Menu

APPETIZERS

  • Guacamole with Chips

    Fresh avocados.

  • Queso Fundido

    Melted Monterey and mozzarella cheese, with choice of pork chorizo, soy chorizo or roasted poblano peppers. Choice of flour or corn tortilla.

  • Fish Chicharrones

    Fried battered fish served with red pickled onions, choice of flour or corn tortillas, and aguachile sauce on the side.

  • Tostada de Ceviche

    Shrimp cooked in lime juice, clamato, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and avocado slices.

  • Revolcado Shrimp

    Stir fried seasoned shrimp with fresh onions and jalapeño peppers served with aguachile sauce on the side.

  • Shrimp Cocktail

    Cooked shrimp served with lime juice, clamato, onion, cilantro, tomatoes, cucumber, ketchup and avocado.

  • Aguachile de Camarón

    Shrimp cooked in lime juice and serrano sauce. Along with cucumber and red onion.

  • Shrimp Philadelphia

    Shrimp stuffed with cream cheese and breaded. Served with mango habanero sauce.

  • Costa Azul Shrimp

    Shrimp wrapped with bacon and cheese served with mango habanero sauce.

  • Chicken Wings

    Original or buffalo style served with ranch dressing.

  • Four Tj Tacos

  • Taco Tuesday

    Choose up to two: Angus carne asada, Pollo asado, adobada pork, carnitas, birria, or fish.

  • Four Lettuce Wrap

    Choice of: Angus carne asada , pollo asado, carnitas, adobada pork, grilled fish, or grilled shrimp. Served lettuce leaves, guacamole, pico de gallo, chipotle sauce, Monterey and cheddar cheese blend.

Nachos

Add jalapeños + $1.99

  • Angus Carne Asada, Pollo Asado, Adobada Pork, or Carnitas

    Served with beans, guacamole, cheese, pico de gallo, and sour cream.

  • Shrimp

    Served with beans, guacamole, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream, and Chipotle sauce.

Fries

Add jalapeños + $1.99

  • Angus Carne Asada, Pollo Asado, Adobada Pork, or Carnitas

    Served with beans, guacamole, cheese, pico de gallo, and sour cream.

  • Shrimp

    Served with beans, guacamole, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream, and Chipotle sauce.

Quesadillas

Make Supreme + $3.99
Served with Guacamole, sour cream, and pico
de gallo on the side

  • Cheese Quesadilla

  • Angus Carne Asada, Pollo Asado, Carnitas or Adobada Pork

  • Shrimp

    Cheese quesadilla with grilled shrimp and creamy garlic chipotle sauce inside.

  • Quesabirria

    Flour tortilla with Monterey and mozzarella cheese, marinated beef stew, onion, and cilantro.

Hamburguesas

Make Supreme + $3.99
Served with Guacamole, sour cream, and pico
de gallo on the side

  • Cheeseburger

    Angus beef, lettuce, red onions, tomatoes, cheddar, and monterrey cheese.

  • Hamburger

    Angus beef, lettuce, red onions, and tomatoes.

Tortas

Served with beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo.
Add french fries +2.99

  • Angus Carne Asada

  • Adobada Pork

  • Pollo Asado

  • Carnitas

SALADS

  • House Salad

    Lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, red cabbage, avocado slices, cucumbers, and Monterey and cheddar blend cheese.

  • El Ranchero Taco Salad

    Fried flour tortilla shell with lettuce, refried or whole pinto beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole with Monterey and cheddar cheese blend. Choice of flank steak, grilled chicken, adobada pork, or shredded beef. Upgrade to shrimp + $3.00

  • Veggie

    Flour tortilla shell with grilled mushrooms, lettuce, whole pinto beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and Monterey and cheddar cheese blend.

Sizzling Fajitas

Served with rice, refried or whole pinto beans, sour cream, guacamole, and choice of flour or corn tortillas.

  • Flank Steak

    Grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.

  • Chicken

    Grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.

  • Shrimp

    Grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.

  • Mixed

    Choose two proteins, grilled bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.

  • Veggie

    Mushrooms, cabbage, grilled bell peppers, mexican squash, tomatoes, onions, and clilantro.

El Rancho Burritos

Make any burrito wet +3.99 with choice of red enchilada sauce or green tomatillo sauce topped
with shredded cheese.

