Rancho Chico Jupiter

First time visitor to this restaurant. Return visit? Highly unlikely.
We were seated in the rear of the restaurant where there was an unpleasant smell. We placed our drink order and then asked to be moved to the front of the restaurant. No problem with odor there but now there was a new problem — we no longer had a waiter to take our dinner order.
The salsa was watery and overwhelmed with onions, two out of three margaritas were not finished because they lacked the full bodied flavor you expect a margarita to have. The cheese dip, however was great.
The staff was not friendly, did not work together as a team, and the food and drink we did consume was mediocre.
We didn’t order dinner, paid our bill and left.
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Tried this place for lunch — big mistake…
Went with a co worker for lunch, she had the tacos and I had a salad… her Tacos were kinda stale and my salad was all lettuce with a tablespoon of meat and cheese… add watery on top of that… yuck…
This place might be better during dinner, but can’t recommend the lunch specials at all…

This place wasn’t too bad… for a Mexican place, it is what you would expect.

The food was good but the service was horrible. It took for ever for our waiter to get around to our table and when he did manage be made every request seem like a big deal.

This place is gross. Tables were greasy, booths were old, worn, and outdated. The entire place smelled like a nursing home. Will not be back. There are too many other good Mexican places in Jupiter to waste time/​money here.

Our waiter stood with his back to us watching TV for 15 min. before he approached our table. So rude!!! Tino was his name. He brought my husband the wrong brand of beer also. HE WAS NOT LISTENING! He just doesn’t give a damn!!!

Love this restaurant. I Always make the trip when the family and I are in the mood for Mexican food.

If I wrote this review several months ago I would have rated at least 4 stars. I’m not sure what happened. We went to eat at Rancho Chico a week and a half ago. The salsa and chips came out, something was off. The taste was so off I couldn’t eat it, that never happens with salsa. Then our meal came. My husbands food included steak and it was overcooked and tough and dry. He has ordered this dish every time we have been to the restaurant and it has never been this way. My chicken fajitas came and there was literally no taste. I have never had tasteless fajitas. I’m not sure what happened but if recipes or a cook was changed, the food is now awful and it pains me to say it.

Best Mexican around. Big portions and super fast service. The carbs asada is my favorite and the chilly rellenos are terrific. I love their chips and salsa also. I also love the arroz con pollo and the Camarones con Tocina

Their food is good — classic Mexican. They’ve recently launched a new menu of margaritas that is much improved over their old menu. The pre-​made (house/​frozen) margaritas are very weak. Service can be slow.

This place is a bad, overpriced, VERY American version of Mexican food. At best it’s a 2 out of 10. The beans are watery, the meat is awful, the drinks are disgusting, the tortillas are store bought,
and the staff is horrible. The staff over charges you for a tiny dollop of sour cream,
they speak in Spanish and ignore the customers, and if the there is an issue they just don’t care. There are so many better places with much better food and way better service. Don’t bother with this place!

What a hidden gem. Beef tacos, pork carnitas, 3 house margaritas for $ 47. I gave an $ 8 tip on that cause service was excellent. Will definitely go again.

If you’re from Texas and like Tex-​Mex then you’ll love this place! Salsa is good (and free) and the Red Mole sauce is delicious and semi-​sweet but a perfect combo for the enchiladas. The Dos Equis on draft is really good too!

My friend and I stopped by on the way back from Miami to grab a quick lunch. I ordered the arroz con pollo and she had a quesadilla. Our food was okay but not great by any means, and my dish was nothing like I have ever had before. I’ve ordered the classic ACP in many states in various Mexican restaurants and it has all been the same thing-​rice, chicken, and white cheese sauce-​until this visit. This one was a red sauce, had a ton of mushrooms, and I am not sure where the cheese was. It wasn’t too bad, just not at all what I was expecting. The booth we were seated in was all cracked and torn up. I stopped by the ladies room and noticed the tile in the hallway did not actually reach the wall. The restroom was very gross and when I peeped into the kitchen on the way out and saw how dirty it was, I wished that we had chosen somewhere else. The waiter was friendly and I appreciated that. One star for the friendliness and one star for the quickness of the meal. Unfortunately, that is all this place has going for it. If you’re on the road and looking for a decent place to stop, keep driving.

Not great food. The service was decent and the workers were nice but ultimately, it’s a restaurant and the food definitely could be better.

My husband and I came here on a Friday night. We were a little early so we beat the crowd.
Our waiter was nice and attentive, and the service was quick. My husband got the steak fajitas, and I ordered the arroz con pollo with no tomatoes. I can’t stand the taste of anything tomato-​related (including pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, etc.). When our meals arrived everything looked good, but mine smelled off. I took a bite and immediately hated the flavor. My husband tried it and thought it was good. I noticed the arroz con pollo had some kind of thin sauce. Since I have an irrational fear of sending food back, my husband decided that we would take my dish to-​go for him to eat as the next day and I would order a new dish.
When our waiter came by to check on us, I let him know that my dish tasted of tomatoes and that I couldn’t eat it, but we would keep it and order something new. The waiter informed me that the arroz con pollo was cooked in their burrito sauce that had tomatoes. I wish he would have told me this when I ordered it sans tomato, since the menu didn’t mention any sauce.
Nonetheless, he spoke with their manager and they insisted on taking back my dish and making something else. I had the garlic shrimp, which was good, but not really what you want to order at a Mexican restaurant.
Overall, they were accommodating and nice, but even if nothing had happened with my dish, I still think I’d give them 3 stars, as the restaurant itself was a bit rundown and nothing made us feel like we wanted to return.
I’m told that their other locations are a bit better, so I may give them another chance elsewhere.

FOOD: Chips and salsa are solid. Salsa has a nice kick. Ordered a side of guacamole and it was bland and mainly just avocados. Tried the queso and it was just plain melted cheese. Ordered 1 ground beef taco and it was better than the 1 shredded beef taco as it had more spice and flavor. Chicken flauta and chicken enchilada was very good. Both full of chicken and flavorful. Rice and beans are good here too.
SERVICE: Czar was excellent. He guided us through the menu and was helpful and attentive.
ATMOSPHERE: Didn’t go here for the atmosphere. Food comes out quick, hot, and is fresh. Restaurant and bathroom clean.
WATCHOUTS: They need to disclose and clarify the pricing upfront for their margaritas, otherwise pricing was good. We ordered a skinny margarita and it was $ 11.99. That was a shock as the same sized regular margarita was $ 6.00.

We were regulars here for quite some time going multiple times a week. Not any longer. Service has suffered, the chicken portions in the fajitas has dwindled to a meager amount, and the place feels more like a get ‘em in and get ‘em out kind of deal now. Don’t know what changed but it has. Go to Guacamole’s a mile or two west of here for more reasonable portions and more personable service. Sad it came to this.

AMAZING!!! I love Rancho Chico! They have great drinks, service, food and even the salsa is freshly made. My drink is always refilled and the food comes out quickly. They have the best rice. I always get the blue margarita and it is HUGE!!! Everything is completely worth the prices. They have two convenient locations and both are very clean.

My oh my. We had already visited the Tequesta location and were driving by and decided to try this location. Oi. Finally some good Mexican food in South Florida. Coming from Texas, we always find the Mexican food a little meh in these parts. But this is the sort of food one could crave if you like Mexican food. The mole enchiladas are our favorite. We also tried the chile relleno, and it was satisfying as well. We will be returning to one location or the other in the future even though it is a drive for us.