El Ranchero Taqueria

Jersey City, NJ · Mexican restaurant

Rating
4.8/5
★★★★★ 4.8
Reviews
20
Rank in Jersey City
#76
of 1044 restaurants
City Percentile
84%
rating percentile
Address
El Ranchero Taqueria, 382 2nd St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone
(973) 939-1478
Website
instagram.com/elrancherotaqueriarestaurant?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Status
Closed · Opens 8:45 AM

El Ranchero Taqueria is a restaurant located in Jersey City, NJ. It is one of 1,044 restaurants listed in Jersey City. Its 4.8-star rating is above the Jersey City city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday8 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Pamela Darko · Jan 2026

This was my second time visiting this restaurant. Their carne asada is really good—8/10. The birria tacos were just okay—6/10 (for the best birria, I’d still recommend Nenes Taqueria in Brooklyn). I might come back again for the carne asada only. The only thing I didn’t like was the cilantro situation. They barely put any cilantro, and when I asked for extra, they wanted to charge $2 for what should have been the normal amount. I don’t like when restaurants charge extra for something that should already be included. I’m the type who would fly to Mexico just to eat tacos, so I was honestly a bit disappointed. Go at your own will, don’t expect much customer service.

★★★★★ 5.0 Ron · Oct 2025

A+ on all accounts — food, service, atmosphere. Authentic mexican restaurant with quality ingredients. Their horchata was incredible and the tortilla chips in the nachos were pretty much perfect and were a solid foundation for the toppings. Very friendly service and reasonably priced. I’ll definitely be coming back and highly recommend this place.

★★★★★ 5.0 tina deonarine · Jan 2026

First time going here and I absolutely love it. We have the ginger & lemon tea. The lamb tacos and the dipping sauce and guacamole with chips. Also the chicken tostados. The mango drink (2). This place had a nice vibe and I will definitely be goes back. The craving satisfied my stomach 😋. Thank you for serving us.

★★★★★ 5.0 Sofia Johan · Jan 2026

Food was delicious and such great value. We did family style ordering 3 types of tacos, chicken enchiladas and steak fajitas. Brought a nice bottle of wine as BYOB. Our new favorite spot in JC for sure.

★★★★★ 5.0 Tiago Castro · Jan 2026

I would give this authentic mexican restaurant many more stars if I could. Absolutely delicious! We had a feast and now we want to return to eat every single item in the menu.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

Mexican restaurant

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