El Ranchito

Khanur Wue

2023-06

First time and it was really good. Food was good and fast and service was excellent. Sergio took care of us along with a waitress, with “hope” tattooed on her forearm, she knows who she is! Highly recommend and will be returning!

Imogen Phillips

2023-08

Expensive for what you get. Everything on the menu is $15 dollars or higher unless you get just a side order of something like a taco for $5. It's unfortunate that businesses have to charge so much. Service was grand and no complaints on the taste of the food. Enjoyed the Mexican water. The margaritas left something to be desired though. But if you're looking for Mexican up in Chewelah this is the place.

Ryan Stewart

2022-06

Good service, cold drinks, great food. Our daughter loves this place, it's where her birthday's will be until she decides otherwise. All the servers are amazing, Sergio and Hector are good folks and make the place feel like a "cheers" setting. Especially if your a local....much love y'all thanks for the service see ya soon

Jeni Brooks

2020-06

The food is fantastic and the service is great. Every time we go there they are super busy but they make sure you are well taken care of. They treat you like family with lots of fun and humor.

Lisa Osborn

2024-03

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Jeremy Richesin

2020-06

Honestly my family & i have never had better food or service! They know how to treat people. My family says this is a mutual feeling, when you walk in the door you feel like family! Big hearts it is the best mexican food i have ever had! If your reading this dont keep looking for something better because you won't find it. Great guys and i guarantee you will be laughing most of time i cant stop.Enjoy your food!! Sup bro!!!

Briggetta Buffas

2024-03

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Starstone Silvermoon

2024-03

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Jacqueline Gibson

2024-04

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Michael Taylor

2024-05

We had two Taco Salids and one drink 50$The salads were not worth the cost because the lack of meat and everything that a Taco salid should be.Parking: Plenty of parking

Jenny Slinn

2023-09

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Mary Turney

2024-04

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Davis

2023-09

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Beth Neibert

2021-06

Moi Bueno! Large portions, good flavor, and great service. Can't go wrong.

Matthew Hearn

2023-08

This was one of the best Mexican restaurants we've been to. In a little town in the middle of nowhere to boot. We were blown away by the stellar service, the freshness of the ingredients, the variety available, and the fantastic tableside conversation. I'm impressed, and if you're ever in this area, it's a winner. 😁Vegetarian options: Vegetarian fajitas were bomb.Dietary restrictions: No peanut products

R G

2020-06

Great staff with a sense of humor. They nailed it on my special request order. We are not from here but if we come back we are definitely coming here. The food was great.

Brandy Brant

2023-10

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Teresa Krause

2023-08

My 15.00 bowl of soup was less than mediocre. The soup had obviously been frozen at one time, the potatoes were mealy and grainy, the carrots fared slightly better.Don't expect true to its roots food here, it has all been whitewashed for the general public of the area.

40 Head

2023-10

When we arrived, there was only 1 waitress staffing the restaurant. There was only 3 or 4 customers but that must've overwhelmed her because she never once came to ask us if we needed soda refills. That probably should have been a clue right there, at 6:00pm there's only four people in a restaurant that could hold 80! We were given cold chips, a stringy tomato puree, and a glass of water that tasted like it was straight from the canal.When I opened the menu my jaw hit the floor. Understand this, I'm an avid restaurant goer. I enjoy sampling people's food creations and I don't mind paying them well for it but there's a reason why Taco Bell does not charge $15 for a crispy taco. Apparently El Ranchito didn't get that message. This place is extremely expensive! A person with a fairly small appetite is going to pay $30 per person to eat here. Absurd!If this food was exquisite with huge portions and mind-blowing flavors with beautiful ambiance, then $30 may not be a bad deal, right? But this was far from mind blowing. Instead of being hot snot on a silver platter, this was a cold booger on a paper plate.My wife ordered the Ranchito special enchilada with their signature peanut butter red sauce. It sounds strange but like I said, we enjoy tasting people's food creations! It was big - but it tasted like week old freezer burnt chicken with wilted lettuce. The peanut butter red sauce reminded me of McDonald's sweet and sour sauce. This was supposed to be their authentic, Mexican, spicy red sauce, for their signature enchilada. FAIL.That single enchilada was $20. No rice and beans on the side, no extra toppings or anything like that, it is $20 as it comes. I planned on getting a three item combo, but that would've been $34.00! Want sour cream? $2.50 per item that it is placed on. Guacamole? $3.50 per item. Since when does a tablespoon of sour cream cost $2.50? Ludicrous! You can get 16 oz at Safeway for $1.99!A simple two item combo with rice and beans was $28! How does anybody in this area afford to eat like that? And, it definitely doesn't taste like $28! Taco Bell is a MUCH better option.I had their biggest offering on a plate and I will fully give credit, their Spanish rice was authentic and amazing because it was slightly crispy like it is an Old Mexico. If you've ever visited the Mexican interior you know that rice is made, then stored and served several days in a row. It's on that second or third day that the rice tastes so amazing because it's got a slight crispiness to it from airing out on the table three or four times during repeated family dinners. The rice was very good at El ranchito. But that's about as far as it goes. And, it sort of made me wonder how they achieved that crunchiness in their rice when in Mexico, that crunchiness is a product of the rice being taken out of the refrigerator and heated and placed on the family table and then leftovers put back into the refrigerator and then the next day being taken back out and reheated and put on the table for dinner and then leftovers put back in the refrigerator again. For a family that's acceptable, for a commercial eating establishment, not so much!The worst thing at El Ranchito was that my drink and dinner was nearly $40. One plate, one drink. So, 1/3 of my meal was supposed to be extremely tasty carne asada. Instead, it was mushy and LITERALLY rotten. I'm telling you now, that meat had to have been left out for several days and then heated up and put on my plate. I almost got sick, seconds away from vomiting. My wife could smell it from across the table and that ended her half eaten dinner! So now, we have spent $70 and at least $30 of our dinner is either inedible or going to be uneaten because of the repulsiveness of this steak.I fought sour stomach symptoms for several hours. I will never go there again! Drive another 10 minutes and go to Rancho Chico in Colville, get seriously good Mexican food for 2/3 the price, the ambiance is great and the staff are friendly and plentiful.

reva Rae

2023-07

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R. S.

2023-06

Went recently, food was OK. Nothing special. $20+ per person just for food, not counting drinks. Server was pushy and didn’t refill drinks. Atmosphere is nothing special either. Way pricier and not nearly as good as the Mexican restaurant in nearby Colville. You’re better off driving a little further than stopping here.

Mark Rose

2023-09

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Karen Edwards

2023-06

The food was delicious and portions were just the right size. They have selections for beef, chicken, healthy, house specials, and a large vegetarian section. The bathrooms were pretty dirty and the decor was old but it's pretty much the only stop through Chewelah. The wait staff were great!

KerinMzR

2022-06

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M Noel

2022-06

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Tatum Lucotch

2024-01

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Lisa Erickson

2023-10

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Jessica Christianson

2023-12

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Suzy Gatts

2021-06

This is a fantastic restaurant!!!The manager and his son whom was our waiter are AWESOME!Wish I would have gotten the young man’s name though!!Food was great, waiter was TOTALLY COOL!Definitely recommend to all!!Thank you for an awesome lunch on 7-19,2020!!!Young man, you made our day by being so jovial!!!We WILL be back!!!Todd & Suzy G.

Daniel McKinney

2023-07

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