  • Bean & Cheese Burrito

  • Sinaloense Burrito

    Bean burrito with pork chorizo, cheese, chipotle, and jalapeños.

  • Veggie Burrito

    Refried or whole pinto beans, rice, lettuce, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

  • Mix Burrito

    Beans with shredded beef or shredded chicken and cheese.

  • Pollo Asado Burrito

    Grilled chicken breast, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

  • Carnitas Burrito

    Slow roasted pork. Includes guacamole and pico de gallo.

  • Adobada Pork Burrito

    Marinated pork, includes onion, cilantro, and guacamole.

  • Fish Burrito

    Batter fish, or grilled +$2.99 with cabbage, pico de gallo, and white sauce.

  • Carne Asada Burrito

    Angus carne asada, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

  • Chicken Bacon Chipotle Burrito

    Grilled chicken breast with bacon, creamy chipotle, rice, cilantro, and cheese.

  • California Burrito

    Choice of: Angus carne asada, pollo asado, carnitas, or adobada pork. French fries, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.

  • Angus Bacon Chipotle Burrito

    Angus carne asada with bacon, creamy chipotle, rice, cilantro, and cheese.

  • Cachi Burrito

    Angus carne asada, chile relleno, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

  • El Chakas Burrito

    Angus carne asada, adobada pork, cilantro, onion, and guacamole.

  • Shrimp Burrito

    choose your style: Diabla: Grilled shrimp sautéed with chopped garlic, onions, cilantro, and red chiles hot sauce. Garlic: grilled shrimp sautéed with chopped garlic, onions, cilantro, and butter. House style: grilled shrimp, white sauce, pico de gallo, and cabbage.

  • Red Tie California Burrito

    California burrito wrapped in a quesadilla. Choice of: Angus carne asada, pollo asado, carnitas, or adobada pork. Fries, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.

  • El Jefe Burrito

    Shrimp burrito with choice of carne asada or pollo asado, bell peppers, onions, guacamole, and creamy chipotle sauce.

Combo Plates

  • Two Crispy Tacos

    Choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken, or potato taco. Served with lettuce, cheese, and red pickled onion. Potato taco served with cabbage, sour cream, cotija cheese, and pico de gallo.

  • Chile Relleno & Cheese Enchilada

    Upgrade to shredded beef or shredded chicken enchilada +$1.99 Served with cheese, lettuce, and red pickled onion.

  • Enchilada Plate

    Two cheese enchiladas, choice of red, green, or poblanas. Served with lettuce, cheese, and red pickled onion. Upgrade to shredded beef or shredded chicken +$2.99.

  • Chimichanga

    Deep fried burrito with shredded beef or shredded chicken with beans topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.

  • Two Flautas

    Deep fried rolled flour tortilla with shredded beef or shredded chicken inside topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.

  • Two Soft Tacos

    Choice of Angus carne asada, pollo asado, carnitas. Served with guacamole and pico de gallo. Adobada Pork served with onion and cilantro. Change to flour tortilla + $0.99

  • Three Rolled Tacos

    Deep fried rolled corn tortilla with shredded chicken or shredded beef. Served with lettuce, guacamole, pickled onions, and cheese.

  • Mix Burrito

    Choice of shredded beef or shredded chicken Burrito. Wet with red enchilada sauce or green tomatillo sauce with cheese on top.

  • One Crispy Taco & Cheese Enchilada

    Crispy taco: choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken, or potato taco. Served with cheese, lettuce, and red pickled onion. Potato taco served with cabbage, sour cream, cotija cheese, and pico de gallo, Enchilada: choice of red, green, or poblanas. Served with lettuce, cheese, and red pickled onion. Upgrade to shredded beef or shredded chicken enchilada +$1.99

  • Tamale & Crispy Taco

    Tamale choice: shredded beef, pork, shredded chicken, or jalapeño and cheese. Taco choice: Shredded beef, shredded chicken, or potato. Served with lettuce, cheese, and red pickled onion. Potato taco served with cabbage, sour cream, pico de gallo, and cotija cheese.

  • Two Sopes

    Choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken or bean sopes. Served with lettuce, avocado slices, sour cream, cotija cheese, and pico de gallo.

