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  • El Rancho

El Rancho 1133 Central Ave

1133 Central Ave, Albany, NY
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Menu
Lunch Menu

Featured Items

  • Chips with queso

    $8.99
  • Chimichanga

    Fried flour tortilla filled with bell peppers, onion, shredded cheese and choice of filling, served with guacamole on the side, rice and beans
    $18.99
  • TAMPIQUEÑA STEAK

    12 oz. Tender marinated skirt steak with 1 stuffed enchilada verde with cheese, 1 stuffed enchilada mole with cheese, grilled jalapeño, sautéed onion, rice, beans and guacamole.
    $26.99

Menu

Appetizer

served with fries, carrots and ranch
  • Chicharron and Guacamole

  • El Rancho Nachos

    Corn tortilla chips topped with homemade queso, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, pickled jalapeños and choice of meat.
  • Choriqueso

    $12.99
  • Fried Calamari

    $12.99
  • Birria Nacho

    Corn tortilla chips topped with mozzarella cheese, queso, cilantro, onions, birria meat, and guacamole.
    $15.99
  • Asada Fries

    French Fries topped with asada, homemade queso, guacamole, pico de gallo and mexican mayo.
    $17.99
  • Rancho Salad

    Romaine lettuce, corn, avocado, black beans, bell peppers, and tomato
  • Guacamole

    $9.99+
  • Order of Chicharron (3)

    3 piece chicharron
    $12.99
  • Add Chapulin

    $8.00
  • Chicken Wings

    choice of wings served with french fries, carrots and ranch
  • Caesar Salad

    $12.99
  • Chips with queso

    $8.99
  • Flautas appetizer

    $12.99
  • Queso Sauce only 8oz

    $5.99
  • Tres Amigos Appetizer

    four chicken wings of any same flavored style, four mozzerella sticks and four chicken taquitos . served eith dippin ranch marinara sauce and chipotle dressing
    $17.99
  • Salsa Artesenal

    $9.99
  • Molotes

    $12.99

Al Comal

At the heart of Oaxacan cuisine lies the comal—an enduring symbol of ancestral cooking. Our Al Comal offerings showcase the elegance and depth of this culinary heritage, featuring freshly hand-pressed corn tortillas elevated with refined techniques. From delicately folded empanadas filled with traditional mole and flor de calabaza, to artfully layered memelitas and huaraches enriched with house-made sauces and heirloom cheeses, each dish is a tribute to Oaxaca’s rich gastronomic legacy. Thoughtfully paired with your choice of premium proteins, these creations honor the past while embracing the sophistication of the present.
  • Empanadas Al Comal

    Two Freshly made corn tortilla filled with your choice of filling.
  • Memelitas Al Comal

    3 Freshly made thick corn tortilla covered with pork lard, black bean sauce, spicy red and green sauce, Oaxaca cheese or queso fresco. Served with a choice of meat
  • Hurache Al Comal

    Two freshly made oval-shaped corn tortilla covered with pork lard, one in green sauce and other in red spicy sauce and Oaxaca cheese or queso fresco. Served with a choice of meat

Sopas

  • Sopa De Pollo

    Chicken and vegetable soup. Served with corn tortilas, rice, onion and cilantro on the side.
    $18.99
  • Menudo

    Beef tripe cooked with dried chiles and avocado leaves. Served with corn tortilas, rice, onion and cilantro on the side.
    OUT OF STOCK
    $18.99
  • Birria Consome

    Mexican soup made with beef broth, meat, spices, onion, cilantro and lime.
    $20.99
  • Sopa De Tortilla

    Traditional Mexican soup prepared with fried tortilla strips and a broth of tomato, onion, garlic, guajillo chili and epazote. Served with shredded chicken, cream, avocado and fresh cheese.
    $13.99

Grill

  • Mar Y Tierra

    Grilled skirt steak and chicken, sautéed shrimp and tilapia fillet with onion, bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, salad, avocado and corn tortillas.
    $28.99
  • New York Steak

    12 oz. New York Steak served with El Rancho potatoes, steamed vegetables, rice and corn tortilla.
    $23.99
  • El Rancho Grill

    12 oz. Rib Eye served with grilled corn, cactus, grilled cambray onion and jalapeño, guacamole, rice, beans and corn tortilla.
    $26.99
  • Grilled Sirloin Steak

    Sirloin Steak served with fried yuca, fried plantains, white rice and beans.
    $22.99
  • Parrillada Oaxaquena

    Grilled tasajo, marinated pork, mexican sausage, chicken, fried pork skin, oaxaca cheese, grilled jalapeño and cambray onion, cactus, two sopes, guacamole and corn tortilla. 2 person.
    $45.99
  • Grilled Chicken

    Chicken breast served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and corn tortillas
    $19.99
  • Brocheta Mar Y Tierra

    Surf and turf skewer with bell pepper, red onion, skirt steak, shrimp, scallops, octopus, chicken breast and mushrooms. Served with rice, salad, pico de gallo, guacamole and corn tortillas
    $27.99
  • TAMPIQUEÑA STEAK

