I really like going to this place for lunch. The service is friendly and fast. Its perfect if your looking for some cheap tex-mex for lunch. I thought it was pretty cool that they give a ramekin with some beans as a free appetizer with your chips and salsa. I have never seen anywhere do that before. The ground beef is pretty gross though, it reminds me of Chef Boyardee. Just stay away from that and you will be pleased with your meal. I will definitely go back. read more

Great cheap Mexican food. Lunch specials are $5.49 and $5.99, and are plenty large. I recommend the carne guisada. And they serve beer now! Pacifico longnecks. Whoot! read more

Have tried it a number of times as it is close to home. I could handle the mediocre food but the sorry service is more than I am willing to put up with. Last time we never did get silverware, I had to go find it back by the bar myself. Never checked back to see if we needed more to drink or how things were. L-o-n-g wait for the check, lady at the register acted as if her feet hurt and a smile or even a word was out of reach. Enough already, back to Mazatlan for us! read more

Best tex-mex in Denton. Great lunch specials. delicious chile con carne, chips and salsa, and horchata. so cheap and good.

Best Authentic Mexican in Denton!!! I'm so excited that we found Mi Ranchito! I lived in San Diego and Los Angeles and so adjusting to Tex-mex has been an issue...FINALLY an authentic Mexican restaurant! The beans were creamy and delicious and the tacos were amazing and on homemade tortillas. My boyfriend had a chimichanga and said it was the best one he's had since he moved to Denton. We will definitely be back!!! read more

This place is super cheap and delicious!! great service. Place is a little small for the influx of people they get at lunch. Love the complimentary beans they give you when you sit down. Nice hot food when you get is and the salsa is amazing. read more

A good little hole in the wall! Quick lunch stop and now it's my go to if I'm around Denton. Food and beer very reasonably priced. Regular table salsa has some heat and good flavor. read more

I am a repeat customer. It is the best and closest thing you can get to authentic Tex-Mex food in Denton. The fajitas are the best! Most restaurants take regular beef and season it and call it fajita but Mi Ranchito uses the right cut and it shows through the quality and taste. The seating area is small and so is the parking area. Be careful around lunch time because you will have a hard time finding a spot to park. They have great lunch menu prices, though. I think the menu ends at 2pm. read more

Very good Mexican food. My first visit was at lunch on a Friday, usually a very busy day for lunch during the week. Service was fast and friendly. Ample portions and quick refills on tea, chips, and salsa.Will definitely try back for dinner. Prices were very reasonable as well. read more

What!!!?? No Margaritas? Blasphemy! Otherwise this place was good, a quick cheap Mexican food place. I don't think their enchiladas were that great but their steak was excellent! Salsa good, chips from a bag, not homemade. The owner was so very nice! I'd go here for lunch during the day but if you're looking for a nice dinner place, this might not be it. So in conclusion, good enough, clean, friendly place. read more

We moved to Denton in 2008 from McAllen, Tx (about 10 miles north of Mexico) so we had been searching for more Mex and less Tex in the area. This is the closest we've found! Their enchiladas are delicious, and their carne guisada hits the spot! The chips are a little thicker than I like (Chuy's is the hands down best in that department--but nothing else) but that never keeps us away. I absolutely LOVE the little cup of free charro beans they bring. The man that owns/manages the place is super nice and always seems happy to see us. It feels good to support a local business. The interior decor is just like we're used to from McAllen, so it feels like we're home! read more

I really wasn't impressed for this place being a hole in the wall type of restaurant. Bummer because these places usually are amazing. We didn't have a waiter till 15 min after sitting. The food was not the greatest but I ate half of it since it was paid for. read more

Finally got a chance to go here. Wife is a cheese enchilada snob, and liked them a lot. So, that is a major seal of approval. Tacos were good.Freebie beans in addition to the ususal chips? How cool is that? Answer - Very cool! read more

Horrible quality food I was more than disappointed because of the high rating Everything seems like it's out of the can Horrible decor and loud mexican music read more

Little hole in the wall place, I end up passing it almost every time! Lol it has very good food. Not a big selection of bar drinks, but really good specials. They serve a tiny bowl of beans before your meal w/ the salsa and chips. I LOVE THOSE SILLY BEANS!! read more

Really delicious Mexican food. I had Carne Guisada. It was spicy and flavorful. The meat was tender. The rest of the family liked their orders too. Tacos el carbon and beef chimichanga. Waitress didn't speak much English but was fast. Highly recommend. If I'm ever in the area again, I'll be sure to come back. read more

Our family loves MI Ranchito, the food is always well done and very tasty, the prices are reasonable, and the staff is very friendly. The salsa is very good, and everything I've had on the menu is really good. We love to order the Beef Carnita's Potisinas and probably eat there at least once or twice a month. About the only negative thing I might say is when you go be prepared to spend some time, they bring the salsa and what i would call a bean soup, which is also good immediately, and it doesn't take too long for the food, but it always seems to take a while to get your bill after you have finished, but the food definately makes it worth while to spend some time here. read more

Nice and fast service, but the food was a little bland. Not bad, just a little bland.

