Photos of El Rancho Grande Mexican Food Restaurant in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Know Before You Go
To make the most of your visit to El Rancho Grande Mexican Food Restaurant in Tulsa, Oklahoma, here are some things to know before you go.
Where is El Rancho Grande on Route 66?
El Rancho Grande sits at 1629 E. 11th St. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the East 11th Street Route 66 corridor.
What are its opening hours?
El Rancho Grande is typically open for lunch and dinner, Monday–Saturday, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm, and the restaurant is usually closed Sundays. The cantina may keep later hours on select evenings. As hours can change, check the restaurant’s official listing before you go.
Do you need to make a reservation?
Reservations aren’t required for casual visits, though calling ahead can help if you’re coming with a large group or during peak dinner times.
This Tulsa Route 66 restaurant is popular with both travelers and locals, so be prepared to wait for a table during particularly busy times.
Where can you park?
The restaurant has an attached lot for diners.
What is on the El Rancho Grande menu?
The El Rancho Grande menu features classic Mexican and Tex-Mex favorites with a mix of appetizers, enchiladas, tacos, burritos, fajitas, and hearty combination plates. Popular choices include a variety of cheesy quesos and nachos, flavorful fajitas, seafood tacos, and traditional enchilada plates. You’ll also find favorites like chile relleno, chimichangas, and grilled carne asada, plus fresh salads and family-style classic dinners.
One of the signature items is the Night Hawk, a combo of cheese-and-onion enchiladas and a soft cheese taco covered in chile con queso. The Night Hawk is one of our picks of 66 Must-Eat Dishes on Route 66 and 20 Best Route 66 Foods to Eat in Oklahoma.
El Rancho Grande Menu
Sample menu, subject to change.
Appetizers
- White Queso
- Chile con Queso
- Add Taco Meat, Chili con Carne or Chorizo
- House-Made Guacamole
- Night Hawk Dip (Chile con queso with chili con carne, topped with chopped fresh onion)
- Chicharrones (Pork rinds, flash fried, topped with chorizo, white queso and pico de gallo)
- PBJ Jalapeños (Fresh roasted peppers stuffed with chunky peanut butter, lightly battered and fried, served with homemade pepper jam)
- Queso Flameado (Chorizo topped with broiled jack cheese, served with flour tortillas)
Quesadillas
- Cheese Quesadilla (Large flour tortilla filled with jack and cheddar cheeses, pico de gallo, topped with guacamole and sour cream)
- Add Shredded Chicken or Beef
- Add Taco Meat
- Add Fajita Steak
- Add Fajita Chicken
Nachos
- Cheese Nachos (Chips with broiled jack and cheddar cheeses, topped with jalapeños)
- Pancho Nachos (Cheese nachos with beans)
- Deluxe Nachos (Cheese, beans, guacamole, sour cream & jalapeños with choice of chicken or beef)
- Fajita Nachos – Steak (Choice of meat with sautéed bell pepper & onion, cheese, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream)
- Fajita Nachos – Chicken (Choice of meat with sautéed bell pepper & onion, cheese, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream)
Salads
- Guacamole Salad (Fresh guacamole on crisp iceberg lettuce with house dressing)
- Dinner Salad (Chilled shredded iceberg with homemade tomato ranchero dressing)
- Taco Salad (Crispy flour tortilla bowl, iceberg lettuce, tomato, sour cream, jack & cheddar with choice of meat)
Enchiladas
- Two Chicken Enchiladas (Topped with choice of sour cream sauce or salsa verde)
- Two Cheese & Onion Enchiladas (Topped with chili con carne & cheddar)
- Grande’s Soft Cheese Tacos (Two soft corn tortillas filled with cheddar cheese, covered with chile con queso)
- The Night Hawk (Two cheese & onion enchiladas and one Grande’s soft cheese taco)
- Maria’s Spinach Enchiladas (Corn tortillas filled with jack cheese and fresh spinach sautéed with garlic, onion & mushrooms, covered with chile con queso)
- Shrimp Enchiladas (Pan-seared shrimp with pico de gallo, guacamole & jack cheese inside flour tortillas, covered with chile con queso)
- Vaquero Special (One cheese & onion enchilada, one tamale topped with chili con carne and one toasted beef taco)
Classic Plates
- #1 El Rancho Grande Dinner (Guacamole salad, chicken taco, cheese & onion enchilada, tamale topped with chili con carne & cheddar, served with rice & beans and chile con queso)
- #2 Acapulco (Beef taco, cheese & onion enchilada with chili con carne, rice & beans)
- #3 Jalisco (Guacamole salad, toasted beef taco, toasted chicken taco and rice)
- #4 Vera Cruz (Two cheese & onion enchiladas with chili con carne & cheddar, rice & beans)
- #5 Monterrey (Two tamales topped with chili con carne, rice & beans)
- #6 Tampico (Guacamole salad, chile relleno with choice of ranchera salsa or queso, chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce, rice & beans)
Seafood
- Camarones al Mojo de Ajo (Large shrimp sautéed in garlic & butter, served over rice with guacamole & pico de gallo)
- Fish Tacos (Seasoned tilapia, beer battered and pan fried, topped with cabbage, tomato and chipotle cream, served with guacamole and pico de gallo)
- Grilled Salmon (Center-cut Atlantic salmon topped with chipotle cream sauce, served with rice & charro beans)
- Fire-Grilled Shrimp Tacos (Large shrimp topped with cabbage, tomato & chipotle cream, with guacamole & pico de gallo)
