Reviews for El Ranchito Taco Shop in Palm Desert, CA

Had the al pastor tacos. Seasoned well, good corn tortillas. Classic street tacos. Wanted some pineapple with it but they were... good enough on their own. Also ordered the nacho supremos. Real cheese, hot jalapeños, with beef. Price was reasonable andservice was quick. It was busy the whole time we were there. Read more

Been coming here for a couple of years now. The food and service is good however the prices have gone up, which I understand... with Bidenflation, but don't raise the price and reduce the product. The tacos are really good but I needed a microscope to findthe cheese. That's my only complaint. Read more

Ok good, not much flavor or variety. Pretty basic. Not sure how it got such great reviews, but maybe my standards are too high?... Would recommend for cheap eats and a quick bite. Service is pretty on point, salsa bar is all is well stocked, places reallyclean. The food just didn't do it for me though. Read more

Worst Mexican Food I ever had!! You can weld a radiator with that cheese!! Not even Mexican food only the names!!

Not sure how you can ruin a enchilada plate, the ingredients are damn near just cheese and tortilla. But you guys did it! ... Cheese was like a door mat. The tortilla edges couldn't be cut with my pocket knife. I feel McDonald's could have done better. I gave 1 star, because the fountain drink and lemon wedges were good. Thank God you didn't have to make those. Read more

Fresh, tasty Mexican food at a good value with well flavored salsas & decent service is always a win for me. ITEM'S... ORDERED: El Ranchito Special (beef enchilada, chicken taco & bean tostada) Combo 5 (cheese enchilada, beef taquito & chickentaco) TASTE: All the food came out quite quickly & was very hot. Everything was decent while my favorites were the beantostado & chicken taco. This is not some pretentious or higher end restaurant, just straight forward, simple, good food. Ifound the beef to be a little bland compared to the better seasoned chicken and I'd opt for only chicken next time. I waspleasantly surprised on how much they filled everything up with meat & cheese. Honestly, compared to similar places I've been toI got maybe 2x the meat here. The tortillas were a little more thick than I'm used to having which I enjoyed, especially in thetostada I had. Also, I like that the fried items did not seem overly greasy which is quite common. The sides of rice & beans inCombo 5 was perfectly decent. Not the best I've had, but still good. Maybe could used a little more seasoning, but that's wherethe salsas comes in. For me, it's many times the salsas which take Mexican food to that next level. Although I would have likedmore heat overall, all the salsas had a good flavor & made the food just that much better. Some of the cream sauce they had withthe salsas atop my tostada was my favorite bite. As I mentioned, portions are good here. Literally, if you are not that hungry,you could probably spit a combo among 2 people & just add an extra taco or something. SERVICE: This is more of a fast casualrestaurant. Similar to Rubio's but with a more homely vibe. The cashier was friendly when I ordered & I was actually surprisedon how quickly my order was called up considering how busy it was on a Saturday night on Labor day weekend. There's maybe 12booths in this place & they were pretty much all taken the whole time I was dining there. LOCATION & PARKIN Read more

I was introduced to this place by a family member who brought it over when they were coming to visit. I opted to try the asada... fajita burrito. If you like fajitas, this is the s!*t. The peppers, onions, and greasy meat. It's like they slide the entirefajita cast iron contents into a fresh tortilla and rolled it. Ever since that time it was tempting me to get it again, and Ifinally did tonight. It's just as amazing as I remembered it so that's high praise in and of itself when something lives up to ahyped up memory haha. Food comes out quick too for fresh, made to order, food. Read more

Best place to eat authentic Mexican food! We got the combos. It was really quick service and they've a self serve bar for all... kinds of salsa and sides. Quantities were not huge but big enough. Food tasted amazing a little bland but with the salsa andsides it could get pretty hot. Read more