    12 oz. Tender marinated skirt steak with 1 stuffed enchilada verde with cheese, 1 stuffed enchilada mole with cheese, grilled jalapeño, sautéed onion, rice, beans and guacamole.
    $26.99
  • Pulpo Zarandeado

    Grilled octopus marinated in our house sauce made with mayo, chipotle and spices. Served with rice and steamed vegetables.
    $28.99
  • Grilled Salmon

    Grilled salmon fillet marinated in butter garlic, fine herbs and paprika. Served with sautéed vegetables and white rice.
    $23.99
  • Tacos al Cabron

    $19.99

Favorites

  • Birria

    Slow cooked beef with blended dry chili peppers. Garnished with cilantro and onion. Served with limes, radish, consome dip, rice and beans. Choice of either Quesatacos, Tacos or Quesadilla (flour or corn tortilla).
    $18.99
  • Molcajete

    Served in a hot lava rock bowl filled with grilled skirt steak, chicken, shrimp, marinated pork, chorizo, avocado, Oaxaca cheese. Served with rice, beans and tortillas
    $28.99
  • Fajta Tres Amigos

    Sautéed skirt steak, chiken and shrimp, seasoned and cooked with onions, bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, corn tortillas shredded cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
    $25.99
  • Carne Asada Con Camarones

    Grilled Skirt Steak, sautéed shrimp, served with rice, beans and corn tortillas, side of guacamole, grilled jalapeño, queso fresco and cactus
    $29.99
  • Tlayuda Oaxaquena

    A taste of Oaxaca! . A corn tortilla folded over and filled with black beans sauce, asiento, cabbage, avocado, grilled jalapeño, cambray onion and salsas on the side
    $24.99
  • Chile Relleno

    One poblano pepper stuffed with your choice of cheese, chicken, or pork, covered with homenade tomato sauce. Served with avocado, rice, beans and corn tortillas.
    $21.99
  • Carne Asada

    $25.99

Traditional Dishes

Chicken covered with a traditional homemade mole sauce, garnished with queso fresco and cilantro. Served with rice, beans, avocado, and tortillas.
  • Enchiladas Del Rancho

    3 Enchiladas (green, red and mole) with your choice of either chicken, cheese or beef, topped with lettuce cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
    $19.99
  • Mole Oaxaqueno

    $22.99
  • Tlayuda Regular

    A traditional Oaxacan dish of a large crispy tortilla open faced covered with toppings. Blanck beans sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, Oaxaca string cheese, avocado and tasajo.
    $22.99
  • Salsa Verde

    Steak/Chicken cooked with homemade salsa verde, potatoes and mexican cactus. Served with rice, beans and corn tortilla.
    $21.99
  • A La Mexicana

    Sautéed strips of steak or chicken with onion, tomatoes, cilantro and jalapeños. Served with rice, beans and corn tortillas.
    $22.99
  • Fajitas

    Sautéed Skirt Steak seasoned and cooked with onions, bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole and corn tortillas
    $24.99
  • Alambre

    Steak or Chicken sautéed with onion, bell pepper, chorizo, and bacon with melted Oaxaca Cheese. Served with rice, beans and corn tortillas.
    $22.99
  • Bistec Ranchero

    Steak sautéed with cactus, tomato, potato and jalapeño. Served with rice, beans and corn tortillas.
    $22.99
  • Chilaquiles

    Fried corn tortillas smothered in our homemade sauce green or red, topped with queso fresco, sour cream, garnished with cilantro, red onion. Served with beans and salad
    $18.99
  • pozole

    Traditional Mexican Soup with Chicken or Pork. Garnished wih letucce and radishes. Served with three tostadas, onion, cilantro and limes on the side. Flavor Avaible: Green, Red and Mole Sauce.
    $20.99
  • 3 Empanadas Fritas

    3 fried empanadas with your choice of filling. Topped with sour cream, lettuce, pico de gallo and queso fresco.
    $16.99

Mexican Favorites

  • 3 Sopes

    Fresh made corn tortilla, layered with black beans sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, queso fresco, sour cream and choice of meat.
    $16.99
  • 3 Tostadas

    Fried corn tortilla layered with black bean sauce, letuce, pico de gallo, avocado, queso fresco, and sour cream and choice of meat.
    $16.99
  • 3 Tacos

    Fresh made corn tortilla tacos with your choice of meat, garnished with cilantro and onion. Served with rice, beans, limes and radishes on the side
    $16.99
  • Huarache

    Fresh made oval-shaped corn tortilla layered with black bean sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, queso fresco, and sour cream and choice of meat.
    $16.99
  • Burrito

    A 12" flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco, sour cream and choice of meat. Served with french fries or Home Fries.
    $16.99
  • Quesadilla

    Flour or Corn tortilla filled with cheese and choice of filling (listed below). Served with a side of pico de gallo, sour cream, rice and beans.
    $16.99
  • Milanesa

    Breaded chicken, steak, or fish served with rice, beans, and a salad.
    $18.99
  • Flautas

    4 Fried corn tortillas, rolled and filled with either chicken or potatoes, topped with black bean sauce, queso fresco, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
    $16.99
  • Torta