- Grilled Tilapia (Topped with cilantro-lemon butter, served with rice & charro beans)
Off the Grill
- Fajitas – Chicken with Pineapple & Garlic (Served sizzling with sautéed onion & bell pepper, sour cream, pico de gallo, refried beans, tortillas and cheddar cheese or guacamole)
- Fajitas – Steak (Served sizzling with sautéed onion & bell pepper, sour cream, pico de gallo, refried beans, tortillas and cheddar cheese or guacamole)
- Fajitas – Shrimp with Butter & Garlic (Served sizzling with sautéed onion & bell pepper, sour cream, pico de gallo, refried beans, tortillas and cheddar cheese or guacamole)
- Pollo con Chorizo (Grilled chicken breast topped with homemade chorizo and white queso, served with tortillas and rice & beans)
- Tacos al Carbon (Flour tortillas rolled with grilled steak, served with guacamole, refried beans & pico de gallo)
- Carne Asada (Skirt steak marinated and grilled to order, served with roasted corn, charro beans and tortillas)
Tacos
- Classic Tacos (Crispy corn or soft flour tortillas filled with choice of taco meat or chicken, lettuce, tomato & cheese)
- Street Tacos (Soft white corn tortillas filled with carne asada, topped with onion, cilantro & lime)
Chimichangas
- Chimichanga – Taco Meat, Shredded Chicken or Beef (Golden fried flour tortilla stuffed with choice of meat, covered in chile con queso, served with sour cream & guacamole)
- Chimichanga – Fajita Steak (Golden fried flour tortilla stuffed with steak, covered in chile con queso, served with sour cream & guacamole)
- Chimichanga – Fajita Chicken (Golden fried flour tortilla stuffed with chicken, covered in chile con queso, served with sour cream & guacamole)
Burritos
- Bean Burrito (Large flour tortilla filled with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheddar and sour cream)
- Add Taco Meat, Shredded Chicken or Beef
- Add Pork Chile Verde or Chile Colorado
- Wet Burrito Option (Topped with salsa verde, Colorado sauce or chile con queso)
- Bob’s Burrito (Tender steak in flour tortilla, covered with Colorado sauce and topped with avocado slices)
- Wet Fajita Burrito – Steak (Flour tortilla filled with sautéed onion & bell pepper, beans, lettuce & tomato, topped with chile con queso)
- Wet Fajita Burrito – Chicken (Flour tortilla filled with sautéed onion & bell pepper, beans, lettuce & tomato, topped with chile con queso)
Favorites
- Chile Relleno (Fresh poblano pepper filled with shredded chicken & jack cheese, quick fried and topped with chile con queso or ranchera salsa, served with rice & beans)
- Chile Colorado (Lean tender pork simmered with jalapeños, onion, garlic & tomatoes, served with tortillas and rice & beans)
- Pork Chile Verde (Trimmed pork shoulder braised with roasted peppers, onions, garlic and tomatillos, served with tortillas and rice & beans)
- Tamales (Three homemade beef tamales covered with chili con carne)
- Combo Tostadas (Three crispy corn tortillas topped with chile con queso; beans, lettuce, tomato & cheddar; fresh guacamole, lettuce, tomato & cheddar)
Sides
- Mexican Rice
- Refried Beans
- Charro Beans
- Roasted Corn
- 3 Flour Tortillas
- 4 Corn Tortillas
- Jalapeños Toreados
- Cheddar Cheese
- Sour Cream
- Onions
- Pico de Gallo
- Sliced Avocado
Kids (Under 12)
- Pony Plate (Choice of enchilada, taco or quesadilla, served with rice & beans or fries)
- Chicken Nuggets with Fries
Desserts
- Strawberry Cream Chimi (Golden fried tortilla filled with cream, rolled in cinnamon & sugar, topped with strawberries & whipped cream)
- Fried Ice Cream (Vanilla bean ice cream lightly coated and quick fried, topped with chocolate sauce and whipped cream)
- Sopapilla (Deep fried pastry dough rolled in cinnamon & sugar, served with honey)
- Pecan Praline (House-made, loaded with pecans)
Where to Stay Near El Rancho Grande Mexican Food Restaurant
Complete your travel itinerary and get a good night’s rest at one of these Tulsa hotels near this Route 66 restaurant.
Desert Hills Motel
Desert Hills Motel is a classic Route 66 motor court that has been providing travelers with a good night’s sleep since 1953. The remodeled motel offers clean, comfortable rooms at a budget price. Look for the bright neon sign with the glowing green cactus!
Hotel Indigo
Hotel Indigo is a boutique hotel located on Santa Fe Square in the Blue Dome District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Blue Dome District is one of Tulsa’s most popular entertainment districts with a wide variety of local restaurants, bars, and venues. The interior of this Tulsa hotel pays homage to the surrounding area with an industrial-inspired modern look. Murals and artwork throughout the hotel are inspired by local attractions and history.
The Campbell
The Campbell Hotel offers a luxury experience in lavish and historic accommodation that is on National Register of Historic Places. Originally opened as the Casa Loma Hotel inside the Max Campbell Building in 1927, the property was conveniently located at the end of the trolley line that ran from downtown to Delaware Avenue on 11th Street.
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A solid choice for Tex Mex in Tulsa! I had a delicious chile relleno but definitely want to go back and try the Night Hawk next time. The staff was friendly and the waiter made sure my water and soda were filled after I spent a long day out in the hot sun.