Food was 5 stars. Service was 5 stars Atmosphere 5 stars Leo our waiter 5 stars I ordered chicken fajita and husband ordered Al pastor, and it was fantastic. Food was hot and delicious, Leo our waiter, was fast & attentive, we look forward to eating here again. read more

Unbelievable service and food! My husband and I came in for breakfast today, and I cannot say enough good things about our experience. I was looking for something with beans and originally ordered the breakfast huarache, mistakenly assuming it was a burrito. I prefer flour tortillas over corn, which started a whole conversation about how the dish is prepared. First, our waiter went to the kitchen to check on modifications, then a second waiter kindly came over to explain the traditional preparation, and finally, the chef himself came out to help! He explained that a huarache is open-faced, not a burrito, but immediately offered a perfect solution: he could custom-make their breakfast burrito using pinto beans as the protein for me instead. When the chef brought it out, it was HUGE. He took the time to explain exactly how he made it and told me to just ask for him or request the modification next time. Not only was the service incredibly attentive, but the burrito was easily the best I've ever had. It's 9 hours later and I am still full from eating just half of it! The food is amazing, the restaurant is clean, and it's clear this team truly cares about their customers. We will definitely be back! read more

We had a large group and everyone's choices looked delicious! Our waiter, Luis I think, was wonderful. Happy, nice, and attentive. Since I'd not been here before, I ordered my favorite dish, the enchiladas mole. It's pretty good here at Rancho Chico and the little edible corn bowls for the rice and beans are so cute. The salsa was very tasty and bonus, the chips arrived warm. Id like to return and explore the more on the menu. read more

Rancho Chico - Enchiladas mole. - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

The food was plentiful and tasty, I got 1 chicken and 2 carne asada tacos. I could only finish 1/2 of each bc it was SO much food. The rice and beans were good ...but I'm used to a different type of cheese ( I think this was American cheese and was a lil different for me) . I did a phone order and it was quick and easy to get. Try it for yourself you might just like it read more

Rancho Chico - Three Quesa Tacos - Make it a Meal! - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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I have been here probably close to 6 times including take out once. We have had good experiences and bad experiences. It's clean, plenty of seating and friendly service. However, twice now myself or someone in our party ordered fajitas and there is hardly any meat. We ordered fajitas for 2 which is over $30 and it is mostly green peppers. Not worth the cost at all. Tea and lemonade is $3.85 (even for kids) which is outrageous. Overall, it's just too overpriced. Should not cost a family $70 for 2 kids meals and a split adult meal. read more

From out of town and specifically California so authentic Mexican food is a common and hard to beat compared to the west coast foodie scene. I came with an open mind and had a great time, great hospitality, attentive service by several workers and yummy food! The flavors were good but compared to Cali, could use more seasonings on the beans. The beans didn't have the traditional lard/cream in them and were a slightly different flavor. I assume flavors need to be a bit more bland here and well done given the clientele. So with that in mind, we all enjoyed our food, left very full, had fun fun drinks. The meat and shrimp were well done. I prefer a little softer but again I didn't mind knowing who they are cooking for. The chicken in the taquitos were soft and moist! It was so fun to have the make the guacamole table side. I would add garlic and pepper to the guacamole but it was delicious. The chips feel homemade and def got us full. Portion size is large and we def had leftovers. We def would come back. Pleasantly surprised and will say, for out here it's pretty tasty too! They seem they can handle large groups with ease and remain calm.Thanks to all read more

Rancho Chico - Texas fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Food was great everything we ordered was delicious!!! Their drink selection was amazing and tasty!! Service was excellent and we were treated very nice!!! The music and place while eating makes you want to party read more

Rancho Chico - Caldo De Res, chiles toreados, jalapeño poppers, tortilla soup with two street tacos one chicken and the other shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Big menu, great service and good food. Lots of seating. Steak and shrimp fajitas are both great and this is coming from a picky meat eater. Steak meat isn't tough or fatty and shrimp is pretty big and they give you plenty. The asada bowl and shrimp bowl are both good. IMO it's all a little bland but I'll take bland over poor quality and high price. Nothing a little hot sauce can't fix. I'm glad this place is here. Please try it, it's decent! read more

