El Ranchero Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to El Ranchero, a culinary gem located at 5300 N Braeswood Blvd in Houston, TX, where genuine flavors and a warm atmosphere come together. This vibrant eatery specializes in authentic Mexican cuisine, ensuring a delightful dining experience for everyone.
The standout offerings include their Sizzling Fajitas, perfect for sharing yet satisfying enough for couples, and the highly praised street tacos, celebrated for their freshness and top-quality ingredients. Diners rave about the generous portions at great prices, with many meals comfortably under $15.
Patrons enjoy a friendly ambiance, enhanced by attentive service from staff like bartender Obie, who goes above and beyond to make guests feel at home. With a lively selection of music creating a warm backdrop, El Ranchero is more than just a restaurant; it's a beloved hub where flavors and community collide. Make it your next dining destination!
Appetizers
Shrimp Nachos
Tostada chips covered with refried beans, shrimp, and topped with queso. Served with a side of guacamole.
Fajita Nachos
Tostada chips covered with refried beans, beef or chicken fajita, and topped with queso. Served with a side of guacamole.
Nachos Con Todo
Tostada chips topped with refried beans, American, and Monterey Jack cheese.
Beef Nachos
Tostada chips topped with ground beef and queso. Served with jalepeno slices.
Cheese Dip
Creamy dip made from melted cheese.
Shrimp Jammers
Butterflied shrimp filled with diced jalepenos and cheese. Coated in seasoned bread crumbs.
Nacho Deluxe
Tostada chips topped with refried beans, chile con queso, lettuce, tomato, and jalepeno slices.
Ranchero Sampler
Includes 2 flautas shredded chicken or ground beef, 4 nachos beans and cheese, 4 quesadilla slices with shredded chicken, and pico de gallo. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Queso Flamedo
Melted bowl of Monterey Jack cheese. Served with tortillas, pico de gallo, and your choice of meat or shrimp.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla filled with beef or chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, sour cream, and chile con queso.
Taco Salad
New Dishes/ SOUPS
Stuff Avocado
Fried avocado stuffed with fajita beef or chicken, 1 piece taco al carbon, served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.
Tampiquena
Small fajita steak, 1 piece cheese enchilada, 1 piece beef enchilada, served with rice, beans, guacamole, and tortillas.
Steak A La Mexicana
Fajita steak sauteed with special house sauce. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and tortillas.
Fajita Vegetal
Grilled broccoli, mushrooms, bell pepper, and onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Tilapia Ranchero
Grilled fillet topped with ranchero sauce, served with lettuce, tomato, slcied avocado, rice, and beans.
Fish Tacos
2 pieces fish or shrimp tacos, served with mango, pico de gallo, rice, beans, and red cabbage.
Mexican Hamburger
Beef pattie, topped with avocado, white melted cheese, ham, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, mayonaise, mustard, and side of fries.
Fajitas Poblanas
Beef or chicken fajita with grilled poblano pepper, bacon, mushroom, and topped with Monterey Jack cheese. Served with pico de gallo, rice, beans, guacamole, and toritillas.
Shrimp Al Mojo
6 pieces grilled jumbo shrimp topped off with minced garlic. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, and beans.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Sliced fajita chicken served over mixed lettuce, red cabbage, carrots, sliced tomatoes, onions, and avacado.
Tortas
Authentic Mexican style grilled sandwich made with beans, rice, mayonaise, lettuce, tomato, and your choice of meat.
Pork Chops
2 pieces grilled pork chops, served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Caldo De Camaron
Vegetables soup with shrimp, served with rice, sliced avoacado, lettuce, lime, and chopped onions.
Caldo De Res
Vegetable soup with beef, served with rice, lettuce, chopped onions, and sliced avacado.
Tortilla Soup Bowl
Vegetable soup with fajita chicken, served with lettuce, tortilla chips, Monterey Jack cheese, lime, and sliced avacado.
Chicken Soup Bowl
Vegetable soup with shredded chicken, served with cilantro, pico de gallo, lettuce, lime, rice, and sliced avacado.
Shrimp Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with shrimp, spanish rice, re-fried beans, cheddar cheese, sour cream,guacamole,lettuce, and tomatoes.
