Mexican Restaurant near El Rancho Rankin

Re:Mexican Restaurant near El Rancho Rankin (enginecapt)

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:03:03 GMT

JRPfeff

typical stewed pork carnitas

Typical where? Do midwest restaurants tend to stew carnitas? That would be guisado, not carnitas. Carnitas must be simmered in pure lard.

Re:Mexican Restaurant near El Rancho Rankin (NYPIzzaNut)

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:15 GMT

Sure do - we lived a mile away from it at one time - near Stanbury Park - it then became a Chinese restaurant - both were very good.

Mexican Restaurant near El Rancho Rankin (JRPfeff)

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:58:44 GMT

Over 25 years ago, Bobbi & I briefly lived near Cincinnati. While there we frequently ate at a Mexican restaurant that was located near to the notorious El Rancho Rankin fleabag motel. This was at a time when finding a Mexican restaurant other than Chi Chi's was a challenge in the Midwest.

I am reminded of this after again being disappointed with the pork carnitas at a Mexican restaurant. No carnitas I have ever had can compare to the carnitas at this place on Beechmont Avenue. The carnitas had more flavor than typical stewed pork carnitas and came with a very rich sauce that was almost a barbecue sauce.

Do any of our Cincinnati/N. KY members recall this place?

Note: Bobbi is disputing my memory of this place being right next to ERR, so my inquiry may be off base.