Rancho Chico - Shrimp bowl no cheese - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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We stopped for breakfast and I tried a "horseshoe". I figured it would be large enough for leftovers but oh boy! I ate maybe a third and had dinner from it later. Delicious by the way! The chorizo gravy was very flavorful and everything blended together well. Glad we tried them. And our waitress was very nice and attentive. read more

Best Mexican breakfast I have had in a long time. Also beautiful decor and just an amazing experience. read more

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Service is good and food is more authentic than most Mexican Restaurants in Springfield in my opinion. Chips and salsa are good and warm. The menu is a bit big but different from the same beans and rice. read more

BEST Carnita Chicken fajitas love the margaritas and the service by Luis..this is our local go to when in Springfield IL! read more

Rancho Chico - House margarita with orange slices - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Stopped here after a long day at the state fair and was not expecting to have some of the best authentic Mexican food I've ever had! The guacamole was made tableside and was truly in the top 3 tastiest guacamoles of my life. We also got the birria tacos queso style and they were very tender and flavorful. Rice and beans were great too! read more

Rancho Chico - Birria Taco - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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Food was a little on the greasy side but good overall, especially for a quick bite.. Fries, na drinks, and rice were highlights. read more

Rancho Chico - Virgin Pina Colada - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Ordered DoorDash from Rancho Chico today after never having been there. It was fantastic! The chimichanga was nice and crisp and packaged separately from the beans and rice which kept it from getting too soggy from the beans. The beans and rice were delicious, too. Our tostada side was also very good, but did get soggy due to the toppings. Even so, the flavors were still great and it was a huge portion size for being a side order. We will definitely be making a trip to the restaurant itself to sit down for a meal soon, and are very excited to try more of their menu! read more

Rancho Chico - Chimichanga Classica - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

So, my last review was "blue Margarita" which is literally across the street. And we like that place. Gave it a good review. Felt good about it. This place is much better. Cleaner. Better ambiance. Less like an old folks home. My wife prefers the margaritas at blue margarita. But the food here was amazing. We had nachos, pollo con crema and tacos. And we were all very happy with our selections. The nacho chips were fresh. As opposed to what I had a blue margarita. We have found our new regular Mexican restaurant read more

Good service, great Margaritas for the price! Food was good but not great. We will come back for the Margaritas if we are in Springfield or Cedar Rapids. read more

Moving from Texas this is one of the best Mexican restaurants I've been to here in central Illinois.

Great quesabirria tacos! The rice & chips are decent. Service is good & quick. Would recommend!

Outstanding service and food. Would highly recommend ordering the street tacos. The Barria tacos were some of the best I have ever had!

Great food and even better service. Everyone was so kind. I couldn't believe the size of the asada burrito. You definitely will leave full. read more

Rancho Chico - Asada Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Great menu selection, fresh guac and salsa, chips served warm. Breakfast was also delicious with so many options.

We get prompt service and delicious Mexican food every time. We've had salads, fajitas and enchiladas.

Service was horrible! Don't sit people at open tables if the servers can't handle it. I'd rather sit in lobby knowing I will get waited on appropriately. Sat for 10 minutes for drink order. Waited another half hour to get dinner order but finished my drink and just got up and left. read more

Waiter couldn't speak or understand English. I have a medical problem that prevents me from eating so they brought me a bowl of broth with nothing in it. They then charged me $16.00 for it. Both of my friends had full meals for $10.99 each. Such a rip off, never again. read more

I am traveling for work, and my hotel is across the street from Rancho Chico. I couldn't find a review on Yelp yet - they apparently just opened - so I trusted the girls at the front desk and gave them a try. I was not disappointed. The place is clean and bright, and the food was fantastic. I ordered the street taco meal that comes with rice and refried beans, and everything was great. I also had a margarita that was very good. The service was excellend, and the prices are fair. I liked this place so much that I think I'm going to eat dinner there again tonight! A solid 5. read more

We are here from Boston. We have been to the Springfield location multiple times this week. The staff is very accommodating! Great drinks and even better food! Bruno is the best! read more

Rancho Chico - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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We were seated immediately! Food and service were great! Free shots today too! Had a great time and would recommend this place as a Mexican go too! Portions were huge and easily shareable!!! read more

Rancho Chico - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Great Mexican breakfast. Tastes like back home in Arizona! Not what I expected in Illinois in a good way.

