flavors.

Small Bites Cheese Plate

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Bacon Egg Avocado Toast

The Original Karen's Kitchen

3.8(196 reviews)

3.2 mi

Good old Karen's kitchen. Is it really a five star restaurant? No, probably not, but it's the best…read morewe have in the AV. Little pricey but so is everything these days. Good portions. Good food. When I had coworkers visiting the area a while back asking for food recommendations, Karen's kitchen is the one place I told them is probably worth getting breakfast at

The coffee is so expensive for the tiny cup that they give so that made me drop them a couple…read morestars. The food was decent it wasn't great nor was it terrible. I love country fried steak but their gravy was nit really great. It was thick but it had very little flavor. I'm not really sure I'd go back because two meals were 50$+ and it was just average at best.

Karen's kitchen -- dining area 4/16/23

THE breakfast burrito!! Wow !! Ham and bacon!! What a treat!

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The front of the diner.

Jackie’s cafe

4.0(337 reviews)

1.1 mi

Everything was really good. Potatoes reminded me of the ones my dad used to make. Mostly though,…read moreI'm a sucker for coffee cake, and it's hard to find a good one. This was a good one so I'll be back for more

We were heading up to Ballarat ghost town and knew we better get some breakfast before entering no…read moremans land. We ordered a veggie omelet, potatoes, sour dough toast, and a short stack of pancakes. The omelet was more than enough for us two and the pancakes made us full. The food was very flavorful and we left happy. They could remove the shabby curtains because the sun is not penetrating the interior.

Interior with seating options

Pancake sandwich

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Scramblez Grill & Bar

3.9(343 reviews)

0.8 mi

This place was bomb. Fast service and awesome breakfast. I wish I took a picture but we got to…read moreeating right away.

Yummy and delicious forgot to take pictures of the food we inhaled it lol…read more We will be back to try more yummy foods

Biscuit and gravy

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Mimosa Grande

Azteca Mexican Restaurant #2 - Rancho Vista

4.1(71 reviews)

4.3 mi

First of all the waitresses was such a sweet and kind person…read more The salsa and chips were great! We ordered the green chicken enchiladas, chilaquiles, and the green wet burrito. Very clean restaurant had nice music playing will definitely be coming back!!

I like the alambre since it's a nice shareable skillet. The tacos de tripa are good too. Ask for…read morethem "well done" for that extra crunch.

Front counter

Wet Burrito (Green salsa also available)

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Aguachiles

Baracoa Cuban Restaurant

4.4(1.4k reviews)

4.8 mi

Family-owned & operated

Outdoor seating

Food is amazing!! I love the ceviche, and everyone is so friendly I love this place! 10/10…read morerestaurant.

We've been here quite a few times, and I wanted to finally leave a review. Every time the service…read moreis excellent and we are always taken care of quickly and consistently. Our most recent server was Lisa and she was wonderful! The food was incredible (try the Baracoa Cubano with an Iron Beer or one of the excellent coffees)! The outdoor patio is great ambience, and they even have live music nights. Do yourself a huge favor and go eat some delicious Cuban food!

An array of our entrees, sides and sandwiches

Menu Group Shot

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Our famous Flan

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Janice G.

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4 years ago

It's not a good place to eat. I tried them two times and I won't do it again. I hate wasting money on bad food. Nothing is worse in this life! read more

Mi Ranchito - mexican - Updated September 2026

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Came here after we realized don sal around the corner had closed down. My husband and I decided to…read moreeat here with our two daughters. Food and service was great 5 stars. I loved the food and drinks. We ordered a mix drink as well and they were perfect. The place was not busy and very chill. If your looking for a nice quiet place to chill and eat or have some drinks this place is very nice . The owners were very nice people. The inside isn't all that but its very clean and chill to come have a nice meal with family.

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While in Lancaster CA, we noticed that Mi Ranchito moved to a new location, we stopped by and…read moreordered through the drive through . We really like the new location and updated menu board, its very easy to read. We ordered a two taco combo with rice and beans, 2 large tacos, not sure if they were listed on the menu but we had seen them on their old menu and a burrito with Horchata. The meal was ready very quickly, I was happily surprised by the reasonable cost of our meal, it was under 40 bucks. The food quality was very high, the two large tacos pictured below had so much meat that I used the second tortilla to make another taco, I ordered the carne asada that had solid flavor but I was very excited by the flavor of the Al pastor meat, it had great classic flavor and a light char, it was amazing, it was just like my mom made it. My dad ordered the combo, same thing, every item as made from scratch, same for my brothers carne asada, my tacos and my dads meal came with vinegared veggies, jalapenos and two salsa types, one mid and one that had a nice spice level. The horchata was legit! I look forward to my next visit, glad they moved to a nicer spot.

Came during their grand opening at the new location next door…read more They were having $1 taco special all day starting at 1pm. Apparently lengua cost 50 cents more, but that was not endorsed to us at all. Arrived at 12:38pm. Probably 150 people ahead of us. They had us waiting in line in the full sun and super windy. It was so cold. There was no shade the WHOLE time! They passed out raffle tickets, but it was hard to hear the numbers in line. Not sure how many prizes they were raffling as we couldn't hear anything. Finally got to the ordering line and placed our tacos at 2:48pm! Not exaggerating or lying. Finally got our tacos at 2:58pm. Got phone call and receipt to prove it. They had us waiting 2 hours and 20 minutes for tacos? We were tired, starving, and burnt! It was so cruel of them of hype the event and let us get sick to the elements. They gave us 4 lemon wedges, 5 slices of radish, 6 small containers of sauce, and 2 small containers of cilantro/onion. Got the lengua, cabeza, and buche tacos. Barely any meat in the tacos. The meat tasted alright. Nothing special. Why won't they include more condiments? Really had to ration the condiments per tacos. Completely not worth it. Totally regret coming here.

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Gave this place a shot . Tried tacos burritos and agua frescas and was definitely a miss for me…read moreand family . Burrito was solely mostly rice very little meat . Salsa was not it , horchata and Jamaica drink tasted like out of a packet .

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Food poisoning! DO NOT EAT HERE!! My mom and her friend…read morestopped by to eat at this random restaurant. What a mistake. Both of them have been battling food poisoning this entire week after eating here. To add insult to injury the service was terrible and confrontational! When they mentioned that the food tasted bad they were confronted with a "So, what do you want me to do about it?" The trash waitress had the nerve to insult them by insinuating they were after a free meal? Fix your trash food and fix your non existing customer service. Maybe, if I call the city and let them know what goes on here the problem will get fixed. At least it will help other people from getting sick. And if you're reading this review to figure out if you should stop by to eat here do it at your own risk. Better yet don't, YOU'RE WELCOME!

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My experience here has been amazing ! The food is amazing :) I always get the carna asada tacos…read moreand they never disappoint . The waitress and cooks are super sweet and caring .. gave me a free chips and salsa when they didnt have to but boy did I appreciate It because it is the best I have EVER tasted . I went back the next day after I went the first time so that should let u know THEY ARE GOOD to say the least . Food is authentic and FULL of flavor thank me later lol I have been wanting a good carne asada tacos for forever now I finally have a spot thank you Ps ive been telling everyone how tasty your food is :) and I cant wait for more I can eat tacos everyday now lol

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