Jay Keyes

I like menudo, but I acknowledge it's a tough sell to a lot of people. It mainly consists of spongy, rubbery, chewy pieces of honeycomb tripe (stomach lining from a cow), and this is before you add the obligatory gooey and slimy pata (pig foot) into the bowl. Preparing menudo from the raw will trigger a gag reflex or worse from those unfamiliar with the stench of stomach bile. None of this will stop me from evangelizing menudo when it's done right, like it is at Tacos El Rancho in Westminster. Eating good menudo is like eating life itself -- it gets me going on weekend mornings regardless of how many drinks I downed the night before; the sensation of menudo gently brings me out of a nauseous, head-splitting, hung-over stupor and convinces me that today is the day I will accomplish great things and become a great man. The magic isn't just with the simple broth, which is similar to red pozole -- just red chiles, epazote (like oregano, but more pungent and peppery), onion, and garlic. Pozole does not have the same impact on me as menudo, so I've concluded that it must definitely be the organ meat that makes menudo special. The nasty chunks of cow stomach that have been simmered low-and-slow in the aforementioned broth until they become tender enough to chew will take on the flavors of the surrounding broth like a sponge. There's something about the soft mouth-feel and assertive flavor of this meat combined with the chiles and seasoning that kills hangovers dead. During my early morning visit to Tacos El Rancho, their menudo had me in a hypnotic trance -- I could not stop spooning the broth into my mouth. It accommodated a huge pig trotter in the middle of the bowl, and the lava-like red broth was medicine. Each bite brought me closer to the light. I've maybe had finer bowls of menudo, but I never stopped to think to write about them like this one.

+3

Louis L

Taste decent overall. Carne asada doesn't feel "grilled". Salsa has a weird something to it. Burrito is huge.

John Kuo

I always get the all meat burrito here. Very generous on the meat also and satisfying.

Jeff P

1. Small franchise 2. Was a whole in the wall now cleaner and modern. 3. Food and service still good (mostly all I care about)....but, judge for yourself

Giovanni Pineda

The food is okay , the tacos 6/10 The service is 9/10 clean 9/10 This spot is great for a quick bit not for a dining

+1

Marvin Harper

Did not go inside, building was in a row of businesses that was dirty and the area looked unsafe.

Em D

Got a burrito from here and the cilantro was old made the whole burrito taste nasty. Usually a good place but has been giving old salsa and toppings (cilantro, onions)

Grizz O

I don't know what happened to the flavor of the food before it used to be soo good even the salsa now its not that great I went today bought a carne asada burrito and 6 tacos the meat did not tasted fresh it tasted like if they reheated over and over the rice was hard it tasted so much like chicken boulion so everything tasted the same flavor like the rice

Daniel Carrillo

Food is ok but service is trash Not welcoming whatsoever

OC Vaulting

Boo!👎👎 Ordered carne & cheese ONLY burrito, specifically withOUT beans/rice, but it was packed full, rendering it inedible 🤬 Because it was drive thru, error not discovered until too late...😞

Mike Costello

If you like your meat like it’s been chewed up and thrown in your tortilla, it’s a good spot for you. Not happy , they seem to lost their touch.