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site: Matt's El Rancho
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| Popularity | A+ Top 2% |
Description
Description
Opened in downtown in 1952, this old landmark
restaurant has a large, faithful body of customers. Owner Matt
Martinez later moved his restaurant to south Austin in 1986, and
now his son, Matt, Jr., runs the show. The restaurant does a huge
business with customers seeking dependable old-school Tex-Mex
dishes such as enchiladas in chili gravy, flautas, or fajitas. The
chiles rellenos and shrimp Mexicana (smothered with peppers,
onions, tomato, ranchero sauce, and Jack cheese) are perennial
favorites. Or you can go for different combinations of these by
picking one of the numbered dinner plates like the #1, which is
very popular. (If you have a big appetite, go for the
deluxe.)Although the place can seat almost 500, you
might still have to wait for an hour on weekend nights, especially
if there's a university event in town. You can lounge out on the
terrace sipping a fresh lime margarita to pass the time. The
restaurant gets a mixed crowd -- mostly families, long-time
Austinites, not a lot of students. For those like me, who keep
irregular eating times, the solution is simple: go on off hours.
Anytime between 2 and 6pm usually works.
Note: This information
was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice.
Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the
companies in question before planning your trip.
Price
Main courses $6.75-$16,MCredit Cards Accepted
AE, DC, DISC, MC, VReservations
Reservations not accepted for after 6pm on weekends, except for large groups
Hours
Sun-Mon and Wed-Thurs 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
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