El Rancho Latin Grill - Alexandria — Restaurant in Virginia

4 days before Christmas and I just got off the Metro Train. It’s about 4:30pm and it’s 31 degrees, so what better to have than some warm delicious chicken soup. I got the large and had it dine in (not to-go). The food presentation was A-1 and the server was very pleasant. The restaurant was empty and had Christmas decor. It felt cozy. My meal came with tortillas and rice. I ordered a bottle of Kirkland (COSTCO) water and it was $2. All in all, I enjoyed the meal and the server asked me how it was, very nice touch (the follow-through)….Ordered the chicken and beef empanadas to go with the obligatory red and green sauces…..I wasn’t too impressed,maybe because it was not fresh as it had been sitting in the display oven all day. Overall I give it a...

I'd rate this place 4.9 of 5.0

Relatively simple dishes at a fairly decent price-to-serving ratio especially the specials they rotate through weekly.

I've always had fast and friendly service and the food always seemed incredibly well made/cooked and never rushed regardless of how busy they've been.

They also have nice little stands for panaderia/bread/pastry type items and hot sauces. Everything is roomy, warm, and clean. I get the impression they take great care of the place and the food.

I do wish they had sauteed mushrooms to add to dishes, but clearly nothing stopping me from coming...

Wow! My husband and I just kind of stumbled on this place today. It’s kind of tucked away in the shopping center. I’m so glad we found it though! It’s a Peruvian menu but add some of the greatest hits from other Central and South American countries. We tried a lot today: Colombian empanadas, salteñas, tamale, pupusa (revueltas), arroz chaufa, and the churrasco plate with fried yucca and papas criollas. Everything was yummy!! My favorites were the salteñas and tamale and arroz chaufa. The service was really good, too! Dinora helped us today and was super friendly and fast! We will be...