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The food gets better and better each time I eat here! My favorite is the Asian Fusion menu on Tuesdays. The egg rolls are amazing. The chicken teriyaki and edamame are very good and my almost 2 year old loves both! The Southern menu is also very good. They have great customer service! We definitely plan on being regular customers!

Rita Ranch’s first food truck! I’ve been eagerly watching their progress and was so excited to see they’d found a permanent location at the Ace Hardware on Houghton. They’re currently working to get set hours, so check their Facebook for today’s schedule.
It’s an interesting format with a new themed menu each day. Monday is American, Tuesday Asian, Wednesday New Mexican, Thursday Southern and Friday Italian. Each day they have 3 – 4 options on the menu.
I had the Southern today and chose the Cajun shrimp with eggplant, small shrimp with breaded eggplant slices and ‘Cajun’ cream sauce. For 8 dollars it was a bit small, so I wound up taking it home and put it over rice for a more complete meal. Both the other menu options (fried chicken and steak fingers) came with mashed potatoes and corn, so I’m not quite sure why this wasn’t a larger portion or came with a side. (Edit: I just posted on their Facebook about adding a side and they immediately responded saying they’ll be adding something from now on! Gotta love local business!)
Taste-​wise was pretty good, but not mind blowing. It was Cajun inspired at best, I love spice and was looking for a lot more than it had. Three stars for the food, with an extra one thrown in while they work out their opening kinks and for their great community interaction. Rita Ranch needs all the food options it can get. Plus, the kids eating while I was there seemed to love their fried chicken and potatoes. I’m looking forward to coming on a Wednesday for their New Mexican options.