Surf And Turf Burrito
Shrimp and beef fajitaLarge flour tortilla stuffed with shrimp, beef fajita, spanish rice, re-fried beans, cheddar cheese, sour cream,guacamole,lettuce, and tomatoes.
Tex Mex Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with Chicken, or beef fajita, or mix, spanish rice, re-fried beans, cheddar cheese, sour cream,guacamole,lettuce, and tomatoes.
Vegi Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with mixed vegetables, spanish rice, re-fried beans, cheddar cheese, sour cream,guacamole,lettuce, and tomatoes.
House Burrito
.Large flour tortilla stuffed with Ground beef or shredded chicken, spanish rice, re-fried beans, cheddar cheese, sour cream,guacamole,lettuce, and tomatoes.
New Burritos
Quesadillas
Beef Quesadilla
Beef Fajita Quesadillas made with tortillas and melted cheese. Served with diced tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
Chicken Quesadilla
Grilled Chicken Quesadillas made with tortillas and melted cheese. Served with diced tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Grilled Shrimp Quesadillas made with tortillas and melted cheese. Served with diced tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
Spinach Quesadilla
Spinach Quesadillas made with tortillas and melted cheese. Served with diced tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
Beef Tacos
Chicken Tacos
Bean Tacos
Guacamole Tacos
Crispy Tacos
Chef's Special
Chef's Special
1 flauta, beef or chicken, 1 taco al carbon, 1 bean chalupa with shredded cheese. Served with rice and refried beans.
Tostada Special
Crispy flour tortilla topped with ground beef, cheese, refried beans, lettuce, tomato, served with bits of guacamole, and topped with sour cream.
Tostada Special
Master Chef's Combo
Master Chef's Combo
Combination of beef or chicken fajita, 3 jumbo shrimp per order, served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Sizzling Fajitas
Beef, chicken, or combination. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Fajitas El Ranchero
Beef, chicken, or combination. Charbroiled with special spices and served with jalepenos, tomatoes, grilled onions, bell peppers, pico de gallo, and guacamole salad.
Parillada For 1
3 pieces jumbo shrimp wrapped with bacon. Served with chicken, beef fajita, baby back ribs, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and tortillas.
Parillada For 2
3 pieces grilled shrimp, 3 pieces jumbo shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, sliced jalepenos, and wrapped in bacon. Served with chicken, beef fajita, baby back ribs, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and tortillas.
Parillada For 3
3 pieces grilled shrimp, 3 pieces jumbo shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, sliced jalepenos, and wrapped in bacon. Served with chicken and beef fajita, baby back ribs, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and tortillas.
Sizzling Fajitas
Seafood
Fried Tilapia
Breaded tilapia served french fries, lettuce, and tomato.
Grilled Fish
Grilled catfish served with vegetables, french fries, lettuce, lime, and rice.
Pescado A La Diabla
Catfish sauteed in chipotle sauce, served with rice, beans, sliced avocado, tomatoes, and tortillas.
Fried Shrimp
6 pieces deep fried crispy and Golden brown fantail shrimp. Served with french fries, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Camarones A La Mexicana
Fresh jumbo shrimp cooked in butter hot sauce, served with beans, guacamole, spanish rice, pico, and tortillas.
Shrimp Cocktail
Broiled fresh shrimp, served with tomato sauce, onion, and fresh cilantro.
Shrimp A La Diabla
6 pieces jumbo shrimp sauteed in chipotle, served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Shrimp A La Parilla
6 pieces jumbo shrimp sauteed in butter sauce, onions, and Bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Shrimp El Ranchero
6 pieces jumbo shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, sliced jalepenos, wrapped with charbroiled bacon, served with beans, rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortilla.
El Ranchero Dinner Special
Crispy beef taco, bell pepper, cheese enchilada, and tamale. Served with guacamole salad, Chile con queso, rice, and beans.
Deluxe Dinner
Crispy beef taco, cheese enchiladas, and tamale. Served with guacamole salad, chile con queso puff, rice, and beans.
Senorita Special
Crispy beef taco, cheese enchilada, and tamale. Served with guacamole salad, rice, and beans.
Taco Dinner
2 pieces tacos with ground beef or shredded chicken. Served with guacamole salad, rice, and beans.
Huatulco
Single taco al carbon served with chile con queso, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, and beans.
