Rancho Viejo Mexican and Seafood Grill

We drive here from the other corner of Huntington Beach and it was totally worth it. The chicken quesadilla was even better rewarmed the next day and the day after that too (I he portions are very generous). Frequent 50% off beer specials and definitely he place to be on taco Tuesday with a limited budget. Place is really small tho, but they do a great job with space management! A super-good hole-in-the-wall Mexican place thats a clear standout within a sea of great Mexican places. I favor Senora style Mexican and this place kills it.

My wife and I came here on a Friday night. We found it on Yelp and decided we wanted some Mexican food. The place was quite dead which gave us a little bit of pause but we decided to try it anyways. The lady at the front was pretty nice and hope this decide what we wanted. I ordered the carne asada Bowl and my wife got the five Taquito plate. She brought us out chips and salsa. We really love the green salsa they had a nice Tang to it. Actually used it to cover my carne asada Bowl with. The chips weren't all that great and, to be honest, they seemed a little stale.My bowl consisted of a layer of rice with a layer of beans with the layer of shredded iceberg lettuce, with a layer of carne asada. All ingredients were very tasty and fresh. They served it with a strange plastic soup spoon. I suppose a fork would have been more in line with what we were eating. It also had guacamole and pico de gallo which I got on the side.My wife's chicken taquitos were made from what seemed to be the same tortillas that their chips were made from. Not really the best but not bad either. The taquitos were smothered in beans, carne asada cheese, guacamole, & tomato. I poured several small clear containers of the green salsa over my bowl which really added a nice Tang to the overall dish.All in all, is easy here again for sure.I do have to mention that they had some music near the front door playing low, some music playing loud and garbled from the kitchen, and then the girl was on her phone playing something. There was a lot of excess noise that made it a bit unpleasant. The decor is actually nice inside.

On the way home we stopped at Rancho Viejo Mexican Restaurant. A friendly gentleman took our take home order. The lovely missus had cheese enchilada and hard shell taco and some sweet bunuelos for dessert. I had a big bean and cheese burrito as well as a Carne asada meat in soft double corn tortillas that oozed with green quacamole. It did not take long as we sat and marveled at the colorful decor of this 20 plus seats of a hole in the wall. An interesting place for sure. Once home it was a great lunch experience for both. Rancho Viejo was a good choice today and my only regret is not getting a receipt or a to go menu.

I always forget to get my rewards card stamped! Argh! If you remember, then you can earn a free burrito!

UPDATE: not sure where this friendly service is everyone is talking about. It's just ok. Took my hubby for breakfast. He wanted chilaquiles with over easy eggs..... like their menu says. They only have scrambled eggs.... Ugh. Got it anyway with red sauce. Asked hubby what his second choice would be so we ordered a chorizo & egg burrito. We ended up switching. The chilaquiles are covered in red SALSA, not red enchilada sauce.They also charge a .75 cent fee for using a card. Don't think we will come backGot 2 crispy tacos, 1 beef, 1 chicken. Beef was very flavorful, chicken was chopped, not shredded. Super yummy, loaded with meat. Prices were very reasonable!Lady behind the counter could have been more friendly. Never smiled or greeted us. Not too outgoing. Could barely hear her asking us questions.The food came out hot and fast. I'd come back!

I have to start of by saying that I have extremely standards for Mexican food one because I'm coming from L.A which has the best Mexican food hands down. But, with that said I love holes in the wall that's my bread and butter. I was in the area in the early morning for work and search different places. This place look the most promising. When I got there I was not greeted therefore 0 customer service. I was asked what did I wanted. okay? I appreciate the straightforwardness I guess?! I went ahead and ordered the chorizo burrito. I was hopeful! But, man that was the WORST burrito I have had in my 35 years of life. The chorizo looked kind of raw and it had endless amounts of onions. The onions just took over the whole burrito. Honestly the whole burrito was just simply BAD. I cut in half because with every bite I just had a large amount of tortilla. Pictures inserted to see the amount of tortilla versus chorizo. Also, the salsa was trash. Didn't taste like any thing.

This place was a great salad and their carne asada pairs amazing with it. Also there Tuesday deal for a king taco for $2.99 is actually a steal. They have so much meat into them you literally could make 4 tacos out of just the one. The workers are always polite and respectful.

We like this place but they don't stay open for their posted hours. 3 weeks in a row we have called at 8pm (they close at 9) and they're won't answer, and if we drive over they've locked their doors. Update your hours, or stay open for your posted hours. We are trying to give you our money!!!

Revuew update.... Not sure what changed bit it was a big change. Came in for lunch today and was a terrible experience! We ordered a Cali burrito and a Conga burrito, the wait was longer than usual even though there was only one order before us. We got our order and both took a bite and were given the wrong orders, two breakfast burritos. Went to the counter with the order and explained they were not what we ordered. She took them and said our order was going to be right up, I'm assuming at this point it was a call in order they gave us ny accident. Five minutes pass by and i go back up to the counter and she says they are coming right out, i sit sown and wait another 10 minutes before she brings them out. We came here because they are usually pretty quick, but today was not the case. As we both start to eat, i realize there is little to almost no meat in my burrito, to say I'm disappointed is an understatement. I'm kinda pissed at this point, because they had an opportunity to make it right and maybe step up the game after their mix-up, but no instead it was garbage. I don't believe I'll be coming back after that with so many other great options poppingup in HB that are not only more satisfying, but more reasonably priced.

Love there surf and turf burrito, so many flavors and great for a hungry meal.I love their Cali burrito too, pro tip...get it with pastor. I will be going back many times soon