Rancho Viejo Mexican Grill & Taco shop — Restaurant in Huntington Beach

Rancho Viejo is another fantastic Mexican food option that doesn't break the bank; it's where I go when I want delicious, made-to-order King tacos. My usual order will be one carne asada, one grilled fish and one grilled shrimp; the carne asada taco is saved for next day's lunch, but the other two are more than enough for a complete dinner. It's an incredible value that comes in at just about ten dollars!

Other great menu items include the Cali burrito and the carne asada fries. I'm sure their entire menu is just as good, but I can get boring and predictable in my food habits, so I stick to my known winners.

Take note: this cooked to order food will often take 15 or 20 minutes to be ready, depending on rush hour timing. I'd advise ordering ahead for pickup if you're the type who gets easily impatient and expects "fast food" speed everywhere you go. Otherwise, sit down and enjoy the pretty, cozy little restaurant atmosphere around you as you wait. They've clearly worked hard to decorate and maintain the place, and it should be...

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 back

Got 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 ordered, for take-out, chicken enchiladas and a beef hard shell taco.

The food came very quickly, under five minutes. When I brought it home, the food was below average. It was very oil-heavy, and the enchilada tortilla was very tough, and appeared soaked with oil. I tasted the cheese more than the tortilla or the meat. The chicken was average and tough.

The taco outer wrapping was soaked with oil. The beef tasted like beef but was very tough, and was chunky. I could also feel and taste the heavy amount of oil on the taco shell.

Overall average enchiladas and taco. I am not an expert in cooking so I can't tell if everything was reheated, hence the speediness of the service. I am not sure if it was due to it being takeout, but I have had other takeout enchiladas before. I am not sure I...