Tienda El Ranchito

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2565 N. 32nd St. Fairmont City, IL 62201

618-875-1521

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Best Guacamole
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Market, Mexican

Price: $

Payment Types: cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout

Serving: Lunch
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Free

Description

2011 | Best Guacamole

The best guacamoles are made to order and contain the perfect quantities of citrus and cilantro, not to mention the correct degree of chunkiness. At El Ranchito, the brightness of lime ideally counterbalances the buttery avocado. You've got your diced onion, tomato and cilantro, but not an excess of any, which would throw off the equilibrium and overpower the avocado. With the recent renovations to the restaurant, diners can no longer actually watch a kitchen worker mash the guacamole with a... More »
2004 | Best Mexican Market

The minute you walk into Tienda El Ranchito, you'll know it was worth the trip across the Poplar Street Bridge. The smell of tamales wafts through the air, the walls are painted a festive orange and the volume on the Mexican vaquero movie is turned way up. The lighting is dark, the aisles are narrow and the employees are friendly -- even to those who forgot everything they learned in high-school Spanish besides "gracias" and "¿Donde está el ba�o" Two aisles are dedicated to dried ... More »
2000 | Best Mexican-Restaurant Ambiance

Most Mexican restaurants, including many that serve delicious food, look like little theme parks of Mexican culture. Hey, a few miniature sombreros and corny clay pots never hurt the mole sauce, so who cares, really But if you want a genuinely Mexican environment as you eat your ceviche or lingua taco, washed down with horchata, then cross the river and visit Tienda El Ranchito in Fairmont City, a few miles down the road from Cahokia Mounds. You will find a down-home Mexican market staffed... More »

Try the Barbacoa Tacos at Tienda El Ranchito

By Ian Froeb | Fri, February 3, 2012

Tienda El Ranchito (2565 North 32nd Street, Fairmont City, Illinois; 618-875-1521) is by no means a secret. This here publication honored it last year as having the "Best Guacamole" -- and it's damn g... More »

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Tienda El Ranchito

2565 N. 32nd St. Fairmont City, IL 62201

618-875-1521

Description

2011 | Best Guacamole

2004 | Best Mexican Market

2000 | Best Mexican-Restaurant Ambiance

Try the Barbacoa Tacos at Tienda El Ranchito

By Ian Froeb | Fri, February 3, 2012

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