  • Crispy Taco & Bean Tostada

    Crispy taco: choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken, or potato taco. Served with lettuce, cheese, and red pickled onion. Crispy potato taco served with cabbage, cotija cheese, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Tostada: Served with beans, lettuce, cheese, red pickled onions, and avocado slices. Upgrade tostada to shredded beef or shredded chicken for +$1.99.

HOUSE SOUPS

Choice of flour or corn tortillas.

  • Sopa de Tortilla

    Chicken broth, garlic, onion and chiles guajillo sauce, topped with fried corn tortillas strips, avocado, and panela cheese.

  • Veggie Soup

    Vegetable broth, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, celery, mexican squash, garlic, tomatoes, corn, and onions. Served with fresh onions, cilantro and lime.

  • Caldo de Pollo

    Chicken broth, carrots, celery, potatoes, and mexican squash. Served with rice, fresh onions, cilantro and limes.

  • Caldo de Birria

    Beef stew seasoned with Mexican spices. Served with fresh onions, cilantro, and lime.

  • Caldo de Res

    Beef shanks, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, corn and mexican squash. Served with rice, fresh onions, cilantro, and limes.

  • Beef Albóndigas Soup

    Beef meatballs , tomatoes, onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, and mexican squash. Served with rice, fresh onions, cilantro, and limes.

  • Albóndigas de Camarón

    Shrimp meatballs soup with carrots, onions, cilantro, bell peppers, and celery. Served with fresh onions, cilantro, and lime.

  • 7 Mares

    Seafood lovers soup. Fish chucks, crab legs, octopus, scallops, mussels, clams, and shrimp. Carrots, tomatoes, onions, celery, and bell peppers. Served with fresh onions, cilantro, and lime.

  • Caldo de Pescado

    Fish soup with carrots, onions, oregano and bell peppers. Served with fresh onions, cilantro, and lime.

  • Pozole

    Pork soup with Guajillo chile and house spices. Served with fresh cabbage, onions, cilantro, and lime.

  • Menudo

    Beef tripe, guajillo chiles and hominy. Served with fresh onions, cilantro, and lime.

Mexican Dishes

All dishes include rice, refried or whole pinto beans, and a choice of flour or corn tortillas.

  • Chile Colorado

    Tender pork chunks cooked in our home style red chiles sauce.

  • Carne Asada Diced Plate

    Diced angus meat served with guacamole and pico de gallo.

  • Carne Asada Steak Plate

    Flank steak served with guacamole and pico de gallo.

  • Pollo Asado Plate

    Grilled chicken breast served with guacamole and pico de gallo.

  • Pollo Poblano

    Grilled chicken breast served in a creamy poblano sauce with onions, roasted poblano peppers, and cilantro.

  • Mole con Pollo

    Grilled chicken breast mole made of dried chiles, nuts, seeds, and chocolate.

  • Chile Verde

    Carnitas cooked in a green chile and tomatillo sauce. Served with fresh onions and cilantro.

  • Tampiquena

    Flank steak and one cheese enchilada with roasted peppers and grilled onions on tops, served with guacamole. Upgrade to beef or chicken enchilada +$1.99

  • Bistek Ranchero

    Angus beef served in a fresh tomato sauce with bell peppers, onions, cilantro, and potatoes.

  • Liver Plate

    Beef liver with onions or ranchera sauce.

  • Carnitas Plate

    Slow roasted pork served with pico de gallo and guacamole.

  • Adobada Pork Plate

    Marinated pork served with cilantro, onion, and guacamole.

  • Carne en su Jugo

    Small pieces of flank steak cooked in tomatillo sauce along with whole beans, bacon, cilantro, and onion.

DEL MAR

All dishes include rice and refried or whole pinto beans. Choice of flour or corn tortillas.

  • Garlic Fish Plate

    Grilled fish sautéed with chopped garlic, onions, cilantro, and butter.

  • Ranchero Fish Plate

    Grilled fish in a fresh tomato sauce, with bell peppers, onions, and cilantro.

  • Diabla Fish Plate

    Grilled fish sautéed with chopped garlic, onions, cilantro, and red chiles hot sauce.

  • Poblano Fish Plate

    Grilled fish sautéed with chopped garlic, onions, and a creamy roasted poblano sauce.

