Rancho’s Taqueria

Amazing food and service. One of the best burritos I have had in awhile! So happy that I came apon this place by accident, will be returning before I go back to New York.

This place is the sole reason I’ve begun my quest for the best green sauce in the Clear Lake area (this is in the Hobby area). This little place has THE BEST green sauce in all the land. Not to mention a really great red salsa.
Lets start with the red sauce. Its more of a salsa fresca as it is very similar to pico, just not quite as chunky. I burn through a bowl or two of this rather quickly.
The green sauce is served in a squeeze bottle, best described as an picnic style ketchup bottle. You would think this would limit my intake, but this is certainly not the case. I could use a whole bottle and always threaten to take a bottle home with me. The sauce is simply perfection. SPICY, creamy, jalapeño-​y, cilantro-​y heaven in a squeeze bottle. Ya’ll gotta try this stuff! ¹⁰⁄₁₀ EASY!
Food wise: I always ordered something with the fajita beef because it was also spiced to perfection. They also offer breakfast, but I have never been in the morning. And its all inexpensive to boot.
The ONLY negative for me is that you have to walk up to a counter to pay for your meal, they wont accept your payment at the table. I always overeat here and sometimes standing at the counter waiting for my crew to pay with a full tummy is just too much.
As for ambiance, this place was previously a BBQ/​CAJUN restaurant. Rancho’s opened in the past year or so since that place shut down. They completely redid the inside and even built a little entry way that wasn’t there previously. There are two TVs and since we only went at lunch time I always had the pleasure of catching up on my telenovelas. There is also a jukebox that, if no one has put in their own song, will play REALLY loudly every few minutes. I’m not complaining because this is how I was introduced to Juanes. A DIOS LE PIDO!
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Awesome customer service and great food! The employees here made sure my experience was great and worked with me when I asked for something that was outside of their menu. Only thing I found sub par was the parking space, but great experience overall. Highly recommend.

Been here several times and for the price, is one of the best values in the city. This is a favorite spot of one of my co-​workers who is a salsa connoisseur. She raves about the green salsa and half-​jokingly says that she’s should take the bottle home with her. The food is truer south of the border than most and I like that they make their own tortillas fresh and in-​house. I know because I can see the woman making tamales. The three stars is because their queso flameado is not very good. It is greaser than most other places and the chorizo isn’t the best quality. You can’t go wrong with their tacos and sides.