Guanajuato Plate
Crispy taco with ground beef, cheese enchilada, and tamale topped with gravy. Served with rice and beans.
Juvilete
1 piece taco al carbon, 1 piece cheese enchilada, served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, and beans.
Cancun Special
Single beef, cheese enchilada, crispy taco, and tamale. Topped with gravy and serve with chile con queso puff.
Enchilda Dinner
2 pieces cheese enchiladas with chili gravy and cheese. Served with guacamole salad.
Friday Special
2 pieces cheese enchiladas tiooed with spanish sauce and onions, and 1 crispy bean taco. Served with guacamole salad, and chile con queso puff.
Beef Dinner
2 pieces beef enchiladas topped with chili gravy, cheese, and a cripsy beef taco.
Chicken Dinner
2 pieces chicken enchiladas topped with Spanish sauce. Served with guacamole salad.
Bell Pepper Dinner
Bell pepper stuffed with ground beef, topped with salsa espanola, and cheese. Served with guacamole.
Mexican Pepper
Poblano pepper stuffed with ground beef, served with guacamole salad, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chimichanga
Fried burrito with beef or chicken, served with tomatoes, guacamole salad, rice, and beans.
Burrito Dinner
Fried burrito stuffed with ground beef or shredded chicken, topped with chili gravy, and cheese. Served with guacamole salad.
Pollo Con Mole
Chicken breast with mole sauce, Monterey Jack cheese, served with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, sliced avocado, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Blanco
Grilled chicken breast with sour cream sauce, lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, served with vegetables, rice, tomatoes, and sliced avacado.
Chicken Diablos
6 pieces of chicken breast strips wrapped with bacon, jalepenos, Monterey Jack cheese, served with rice, beans, tomatoes, sliced avocado, and tortillas.
Pollo A La Diabla
Chicken breast with chipotle sauce, served with rice, beans, sliced avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortillas.
El Ranchero Mucho Grande Meals
Egg Dishes
Mexican Omelet
Egg omelet topped with mild ranchero sauce. Served with a chalupa topped with lettuce and tomato.
Heuvos Rancheros
3 whole eggs cooked to your liking, topped with spanish sauce, served with spanish rice, and tortillas.
Hevo Con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs and sausage. Servec with rice and tortillas.
Chilaquiles Con Huevo
Eggs mixed with pico de galle, tortilla chips, and topped with Monterey Jack cheese.
Huevos A La Mexicana
Eggs mixed with pico de gallo, served with rice, and beans.
Chalupas
2 pieces toasted tortillas topped with refried beans, chili gravy, lettuce, and tomato.
Chalupas Sabrosas
Toasted tortillas with refried beans, chili gravy, grated cheese, lettuce, tomato, and guacamole salad.
Chalupas Deluxe
Chalupas topped with refried beans, chili gravy, guacamole, special seasoned meat, grated cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
Chalupas Supreme
Chalupas topped with refried beans, chicken or beef fajita meat, chili gravy, guacamole, grated cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
Chalupas
Tamales
Tamales With Beans And Rice
Tamales
Rice and beans not included.
Cheese Enchiladas
Topped with chili gravy.
Chicken Enchiladas
Shredded chicken enchiladas topped with ranchero sauce and cheese.
Beef Enchiladas
Ground beef enchiladas topped with chili gravy and cheese.
Enchiladas Verdes
Beef or chicken fajita enchiladas topped with Monterey Jack cheese, green sauce, and sour cream.
Spinach Enchiladas
Spinach mixed with mushrooms and Bell peppers sauteed in a special blend of sices, wrapped in flour tortillas, topped with spanish sauce, and Montery Jack cheese.
Enchiladas Con Mole
Chicken or beef enchiladas topped with Mexican mole sauce.
Enchiladas Al Carbon
Beef or chicken fajita topped with chili gravy and cheddar cheese.
Shrimp Enchiladas
Shrimp enchiladas topped with Spanish sauce topped with Monterey Jack cheese.
Trio Comination Enchiladas
1 piece beef, 1 piece chicken, and 1 cheese topped with chili gravy, and cheese.
Enchiladas Marisco
Enchiladas with shrimp, crab meat, sour cream sauce, and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas
A Little Something on the Side
Chile Con Queso Puff
2 pieces.
