El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Ranson

Second time now I've ordered food and there was no cheese. How do you make a quesobirria without cheese?! First time was a burrito. I had one good quesobirria once it had melted cheese and meat and was great tasting...my stomach didn't find it too well as I ran to the restroom shortly after...I ordered one again recently and it had cheese and meat it was fine stomach wasn't bothered much this time, the cheese was different more of a crumbly melty cheese than a stringy cheese from the first time. The third time now, I get it and no cheese 😩. Half of it is supposed to be cheese I feel like this place hates me . I'm big on food and it's not hard to put two ingredients in a quesadilla. The meat tasted good so I ate it, it was left in big chunks rather than pulled apart and there was two giant whole peppercorns that I'm glad I didn't bite into..they did at least give me birria consumme without onions and cilantro as requested. Their fries are good. Surprisingly crunchy even when cold and seasoned but not heavily. I do wish their queso wasn't so expensive, how do you charge $6 for 2.5 oz of melted cheese it's good but not $6 for a baby dip good I'd expect at least 5oz for that. I'm not generally big on queso but it was good drizzled on the fries. The food is good when it's properly made, which apparently is hard to come by. I was still weary of it after my experience with the first birria.. it was like that movie bridesmaids where she just melted into the road and sh** herself as I was running through weis and had to get the bathroom cleaner to not close it down just yet. The burrito I had the day before was made wrong and they compensated with the birria quesadilla when I asked for something else. The burrito wasn't good or even edible really the meat was tough and there was no cheese and a whole half of an avocado just thrown in one side. And I took two bites before breaking out in itchy hives on my arms...no idea why...and then seeing the no cheese and giant piece of avocado as I was checking what was in there. At least it isn't causing anything cataclysmic in my stomach this time. The food around this area isn't anything to call home about it's sometimes edible, this place is on the better list which is saying much ...but I do...

The food is good but not consistent! The online menu/order is terrible!!! It doesn't tell you what exactly your getting for certain dishes or meal deals like the family fajita pack. It doesn't really seem to matter what or how you order your food they send it out however they feel to make it. Alot of the girls whom answer the phone are rude. I had one previous order that I called in 45 minutes before my lunch break which is only a half hour takes 8 minutes to get there 8 minutes back I get there and they never entered my order in the system then gave my half heated veggies in my fajitas and old rice that was basically mashed potatoes everything was slopped in the bag bagged filled with juice where the tops werent put on properly they turned them sideways at some point every meal was slopped to the side all the stuff comes with fajitas was mixed together like pasta .This is probably the only place I have ever heard that won't let you place an order with a pick up time and when you try to call their phone 85% of the time it goes straight to voice-mail or do not disturb. we had a hefty sized order for my company so wanted to give them ample time to make it so it would be ready but I was told they can not take time orders. So we took our well over 600$ order else where Huge way to lose business and word of mouth is everything. To be very clear this is only at the ranson wv shop never had these issues at any other el ranchero been going since...

Update Still love the bar and the cocktails but they raised their prices considerably. I realize cost of living has gone up and gas prices are sky high. I fully support a reasonable price hike, but it seems like many things are $2-3 dollars more. Their burritos are excellent, but I can’t justify paying $14 for a burrito. This isn’t upscale food, it’s just good Mexican. We were so bummed to see the big jump in prices. This is a fun spot for happy hour. We get excellent service here. I also like how management treats their employees. You can tell everyone gets along and enjoys working here.

The menu is standard fare with a few cool things. Their burritos are damn good and excellent bang for your buck. There are standard Mexican dishes but also some interesting things you don’t typically find. I really like their ceviche too... diced jalapeño gives this dish a bit of fire, fresh lime juice and minced shrimp ... slices of fresh avocado laid across. It’s really light and nice.

Their house salsa is tasty. They aren’t afraid to use cilantro either, though I know some would not approve. I’m a lover of cilantro. Their bar staff takes excellent care of us and they have a good selection of tequila. I recommend this place for a casual, fun place with...