    Mexican Sandwich with Mexican mayo, black beans, avocado, tomato, onion, pickled jalapeños, Oaxaca cheese, and your choice of meat or vegetarian. Served with french fries.
    $16.99
  • Chimichanga

    Fried flour tortilla filled with bell peppers, onion, shredded cheese and choice of filling, served with guacamole on the side, rice and beans
    $18.99
  • Burrito Bowl

    $14.99

Mariscos Seafood

  • Camarones A La Diabla

    Sautéed shrimp in a flavorful and spicy homemade sauce. Served with rice, Rancho Potatoes, salad and tortilla.
    $22.99
  • Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo

    Sautéed shrimp with garlic butter. Served with rice, Rancho Potatoe, salad and corn tortillas.
    $22.99
  • Camarones Zarandeados

    Grilled shrimp with skin marinated in our house sauce made with mayo, chipotle and spices. Served with rice, salad and french fries.
    $25.99
  • Camarones A La Mexicana

    Sautéed shrimp, cooked with onions, jalapeños and tomatoes. Served with rice, Rancho Potato, salad and corn tortilla.
    $22.99
  • Pina Huatulco

    $29.99
  • Aguachile

    Shrimp or strips of fresh fish, marinated in lemon, serrano chili, black pepper and salt. Garnished with red onion, cucumber, cilantro, chili powder and avocado.
    $22.99
  • Baja Tacos

    3 Tacos with fresh made corn tortillas or flour tortillas, fish or shrimp coated in our homemade batter and fried. Garnished with coleslaw , avocado, cilantro and chipotle dressing.
    $18.99
  • El Rancho Civiche

    Shrimp, octopus & diced fish marinated in lemon juice with mango, onion, tomato, serrano pepper, cilantro & avocado. Seasoned with salt & ground black pepper
    $23.99
  • Tres Mares

    Shrimp, scallops, crab meat, sautéed with mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic and onion. Served with rice, beans and corn tortillas.
    $23.99
  • Camarones Al Ajillo

    Shrimp sautéed with freshly chopped garlic and dried Chile guajillo. Served with rice, salad and guacamole.
    $22.99
  • Coctel De Camaron

    Cooked shrimp served in a citrus and ketchup based sauce, with onion, tomato, cilantro, and jalapeño. Garnished with cilantro and avocado
    $22.99
  • Siete Mares

    Spicy seafood soup with tilapia, mussels, shrimp, scallops, crab and octopus cooked with vegetables with corn tortillas on the side.
    $27.99
  • Huachinango Red Snapper

    $29.99
  • Camarones al Coco

    Perfectly seasoned shrimp breaded with coconut. Served with corn tortillas, French Fries, rice, and salad
    $22.99
  • CALDO DE HUACHINANGO

    Spicy seafood soup with Red Snapper, carrots, celery and potatoes. Served with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro, limes and rice on the side.
    $24.99

Sides

  • Rice

  • Beans

  • Elote Side plain

    $5.99
  • Steamed Vegetable

    $5.99
  • Tomate

    $1.50
  • Chips & Salsa

    $3.99
  • El Rancho Potatoes

    $4.99
  • Corn Tortilla (3)

    $1.80
  • Pico De Gallo

    $3.99
  • Platano Frito

    $4.99
  • Papas Frtas

    $5.99
  • Yuca Frita

    $5.99
  • Chile Toreado

    $4.99
  • Poppers Del Ranchos

    $3.00
  • Lechuga

    $1.50
  • side of sour cream

    $1.99
  • side of shredded Cheese

    $1.99
  • side avocado

    $3.99
  • Mini Guac 2oz

    $4.99
  • Side/Extra Lime

    $1.50
  • side Queso fresco

    $1.99
  • Side of Flour Tortilla

    $1.80

Postres

  • Flan

    $5.99
  • Tres Leches Cake

    $9.99
  • Churros Regular

    $6.99
  • Churros Cajeta

    $6.99
  • Churros con helado

    $9.99
  • Oreo Sundae

    $8.99
  • champurrado leche

    $3.99
  • Champurrado agua

    $3.99
  • cafe de olla

    $2.99
  • leche con cafe

    $3.99
  • Pan

    $3.00
  • Chocolate Caliente

    $3.99

Antojitos

  • Elotes

    $6.99
  • Mangonada-Grande

    $8.50

Lunch Menu

  • Burrito lunch

    A 12" flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco, sour cream and choice of meat. Served with chips and salsa
    $12.99
  • Burrito Bowl lunch

    A bowl filled with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, queso fresco, sour cream and choice of meat. Served with chips and salsa
    $12.99
  • Quesadilla lunch

    Flour or corn tortilla filled with cheese and choice of filling. Served with a chips and salsa.
    $12.99
  • Enchiladas lunch

    3 Enchiladas (green or red) with your choice filling, garnished with sour cream and queso fresco. Served with chips and salsa
    $12.99
  • Tacos lunch

    $12.99

Yuca Frita

$5.99
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El Rancho Location and Hours

(518) 512-4300
1133 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12205
Closed • Opens Friday at 11AM
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