Crispy Taco
Deluxe Crispy Taco
Taco Al Carbon
Single Flour tortilla filled with Fajita Beef Chicken or Mixed Fajita chunks, topped with lettuce and diced tomatoes.
Single Street Taco
Corn tortilla filled with Chicken or Beef Fajita topped with Cilantro and Diced Onions . Please note BEEF, CHICKEN or MIX FAJITA
Fried Burrito
Cooked in oil flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Sour Cream
Tangy fermented cream.
Grated Cheese
Pico De Gallo
Fresh salsa.
Spanish Rice
Refried Beans
French Fries
Fried potatoes.
Salsa
Chicken Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce.
Beef Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce.
Cheese Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce.
Emchilada Al Carbon
Stuff Avacado
Grilled Shrimp
Cooked on a rack over a grill.
Chalupa Supreme
Chalupa Deluxe
Chalupa Sabrosa
Chicken Breast
Single Flauta
Corn Tortillas
5 pieces.
Flour Tortillas
4 pieces.
Tamale
Dough wrapped around a filling and steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf.
Tamale With Gravy
Dough wrapped around a filling and steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf.
Guacamole Salad
A fresh salad with an avocado base.
1. Kids 1 Cheese Enchilada With Refried Beans And Spanish Rice
2. Kids One Tamale
Topped with gravy served with refried beans and Spanish rice.
3. Kids 1 Crispy Beef Taco With Refried Beans And Spanish Rice
4. Kids Hamburger With French Fries
5. Kids Grilled Cheese Sandiwich With French Fries
6. Kids 1 Crispy Taco And 1 Chile Con Queso Puff
7. Kids 1 Burrito With Ground Beef
Topped with gravy, served with refried beans, and spanish rice.
8. Kids 1 Taco Al Carbon With Refried Beans And Rice
9. Kids 3 Shrimp With French Fries, Lettuce, And Tomato
10. Kids 3 Chicken Tenders With French Fries, Lettuce, And Tomato
11. Kids Fajita Quesadilla With Beef And Chicken
Served with rice and beans.
12. Kids Chile Con Queso Puff, Rice, And Beans
Just for Kids
Lunch Menu
1. Fajita Plate
Fajita beef or chicken with grilled onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
2. Fajitas Ranchera
Beef or chicken fajitas with grilled onions, jalepeno, and tomato. Served with rice, beans, pico, and guacamole.
3. Carne Asade
Charbroiled marinated beef or pork. Served with guacamole, spanish rice, beans, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
4. Carne Guisada
Chunks of lean beef seasoned in mexican spices, served with spanish rice, beans, and tortillas.
5. Shrimp Mazatlan
Beef, chicken, or mixed fajita with 3 grilled shrimp mixed with Monterey Jack cheese. Served with Spanish rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
6. Taco Al Carbon
2 pieces tacos al carbon with fajita beef or chicken, served with rice, beans, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
7. Tacos El Ranchero
2 pieces corn tacos with fajita beef or chicken. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
8. Quesadillas
Beef or chicken fajita meat. Served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
9. Juvilete
Taco al carbon, cheese enchilada, served with rice, beans, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
10. Taco Salad
Deep fried flour shell with beef or chicken, grated cheese, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, and sour cream.
11. Flautas De Pollo
2 pieces deep fried chicken tacos. Served with tomato, guacamole, cheddar cheese, sour cream, beans, and rice.
12. Tampiquena
Fajita steak served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, 1 cheese enchilada, 1 beef enchilada, and tortillas.
13. Stuff Avocado
Stuffed with beef or chicken fajita, 1 single taco al carbon, served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo.
14. Poblano Pepper
Poblano pepper stuffed with taco meat, topped with Spanish sauce, and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
15. Ensalda Ranchera
Guacamole salad, crispy taco, and chile con queso puff.
16. Enchilada Dinner
Cheese enchiladas, chili gravy, rice, beans, and guacamole.
17. Beef Dinner
2 pieces beef enchiladas, topped with chili gravy, and cheese. Served with rice, beans, and guacamole.
18. Chicken Dinner
2 pieces chicken enchiladas, chili gravy, rice, beans, and guacamole.
19. Spinach Enchiladas
2 spinach enchiladas, topped with Spanish sauce, and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
20. Enchiladas Verdes
Beef or chicken enchiladas topped off with green sauce and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with sour cream, rice, and beans.
