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. read more

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We ordered two vegetarian quesadillas to go and asked for it to be a meal. When we got home, it turned out not to be meal (meaning no rice or beans). And on top of that it was the worst quesadilla we ever had - it had a weird taste, hardly any cheese and it had lots of carrots! And I never had a quesadilla that had carrots. I called the restaurant, spoke to the manager, and he offered no compensation at all....we were just told the vegetarian quesadilla is the only one that doesn't come as a meal - so why don't they tell you that when you order? read more

This place is wonderful. Came to pick up and have a drink while I wait but ended up eating it here. The bartenders were great asking if I needed anything many times. Carlos is great!!! Ask for him or Deandre. The food was delicious. read more

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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. read more

Rancho Chico - Exterior of Rancho Chico - Mexican Near Me - Tequesta, Florida

Honestly, this place is competition for Taco Bell. This place has decent drinks but the food is pretty unpleasant to put mildly. The service is also pretty bad. The servers are super nice but it takes FOREVER. Actually everything took forever. The drinks. Queso. And the food. This should be an absolute last resort. read more

Chips and salsa were delicious ,super burrito was huge, loved it ! We will return :) very good !

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. read more

Rancho Chico - Beans & Rice - Mexican Near Me - Tequesta, Florida

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We love this spot! It is very big and comfortable inside. They bring out complementary chips and salsa. The staff is nice and the food comes out in a good amount of time. Everything was delicious. They make things perfectly authentic here. We will be back! read more

I went in expecting an average Mexican restaurant, and it met up with my expectations. Firstly, the staple crop of Mexican restaurants (chips and salsa) tasted mediocre. Nothing above the average. I ordered a combination (#10 I believe) which was 2 enchiladas filled with fajita-like veggies and Mexican rice and beans on the side. The enchiladas tasted pretty good (were also nice and piping hot) but were nothing expectional. The Mexican rice was okay but could have used more seasoning. The beans tasted average too. The service was pretty average too. All that said and done, the reason I'm giving this 4 stars instead of 3 is because of the queso. Everything seems average until I tried some of their special queso. The cheesy taste in my mouth with a warm tortilla chip was just plain delicious. Conclusion: this is your average Mexican restaurant. But if you go there, definitely try the queso. read more

Rancho Chico - Combo 10 - Mexican Near Me - Tequesta, Florida

Food was great and quick even though the restaurant was crowded. I am Very disappointed that The yelp coupon and server did not say that it was only after a certain amount of money. The waiter took my phone with the code and then came back and said he needed a code number. However since he took the phone and the code timed out the code was already gone. I tried to download it again but once it is used it is no longer available. I went to get one off another persons phone and then the waiter came back and said it was only good for over $30 anyway. read more

For some amazing Mexican food, look no further than low-key and casual Rancho Chico on US 1. Why did it take so long for me to go?! The shrimp platters are amazing with generous portions and the tacos are tasty. Each table gets a heaping basket of tortilla chips and flavorful salsa (one spicy, one not so spicy). The service is really noteworthy as well. read more

We recommend this down home authentic restaurant to anyone want to relax and eat good food! Eric and Carlos make you feel like family!

Friendly wait staff, especially Deandre, who is a real comedian. Their Mexican shrimp dishes are outstanding-try the shrimp wrapped in bacon or shrimp in tomato sauce. read more

Great food and great service. Chips and salsa are the best I've had. Try the tacos el carbon...excellent! read more

Awesome authentic Mexican food, great customer service, clean and spacious, beautifully decorated. Did not wait long before the food arrived. Definitely worth checking out. read more

Decent food for a good price. The salsa was great, but the chips were just okay. The hubs ordered the carne Asada bowl while I had the relleno burrito. Both were good and well priced, especially considering how overpriced food is in Jupiter. read more

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. read more

Rancho Chico - Where to start :-) - Mexican Near Me - Tequesta, Florida

The food is not good neither bad. The employees are both rude and nice, but to be honest I ordered a burrito and it was horrible there was a hair in my food the drink had no taste in it it was horrible. My husband order siete mares and it wasn't even siete mares it had no cilantro there was avocado with it when we didn't order that it was horrible. If you ever come here please don't order the "Super Burrito" neither the so call "Siete Mares" to be honest I just hope no-one comes to this restaurant. But over all the restaurant looked nice inside. read more

I haven't done a Yelp review in a long while but this place deserves more than a 3 so I thought I should weigh in. To begin with, the sauce is some of the best I've had. For lunch I ordered the rancho chimichanga with picadillo and it was huge stuffed with picadillo meat and very good. Salad was included, all for $6.99. read more

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!! read more

Really great food. Their salsa is top notch. The fillings in their tacos and enchiladas are more then plentiful. The staff is exceptionally attentive and friendly. read more

