el rancho mexican grill & bar

great, affordable tex-mex!. my husband and i have been wanting to try this place since we moved to katy, and we finally did! the food tastes great, and the portions are larger than most tex-mex restaurants for the price. my margarita was very good, and so was the service. the queso is nothing to rave about though (just velveeta and rotel), but nothing to complain about either. this may be our new favorite tex-mex place around here!

this is a very good place with helpful staff. they dont have many vegetarian option
they give complementary nachos which is really good.
the ambiance is simple but nice with mexican music setting the mood
the food is also delicious.
we ordered the taco salad and the combination of 2 courses.

good food and service

the food here was very good, served hot, good service, well seasoned and their spanish rice was so good! i usually dislike mexican restaurant rice but this was delicious. my one quibble would be the queso. it was okay, but just okay. the rest was wonderful.

went there for lunch. problem! they have stopped using lunch pricing and stopped happy hour on drinks. we ask for a small margarita and the price is now $7.50 for a small one. there was only one other couple in the restruant. our waiter said there business has dropped way off. we won't be going there anymore. they still show a lunch menu on the web. but we were told they don't have one anymore.

bad food and service. bad food and bad service.
the ground beef burrito i ordered was 99% beans and 1spoon of beef and the beans were so nasty i sent the plate back. they think they can charge $10 for beans and a soggy tortilla they are wrong. when i told the waiter the burrito did not have meat and it was no good he did not even apologize.we will never go back there again

where did these pictures come from??. i ate at el rancho last week and these photographs are not of el rancho on the katy freeway just east of baker-cypress. food was average, nothing notable, typical of neighborhood texmex targeting gringos. here's a photo of the "real" el rancho.


-----19 may, 2012-----

average texmex, nothing special. nice & clean, average service. nothing notable on the menu. one of hundreds around houston.

i was greeted by eager waitstaff. i ordered the caldo de pollo or chicken and rice soup. it was extremely soothing and rich with shredded chicken strips. serving sizes are average but the quality is above average. the margaritas are great.

mixed fajitas and the chicken entrees excellent. chip salsa has a bit of spice and is great. we go every week. they are the best.

great service!!!. my teen daughter and i went at 5:00 on a saturday and had wonderful servicen with no wait. we shared the steak fajitas for two, they were excellent and far more than we could eat.

saw the positive spoons so stopped for lunch. chips and two sauces. tomatio and salsa. both tasty and could cause a full stomach before the food got here. blink twice and lunch was here. hot and presented as well as you can present enchiladas. rice was ok. the beans and enchiladas were nice. added some of the salsa to kick the food a bit but good stop. friendly and fast service.

great beef fajitas. tortillas were awesome. beans good. queso was just ok. kinda salty. portions were huge.

amazing. this place was great! i got the fajatas and they were superb.

ask for salvador. he helped me learn a little spanish to improve on what i learned ten years ago in high school.

go right now!

el rancho katy freeway unique & delicious. the el ranco mexican grill and bar at 17754 katy freeway, houston, tx 77084 is a very lovely and delicious restaurant. i am writing this review as there are 3 mexican restaurants by this name in the katy area. this location is family owned and is not related to the other two in the katy area. i love this restaurant as it is quiet and beautiful. the food is carefully prepared. (try their diverse and unique enchilada sauces.)the waiters are experienced and professional. they have a huge patio and private party room. their selection of liquor, beer, wine and desserts is very nice. i hope the owner can somehow make it with 2 others by similar names that are mediocre in the same area of town. i have patronized this restaurant for lunch and dinner. i always received wonderfully prepared food, in a lovely environment with great service. i am not related to anyone that works or own this restaurant. i am only a happy consumer.