21. Burrito Dinner
Fried burrito stuffed with ground beef and topped off with chili gravy, cheese, rice, beans, and guacamole.
22. Taco Dinner
2 pieces crispy beef tacos served with rice, beans, and guacamole.
23. Summer Plate
Beef taco, chalupa, chile con queso puff, and guacamole salad.
24. Huevos Ranchero
Poached eggs topped with Spanish sauce. Served with rice and beans.
25. Grilled Fish
Grilled catfish served with vegetables, french fries, salad, and rice.
26. Pescado A La Diabla
Catfish sauteed in chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans, sliced avacado, and tortillas.
27. Enchiladas Marisco
2 pieces enchiladas with shrimp and crab meat topped with sour cream sauce and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with rice and beans.
28. Camarones A La Diabla
6 jumbo shrimp sauteed in chipotle sauce, jalepenos, tomato, and onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Pollo A La Parilla
Boneless charbroiled chicken breast, topped with Monterey Jack cheese, onions, mushrooms, and bell peppers. Served with Spanish rice, re-fried beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Alambres
Mexican shish-ka-bob. Charbroiled beef or chicken fajita on a stick with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and Bell peppers. Served with Spanish rice, re-fried beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Carnitas Plate
Our delicious pork, topped with green sauce, served with Spanish rice, re-fried beans guacamole, pico de gallo, and toritillas.
Jalisco Dinner
Crispy beef taco, 2 flour enchiladas with fajita meat, topped with chili gravy, and cheese.
Shrimp Mazatlan
3 shrimp with beef or chicken fajita topped with Monterey Jack cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole,Spanish rice, re-fried beans and served with tortillas.
Tacos Al Carbon
Fajita beef, chicken, or pork. Served with Spanish rice, re-fried beansguacamole salad and pico de gallo.
Flautas
2 beef or chicken flautas served with guacamole salad, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese.
Carne Asada
Charbroiled beef marinated in a special sauce. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Carne A La Plancha
Charbroiled marinated beef, topped with mushrooms, Monterey Jack cheese, onions, and bell peppers. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Carne Guisada
Chunks of seasoned beef. Served with guacamole and tortillas.
Carne Asada Pork
Charbroiled pork, served with guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Pollo Ranchero
Boneless charbroiled chicken topped with Spanish sauce, Monterey Jack cheese, served with pico de gallo, and guacamole.
El Presidente
Chicken breast topped with Monterey Jack cheese, 6 pieces jumbo grilled shrimp, served with rice, beans, guacamole, tomato, and tortillas.
T-Bone Steak
Charbroiled to your liking topped with grilled onions, served with rice, beans, and guacamole salad.
Baby Back Ribs
Pork ribs with bbq sauce, served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and toritllas.
Charbroiled Dinners
Special Dinners
Summer Plate
Crispy beef taco, chalupa deluxe, chile con queso, and guacamole salad.
No. 1 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, guacamole salad, chile con queso puff, and cheese enchilada.
No. 2 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, guacamole salad, chile con queso puff, and beef enchilada.
No. 3 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, guacamole salad, chile con queso puff, and chicken enchilada.
No. 4 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, guacamole salad, and 2 cheese enchiladas.
No. 5 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, guacamole salad, and 2 beef enchiladas.
No. 6 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, guacamole salad, and 2 chicken enchiladas.
No. 7 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, guacamole salad, and cheese enchilada.
No. 8 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, chile con queso puff, and cheese enchilada.
No. 9 Special Dinner
Guacamole salad, chile con queso, and cheese enchilada.
No. 10 Special Dinner
Guacamole salad, chile con queso, and beef crispy taco.
No. 11 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, chile con queso, taco al carbon, and cheese enchilada.
No. 12 Special Dinner
Crispy beef taco, taco al carbon, and poblano pepper.
Sopapillas
Churros
Fried pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar.
Flan
Sweet custard with a caramel topping.
Tres Leches
Cake soaked in three kinds of milk.
New York Cheese Cake
Rich creamy cake.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Desserts
Beverages
Mexican Coke
Jaritos
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Orange Juice
Agua Horchata
Import Bottles
Must be 21 to purchase.
Domestic Bottles
Must be 21 to purchase.