I've been going to Rancho Chico for years. Always great. Today I called in an order to go. Just two shredded beef enchiladas. When I went to get them and confirmed the order with Carlos at the bar, he said I ordered beef not shredded beef. Was absolutely annoyed, and kept arguing with me. I told him to forget it, and he said no and stomped off to the kitchen. So even though I wanted to just get out of there I was so uncomfortable, I didn't want them to make two meals and not pay for them. If he'd been slightly nicer I would have offered to get them both and give the other one to my boyfriend. I always order the same thing, and my teenager heard me order. read more

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. read more

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!!! read more

Best salsa south of the Georgia line. Can't get enough of it. Have not had anything yet we didn't like. It's worth the trip from anywhere.

I first saw this restaurant on our way to the hotel the first day we arrived. We decided to check it out on our third night and I checked Yelp and notice only got three stars and was hesitant at first but then decided we would give it a chance. We were greeted by our server who hardly spoke to us and seemed miserable that she was there. The salsa was brought out to us and it was terrible. It was chunky, it was mostly a lot of cut up onions, water down cilantro, maybe 3 small chunks of tomato. The queso cheese dip was decent. We ordered the chicken fajitas, the plate that had the beans and cheese was super hot and our server did not tell us that the plate was super hot and my daughter burned herself when she went to move the plate. Not happy about that at all! The beans were super runny, like soup, the chicken fajitas had way too much seasoning on it and was over cooked. Guacamole was decent and there are tortillas were somewhat OK. All in all the food was not good and next time will go with my gut when it says 3 stars for a review, in this case the reviews were scary for this establishment. read more

So rude to our party. The manager was the worst. I will never come back. We waited three hours and all we wanted was an apology :( read more

Rancho Chico - Still no food. Four hours later. - Mexican Near Me - Tequesta, Florida

I really liked this place. I've eaten here for years and just recently had a very bad experience. I normally order the 2 chimichangas which I think are delicious. The last time I had it, I only ate one and took the other one home for a late night snack. Later on that night, I took it out of the fridge, reheated it and started eating. As I was eating it, I saw something fall out that looked like cracked pepper shell? Upon closer inspection, I noticed the "cracked pepper shell" had legs. Upon closer inspection, I found out it was a cucaracha (roach). I'm so disappointed that this happened because I really enjoy their chimichangas. Sigh. read more

Went to eat at this place on Wednesday around 8 pm. I was by myself and was told to have a seat by the bar. I ordered the beef burrito and it came within10 or 15 minutes The first bite, the meat was like rubber, You could not even chew it. Iwas asked by the young man that picked up my plate if everything was good. I said to him in English thst the meat was like rubber. He just smiled and waIked off. I got my bill and paid it. I asked for the manager and was told he could not be found. I called when I got home and talked to him and said the busboy didnt speak English at all. He did not even say he was sorry and then told me that they didnt need me coming back to eat there, as they were catering tp a tanle of about 20 people. They are what kind of people they need there. Told mo not to come back. Very rude. read more

Great Authentic Mexican food. Almost all other places that say they are Mexican are half Cuban food. The carne Asada is amazing. Food came quick and had a lot of flavor. The pico there is the best I've ever had. Where I'm from there's plenty of great Mexican eateries, down here it took me 4 years to find my favorite spot and this is it read more

This wasn't our first time here, and I wasn't looking forward to having lunch here. So GLAD we did. The menu was updated with some new choices. I had the Veggie Bowl and it was awesome!!! Grilled fresh vegetables over rice with avocado and a dap of sour cream. The restaurant was clean and fresh. I'll be back again. read more

We were visiting the area for a long weekend and looking for some good Mexican. Saw this place on Yelp and gave it a try. Walking in the door, everyone was super friendly. We were sat immediately on a Saturday night. I ordered the Super Burrito with the pork Verde and she ordered the shrimp fajitas. Both were delicious. Also, the margaritas were super strong but still amazing. The servers were very attentive. Overall a great experience. Good food at a great price. read more

Food was great and the staff was very friendly. I sat at the bar and ate dinner and had a couple beers. I'll be back many times!

No service bartender is eating with her boyfriend. I've never seen such ignorance. I understand it's not season, but no excuse!

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??!! read more

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. read more

love the place! the service is great. food awesome! THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE DINNER‼‼ mexican read more

The food is nothing more than a mediocre mexican place. The service is not very good but the atmosphere makes up for it. Unfortunately, there is not another good mexican place nearby. Go here if you have no other place to go. Otherwise, drive south to Lake Park or WPB for better mexican. read more

I have visited Rancho Chico twice. Everything is pretty much "ok". Food, service, atmosphere, prices, value. It is a lower 3 for sure, but I'll give it a 3. read more

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