Matt’s El Rancho is one of those places Austin people mention like a given, as if everyone already knows. I went in thinking it would be solid, maybe overrated, and walked out fully converted.
The moment the food hits the table, it clicks. This is comfort Tex-Mex done with confidence.
Warm tortillas, melted cheese everywhere, and enchiladas that taste like they have not changed because they never needed to. It feels loud, familiar, and unapologetically itself, the kind of place where families, regulars, and first timers all end up equally happy…