I use to like this place but lately it seems its gone downhill or ive found better places . The queso is like water and the last time we went getting service was slim to none there was only one waitress but two tables couldnt get more coffee even straws I couldnt dd ink anything until we got our food ... then couldnt get our check .. just not good .. the only reason I gave it three stars is because ive had it better ..hopefuly something gets back on track read more

Authentic and reasonable... Really good Mexican food! The salsa is fresh and delicious. Cheese enchiladas with chili con Carne sauce...yum! Service is great too! read more

This is our go to spot for Mexican food. We are new to the area and are from the San Antonio area where awesome Mexican food places abound. This place fits the bill for satisfying our cravings. :) read more

This is my absolute FAVORITE Mexican restaurant of all time. It's absolutely delicious. I get the Cheese enchiladas with the fajita meat on top every time. I can't really explain how bomb it is. You have to see for your yourself! read more

We came here because of the high reviews. It's small an dim, and a little crowded. The service was great- Juan was very nice and attentive. We weren't too impressed with the food. The tacos were soggy and the shell was flimsy from the moisture. The enchiladas seemed watered down. The price was decent. read more

Stopped by here during a recent business trip in Texas. The service: Quick and friendly. Can't ask for much more at a casual restaurant. The food: Very reasonable prices and tasted pretty good. They have a big selection of food and offer chips and salsa with the meail. read more

I love this place! Service isn't the best but the chicken fajitas are so effin' good! If you get a soda be prepared to pay per can.

Cheese tacos and shrimp cocktail blow my mind. The best Tex Mex in denton. Cheap prices. Not the nicest atmosphere but I don't really care. Wait staff are really nice as well read more

Went into this place for the first time in many years to pick up an order to take home. The gentleman who greeted us and took our order was so helpful and nice. The food was prepared quickly and was very tasty, particularly for the very fair price. Would definitely return on a more regular basis. read more

I like to travel and try different foods,Mexican food is one of my favorite but this place did not meet my expectation according to the reviews I've read,I ordered fajita (mix) and it's not bad but not good either,service is not good, didn't check to see if we need anything else,(salsa,chips,water etc.NOT SATISFIED AT All!!!! read more

Beans with cilantro!!! You get a cup of these with the chips and salsa. Very tasty. The steak quesidillas are good.

Went to another mexican place, for the first time ever they were out of her weekend special. Decided to to give this place a try! WHAT A MISTAKE!!, the food was bla for flavor, the waitress recomended the enchilidas, ordered it. You could of taken the bland chicken filling from all three tortillias and still not had enough to make one enchilada! Ordered one of their new Margarita's another mistake! On the positive side...chips, salsa, the beans that came prior to the meal and the water was good!! read more

The salsa rocks. We only go for the sour cream beef enchiladas. Won't order anything else! they are so cheesy!!!! Delish!

Very good salsa, great food every time, very good prices. This is the best Mexican food in Denton.

It isn't very often that we feel misled by Yelp but this was definitely one of those times. I don't get how this place is so well reviewed. We had dinner here on a weekday a few weeks back. We pulled up and my husband asked if I was sure about the place (I had found it on Yelp). I reminded him of the amazing reviews and we soldiered on. There were a few other tables seated when we got there. Our drink order was taken pretty much immediately. We ordered queso with chorizo at the same time. Our drinks came out quickly, then the queso showed up with tortillas. Chips and salsa eventually made their way over. The queso....no. It wasn't like a dip, more like melted shredded cheese that had to be broken apart with our fingers or even scooped with a fork...then separated with our fingers. It wasn't good. To the point of me not being able to eat any of it. The chips and salsa were decent though. I ordered the cheese enchiladas and thought I was good to go but then after a few bites I realized how overly greasy the dish was and had a hard time stomaching it. What was strange was that, while greasy, the enchiladas seemed to be lacking any flavor whatsoever. So all in all, a fail for us. I guess they are a local institution and we are the weird outsiders. Fine by us, lol. read more

I was looking at the menu trying to find an entree to order that didn't have cheese on it. It was tough. Cheese everywhere. Not impressed.

Best Mexican food restaurant in Denton, hands down! Get the shrimp tostada.

tried this place today for lunch. Have passed it many times on the way to my son's home. Very fresh and tasty food. Great chips and salsa and bean soup. Service was friendly. We will be back!! read more

OMG! I used to come here for good Mexican food, unfortunately, I think this place has changed hands. It's just cheap Mexican food now, but they still charge premium prices! I went here many times and had a great meal, here lately I have gotten really bad service, terrible food, and smart elick attitude from the manager/power trippin idiot that I tried to explain this to! I ordered a plate that on the menu had "peppers", Mexican food figured it was poblanos, jalapeños, whathaveya, Nope bell peppers fresh green uncooked. I changed my order to combination nachos, I get brought beef nachos! They were Just NASTY, I did not even eat half of them! My sister ordered the beef nachos and they were nasty too! My wife ordered cheese enchiladas and they were cold and wrong! They have one person running around like a chicken with their head cut off, trying to do it all! So I proceed to tell the man there that seemed to be the manager, and he said " well we charge you for the plate you order" to which I reply even if I don't eat anything on the plate? And he said " well that's a plate we don't make money off of if we don't" ! At this point I'm fuming, so I said ok I tell you what you ring up all 4 plates, oh wait make that 5 cause I ordered those nachos to replace the first plate I didn't eat, I will pay you and you can bet your last dollar I will not be back! He said he would only charge me for two of the plates, prolly to shut me up because I was getting loud by this point! I have never paid for a plate that I could not eat! But this fool, was steady feeding me that line! Needless to say I won't go back, and don't think anyone should give this idiot their business ever again! read more

Service below average, food average. Chips stale, no napkins and had to ask for silverware. Won't go back

I have only been here once. I ordered the cheese enchiladas which were good. The friends I were with did not like their dish. They said the soup didn't taste fresh and one of them said his food was not warm, it was as if they heated the plate but not the food. read more

Really below average food. No seasoning at all on any of the food. The shrimp taste likes it been sitting out for days. What made the experience even worse, was how humid it was inside the building. I would not recommend this restaurant. It will leave you with a terrible taste in your mouth. read more