The chile verde pork is among the best I've had. Service was great. Generous portions and fresh ingredients. I'll be back next time I'm in Springfield. read more

So yesterday was taco Tuesday, yeah : ok pull up to Rancho Chico I was skeptical at first because I'm from the city of Chicago and our Mexican.Restaurants are authentic even the hole in the wall Mexican joints are so much better than Rancho more food good energy, like they welcome there guest/ customers had a little funny vibe when I went inside Rancho. I approached the counter I made it easy for the guy. I just said just give me the special for today and it was Tuesday Tacos ; understood. so I asked for no tomatoes two chicken tacos, one ground beef taco long story short I get to my hotel, which is not too far from the place and I opened up my food and I have more tomatoes than I have meat I had like two medium strips of chicken which they could've cut up a little better and made it in and made a little fuller and I had just a half a scoop of ground beef just so disrespectful so disrespectful soooo disrespectful. I walked in very animated looking character, but I'm very polite items were $10.28. I was so upset and so mad I went back up there to talk to the guy. He walks off so now I'm talking with the owner and let them know just how disappointed I was with my food. The owner opened up my food and I showed him everything he did agree tacos were not fulfilling not appealing looking so I told him just keep that $10.28 and I will not be coming back. They offered to give me some more food, but I don't trust Rancho Chico. I didn't know what they're gonna do to my food next , sad the reason why he did my food like because I didn't tip (but they already took a tip out) usually tip but I didn't tip that day because I just didn't feel like tipping because the energy in there which is not right and I won't be coming back. I was so upset. I had to go to the gym to work out all aggression. I had for some damn tacos. Long story short after the gym I want Chick-fil-A. It was amazing. read more

Good reviews in 217 Foodies. Suggested the Barria tacos. Food was good. Some interesting options. Service was friendly. Nice place. Queso was a little runny. read more

Absolutely the best in Springfield!! The service was steller! The chips were warm with the delicious salsa that had a nice warm cumin kick to it. I had the carne asada that was so good! The peppers were cooked perfectly and had so much flavor. The fajitas we ordered we so flavorful as well! The peppers and onions were not cooked to death like some places in town. The Cadillac margarita was so good with the fresh orange flavor! Definitely worth the stop and will be our new spot!! read more

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Wow, is all I can say. 4.4? The owner must be giving himself that review. We stopped here on our drive to St. Louis, bc it had a 4.0 rating. This was not quality Mexican by any standard. I ordered steak fajitas. When it came out, it was very light in color -almost like chicken. I can say that it was super fast and accommodating. Just don't expect quality meats. Everything else was okay, meaning the sides. My husband ordered a burrito, had little to no meat in it.. read more

I was here on a business trip I stopped in this place because it was close to my Hotel. There was several cars in their parking lot on a Saturday Night so I stopped in for Dinner I asked to guys standing outside if the place was any good ??? They Great I thought Okay sounds good to me I was not disappointed The service was Fast and friendly The food was flavorful. They had a GOOD AMOUNT OF FOOD on their plates I think this is a good place to try The Food was flavorful and Fresh read more

The best thing about my dinner was the margarita. However, because it was served in a square glass, it was almost impossible to drink! I finally had to resort to drink it with a straw, which meant I didn't get the benefit of the salt around the rim. I tried one mole enchilada and one chipotle enchilada. The mole was tolerable, but the chipotle was neither smoky nor spicy. in fact, the cheese sauce on the chipotle enchilada looked as though it were made with Velveeta cheese. Overall, the food was a major disappointment. Service was attentive and ambience was fine. But without good food, it's not worth the visit. read more

Quick service, and delicious food and drinks! The staff were so friendly, as well. We'll be back again! read more

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The shrimp chipotle was absolutely awesome! And very generous portion. The refried beans with queso fresco did not disappoint either.

Delicious! Chips and salsa were very good. Our party had bacon fajitas, street taco plate, and birria burrito. We also had fried ice cream and churros for dessert. Everything was fresh and delicious. Quick service. Definitely recommend giving them a try. read more

Food is great. Service very good. We are coming back very soon. Great menu. We shared a regular order of fajitas and still had leftovers.