Los Ranchos

Company Information: All frills aside, this restaurant may claim the distinction of serving the most delicious steaks in all of Miami. While the competition is fierce, local papers have declared this as the best steak in town for years. The atmosphere is relaxed, yet sophisticated. White linen tablecloths, a tile floor and huge windows combine to make a simple, yet stylish dining area. Along with the famous charbroiled center-cut steak (USD17.99), the restaurant serves seafood entrees such as Cancun Shrimp for USD15.99 and lobster for USD28.99.

Hours of Operation: Lunch & Dinner daily

Categories: Steak Houses, Brazilian Restaurants, Mexican Restaurants, Nicaraguan Restaurants, Chilean Restaurants, Restaurants, American Restaurants

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   User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

   by Biggie

   08/12/2008

   The food was timely and excellent. The service was impeccable. The overall rating would be excellent from the time I entered to the time I left the restaurant.

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   User Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

   by Rude and Cold

   02/16/2008

   The main entree was OK, but the mixed vegetables were cold, the portions were small and on Valentines Day the prices were inflated! The salad was small compared to the table next to us (maybe they were regulars or did not prefer to have water with their meal and order sodas) which my date noticed. The server came to our table to dump rice and beans on our plate with out a single word. She used tongs and covered all the other food carelessly. She came back and without a word reached across my plate to fill my water while I was eating,very rude! First time and will not go back!

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   aglandero - 02/20/08
   This is one of the main reasons why I do not visit restaurants period for Valentines. I have been in Los Ranchos and I've had the oppositive experience. I guess it was a busy day.

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   User Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

   by rccolemarketing

   11/15/2007

   Obviously, if this is the #1 Mexican restaurant that the Yahoo writers can come up with, then they have little experience where truly great Mexican food can be found.
   
   I'm not even sure any if any the cooks even know what Mexican food is. Although an interesting and plesant taste, it's NOT Mexican food and not really sure what is was. The best I can give them is a 2 star Poor rating when it comes to a Mexican food taste. And a 5 or so for the overall taste, whatever that taste is that they made up.
   
   You'll need to go abit further Southwest to get authentic, awesome tasting, bring a fan for your tonge Mexican cuisine.
   
   First off, TexMex, is not true Mexican food. Rather, an imitation of the real thing. To find the real thing you have to start in a city that was cooking Mexican food far longer than than all others. Older than any other city in Texas, older than any European city in Mexico and older than the United States itself. We must travel to El Paso, Texas.
   
   This is the place where they look at "out-of-town-made" Mexican food, such as San Antonio, and say, "eeehhhk, this stuffs made in San Antonio". I think San Antonio does have great Mexican food, but the city just hasn't been around long enough or have the heritage of El Paso for Mexican food. I mean the people in El Paso where eating Mexican food hundreds of years before San Antonio even existed, so they get the Grandfather spot above all others. Sorry all you San Antonians.
   
   Anyways, this is the place where all the familiar Mexican taste you've come to know and love began. In El Paso there are several world class ( as far as taste ) restaurants that could claim the title, "Best Mexican Restaurant in the US". The best thing to do is ask the locals where to find these establishments and they'll show you the way.
   
   I'll name a few all the same. Kiki's, Lucy's, Leo's and there's are dozen's upon dozen's more.
   
   Once you taste what "real" mexican food is suppose to taste like, then you'll enjoy it much more. The second place to visit is Las Cruces, New Mexico. This one time hide out for Billy the Kid serves many of the most authentic Mexican dishes you'll ever enjoy. Hosting the annual "Whole Enchilada Festival", it makes it's mark on the heritage of the cuisine.
   
   Several small towns in between these two cities hide many of the remaining "Super" restaurants for a great Mexican feast and can be found if you look for them.
   
   From this area you can expand outward and find lessor and lessor forms of the food, and discover it difficult to match the flavor anywhere, however several cities offer recipes and flavors very close.
   
   Top 10 cities for Mexican food:
   
   1. El Paso, Texas ( Grandfather of all Mexican food cities )
   2. Las Cruces, New Mexico
   3. Anthony, New Mexico
   4. Albuquerque, New Mexico
   5. Phoenix, Arizona
   6. Loredo, Texas
   7. Sierra Vista, Arizona
   8. Los Angeles, California
   9. San Anotonio, Texas
   10. Nogales, Arizona
   
   Although I believe that most of the restaurants mentioned in the original article are good restaurants, and most of them I've visited at one time or another. None however, belong anywhere near the top 100 for Mexican food. Start with what it's suppose to taste like and the experience will be as good as it can get.
   
   When you go to one of the cities or towns mentioned above, you'll get the picture!

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