  • Two Fish Taco Plate

    Batter fish in a corn tortilla with cabbage, white sauce, and pico de gallo. Grilled fish +$.99. Change to flour tortilla +$.99

  • Two Shrimp Taco Plate

    Grilled shrimp with cabbage, pico de gallo, and white sauce. Change to flour tortilla + $0.99

  • Diabla Shrimp Plate

    Grilled shrimp sautéed with chopped garlic, onions, cilantro, and red chiles hot sauce.

  • Garlic Shrimp Plate

    Grilled shrimp sautéed with chopped garlic, onions, cilantro, and butter.

  • Poblano Shrimp Plate

    Grilled shrimp sautéed with chopped garlic, onions, and a creamy roasted poblano sauce.

  • Shrimp Enchiladas

    Choice of red, green, ranchera, or creamy poblano sauce. Served with lettuce, cheese, and red pickled onions.

  • Mar y Tierra Molcajate

    Flank steak, grilled chicken breast, and grilled shrimp accompanied with el rancho special sauce, panela cheese, and cactus.

A LA CARTA

  • Bean, Beef or Chicken Tostada

    Shredded beef or shredded chicken. Served with beans, lettuce, sliced avocado, cheese, and red pickled onion.

  • House Tamales

    Choice of pork, shredded beef, shredded chicken, or jalapeño cheese. Served with either red or green sauce, with cheese on top.

  • Chile Relleno

    Batter poblano chile stuffed with cheese and topped with ranchera sauce, cotija cheese, sour cream, and cilantro.

  • Two Cheese Enchiladas

    Choice of red or green sauce. Served with lettuce and red pickled onions.

  • Two Enchiladas

    Shredded beef or shredded chicken. Choice of red or green sauce. Served with lettuce, cheese, and red pickled onions.

  • Soft Taco

    Angus carne Asada, pollo asado, or carnitas. Served with guacamole and pico de gallo. Change to flour tortilla + $0.99

  • Adobada Pork Soft Taco

    Marinated pork. Served with onions and cilantro. Change to flour tortilla + $0.99

  • Birria Taco

    Marinated beef. Served with onions and cilantro. Change to flour tortilla + $0.99

  • Quesabirria Taco

    Corn tortilla quesadilla with Monterey and mozzarella cheese, marinated beef stew, onion, and cilantro.

  • Fish Taco

    Battered fish served with cabbage, white sauce, and pico de gallo. Grilled fish taco + $0.99 Change to flour tortilla + $0.99

  • Shrimp Taco

    Served with cabbage, white sauce, and pico de gallo. Change to flour tortilla + $0.99

  • Crispy Shredded Beef or Shredded Chicken Taco

    Served with lettuce, cheese, and red pickled onion.

  • Crispy Potato Taco

    Served with cabbage, sour cream, pico de gallo, and cotija cheese.

  • Five Rolled Tacos (Beef or Chicken)

    Served with lettuce, guacamole, pickled onions, and cheese.

Desserts

  • Housemade Flan

  • Buñuelos with Ice Cream

  • Churros

  • Chocolate Cake

  • Vanilla Ice Cream

  • Sweet Pineapple Tamal

  • NY Cheesecake

KIDS MENU

  • Bean and Cheese Burrito

  • Cheese Quesadilla

  • Two Rolled Tacos Shredded Beef or Shredded Chicken with Cheese

  • Chicken Nuggets

SIDES

  • Two eggs any style

  • Rice

  • Refried or whole pinto beans

  • French fries or breakfast potatoes

  • Half sliced avocado

  • Guacamole

  • Carrots

  • Avocado sauce

  • Chipotle sauce or white sauce

About El Rancho

Welcome to El Rancho Mexican Grill and Cantina in Santee, CA, where vibrant flavors and warm hospitality converge to create an unforgettable dining experience. Our restaurant proudly serves authentic Mexican cuisine crafted with the freshest ingredients, offering a tantalizing array of dishes that cater to every palate. From sizzling fajitas and savory enchiladas to zesty tacos and refreshing margaritas, each bite and sip embodies the rich culinary heritage of Mexico. Whether you’re joining us for a casual lunch, lively dinner, or celebratory gathering, our dedicated team is committed to providing exceptional service in a vibrant and inviting atmosphere that feels like home.

Opening Hours

  • Monday8AM-9PM

  • Tuesday8AM-9PM

  • Wednesday8AM-9PM

  • Thursday8AM-9PM

  • Friday8AM-10PM

  • Saturday8AM-10PM

  • Sunday8AM-9PM

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